We performed a comparison between CyberArk Identity and Fortinet FortiAuthenticator based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Single Sign-On (SSO) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The initial setup is straightforward. It takes me up to an hour and a half."
"The tool helps with authentication. It acts as an MFA for any kind of privileged access that occurs in our organization."
"I like the RBAC (Role-Based Access Control). It basically involves defining various roles, and then simply assigning those roles to users."
"The solution helps with auditing, and monitoring, and integrates with Splunk for log analysis. User activity logs are captured in CyberArk Identity and sent to external tools like Splunk for analysis and monitoring."
"If anyone makes an error, or if an incident occurs by accident, the business will not be harmed as a result of this activity."
"It has machine learning and can help clients to learn the environment and understand what is happening."
"The setup, via cloud, is simple."
"The feature that we find most valuable is the ability to integrate multiple IDs for on-premises Active Directory."
"The product's on-premise version doesn't have recurring costs."
"The most valuable features are the performance and ease of use."
"The initial setup of Fortinet FortiAuthenticator is easy."
"The product is good, cost-effective, and functionally efficient."
"The logs have great detail that make it easier to evaluate and control the security environment."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is RADIUS service and the social network integration feature."
"It reduces the need for network administrator intervention by allowing the user to perform their own registration and resolve their own password problems and issues."
"The solution is very easy to manage."
"In terms of a governance platform, it's worth noting that CyberArk doesn't offer a particularly strong one."
"CyberArk Identity could improve by having the ability to better manage the network, such as Cisco. There seem to be some issues in this area."
"The user interface could be improved."
"I'm not sure what needs improvement. It is a good platform."
"They can include the Mobile Device Management (MDM) feature."
"We would like to see an improvement in the ability to manage mobile devices."
"The product needs to leverage the cloud more, especially in the financial sector, where cloud adoption might be limited. Proper reporting within the cloud is essential. The tool should be more user-friendly to expedite access for users. The current agent-based system poses challenges if a user loses access to the server, making tasks difficult to perform. It should also improve technical support."
"There is room for improvement in documentation. The documentation could be more specific about the changes needed to achieve specific goals."
"Integration with some other enterprise applications could be improved."
"I would like to see more ways to authenticate, such as adding facial recognition to the two-factor, where you log into your phone or another device."
"There is room for improvement in stability and support."
"The GUI is on the older side but I'm sure that it will be upgraded soon. It works, but it looks a little dated."
"No SMS gateway from the ISP"
"The customization capability of Fortinet FortiAuthenticator is not very flexible."
"Integration with FortiGate could be more fluid."
"The only issue I encounter is that when not using FortiAuthenticator for an extended period, it's typical to encounter some obstacles in the configuration process that you need to address."
CyberArk Identity is ranked 9th in Single Sign-On (SSO) with 17 reviews while Fortinet FortiAuthenticator is ranked 5th in Single Sign-On (SSO) with 52 reviews. CyberArk Identity is rated 8.2, while Fortinet FortiAuthenticator is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of CyberArk Identity writes "Allows Linux and Unix administrators to login with single password ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fortinet FortiAuthenticator writes "A reasonably priced solution that can be scaled toward different functionalities and offers flexible SMS messaging". CyberArk Identity is most compared with Microsoft Intune, CyberArk Privileged Access Manager, Microsoft Entra ID, SailPoint IdentityIQ and Okta Workforce Identity, whereas Fortinet FortiAuthenticator is most compared with Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine), Fortinet FortiToken, Fortinet FortiNAC, Microsoft Entra ID and Cisco Duo. See our CyberArk Identity vs. Fortinet FortiAuthenticator report.
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