We performed a comparison between ExtremeCloud IQ and Fortinet FortiManager based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Network Management Applications solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."ExtremeCloud IQ is a complete package with the pilot and the co-pilot feature that gives me full visibility of the network."
"App and firewall security at the AP."
"ExtremeCloud offers features that not a lot of other vendors do like their data storage and the ability to swap licenses."
"The support organization behind this product is extremely professional."
"The cloud-based controller through HiveManager is its most valuable feature. I can manage and configure changes to my access points from anywhere."
"What I like best about ExtremeCloud IQ is its ease of use. Flexibility is another pro of ExtremeCloud IQ. I also find ExtremeCloud IQ feature-rich."
"a true controller-less approach, where each Access Point is 100% independent from the management system."
"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."
"The most valuable feature is the central configuration for firewall policies."
"Provides good and detailed log management."
"The SD-WAN deployment environment, and the SD-WAN templates are particularly useful. Managing the solution is very intuitive. The initial setup of the solution was very straightforward."
"FortiManager's ability to scale is good."
"We look at the traffic to segment the network and it improves and increases the performance. When we have a mobile connection and local laptops are on the same network. We have seen a big performance upgrade."
"The most valuable features are the centralized management of the firewalls."
"It's very easy to install, and it's easy to discover and communicate with your device."
"There is something called zero-touch provisioning, where you can add a new device without any configuration. You just add it to FortiManager and then forget about it."
"The solution will show us that there are some issues, but when we try to find those issues, we can't see them."
"Its price could be lower. It is a simplified solution, but it has price challenges. It is costly as compared to other solutions. It has almost everything. The only thing is that MAC is not possible on the cloud, and it has to be on-premises."
"We have had some mediocre to poor experiences with tech support: Conflicting information, condescending attitudes, and reluctance to work to resolve an issue."
"From our perspective, we would love to see Aerohive provide faster feature enhancement in their Virtual Appliance to match the features with the cloud solution more quickly."
"An area for improvement in ExtremeCloud IQ is its technical support. Support could be better, especially when you need help concerning ExtremeCloud IQ and WinG."
"I would like to see a remote phone application for monitoring APs when on the road."
"Certain features only exist or work in certain versions."
"They can improve just the onboarding process. More user information about the introduction to the product would be helpful. It would be good if they have a better user introduction to the new product because it is different than the prior version."
"Areas for improvement in Fortinet FortiManager are scalability and stability."
"This solution needs more experienced technical support staff. There's nothing special about it compared to other vendors."
"The solution could improve by having better integration with other solutions other than Fortinet."
"The documentation could be better."
"The FortiManager is more complex and they can make it easier to use the VPN manager. All other features are okay. However, the VPN manager is more difficult and can cause some issues in the environment, if you do not have the experience to use it."
"Setting up FortiManager can be complex because it involves changes from other devices and a lot of configuration."
"FortiManager could improve by making it easier to port larger policy packages to the FortiGate firewalls. Sometimes, there's an issue when we install a big package of policies. If you have a couple thousand policies for FortiGate firewalls, it can take a few minutes to receive a response from the remote devices. It's only an issue when you're dealing with thousands of policies and installing them on a large number of devices."
"Having FortiManager work with all of the Fortinet products would be a good improvement."
ExtremeCloud IQ is ranked 5th in Network Management Applications with 73 reviews while Fortinet FortiManager is ranked 3rd in Network Management Applications with 59 reviews. ExtremeCloud IQ is rated 8.8, while Fortinet FortiManager is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of ExtremeCloud IQ writes "Robust stability for maximizing network efficiency and security". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fortinet FortiManager writes "Easy to set up with good integration capabilities but we've had troubles when moving devices". ExtremeCloud IQ is most compared with Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN, Ubiquiti Wireless, Mist AI and Cloud, Aruba Wireless and Cisco DNA Center, whereas Fortinet FortiManager is most compared with Fortinet FortiGate Cloud, Fortinet FortiOS, Cisco DNA Center, Zabbix and AlgoSec. See our ExtremeCloud IQ vs. Fortinet FortiManager report.
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