We performed a comparison between Aruba Airwave and Fortinet FortiManager 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."The most valuable feature of Aruba Airwave is the multivendor support, which enables you to manage and monitor different vendors or products."
"It's scalable because it's licensed per device and we bought licenses with each device. I would rate it a nine out of ten for scalability."
"The solution's initial setup process is straightforward."
"AirWave definitely helps us troubleshoot and get to the root cause of the issues. It gives you an excellent indication of what's going on within your network at different locations. You can get to the area, take a look at the AirWave analysis, and make informed decisions."
"This solution is definitely stable."
"Aruba Airwave provides a robust solution for monitoring and configuring Wi-Fi networks."
"The solution is not overly expensive."
"I would rate the stability a nine out of ten."
"The main benefit of Fortinet FortiManager is the ability to control all the devices from a central location, view their statuses, and manage their configurations and updates from a single management console."
"I appreciate the ability to connect via SSH through Fortinet FortiManager to the FortiGates I manage. This feature allows me to gather information about the interfaces without having to physically connect to the device. This is a convenient aspect that I find valuable."
"Technical support is great. When we have sent urgent tickets and they do reply back within fifteen minutes."
"It is easy to deploy to licenses."
"The most valuable features are the centralized management of the firewalls."
"Centralized configuration is the most helpful feature. I like the ability to create templates and push them to all the devices at the same time. I also like that I can see the the logs with one device to provide zero touch on all other products."
"The most valuable feature is the central configuration for firewall policies."
"The reports feature is excellent."
"We encounter delayed ETAs in the manufacturing of hardware."
"Cost is always a big issue for partners."
"More devices or vendors should be onboarded to Aruba Airwave."
"I would try to integrate more products from different vendors in future releases. Because that's really good features that Aruba Airway has, but it's so limited."
"Pricing for Aruba Airwave could be cheaper, which is an area for improvement in the solution."
"They should make it cheaper. By doing that, they can replace Cisco, which is also very expensive. If it is equivalent to Cisco in the features, with a reduced price, they can sell it more than Cisco."
"We're looking for more device compatibility. Like compatibility with third-party devices."
"I want a management solution to manage and monitor everything from a single dashboard. This is not there with Airwave."
"FortiManager would be improved by putting everything into a single console, including Microsoft O365 integration."
"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."
"The scalability has room for improvement."
"Fortinet FortiManager could improve them by adding more portfolio components."
"The solution should be more open to other products."
"When I started, it was a bit difficult, however, now it's okay. It can be a bit complex for basic users."
"The solution has to be enhanced to manage new switches."
"The documentation could be better."
Aruba Airwave is ranked 6th in Network Management Applications with 16 reviews while Fortinet FortiManager is ranked 3rd in Network Management Applications with 61 reviews. Aruba Airwave is rated 8.4, while Fortinet FortiManager is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Aruba Airwave writes "The solution has multi-vendor support, and it can be used for network management". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fortinet FortiManager writes "Easy to set up with good integration capabilities but we've had troubles when moving devices". Aruba Airwave is most compared with Cisco DNA Center, HPE Intelligent Management Center, Cisco Prime, Huawei eSight and Alcatel-Lucent OmniVista, whereas Fortinet FortiManager is most compared with Fortinet FortiGate Cloud, Fortinet FortiOS, Cisco DNA Center, Zabbix and Skybox Security Suite. See our Aruba Airwave vs. Fortinet FortiManager report.
See our list of best Network Management Applications vendors.
We monitor all Network Management Applications reviews to prevent fraudulent reviews and keep review quality high. We do not post reviews by company employees or direct competitors. We validate each review for authenticity via cross-reference with LinkedIn, and personal follow-up with the reviewer when necessary.
