We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiWLM and Ubiquiti WLAN based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Wireless LAN solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
"The solution is stable."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is Marvis, the AI-driven network management system."
"The solution is pretty generic and easy to use."
"The most valuable feature of Juniper Mist is the Virtual Network Assistant, powered by artificial intelligence."
"The most valuable feature of Juniper Wireless Access Points (AP Series) is the ability to troubleshoot ports on the network. Additionally, when there is an update on the APs they are able to reboot quickly reducing downtime. Other solutions have a longer downtime when updates are done."
"You can easily monitor, manage, and cover all your IT equipment."
"In terms of reporting, in terms of all the user reports, it's very rich."
"The AI capabilities of Mist Wireless are superior to other OEMs."
"We're using SD-WAN at all of our locations now, which helps increase and aggregate and lower response time and improve application performance."
"The most valuable features are central management and the many other features available."
"Although there are a few steps, the initial setup is pretty straightforward."
"The product is a stable solution."
"With Fortinet, there is a feature called Network-In-Control. It's the AP controller that decides what the clients are going to connect to... Even though your phone sees, let's say, two APs, since the wireless controller has visibility into and access across all the APs, it knows the best AP for the client to connect to. This way, the controller makes sure that none of the APs is over-crowded, and the spectrum is used properly."
"Seamless roaming by leveraging Virtual Cell is a major advantage which reduces roam times and issues related to roaming. Code stability has been excellent and the hardware quality is second to none."
"At the moment, particularly with the COVID-19 situation, the most valuable feature is probably the IPsec VPN, which is easy to implement with Fortinet."
"The most valuable features are the roaming profile, the mesh, and the performance."
"Ubiquiti WLAN's best feature is the free controller system software."
"The initial setup is easy."
"You can save backups of this controller locally and then I can export it to wherever I want."
"The product’s most valuable feature is the workflow-driven setup for the infrastructure component."
"The most valuable feature is the level of security on the Wi-Fi network."
"The solution is not complex to deploy."
"It is a very stable solution. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"Ubiquiti WLAN is stable."
"There is room for improvement in terms of support and installation."
"Juniper Wireless Access Points (AP Series) could improve if the MIST platform had a built-in master key. This would be an advantage."
"They should include SD-WAN features to it."
"Juniper Mist Wireless Access Points’ support services need improvement."
"The price could be better."
"I need a bit more time with it before criticizing the features."
"If you want to do more specific stuff, it's a bit limited."
"Juniper Wireless AP can improve by continually improving its reporting and integration with other systems."
"I have used Cisco previously and I don't see any specific differences from Fortinet FortiWLM or other vendors."
"The guest management features need to be improved by adding automation."
"Documentation could be improved."
"The range needs some improvement and also the stability."
"The roaming of Fortinet FortiWLM could improve when comparing it to other solutions. We are missing some of the functionality in the controller. Additionally, they should offer more logs instead of using FortiAnalyzer because all the users will not be using the same thing."
"When using the FortiGate as the wireless controller, you cannot have automatic user registration, which is something that they should offer."
"The solution should improve user capacity."
"In the next release, they could improve by adding a controller-less server, or architecture that is provided in other solutions, such as Aruba. This would be a great benefit for customers."
"Ubiquiti lacks troubleshooting tools. For example, there aren't tools that your clients can use to gather input on the AP itself. There's no visibility in the application layer or reporting. It doesn't have a lot of management features."
"Ubiquiti WLAN is not a cheap solution."
"The solution needs to improve robustness, security, and stability."
"Largely we're happy with the product, however, the firmware deployments could maybe be managed a little bit differently."
"When I started to upgrade, the controller for Unbuntu was really struggling to start up, however, that has since been solved."
"The strength of the signal from the access points could be improved."
"Ubiquiti WLAN would be improved with the addition of individual AP configuration, which would allow for fine-tuning of individual access points and logins."
"The coverage could be increased."
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Fortinet FortiWLM is ranked 15th in Wireless LAN with 22 reviews while Ubiquiti WLAN is ranked 5th in Wireless LAN with 35 reviews. Fortinet FortiWLM is rated 8.2, while Ubiquiti WLAN is rated 7.4. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiWLM writes "Impressive manufacturing quality, highly durable, and very easy to deploy". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Ubiquiti WLAN writes "Helps to build VPNs but improvement is needed in stability ". Fortinet FortiWLM is most compared with Aruba Wireless, Ruckus Wireless, Cisco Wireless, Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN and Ubiquiti Wireless, whereas Ubiquiti WLAN is most compared with Aruba Wireless, Cisco Wireless, Ruckus Wireless, Omada Access Points and WatchGuard Secure Wi‑Fi. See our Fortinet FortiWLM vs. Ubiquiti WLAN report.
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