We performed a comparison between Citrix ADM 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."We like the periodic upgrades and backups, also made via ADMs, and it makes our environment much more robust and reliable."
"Available on any device and can be accessed on a wide area network."
"The most impressive thing about Citrix ADM is that we don't encounter latency."
"An essential component is the Director, which provides detailed insights into sessions, including identifying session failures, connection issues, user lockouts, etc. It presents a list of problems to address, enabling you to click on them and resolve them efficiently."
"We use the product for load balancing and as a reverse proxy solution."
"The analytics are a great feature."
"Content filtering, security layer, and application customization features are the most valuable."
"The most valuable features are for the ADMs and the overall monitoring environment."
"The setup is very simple."
"Central management system for Fortinet devices that's simple, scalable, and stable, with a straightforward setup."
"The capability of centralized management is valuable. We can configure all firewall boxes with the same configuration."
"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."
"Provides good and detailed log management."
"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."
"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 set up the solution."
"Deployment is complicated."
"The tool's pricing is a pain point since we have many cheaper alternatives."
"Citrix is more expensive than Horizon."
"Some features of Citrix ADM are available on the cloud, which could really be helpful if they were available on an on-premise version."
"I would like to see the virtual and desktop license included in the pricing."
"The interface could be improved, some customers struggle with that."
"They need to make the solution a little more familiar with easy study guides, learning videos, etc."
"When a new version comes out, sometimes, my existing configuration gets wiped out. They should work on this so that my existing configuration doesn't get impacted with an upgrade to a newer version. There could also reduce frequent firmware upgrade activities and have a stable version so that once we upgrade it, we don't have to upgrade it for two to three years."
"The documentation could be better."
"The product is not very stable."
"The reporting details have room for improvement."
"FortiManager could improve by making it easier to port larger policy packages to the FortiGate firewalls. Sometimes, there's an issue when we install a big package of policies. If you have a couple thousand policies for FortiGate firewalls, it can take a few minutes to receive a response from the remote devices. It's only an issue when you're dealing with thousands of policies and installing them on a large number of devices."
"For the IPSEC tunnels, Fortimanager doesn't have all of the features that are available on Fortigate."
"We have experienced a series of minor bugs that necessitated contacted technical support on several occasions."
"I prefer configuring rules and the VPN on the standalone device, not on the manager."
"FortiManager should improve the integration with third-party platforms."
Citrix ADM is ranked 17th in Network Management Applications with 9 reviews while Fortinet FortiManager is ranked 3rd in Network Management Applications with 59 reviews. Citrix ADM is rated 8.4, while Fortinet FortiManager is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Citrix ADM writes "We don’t encounter any latency and it is worth its price". 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". Citrix ADM is most compared with SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager and DX Spectrum, whereas Fortinet FortiManager is most compared with Fortinet FortiGate Cloud, Fortinet FortiOS, Cisco DNA Center, Zabbix and AlgoSec. See our Citrix ADM vs. Fortinet FortiManager report.
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