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Fortinet FortiManager pros and cons

Vendor: Fortinet
4.0 out of 5

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PROS

Fortinet FortiManager’s most valuable feature is its central management capability, allowing users to manage multiple FortiGate devices seamlessly.
Zero-touch deployment significantly reduces setup time, providing efficiency improvements for installations.
The SD-WAN and manageability console are particularly beneficial, supporting a unified configuration management approach.
Fortinet FortiManager enables centralized configuration and policy management, reducing human errors and streamlining operations.
The ability to replicate configurations across multiple devices enhances deployment capabilities and simplifies management tasks, offering a centralized policy dashboard.

CONS

FortiManager requires more protection features and easier routing protocol management.
Implementation can be challenging due to complex setups and a need for improved documentation.
Licensing costs are high, needing a license for each device and feature, making it unsuitable for small to medium-sized organizations.
Integration with other solutions, especially outside Fortinet, is limited and could be enhanced.
Performance issues occur, especially with log activation and managing IPSEC tunnels, which lack features compared to Fortigate.
 

Fortinet FortiManager Pros review quotes

SudeepMaydeo - PeerSpot reviewer
Global Head of IT Infrastructure at EPL Americas
May 12, 2025
The version upgrade from a single dashboard for all the firewalls in one click is the beauty of Fortinet FortiManager as the most impactful feature in managing our network security.
AB
Network Security Engineer/ Firewall Engineer at Charter Communications
Aug 5, 2025
Being able to push consistent firewall rules and configuration changes across multiple FortiGates saves a ton of time and reduces errors compared to managing each device individually.
Tushar Joshi - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. System Administration (Grindmaster Machines Pvt Ltd) at a manufacturing company with 201-500 employees
Apr 14, 2026
The main benefit I receive from Fortinet FortiManager is that it streamlines every device.
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RY
Technical Manager at a real estate/law firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jun 30, 2026
Fortinet FortiManager's best features allow me to operate multiple devices in one template, which helps me in my daily work as it reduces time and has positively impacted my organization by making it easy to centrally access and manage around 15 FortiGate devices from one portal instead of accessing every device standalone.
SebasSalinas - PeerSpot reviewer
Engineer of Preventa Sir at InterNexa S.A
Nov 20, 2025
The centralized policy management helps with the creation of policies because it is easy to monitor and facilitates installation.
CB
Manager of Stragetic Accounts at Ondu
Jun 30, 2025
Fortinet FortiManager is effective and helpful for VPN management, such as deployment VPN management.
LP
Network engineer at JOYALUKKAS
May 19, 2025
The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiManager, in my opinion, are SD-WAN and the manageability console.
DK
Senior Associate at City Union Bank Ltd
Apr 18, 2025
The initial setup of Fortinet FortiManager was easy.
Damitha Anuradha - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of Presales at AcSys Networks Private Limited
Apr 18, 2025
I find Fortinet's technical support for FortiManager effective and I would rate it eight out of ten.
reviewer1510512 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior System Engineering at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Nov 6, 2025
Fortinet FortiManager can centrally manage all FortiGates and is effective for the deployment of updates and patches.
 

Fortinet FortiManager Cons review quotes

SudeepMaydeo - PeerSpot reviewer
Global Head of IT Infrastructure at EPL Americas
May 12, 2025
In future updates, I would like to see more customization and AI integration.
AB
Network Security Engineer/ Firewall Engineer at Charter Communications
Aug 5, 2025
The user interface can feel clunky, especially for more complex tasks such as managing large-scale policy packages or custom scripts.
Tushar Joshi - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. System Administration (Grindmaster Machines Pvt Ltd) at a manufacturing company with 201-500 employees
Apr 14, 2026
I put seven for scalability because it is a bit complex to add some new devices and new users, or that function could be simplified.
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RY
Technical Manager at a real estate/law firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jun 30, 2026
I think Fortinet FortiManager can be improved as the web page loading is slightly slow.
SebasSalinas - PeerSpot reviewer
Engineer of Preventa Sir at InterNexa S.A
Nov 20, 2025
It would be nice to have a virtual appliance as well.
CB
Manager of Stragetic Accounts at Ondu
Jun 30, 2025
The pricing and support could be improved.
LP
Network engineer at JOYALUKKAS
May 19, 2025
There is room for improvement in Fortinet FortiManager because there is no option for roaming profiles, and the cloud console is not available, which is different compared to Cisco Meraki, and the cloud connectivity is not sufficiently good.
DK
Senior Associate at City Union Bank Ltd
Apr 18, 2025
My rating is not perfect due to the threat intelligence of Fortinet FortiManager, which has a lot of false positives.
Damitha Anuradha - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of Presales at AcSys Networks Private Limited
Apr 18, 2025
The deployment of Fortinet FortiManager is quite complex and should be easier. It requires improvement in vulnerability management and should integrate automated AI features to enhance its reliability.
reviewer1510512 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior System Engineering at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Nov 6, 2025
When I installed it, I found it somewhat difficult to set up.