We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiAuthenticator and RSA Authentication Manager based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Authentication Systems solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Enables easy integration, allowing for 2FA with our VPN."
"The product is stable and reliable."
"The product's on-premise version doesn't have recurring costs."
"Features the addition and removal of access as needed for the VPN."
"I appreciate its ability to provide multi-factor authentication, but it's primarily focused on this function."
"It keeps track of users and their IPs no matter where they are in the network. When users roam, we don't have to worry about not mapping them to an IP."
"Fortinet FortiAuthenticator is an easy-to-use solution."
"The current version is stable...Scalability-wise, it is a fine solution"
"It stands out as a comprehensive and adaptable solution that excels in both on-premises and cloud-based authentication, offers strong security with multi-layered authentication, and boasts a well-maintained product with reliable performance."
"The most valuable feature is the provision part. The mapping and the logging is also very good. In addition, the troubleshooting, from a console point of view, is easy for administration and on the provisioning and logging part."
"I have found RSA Authentication Manager to be scalable."
"It is a good solution for token identification."
"The most valuable feature is the SecurID."
"Easy setup, deployment, and integration in different infrastructures, including virtual ones."
"It is a stable solution. I would rate the stability a nine out of ten."
"The integration with third-party tools must be better."
"They could expand FortiAuthenticator's capabilities to accommodate a broader range of environments."
"The hardware aspect of the solution could be improved. We are not really able to understand the hardware capabilities of the device."
"We had issues trying to integrate the keys properly during the initial setup."
"The product must provide full support for third-party FIDO security keys."
"It can not use SQL to query FortiAnalyzer directly."
"Other features that would improve the product are a single sign-on where people can use their Gmail ID to log-in, etc."
"I would like to see more support from Fortinet with tech support people who have as much expertise on the authenticator as they do on their firewalls."
"We are not planning on using the solution in the future."
"There is room for improvement in the RSA support."
"Perhaps parts of the the user interface should become more intuitive."
"We have encountered issue when trying to expand this particular solution for a large set of users across the country."
"Enhancing the user interface and expanding their marketing efforts in regions like Nigeria and West Africa could be beneficial."
"Our major problem is the authentication via Microsoft, via Microsoft cloud systems. This is our major aim, to be a valued product for the future. The biggest problem is to work against cheap cloud systems. Cloud identification is our main problem at this time."
"We found technical support was not very responsive to our requests for assistance."
Fortinet FortiAuthenticator is ranked 3rd in Authentication Systems with 52 reviews while RSA Authentication Manager is ranked 14th in Authentication Systems with 10 reviews. Fortinet FortiAuthenticator is rated 8.0, while RSA Authentication Manager is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiAuthenticator writes "A reasonably priced solution that can be scaled toward different functionalities and offers flexible SMS messaging". On the other hand, the top reviewer of RSA Authentication Manager writes "A highly effective and versatile solution that excels in terms of security, integration, scalability, and customer support". Fortinet FortiAuthenticator is most compared with Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine), Fortinet FortiToken, Fortinet FortiNAC, Microsoft Entra ID and Cisco Duo, whereas RSA Authentication Manager is most compared with Cisco Duo, Microsoft Entra ID, RSA SecurID, RSA Adaptive Authentication and Thales Authenticators. See our Fortinet FortiAuthenticator vs. RSA Authentication Manager report.
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