Information Technology Infrastructure Engineer at REYADA IT SOLUTIONS CO. LLC
Real User
Top 10
Jan 9, 2026
The performance is basic only, and we cannot compare Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center with Aruba or Cisco switches. Regarding security policies, I did not configure that many policies in Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center. Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center is on-premises, and the negative of Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center is that it is costly compared to other switches. In Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center, I did not see that many features compared to Cisco and Aruba.
There is always room for improvement in Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center because with this switch, they can reduce downtime due to broadcasting issues by denying specific traffic on particular ports. Currently, I am not identifying any weak points of Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center because it meets the customer's use case. However, the commercial aspect presents challenges, particularly with pricing, as customers often ask for Juniper or Cisco, brands they are more aware of, which makes awareness about Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center another weak point.
There is room for improvement in customer support and device speed. Sometimes, customer support does not provide prompt assistance, leaving projects hanging. Additionally, improving the speed of the device would be beneficial.
Compatibility with infrastructure from other vendors like Cisco and Sophos can be further improved. Sometimes there are bugs when integrating with Sophos and other products.
Technology Consultant at ConsultEdge Global Services (OPC) Pvt. Ltd.
Reseller
Top 5
Sep 12, 2024
Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center could integrate AI capabilities for easier management, accessibility, and configuration, similar to what Juniper offers. Enhancing security on the firewall and the switches, as well as focusing on price segment issues, would make it a better solution for the future.
I need a specific feature with another brand, like HP or Aruba. I want to have a single SSID for all my clients. I have many SSIDs, and it's very complex to authenticate users with just one SSID for different locations. I need an external authentication device in Fortinet, whereas in Aruba, it's much simpler within the platform. The simplicity and stability of the Fortinet platform are appreciated. Fortinet could have the ability to authenticate users like Aruba offers because managing ten or twelve SSIDs for different clients is complicated.
Enabling management through Fortinet self-service could enhance the product by simplifying operations. Having a unified interface for managing all aspects would be beneficial. They could improve availability and security by detecting and preventing switch attacks.
Managing the VLANs is an area where the solution lacks and needs to improve. Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center is a complete product with everything. It would be good if the solution could be easier for its users to manage.
It would be great were FortiGate to allow for the management of many switches, such as 50 or 60 FortiSwitches. The managed display is very low. It takes a long time for the view to become visible, two or three minutes, perhaps. This is irritating. When there are many switches being used, the speed declines noticeably. When it comes to stability and use of the managed feature, FortiSwitch does not consume many resources, such as CPU and memory. Yet, occasionally, we cannot understand the managed feature of the FortiLink platform. Stability is not really the issue. Troubleshooting is. While the installation process is not complicated, the need to do regional configuration of FortiSwitch can be a bit on the tricky side. We have a singular project on the FortiSwitch and this solution does not have many features when it comes to modular installation. One can move from one port to another on the same switch. Since the FortiSwitches do not move, this resulted in a person being unable to move his personal configuration from the same switches. This is a very important feature which our customers require, as they need to have switching abilities, such as in the event that they will move to the conference room. FortiSwitches now offers this important feature.
Firewall Engineer at a marketing services firm with 1-10 employees
MSP
Aug 12, 2021
The solution can improve by upgrading QSFP+, it is very limited and must be supported more than it is now. If we need FortiSwitches to support all the QSFP ports our budgets would have to be very large.
FortiSwitch should improve the FortiGate map. The diagram cannot move, automatically to show the switch. The map does not map the physical location. It cannot move the diagram.
National Information Systems Manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Real User
Mar 16, 2020
We need to understand a bit more about certifications and knowledge for understanding capabilities. The solution should make that more clear to its users.
The Solution is robust as it is currently but there is room to added more automated responses on the fortigate such that if vulnerability is picked by the forticlient it can auto-remediate example is that when Forticlient picks that a software on an endpoint is not patched you will have manually allow forticlient to patch it but in future if this can be automated for the fortigate or forticlient to automatically patch such vulnerability it will be of great help to keep the network secure all times.
