We performed a comparison between ExtremeCloud IQ and Fortinet FortiGate Cloud based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Cisco, Fortinet, Broadcom and others in Network Management Applications."ExtremeCloud IQ is an intuitive platform. The tool's ability to streamline network operations depends on the end customer. Sometimes it's quicker, and sometimes it takes much longer. It helps me to address network problems."
"App and firewall security at the AP."
"What's most valuable for me in ExtremeCloud IQ is easy management. It also has centralized administration, so you don't have to go to the customer site to program it. It can be programmed remotely."
"ExtremeCloud IQ is a complete package with the pilot and the co-pilot feature that gives me full visibility of the network."
"Ability to assign zero trust policies from the user."
"It's extremely easy to deploy. Even our access points are behind the net, not using real, public IP. We can easily add to the cloud. For deployment, we just need to let the access point take the DSCP from IP and then, even if it's not a requirement, we can see the serial number from the access points and add the serial number to the cloud directly."
"Whenever I have a concern, question, or just need a refresher the helpful staff at AeroHive is there to help me. By far, the ]best relationship I have ever had with a vendor."
"Its configuration and deployment are the most valuable."
"We have found the most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate Cloud are the firewall and the VPN connection manager. I am not worried about any cyber attacks, the solution is secure and I receive daily summary reports."
"One firewall box can contain various top-of-the-line services that are packaged together for easy administration."
"The solution is scalable because they have models that allow it to be right sized."
"This is a vast system that includes a lot of features."
"We use the solution for routing and cloud security. We have multiple offices nationwide, all connected through the MPRS network, which is terminated at our FortiGate firewall. We consolidate our networks, filter packets, and segment our network through this firewall. My company has around three lakh firewalls."
"The IPS and firewall function is valuable in Fortinet FortiGate Cloud."
"The tool's GUI is user-friendly."
"The hardware is reliable, and their support is excellent."
"ExtremeCloud IQ’s user interface needs to be improved, and its current bugs need to be fixed."
"Certain features only exist or work in certain versions."
"I know a school district, a big school district of mine, ripped out Extreme due to inefficiencies. It was the guest network that can be a struggle. They tried to differentiate between their primary network, and then offer a secondary."
"The solution will show us that there are some issues, but when we try to find those issues, we can't see them."
"ExtremeCloud should invest in an SD-WAN solution or integration with SD-WAN."
"We'd like to have a cloud dashboard from which we can see all devices."
"The solution's performance needs to be enhanced because of a very high delay."
"Having a wizard for customers who are just starting might be helpful."
"Everything related to the graphical user interface should be improved."
"However, the absence of certain features like CLI is a drawback."
"The platform's reporting and analysis capabilities need improvement."
"I would like to see better integration with other technologies."
"The solution’s pricing and stability could be improved."
"We are seeking a solution that can monitor our network traffic running through 17 firewalls in Malaysia and Indonesia. We want a solution that can record and monitor all the logs from all the firewalls. We want to consolidate all our firewalls into one portal so we can monitor all the activities from all the firewalls."
"GUI access could be improved. It should be simpler to access everything from the portal. Once we log in to the portal, we should be able to access all the Fortinet Cloud options."
"I would like to see more reporting from the analysis improved in the future."
ExtremeCloud IQ is ranked 5th in Network Management Applications with 73 reviews while Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is ranked 5th in Firewall Security Management with 55 reviews. ExtremeCloud IQ is rated 8.8, while Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of ExtremeCloud IQ writes "Robust stability for maximizing network efficiency and security". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fortinet FortiGate Cloud writes "Useful for routing and cloud security purposes but needs to incorporate XDR capabilities ". ExtremeCloud IQ is most compared with Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN, Ubiquiti Wireless, Mist AI and Cloud, Aruba Wireless and Cisco Wireless, whereas Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is most compared with Fortinet FortiManager, AWS Firewall Manager, Palo Alto Networks Panorama, FortiGate Cloud-Native Firewall (FortiGate CNF) and HashiCorp Terraform.
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