CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager vs Fortinet FortiClient comparison

CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager vs. Fortinet FortiClient

December 2025

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

ROI

Sentiment score

7.2

CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager enhances security, reduces risks and costs, saves resources, and protects sensitive information effectively.

Sentiment score

5.7

Fortinet FortiClient improved productivity, enabled better remote work, reduced costs, and enhanced security despite some unused features.

Deploying CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager has secured the infrastructure, which saves money, time, and resources.

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Lead Consultant at a tech vendor with 501-1,000 employees

I consider CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager's return on investment to be good since it effectively accomplishes the goals expected from privilege access management solutions.

Diego Rivera

Commercial and Technical Professional Manager at Evolution Technologies Group

The VPN performance has a substantial impact on our remote workforce.

Özden-Aydın

Technology Consultant at 1ware

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Customer Service

Sentiment score

6.2

CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager support is knowledgeable but needs improvements in response times, accessibility, and first-level assistance.

Sentiment score

6.7

Fortinet FortiClient's support is praised for responsiveness but criticized for inconsistency and delayed responses compared to competitors.

They respond immediately to our inquiries, resolve issues promptly, and provide valuable guidance, especially in critical situations.

Security Delivery Analyst at Accenture

We engage them when needed and receive prompt responses that typically resolve our issues.

Global Security Systems Consultant at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees

Earlier, we received support for normal tickets within a day, but now it takes one or two days to resolve issues.

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Lead Consultant at a tech vendor with 501-1,000 employees

They initiate the troubleshooting process quickly and resolve issues in a timely manner.

SreenivasaRao

Medical Coder at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

In 99% of cases, we do not have to do configurations on our own as they are normally handled by their service providers.

Atit Tandon

Director at a manufacturing company with 11-50 employees

They provide very good support, and an issue I had was resolved quickly over the phone.

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Head IT at Burraq Cyber Security Solutions

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score

7.7

CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager efficiently scales for large deployments, praised for growth-centered architecture despite integration complexities.

Sentiment score

7.2

Fortinet FortiClient is scalable, suitable for small to large enterprises, but reviews on ease of scaling are mixed.

We can set permissions per team or department, allowing some teams to elevate specific applications while others have different permissions.

Global Security Systems Consultant at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees

CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager is quite scalable.

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Security Delivery Analyst at Accenture

The available reports and other security tools assist in scaling it according to my organization's needs.

Gani Habib

Cybersecurity Manager at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees

We normally take into consideration while installing the product that it can scale up to approximately 20%, but not more than that.

Atit Tandon

Director at a manufacturing company with 11-50 employees

Most of our clients are using the free version rather than the paid version due to the high range of maximum users available for the free version.

Kok Keong-Low

Senior Technical Manager at Flexaccel

I hope Fortinet will start an insider developer program where professionals can provide feedback on new releases to ensure improvements.

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Head IT at Burraq Cyber Security Solutions

Stability Issues

Sentiment score

8.2

CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager is stable, with 99.99% uptime, reliable on Windows, needing console improvements and minimal memory.

Sentiment score

7.9

Fortinet FortiClient is highly stable, with minor issues mostly network-related, and users frequently rate it nine or ten.

It is a robust solution that has effectively supported our environment without major issues.

Security Delivery Analyst at Accenture

Since implementing it, we have not experienced any outages or stability issues.

Global Security Systems Consultant at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees

CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager offers multiple options for creating and stopping policies.

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Lead Consultant at a tech vendor with 501-1,000 employees

Its stability level is excellent.

Walid Saber

IT Manager at CNE

I normally get a call within 15-20 minutes after logging a complaint.

Atit Tandon

Director at a manufacturing company with 11-50 employees

Fortinet FortiClient is a stable product with no glitches or latency issues.

Kok Keong-Low

Senior Technical Manager at Flexaccel

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Room For Improvement

CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager needs improved integration, user interface, and pricing, along with enhanced compatibility and functionality.

Fortinet FortiClient needs improved management, simplicity, features, compatibility, pricing, connectivity, scalability, authentication, and better support across OS.

CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager could be improved by simplifying the administration process, specifically when setting up policies and applications.

Global Security Systems Consultant at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees

Currently, no user-based policy option is available inside the EPM console.

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Lead Consultant at a tech vendor with 501-1,000 employees

Some features provided in the self-hosted version of EPM are not supported in the software as a service version, like connection to some analysis applied by Palo Alto.