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The performance is basic only, and we cannot compare Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center with Aruba or Cisco switches. Regarding security policies, I did not configure that many policies in Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center. Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center is on-premises, and the negative of Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center is that it is costly compared to other switches. In Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center, I did not see that many features compared to Cisco and Aruba.
There is always room for improvement in Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center because with this switch, they can reduce downtime due to broadcasting issues by denying specific traffic on particular ports. Currently, I am not identifying any weak points of Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center because it meets the customer's use case. However, the commercial aspect presents challenges, particularly with pricing, as customers often ask for Juniper or Cisco, brands they are more aware of, which makes awareness about Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center another weak point.
There is room for improvement in customer support and device speed. Sometimes, customer support does not provide prompt assistance, leaving projects hanging. Additionally, improving the speed of the device would be beneficial.
Compatibility with infrastructure from other vendors like Cisco and Sophos can be further improved. Sometimes there are bugs when integrating with Sophos and other products.
Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center could integrate AI capabilities for easier management, accessibility, and configuration, similar to what Juniper offers. Enhancing security on the firewall and the switches, as well as focusing on price segment issues, would make it a better solution for the future.
I need a specific feature with another brand, like HP or Aruba. I want to have a single SSID for all my clients. I have many SSIDs, and it's very complex to authenticate users with just one SSID for different locations. I need an external authentication device in Fortinet, whereas in Aruba, it's much simpler within the platform. The simplicity and stability of the Fortinet platform are appreciated. Fortinet could have the ability to authenticate users like Aruba offers because managing ten or twelve SSIDs for different clients is complicated.
Cisco is better in terms of price, scalability, and ease of management. Regarding resources, they are available in Pakistan to manage these systems.
Enabling management through Fortinet self-service could enhance the product by simplifying operations. Having a unified interface for managing all aspects would be beneficial. They could improve availability and security by detecting and preventing switch attacks.
The solution’s pricing could be improved.
Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center needs to improve its UI and stability.
There could be more porting software options for easy deployment in the product.
The product must improve the latency in the management center. We experience latency when we make changes on a number of ports.
Managing the VLANs is an area where the solution lacks and needs to improve. Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center is a complete product with everything. It would be good if the solution could be easier for its users to manage.
The integration of wireless products could be improved.
It would be great were FortiGate to allow for the management of many switches, such as 50 or 60 FortiSwitches. The managed display is very low. It takes a long time for the view to become visible, two or three minutes, perhaps. This is irritating. When there are many switches being used, the speed declines noticeably. When it comes to stability and use of the managed feature, FortiSwitch does not consume many resources, such as CPU and memory. Yet, occasionally, we cannot understand the managed feature of the FortiLink platform. Stability is not really the issue. Troubleshooting is. While the installation process is not complicated, the need to do regional configuration of FortiSwitch can be a bit on the tricky side. We have a singular project on the FortiSwitch and this solution does not have many features when it comes to modular installation. One can move from one port to another on the same switch. Since the FortiSwitches do not move, this resulted in a person being unable to move his personal configuration from the same switches. This is a very important feature which our customers require, as they need to have switching abilities, such as in the event that they will move to the conference room. FortiSwitches now offers this important feature.
The solution can improve by upgrading QSFP+, it is very limited and must be supported more than it is now. If we need FortiSwitches to support all the QSFP ports our budgets would have to be very large.
FortiSwitch should improve the FortiGate map. The diagram cannot move, automatically to show the switch. The map does not map the physical location. It cannot move the diagram.
With IT products, there is always room for improvement.
We need to understand a bit more about certifications and knowledge for understanding capabilities. The solution should make that more clear to its users.
Before using FortiSwitch, you need several certifications. The price could be improved.
The Solution is robust as it is currently but there is room to added more automated responses on the fortigate such that if vulnerability is picked by the forticlient it can auto-remediate example is that when Forticlient picks that a software on an endpoint is not patched you will have manually allow forticlient to patch it but in future if this can be automated for the fortigate or forticlient to automatically patch such vulnerability it will be of great help to keep the network secure all times.