We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access and MikroTik Routers and Switches based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Ethernet Switches solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."What I really love in FortiSwitch: its usability, the graphical user interface, and the ability to be managed by FortiGate."
"The integration with the whole platform, so there's one dashboard for everything. It is one of the most valuable features."
"What I actually use in this deployment are Forti APs (Fortinet Access Points). So, I can see all my office infrastructure from a single console, which is handy. One FortiGate, one FortiSwitch, and five access points, everything under good control. It's really nice to see it all together like this."
"The most valuable feature is the security switch."
"The visual scope of the solution is very good. It allows me to see and download all of the network information."
"My advice those using a firewall Fortigate is: use their APs because they work very well."
"Ability to manage FortiAP, FortiClient, and FortiGate all from a single console"
"I would rate the the ease of management and scalability within our network architecture an eight out of ten, with ten being best."
"The setup is easy."
"It is a stable solution. I have been using the solution for a while, and I don't face any outages or trouble while using the solution."
"The flexible IP firewall and IP network address translation make it very easy to give access to internal services."
"We have use cases like providing power over ethernet, as an access controller for Wi-Fi, and normal networking."
"This equipment is resilient and available at a good price."
"The most valuable feature is the price because it's highly cost-effective concerning the functionalities provided within the box. The solution is stable. The solution is scalable. The initial setup is straightforward. I would recommend the solution because it provides value for money."
"The product is simple to use."
"I have seen a return on investment since we didn't have to pay a licensing fee."
"The product must improve its prices."
"I feel that the product's stability is an area where improvements are required."
"It is always nice when something is cheaper."
"Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access is confusing with too many add-ons."
"The solution has SD-WAN but it doesn't have SDN. This should be added."
"It would also help if they lowered the cost of their service."
"I don't like the way it's managed."
"FortiSwitch requires periodic firmware updates. It can be a little difficult because the switches aren't connected to the internet, so you cannot upgrade the firmware remotely. You need to go to the site and do it manually because it's a closed network."
"This product could offer better integration with VPNs."
"There needs to be better support for this solution in India. We have no local support."
"The solution should improve the features of Wi-Fi 6 a little bit."
"The solution needs to be more robust. In case of power fluctuations, MikroTik routers are more vulnerable to malfunctioning."
"The user interface allows you to do a lot of things, but it is not user-friendly."
"I would appreciate enhancements to impose more restrictions on VPN connections."
"They need to create a license for IBS. I have a lot of clients that have spam on their networks."
"Better security is always better. If they can continue to improve in this area, that would be ideal."
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Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access is ranked 7th in Ethernet Switches with 40 reviews while MikroTik Routers and Switches is ranked 6th in Ethernet Switches with 60 reviews. Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access is rated 8.2, while MikroTik Routers and Switches is rated 7.8. 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 ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of MikroTik Routers and Switches writes "A cost-effective networking solutions with a robust feature set, but its interface may have a steeper learning curve". Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Aruba Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, Meraki MS Switches and HPE Ethernet Switches, whereas MikroTik Routers and Switches is most compared with Cisco Enterprise Routers, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, MikroTik Cloud Router Switch, Huawei Enterprise Routers and Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches. See our Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access vs. MikroTik Routers and Switches report.
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