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Fortinet FortiAuthenticator vs Technology Nexus PortWise [EOL] comparison

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Fortinet FortiAuthenticator
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
65
Ranking in other categories
Single Sign-On (SSO) (10th), Authentication Systems (5th), Identity Management (IM) (15th), Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) (2nd)
Technology Nexus PortWise [...
Average Rating
10.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2848395 - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Business Development Manager at a outsourcing company with 501-1,000 employees
Multi-factor security has improved device protection but still needs broader application coverage
Fortinet FortiAuthenticator could be improved in its cost structure. Although it is not expensive, other solutions offer more value for less money. Cisco Duo provides better value in this regard and connects to web applications much more easily, scaling effectively in that sense. While I have never used Cisco Duo to secure other devices in IoT environments, I know Cisco Duo is capable of doing so, whereas Fortinet FortiAuthenticator cannot. Additionally, Cisco Duo is also cheaper. These are the main reasons why we switched away from Fortinet FortiAuthenticator, as it was very limited compared to other solutions available. Fortinet FortiAuthenticator was primarily missing the ability to scale to web applications.
it_user529320 - PeerSpot reviewer
Country & Sales Manager France, Benelux & South Europe at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Gives us full control over all authentication for any internal or external resource and a single-source audit trail
The flexibility to have one single source for the whole audit trail. Security is normally a function of what you know. If no access will ever be granted without our having a log of it, that is a great start. Together with this comes the Authentication and Authorization for almost any standard. Certification with digital signatures both for desktop and in your mobile. Other MFA using tokens and other soft tokens. And don't forget OATH, SAML and OpenID. We also provide HTML 5 support with SSO for RDP, Telnet SSH, for example. This is on top of our reverse proxy with SSO.
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Top Industries

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Manufacturing Company
12%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Construction Company
8%
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Small Business38
Midsize Enterprise19
Large Enterprise11
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Fortinet FortiAuthenticator?
My experience with Fortinet FortiAuthenticator's pricing found the pricing to be good. There are better solutions available in the market. Overall, Fortinet FortiAuthenticator is an inexpensive sol...
What needs improvement with Fortinet FortiAuthenticator?
Fortinet FortiAuthenticator could be improved in its cost structure. Although it is not expensive, other solutions offer more value for less money. Cisco Duo provides better value in this regard an...
What is your primary use case for Fortinet FortiAuthenticator?
Fortinet FortiAuthenticator was implemented as a multi-factor authentication solution to serve as a second barrier for accessing and unlocking devices. However, Fortinet FortiAuthenticator was limi...
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Sample Customers

Black Gold Regional Schools, Amadeus Hospitality, Jefferson County, Chunghwa Telecom, City of Boroondara, Dimension Data
Achmea, Amfa Finans, Cerdo Bankpartner, Ikano Bank, CGI, Controller of Certifying Authorities, The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), The Indian Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Bayer AG, BMW Group
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