We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiAuthenticator and PingFederate 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 solution's most valuable aspect is that it easy to install. The user experience is very good."
"The implementation has significantly improved access management within our organization."
"Fulfilled our requirement at a good price."
"We have not had issues with Fortinet FortiAuthenticator. It is stable."
"The initial setup is so easy and there is no problem in the implementation."
"Valuable features include the robust SSO features, when you have more complicated authentication within an organization. We can mix AD, Radius, Portal, SSO Portals (Google, etc.), and build our own environment. It is very flexible."
"The product's initial setup phase was easy. It is also easy to deploy."
"Intuitive interface and easy to deploy."
"PingFederate gives you granular control over the settings. There are many options for fine-tuning policies."
"PingFederate is very flexible. We can do many customizations, and it also provides an SDK to tailor it to our specific requirements. There are also numerous plugins available. I've worked with tools like ForgeRock and Okta, but I find PingFederate to be the most customizable."
"It is a stable solution. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"The most valuable feature is multifactor authentication."
"Integration with some other enterprise applications could be improved."
"I would like to see more security features in reference to identity login or identity identification."
"If you want some other FortiAuthenticator from one site to another site, you should have requirements, but really if you have authentication and directory or another solution, you should change the password of the authenticator between the solution and the directory and other things. So transfer of data and other information should be simpler."
"It does the job I paid for, but the graphical interface could be improved."
"For improvement, Fortinet needs to ensure that they provide quick support to users...Fortinet sometimes needs to respond to users facing issues within an hour."
"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."
"The GUI has some shortcomings and can be made better. The GUI is not great."
"The only way the solution could be improved is if it were cheaper."
"It requires some expertise to set up and manage."
"Currently, the main integration is SAML-based, but other integration methodologies need to be supported."
"Notifications and monitoring are two areas with shortcomings in the solution that need improvement."
"PingFederate's UI could be streamlined. They have recently made several improvements, but it's still too complex. It's a common complaint. The configuration should be simplified because the learning curve is too steep."
Fortinet FortiAuthenticator is ranked 5th in Single Sign-On (SSO) with 52 reviews while PingFederate is ranked 10th in Single Sign-On (SSO) with 4 reviews. Fortinet FortiAuthenticator is rated 8.0, while PingFederate 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 PingFederate writes " A highly stable tool offering extremely helpful technical support to its users". Fortinet FortiAuthenticator is most compared with Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine), Fortinet FortiToken, Fortinet FortiNAC, Microsoft Entra ID and Cisco Duo, whereas PingFederate is most compared with Microsoft Entra ID, Symantec Siteminder, PingID, Microsoft Active Directory and RSA SecurID. See our Fortinet FortiAuthenticator vs. PingFederate report.
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