Fortinet FortiManager Reviews

I use Fortinet FortiManager for managing my FortiGate devices.

What I like best about Fortinet FortiManager is that you can use it with FortiGate. You can manage FortiGate devices through it. I also like that Fortinet FortiManager allows you to manage multiple FortiGate devices from a single console.

The Fortinet FortiManager dashboard is good, which is another pro of the product.

Areas for improvement in Fortinet FortiManager are scalability and stability.

I've been working with Fortinet FortiManager for three years. I'm still using the product.

Fortinet FortiManager could be more stable, so it's a seven out of ten for me.

I'd give five out of ten for Fortinet FortiManager, scalability-wise. It's in the middle.

I have experience contacting the technical support for Fortinet FortiManager. I'm giving the team an eight out of ten because I found it challenging to get support. Fortinet FortiManager technical support can be difficult to contact.

Positive

Fortinet FortiManager has a simple setup.

We implemented Fortinet FortiManager because it's just a process of downloading the product.

Fortinet FortiManager is a low-priced product.

I evaluated Cisco and Palo Alto Networks, but I found Fortinet FortiManager better and easier to manage.

I'm using Fortinet products, Fortinet FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer.

My company has between three to four Fortinet FortiManager users.

Fortinet FortiManager is a product I recommend to others.

I'm rating the product as nine out of ten because it still has room for improvement stability-wise. Its technical support also needs improvement.

My company is a Fortinet partner.

We use Fortinet FortiManager to manage over 2,000 firewalls. We use the solution for reporting, implementing, and deploying policies and objects to the firewalls.

Fortinet FortiManager has saved us time by allowing us to create a lot of scripts that can be deployed at the same time to all the firewalls.

The firewall configuration has more capabilities than the other firewall management systems that I have worked with.

The reporting details have room for improvement.

I have been using Fortinet FortiManager for six months.

I would rate the stability of Fortinet FortiManager a nine out of ten.

I would rate the scalability of Fortinet FortiManager an eight out of ten.

We previously used Sophos Firewall Central Management and transitioned to Fortinet FortiManager, primarily due to its industry reputation.

Fortinet FortiManager is costly.

I would rate Fortinet FortiManager a ten out of ten.

I recommend Fortinet FortiManager because it can be used for firewall configuration, reporting, PPMs, and deploying scripts.

The solution can be deployed on the cloud or on-premise and it is used for managing network solutions.

The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiManager are the overall management it provides and its ease of use.

The solution has to be enhanced to manage new switches.

I have been using Fortinet FortiManager for approximately two years.

The solution is highly stable and has good performance.

The solution is best suited for SMPs but not enterprises. If the company has many switches and access points and traffics with customization Fortinet FortiManager is not the correct solution.

The scalability of the solution is good. For example, you can use virtual machines and upgrade the license to scale.

I have not used vendor support.

The initial setup of Fortinet FortiManager can be simple. However, if the company has third-party systems from different vendors it can be complicated.

The price of Fortinet FortiManager is inexpensive.

Aruba is a better solution because it has more power.

I rate Fortinet FortiManager a five out of ten.

I primarily use FortiManager to manage FortiGate in a single console.

FortiManager has made it easier to push policy and has saved us money by providing free training.

FortiManager's best feature is the integration of administrator users.

FortiManager could be more user-friendly.

I've been using FortiManager for over three years.

I haven't seen any performance or stability issues with FortiManager.

The on-prem version of FortiManager is not very scalable.

The initial setup was complicated.

FortiManager isn't expensive, but its cost is dependent on which services are required. It has no extra or hidden fees.

I would give FortiManager a rating of nine out of ten.

I primarily use FortiManager to manage central policies and maintain a single pane of glass.

FortiManager's most valuable features are web-based or web-rule-based policies, SD-WAN, and the ease of upgrading to new firmware.

FortiManager would be improved by putting everything into a single console, including Microsoft O365 integration. Its stability could also be better.

I've been using FortiManager for three years.

FortiManager is pretty stable, but there are some bugs - for example, with some of the OCVPNs not getting managed properly.

FortiManager is scalable.

Fortinet's technical support is helpful.

I previously worked with Check Point and ASA but switched to FortiManager as it's more cost-effective.

The initial setup is pretty easy and took around one day for fifteen devices.

FortiManager is reasonably priced - I pay around US$40,0000 per year, which covers fifty locations.

FortiManager is the best suite for SMBs, and I would rate it as six out of ten.

We primarily use the solution for managing FortiGate devices.

We like the central management capabilities.

The reports feature is excellent.

If you have more than one FortiMail device, you can't manage it then with FortiManager on FortiGate.

It needs more integration with more Fortinet devices. 

For how we use the solution, we do not need any new features. 

I've been using the solution for close to ten years. It's been a long time. 

I'm a consultant and I work with Fortinet solutions. 

I'd rate the solution nine out of ten. It's been good overall. We've been pleased with its capabilities. 

We work with the FortiManager tool to configure several solutions for our customers. Generally, our customers already have the product installed on their network. We work as independent consultants. 

The product could be improved by making it a little easier to configure. Sometimes it's a  bit complicated to find the right way to configure. For example, if you want to have a link between a FortiGate to a FortiSwitch, sometimes it's not so clear. Sometimes there is a problem because U.S. FortiGate has one version and FortiSwitch has another version of the operating system and it's difficult to create, to have a link between two devices, and we have to do an upgrade before using it.

I would like the configuration to be easier. If that is solved then the product is perfect. 

It's a stable product. 

I have no experience with scalability. 

The technical support for us is great. We get our support from Fortinet in Belgium, so we can communicate directly with a technician in Belgium. It's perfect. 

We also train in Cisco and are certified and support Cisco, so we know that solution very well. The difference between the two is that Cisco is always more complicated than Fortinet. 

I think the initial setup is too complicated because there are several versions of the operating systems, so you don't have directly connections between two devices. In the study guide it's easier but on site it's not so easy. 

I think the pricing is reasonable, it's cheaper than Cisco. 

It's a good solution if the customer has all Fortinet products. The advantage of Fortinet is that if you have all their products - FortiGate or FortiSwitch or FortiController, FortiWeb, FortiClient, it's an integrated solution but if you have only Fortinet Switch, it's no more interesting than Cisco.

I would rate this product an eight out of 10. 

Our use case is for management and back up configuration. I work in the IT security division. 

This is a good product if you're looking for a central management solution. FortiManager provides good log management and more details than other solutions for logs.

I'd like to see the improvement of wizards when it comes to pushing policies and copying, VPNs, etc. Sometimes Fortinet changes its subscriptions. A few years ago Fortinet Firewall had capabilities for use in the cloud environment; they then changed the subscription and it was no longer part of the subscription, forcing the customer to buy an additional license. The technical support needs to improve. They moved their call center to India and although I have a special PIN code for the support team, they hang up after a minute or so and I need to redial. 

I've been using this solution for five years. 

The solution is stable but it does require regular upgrades. 

We can scale but it requires the purchase of additional licenses.

We deploy this solution for our clients. It's a pretty straightforward process for us. 

The price is reasonable, especially when compared to Cisco or Palo Alto. It also has a free version for smaller organizations. 

I rate this solution eight out of 10.