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Acuant IDscan vs Fortinet FortiToken comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Acuant IDscan
Ranking in Authentication Systems
69th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Fortinet FortiToken
Ranking in Authentication Systems
3rd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
29
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Authentication Systems category, the mindshare of Acuant IDscan is 0.1%, up from 0.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Fortinet FortiToken is 6.3%, down from 7.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Authentication Systems
 

Featured Reviews

Shrikant Sutar - PeerSpot reviewer
Good authentication features with helpful technical support
It is a great solution for authentication We need instructions or a manual for users with details on things like how to scan. It should also be a user-friendly manual. We have been using Acuant IDscan for more than six months. It is deployed on-premises. It is a stable product.  It is not…
Sachin Vinay - PeerSpot reviewer
Facilitates secure 2FA for admins, facilitates OTP generation, and enhances security
One suggestion is to develop a more user-friendly solution that is cost-effective so that a hardware-based solution can be provided to all users using VPN services or any configuration service requiring confidentiality. This would allow for broader distribution among a larger number of system admins and software engineers, which is currently not feasible with the existing hardware-only approach.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"It is a great solution for authentication."
"The deployment is quick and simple."
"Overall, I give the product a nine out of ten."
"I would rate the overall solution an eight out of ten. The solution is a smart product that anyone can easily access and manage. The solution is a good product for multi-factor authentication and to secure remote authentication in the corporate environment."
"Its ease of installation is most valuable. It took me five minutes, and it was up and running. It didn't take me that long. The installation on the cell phones is pretty simple."
"The integrated Fortinet security with the app that allows you to easily do the two-factor authentication is most valuable."
"The solution is unique in catering to Fortinet, making it very useful and secure."
"I believe FortiToken is the simplest to implement."
"The initial setup is easy. You receive a QR code via email, scan it, and add it. No complicated procedures involved."
 

Cons

"We need instructions or a manual for users with details on things like how to scan."
"I would rate the scalability a seven out of ten. The migration issue definitely brings it down a bit."
"It could be integrated better if you could have your FortiToken, and the license would allow you to work across multiple FortiGate solutions."
"Fortinet FortiToken should improve its push notifications."
"The solution comes with two firewalls as a bundle. In that bundle, most of the individual users can be assigned to mobile users. However, in cases of technical difficulties, users may accidentally remove the mobile application. In normal scenarios, we get back to the activation key and assign it again."
"The solution could be more user-friendly."
"I'm not sure if it's already available, however, I wonder if there's an option to have it sent to my email address instead of having it on the mobile app."
"The app could be improved so that you don't have to actually type in the code. It would be great if you can just do a prompt or push similar to the way Duo does."
"It needs a lot of coupling with their other Fortinet products. To implement FortiToken, I most probably need to couple it with FortiAuthenticator for full implementation. An RSA token can be used with many devices, whereas Fortinet FortiToken is always linked to only one FortiGate device. If I want to reuse the token across five or six FortiGates, I would have to get the FortiAuthenticator product. I can't use one token to connect to different FortiGates, and I need to get another product to enable this functionality. They should also improve the support for their mobile client. There should be a more detailed roadmap for the operating systems being supported. Some of our users were using an old iOS iPhone, and they were forced to get a newer phone because FortiToken didn't support that version of iOS. Similarly, there may be a version of Android that is not supported, so the users need to change the phone. This was one of the reasons why our deployment took longer."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"I would rate the pricing as an eight out of ten. We purchased the solution at a reasonable price in 2019."
"Fortinet FortiToken is not an expensive solution."
"The solution’s price is good."
"From an Indian perspective, it's definitely costlier."
"On a scale of one to ten, where one is the cheapest, and ten is the highest, I rate the pricing an eight."
"The platform's licensing cost is reasonable for our organization."
"Overall, it's cheaper than other solutions. Of course, we evaluated it five years back, and I haven't checked to see its current market position, but one reason we adopted FortiToken is its lower cost of ownership relative to other solutions we evaluated."
"I rate the tool's pricing a five out of ten."
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What do you like most about Fortinet FortiToken?
The solution is simple and similar to Google Authenticator. It follows time-based authentication. We use it for hardware and software in one environment. The tool offers simple and fast authenticat...
What is your primary use case for Fortinet FortiToken?
I am using FortiToken for logging into the Fortinet hardware. I have four FortiGate hardware units. I am connected through a simulator on FortiToken.
 

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