We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiManager and Junos Space Network Director based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Network Management Applications solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."I like the rapid deployment feature. I also like that it's easy to troubleshoot. FortiManager is amazing because we can have a centralized policy. All our devices are integrated, and we can also engage in troubleshooting. We can use it for different deployments. One fantastic feature is the ability to create a version and deploy it immediately."
"The firmware version upgrades are the most valuable feature."
"Everybody is quite happy with the way that the graphical user interface works."
"The SD-WAN deployment environment, and the SD-WAN templates are particularly useful. Managing the solution is very intuitive. The initial setup of the solution was very straightforward."
"It's very easy to install, and it's easy to discover and communicate with your device."
"There is something called zero-touch provisioning, where you can add a new device without any configuration. You just add it to FortiManager and then forget about it."
"It is easy to deploy to licenses."
"FortiManager's most valuable feature is central management."
"It allows me to do more of the basic firewall features, like traffic management and others, in a single pane of glass."
"The most valuable feature is the management from a single pane of glass."
"A centralized platform is crucial for efficiently managing all of our switches, which were previously handled individually, leading to significant challenges."
"The most valuable feature is the technical support, as it is better than others."
"When I started, it was a bit difficult, however, now it's okay. It can be a bit complex for basic users."
"The reporting details have room for improvement."
"Areas for improvement in Fortinet FortiManager are scalability and stability."
"Their EDR products could be better. They need to dedicate more R&D to that area."
"The FortiManager is more complex and they can make it easier to use the VPN manager. All other features are okay. However, the VPN manager is more difficult and can cause some issues in the environment, if you do not have the experience to use it."
"Within the management of some features on FortiManager, specifically the management of user objects used for VPN service, FortiManager is quite weak."
"FortiManager could be more user-friendly."
"This solution needs more experienced technical support staff. There's nothing special about it compared to other vendors."
"I would like to them include network real-time performance and come up with a dashboard report."
"I would like to see Space created to fully functional, where it's got multiple modules, particularly SD-WAN working on Corporate, or maybe become part of the Orchestrator portion."
"Its interface should be improved and enhanced to offer various functions, with flexible pricing"
"The upgrades are very time-consuming and difficult, and they often have to rebuild the product."
Fortinet FortiManager is ranked 3rd in Network Management Applications with 61 reviews while Junos Space Network Director is ranked 12th in Network Management Applications with 4 reviews. Fortinet FortiManager is rated 8.0, while Junos Space Network Director is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiManager writes "Easy to set up with good integration capabilities but we've had troubles when moving devices". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Junos Space Network Director writes "High scalability network management with centralized control and an intuitive interface that provides efficient monitoring and configuration capabilities". Fortinet FortiManager is most compared with Fortinet FortiGate Cloud, Fortinet FortiOS, Cisco DNA Center, Zabbix and Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection, whereas Junos Space Network Director is most compared with Cisco DNA Center, Juniper Mist Wired Assurance, Anuta ATOM and Cisco Prime. See our Fortinet FortiManager vs. Junos Space Network Director report.
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