Marek Neumann

Solution Architect at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees

FortiClient needs improvement in restricting user information and ensuring more secure customer data to better protect source code and reduce the risk of security breaches.

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Head IT at Burraq Cyber Security Solutions

There are advanced features like Zero Trust that I currently do not use but could be beneficial for security.

MuhammadJahangir

Senior Manager Tech Compliance at Qenta Inc.

Fortinet frequently releases updates without thorough testing.

SreenivasaRao

Medical Coder at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Setup Cost

CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager's high pricing is justified by its quality, features, and appeal to large enterprises in finance.

Fortinet FortiClient is cost-effective for basic VPNs, with competitive licensing for advanced features despite recent price increases.

CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager is slightly expensive, but costs can be negotiated to become more competitive.

Gani Habib

Cybersecurity Manager at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees

CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager is costly compared to other solutions.

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Lead Consultant at a tech vendor with 501-1,000 employees

I've received feedback that the pricing is high, however, for me, the value it brings is worth the cost.

Padmanabha Hegde

Manager at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees

FortiClient is a value-for-money product and is not considered expensive compared to similar products on the market.

SudeepMaydeo

Global Head of IT Infrastructure at EPL Americas

Justifying the price to clients can be difficult.

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Head IT at Burraq Cyber Security Solutions

FortiClient is included in a package with the UTM features, so there is no separate cost for it.

MuhammadJahangir

Senior Manager Tech Compliance at Qenta Inc.

Valuable Features

CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager enhances security by managing privileges, integrating seamlessly, and preventing ransomware while ensuring regulatory compliance.

Fortinet FortiClient provides cost-effective, comprehensive security with seamless integration, advanced features, and ease of deployment and management.

CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager effectively reduces malicious content in applications by allowing us to identify and block dangerous applications.

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Security Delivery Analyst at Accenture

It allows them to granularly manage controls to prevent some malicious activities on the endpoint machine.

reviewer1247523

Head of Sales Services Department at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees

CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager enhances computer security by providing minimal access, effectively preventing ransomware attacks.

Gani Habib

Cybersecurity Manager at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees

The most valuable feature of FortiClient is its high security level.

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Head IT at Burraq Cyber Security Solutions

We appreciate its VPN capabilities and the features that offer extra security functionalities like antivirus and malware scanning.

Khine Shein Win

Infrastructure Manager at a retailer with 501-1,000 employees

I strongly recommend this solution, especially for Fortinet customers who use FortiGate or other Fortinet products, as they can easily integrate these features and exchange information seamlessly.

Özden-Aydın

Technology Consultant at 1ware

Categories and Ranking

CyberArk Endpoint Privilege...

Ranking in Endpoint Compliance

4th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Privileged Access Management (PAM) (4th), Anti-Malware Tools (5th), Application Control (3rd), Ransomware Protection (5th)

Fortinet FortiClient

Ranking in Endpoint Compliance

1st

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

102

Ranking in other categories

Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) (12th), Enterprise Infrastructure VPN (1st)

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Endpoint Compliance category, the mindshare of CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager is 10.2%, up from 7.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Fortinet FortiClient is 19.0%, down from 31.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Endpoint Compliance Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Fortinet FortiClient	19.0%
CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager	10.2%
Other	70.8%

Endpoint Compliance

Featured Reviews

Helps secure the infrastructure and control users with admin rights

Lead Consultant at a tech vendor with 501-1,000 employees

There are many features that are currently missing. A customization option is required for certain policies. For instance, if we need to stop PowerShell scripting, we have to create a different policy for that. Being able to create a sub-level policy within a top-level policy would be good. Currently, no user-based policy option is available inside the EPM console. We can only create computer-based policies. The database is available, but there is a drawback in not being able to create local groups on the EPM console. We only have to depend on Active Directory. This limits infrastructure security as we depend on the Active Directory team to manage user groups. If they remove any users, we lose control. If we could create groups locally and block them or set specific policies, we would have more control. Local endpoint management is missing from the EPM site. Moreover, there is an issue with policies not running as expected when we make enhancements. We have to find multiple ways to whitelist applications or enhance policies.

