We performed a comparison between Dell PowerSwitch Managed Campus and Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Cisco, HPE Aruba Networking, Ubiquiti Networks and others in Ethernet Switches."I have found some of the key features of the solution are it can be configured similar to Cisco, it is secure, easy to use, and the dashboard works well."
"It is very user-friendly. There is no need to use command lines to configure it or to do anything in it. You hardly use command lines, which makes it different from Cisco. In Cisco, the CLI is your best friend. Fortinet has the lowest TCO, so you can use its integrated components without having to buy additional licenses. They provide centralized management without needing to buy or acquire additional licenses. You have an integral or complete vision through a single pane of glass, and you can see everything from one single console without having to buy additional licenses, which is a plus. It works the same way when you add wireless. You can see everything from FortiGate. It has a security processor, which is another plus. It does not have a standard desktop processor. It has a multi-threat security processor, and it is built by Fortinet. So, all the components that you include in a Fortinet solution are proprietary and work in an integral way. It has one single solution, whereas other brands, such as Palo Alto and Check Point, have been acquiring certain solutions, and they're not fully integrated. With Fortinet, everything is integrated. If you start building on Fortinet, everything that you expand to the local LAN or WAN is integrated. You don't have to pay for professional services and other things to do that. Their technical information is also very good. Most of their information is based on how-to, and it can be found online, which is something my clients like."
"The integration with the whole platform, so there's one dashboard for everything. It is one of the most valuable features."
"It works really well, I think the equipment is solid, and the help is great."
"I rate Fortinet support 10 out of 10. Their support is excellent and inexpensive. They respond immediately."
"The most valuable feature of this product is its simplicity."
"Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access has good scalability."
"My advice those using a firewall Fortigate is: use their APs because they work very well."
"I would rate the the ease of management and scalability within our network architecture an eight out of ten, with ten being best."
"In some configurations, I am unable to use two switches as one and it causes some problems."
"Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access is confusing with too many add-ons."
"The range of products could improve from Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access."
"They could provide integration with Fortinet Authenticator."
"While Fortinet is good for school boards and mid-sized businesses, enterprise-class networks require a zero-trust solution. If you're building a zero-trust network with end-to-end security, that's where Fortinet falls behind Cisco, HPE, and Aruba."
"In Fortinet, the packet reconstruction in the SD-WAN solution needs a little bit of improvement. When it comes to the Secure Access to the switches or the mix of Fortinet solution, the very small ones do not have the capability to use fiber cables. So, the small FortiGates have to work with the copper cables and cannot use fiber cables. Even though they have the capacity and throughput on all technical connectors, they don't have the interfaces, which is one of the good things with Cisco. They just add models to it. You buy the independent models, and you add them."
"I would like Fortinet to make this product easier to configure."
"Renewing the annual licenses for Secure the Switch FortiSwitch can be cumbersome, especially considering the relatively high cost of Fortinet licenses."
"Technical support needs to take a different approach and pricing should appear more competitive."
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Dell PowerSwitch Managed Campus is ranked 25th in Ethernet Switches while Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access is ranked 7th in Ethernet Switches with 40 reviews. Dell PowerSwitch Managed Campus is rated 9.0, while Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Dell PowerSwitch Managed Campus writes "Secure, easy to use, and dashboard works well". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access writes "It's a strong product that's easy to manage and costs significantly less than competing solutions ". Dell PowerSwitch Managed Campus is most compared with Aruba Switches, Meraki MS Switches and Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, whereas Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Aruba Switches, Meraki MS Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches and NETGEAR Switches.
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