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We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiPortal and IBM Tivoli NetCool based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"The documentation has been satisfactory.""The role-based access controls give us granular control over what features to present to a customer, and the integration into FortiAnalyzer is the most valuable feature.""I am very comfortable with it, including it's reporting on threats and through its activities.""The firewall and site-blocking features are valuable.""From a scalability perspective, I found the solution to be completely fine...The solution's technical support is absolutely fine.""The most valuable feature of this solution is application control.""I like the product's asset management which gives clear hardware details.""It does a little bit better than some of the other products health-wise and updates-wise. It is really clear that a firewall is getting the signature updates in this timeframe. In some of the other products, usually, you have to go a couple of screens in to see that, but not so much in this product."

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"The solution has very good integration capabilities.""The scalability of monitoring, the breadth of supported network components, the scale of the number of monitoring events, and the flexibility in customization make this a well-rounded product.""Tivoli NetCool allows us to grasp a lot of data that can be applied toward predictive analytics and auto-remediation.""NetCool has a huge database that can collect and process about one million alarms a day.""The tool had many built-in automation capabilities.""The feature I have found most valuable with NetCool is how it collaborates all the alarms, and then it does a predictive analysis, providing a consolidated alarm view and management.""Support is one of the best aspects of this solution. NetCool is a good product that has good flexibility. There are a lot of documents available online which is one of the best features of IBM Tivoli Suite. Whenever an issue happens, rather than going to technical support, if you find the exact issue in Google, you can get tech notes for that particular issue.""It's very easy to use."

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Cons
"The solution is more expensive than other products.""Fingerprint access security would improve this solution.""If you are a very small company or a person on your own, it's harder to get any response from technical support.""The tool should provide a 10-15 days extension for customers when their license expires.""It's useful for us but if it had more educational reporting, it would good. It's not necessarily lacking but it's an area that could get better.""There can be defects in Fortinet FortiPortal when functioning at high temperatures.""I find their logging a little bit trickier to manage. The logging of events is broken up into a lot of different categories. Instead of breaking up my logs into several different places, I personally like to have all the events in one spot and then filter them down. In particular, I find that troubleshooting on Fortinet takes a little bit longer just because of those functional breakups in the logs.""So if it's more than a thousand, there could be some scalability issues. It becomes more complex as you go."

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"The installation could be simplified, and technical support could be faster.""The solution is too expensive.""UI is outdated, very old legacy.""The installation could be simplified, and technical support could be faster.""In terms of improvement, I would like to see more AIOps, Artificial Intelligent Operations in the next release. IBM develops new features for Power BI or Cognos Analytics, which is good. As of now, we use Cognos Analytics, we are not using Power BI. They have the Insight concept but we don't like that.""Customization and integration that you need to do to make the product fit your needs is very complex. It is not a product that somebody could easily pick up without any prior training or experience.""Tivoli NetCool is based on a Linux platform, it would be beneficial if they moved it to Windows because not everyone is acquainted with Linux.""Tivoli NetCool's has medium scalability - there are some problems with its replications not being mature."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "I am satisfied with the pricing for this solution."
  • "Fortinet FortiPortal is relatively expensive, but being an industry-leading firewall, it does come with a cost."
  • "The price of the solution is reasonable."
  • "On average, it tends to be cheaper than other enterprise solutions."
  • "Fortinet FortiPortal is not expensive."
  • "Fortinet FortiPortal is expensive in Pakistan."
  • "The licensing costs attached to the solution make it an expensive product."
  • "The solution is quite expensive."
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  • "Customers are required to pay a licensing fee."
  • "Licensing fees are paid on a yearly basis."
  • "It costs around 100k for every ten servers, which is lower than similar products from other vendors."
  • "The price of the product is too expensive."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The firewall and site-blocking features are valuable.
    Top Answer:The product must have in-built SD-WAN connectivity. A central logging platform must be integrated with the tool. Instead of being a standalone product, it must be merged with the platform to make a… more »
    Top Answer:I have worked from 1973 with all kind of systems in large enterprises across the world. And have experience with all kind of software in monitoring from infra to end to end, it depends on the… more »
    Top Answer:The tool had many built-in automation capabilities.
    Top Answer:There are problems with the latest security requirements because many things have changed in recent years, and now the security audits are very strict. And we need to switch to something else. We need… more »
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    Also Known As
    FortiPortal
    Tivoli NetCool
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    Overview

    FortiPortal gives MSPs a comprehensive set of hosted Wi-Fi and security management features for FortiGate, FortiWiFi, and FortiAP products. With multitenancy, you can securely manage your customers through a centralized management console. This lets you respond quickly to customer requests and easily monitor customer networks. Our virtual appliance can be deployed on a hosted services infrastructure, allowing you to build highly-customized private-cloud services for customers.

    IBM Tivoli Netcool delivers near real-time, consolidated event management across business infrastructure, data centers, complex networks and IT domains. The software provides full management and automation to help you deliver continuous uptime of business services and applications.
    Sample Customers
    Black Gold Regional Schools, Amadeus Hospitality, Jefferson County, Chunghwa Telecom, City of Boroondara, Dimension Data
    Claranet, Consolidated Communications, Telus, €sterreichische Bundesbahnen (€BB), Telekom Srbija, Bendigo Community Telco, Capgemini, Schweizerische Bundesbahnen (SBB)
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company19%
    Government8%
    Financial Services Firm7%
    Construction Company7%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company23%
    Financial Services Firm17%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    Comms Service Provider6%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business80%
    Midsize Enterprise20%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business29%
    Midsize Enterprise20%
    Large Enterprise51%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business50%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
    Large Enterprise33%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business25%
    Midsize Enterprise6%
    Large Enterprise69%
    Buyer's Guide
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    Fortinet FortiPortal is ranked 9th in Firewall Security Management with 10 reviews while IBM Tivoli NetCool is ranked 8th in Network Management Applications with 12 reviews. Fortinet FortiPortal is rated 7.8, while IBM Tivoli NetCool is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiPortal writes "Suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and offers role-based access controls for granular control ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IBM Tivoli NetCool writes "Reliable for enterprise monitoring but no longer actively developed". Fortinet FortiPortal is most compared with Fortinet FortiGate Cloud, Palo Alto Networks Panorama, vCloud Director, VMware Aria Operations and VMware Aria Automation, whereas IBM Tivoli NetCool is most compared with SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager, OpenText Network Node Manager i, HPE Intelligent Management Center, Moogsoft and Cisco DNA Center.

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