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Kok Keong-Low

Senior Technical Manager at Flexaccel

Remote access has become seamless and secure while deployment remains simple for our users

Performance could be improved today. People are now moving toward SASE, which stands for Secure Access, Secure Edge Solution. Fortinet also has that offering, which would be easier since it operates through the cloud, acting as a first line of defense. When the user connects to the internet, they connect to the cloud first for posture assessment and monitoring before connecting to the outside world. The impact is significant because nowadays people are adopting SASE. During COVID time, many users were trying to connect back to their office, causing the performance or CPU utilization of the firewall to increase tremendously, which slowed down performance. I have not worked with endpoint telemetry in Fortinet FortiClient that could have been helpful for threat mitigation.

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

14%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Computer Software Company

10%

Government

Manufacturing Company

11%

Computer Software Company

11%

Comms Service Provider

Financial Services Firm

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	17
Midsize Enterprise	9
Large Enterprise	18

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	59
Midsize Enterprise	23
Large Enterprise	25

Questions from the Community

Looking for recommendations and a pros/cons template for software to detect insider threats

This is an inside-out --- outside-in --- inside-in question, as an insider can be an outsider as well. There is no short answer other than a blend of a PAM tool with Behavioral Analytics and Endpo...

What do you like most about CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager?

The most valuable feature of the solution is its performance.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager?

I believe it's quite a reasonably priced solution. It's not very common to use CyberArk because it's a niche solution, but customers who are willing to control administrative accounts are willing t...

How does Fortinet FortiClient compare with Open VPN Access Server?

Fortinet FortiClient is a feature-rich solution that is easy to use and deploy without sacrificing safety and security. It has a very fast connection rate and has a built-in VPN. With this solution...

What's the difference between Fortinet's FortiEDR and FortiClient?

I suggest Fortinet’s FortiEDR over FortiClient for several reasons. For starters, FortiEDR guarantees solid protection because it continually scans servers for emerging vulnerabilities, which gives...

What do you like most about Fortinet FortiClient?

The product is user-friendly.

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Product Reports

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January 2026

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Fortinet FortiClient

January 2026

Also Known As

Viewfinity

FortiClient

Overview

CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager, a critical and foundational endpoint control addresses the underlying weaknesses of endpoint defenses against a privileged attacker and helps enterprises defend against these attacks through removing local admin rights, enforcing least privilege, and implementing foundational endpoint security controls across all Windows, macOS and Linux endpoints from hybrid to cloud environments.

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CyberArk

FortiClient is a fabric agent that delivers endpoint protection, endpoint compliance, and secure access in a single, lightweight, lightweight client, providing visibility, information, and control to your endpoints. In addition, it enables secure, remote connectivity to the security fabric. It also integrates network and endpoint with segmentation and automation. FortiClient enables unified endpoint awareness by sharing endpoint telemetry with the security fabric. It is compatible with third-party EDR (endpoint detection and response and anti-malware solutions.

The FortiClient fabric agent can:

• Report on the status of a device, including firmware version and applications running.
• Send all suspicious files to a fabric sandbox.
• Enforce USB control, application control, URL filtering, and firmware upgrade policies.
• Provide application firewall service and malware protection.
• Enable devices to connect securely to the security fabric over either ZTNA tunnels or VPN (IPsec or SSL), both encrypted. The connection to the security fabric can be either a SASE service or a FortiGate next-generation firewall.

You can purchase FortiClient with one of three levels of capability:

Zero Trust security - The ZTNA edition enables both VPN and ZTNA encrypted tunnels, as well as USB device control and URL filtering.
Endpoint security - The EPP/APT edition adds AI-based NGAV (next-generation antivirus), application firewall, endpoint quarantine, and support for cloud sandbox.
Cloud-based endpoint security

Benefits and Features

• Fabric agent leverages integrations and provides telemetry information to the rest of the Fortinet security fabric.
• SAAS control and web/content filtering
• Dynamic access control helps with automation and simplifies compliance.
• Software inventory management enables visibility as well as management of licenses.
• Automated response detects and isolates any endpoints that may be compromised.
• ZTNA delivers better remote access and consistent application access policies
• Managed endpoint security services remotely assist with setup, configuration, deployment, vulnerability monitoring, and overall monitoring of endpoint security.

Reviews from Real Users:

PeerSpot users like that FortiClient is easy to use and integrates well with other solutions. They also appreciate the richness of its features and find it to be inexpensive in comparison to other products that require separate purchases for separate features.

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Sample Customers

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Black Gold Regional Schools, Amadeus Hospitality, Jefferson County, Chunghwa Telecom, City of Boroondara, Dimension Data