Defender by One Identity vs Fortinet FortiToken comparison

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One Identity and Fortinet are both solutions in the Authentication Systems category. One Identity is ranked #11 with an average rating of 8.5, while Fortinet is ranked #6 with an average rating of 9.0. One Identity holds a 1.7% mindshare in AS, compared to Fortinet’s 2.1% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of One Identity users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 88% of Fortinet users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jul 20, 2026

Fortinet FortiToken and Defender by One Identity are products battling in the multi-factor authentication category. Fortinet FortiToken is favored for its attractive pricing and customer support, while Defender by One Identity stands out with its robust feature set.

Features: Fortinet FortiToken offers seamless integration with Fortinet's security solutions, reliable two-factor authentication, and a perpetual licensing model that is cost-effective. Defender by One Identity provides versatile multi-factor authentication methods, centralized administration, and strong audit logs for monitoring access activities.

Room for Improvement: Fortinet FortiToken could enhance user experience by simplifying deployment processes and expanding integration capabilities. Additionally, improving documentation could assist users in troubleshooting. Defender by One Identity could improve by reducing initial setup costs, streamlining their interface for better usability, and enhancing support documentation for easier accessibility.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Defender by One Identity excels with a straightforward deployment process and responsive support, making setup smooth and user-friendly. Fortinet FortiToken allows good integration with Fortinet products, but it might require additional technical expertise during deployment. Fortinet's customer service is accessible, aiding in overcoming technical challenges swiftly.

Pricing and ROI: Fortinet FortiToken's lower setup costs and solid security provide quick ROI and appeal to budget-conscious enterprises. Defender by One Identity involves higher initial costs but offers significant long-term value with its comprehensive features and enhanced security benefits. Fortinet FortiToken’s perpetual licensing model allows further savings over time, making it a cost-effective choice.

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Cisco Duo

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Authentication Systems category, the mindshare of Cisco Duo is 3.7%, down from 7.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Defender by One Identity is 1.7%, up from 1.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Fortinet FortiToken is 2.1%, down from 4.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Authentication Systems Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Cisco Duo	3.7%
Fortinet FortiToken	2.1%
Defender by One Identity	1.7%
Other	92.5%

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Charles Slaustas

Information Technology Contractor at Insight global

Supports seamless authentication for users across multiple organizations and personal portals

The features I use in Cisco Duo include Duo Pushes to confirm my identity to the device, and eventually as MFA security was increased, I actually had to use exchange passcodes. Sometimes, I have to go into the site and get into Cisco Duo to retrieve the passcode, and many of them have been two-factor, where the sites send a passcode that I have to enter into Cisco Duo. It has been more of the latter. I have not seen issues with lagging or crashing on Cisco Duo's end; it was usually on the client end, often because someone set up a bad upgrade or there were connection issues with the Cisco Duo cloud through the administrative site.

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Mahesh Malve

Senior Business Development Associate at DigitalTrack Solutions ind pvt ltd

Advanced analytics have strengthened privileged access security and reduced incident response time

While One Identity Defender is a strong solution overall, there are a few areas where I feel it could be improved. One area is the user interface and dashboard customization. Although it is functional, making it more modern and allowing deeper customization would improve the user experience, especially for quick monitoring. Another improvement could be in reporting flexibility. While it provides good reports, having more custom report building options and easier export features would be helpful for different compliance and manageability needs. From an integration perspective, while One Identity Defender works well with core systems, having more out-of-the-box integrations with modern cloud services and SaaS platforms would reduce the need for custom configuration. In terms of support, the overall support is good, but faster response times for critical issues and more detailed troubleshooting documentation would help teams resolve problems more efficiently.

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Sutjipto Budiman

Director at Widya Presisi Solusi

Secure remote access has protected our intranet and supports straightforward integration

We use Fortinet and their products. I understand your points about Fortinet FortiToken. It is easy to integrate Fortinet FortiToken with solutions such as FortiGate, FortiAuthenticator, or FortiCloud. The integration is relatively straightforward and easy. Fortinet FortiToken is easier to use than Fortinet FortiToken as a separate piece of equipment or separate tool. The Fortinet FortiToken mobile application makes it easier to receive tokens on my smartphone. We tested the VPN option and another one combined with FortiClient, the antivirus, and web filtering, which are the most useful features in Fortinet FortiToken. Fortinet has another product that is more complete, but I think the price is not compatible for small businesses such as ours. I can recommend Fortinet FortiToken to other users, and I am totally satisfied with it. My company is a reseller of Fortinet, and my clients purchase the product directly from me rather than through the AWS Marketplace or other platforms. I mainly work within the Fortinet environment, and for this environment, Fortinet FortiToken would be the best choice. Overall, I would rate this product an eight.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The flexibility is the most valuable feature. We use it for the app on the phone. When we're at different locations, the phone is usually there, so we can use that. It has just been a very flexible option."

"Cisco Duo has improved our operational efficiency and reduced costs in areas such as authentication, IT support, and security operations by enhancing our security workflows; pretty much everyone is using MFA at work, making it easy for us to see who is actually accessing our network and computers."

"The most valuable feature of Cisco Duo for us is the multi-factor authentication."

"Cisco Duo just works; that is the best feature."

"The authentication process is very smooth and secure."

"Duo has allowed us to add an additional layer of security to our organization and to establish trust for every access request and secures our environment."

"We get fewer threats to remediate due to the two-factor authentication, which does not allow as many threats through."

"The most valuable features of Duo Security are visibility and OTP authentication. The OTP is very important because it is a self-enrollment feature, you are able to enroll users very quickly with a shorter time period."

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"One Identity Defender has good network protection."

"We find that the product scales very well."

"One Identity Defender has positively impacted our organization by improving overall security through the addition of MFA, which reduces the risk of unauthorized access and makes user authentication more controlled and reliable."

"If you decide to activate this solution, your infrastructure will be centered around flexibility."

"It's very fast, and it's easy to use because it's integrated with Active Directory."

"We have definitely seen a positive ROI from using One Identity Defender, as our security team now spends about twenty to thirty percent less time on manual log analytics and investigations because the system automatically highlights high-risk activities, and we did not need to increase team size despite growing infrastructure as the tool helps us handle more security events with the same team."

"Overall, I give the product a nine out of ten."

"FortiToken is integrated with FortiClient solution for users working from home, providing an additional layer of security by sending OTPs for authentication."

"Bangladesh is a price-sensitive market, and FortiToken is popular because it's more affordable than the Palo Alto and Cisco authentication solutions. Fortinet has a local director for Bangladesh, so they can deliver solutions to customers quickly."

"The product provides secure access to our internal server."

"The solution is great for security, it is easy to implement, the deployment is quick and simple, it is stable and reliable, and the cost isn't too high."

"The tool's support is the best."

"Fortinet FortiToken has a lot of RADIUS functionality."

"It provides me with the token so that I can do the Multi-Factor Authentication."

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Cons

"To improve Cisco Duo, wherever the team can try to reduce the number of clicks an end user needs to go through to authenticate would be good."

"Duo was clearly purchased, and Cisco has a lot of other panels for their Firepower products, et cetera. They need to continue bringing it, Umbrella, and the endpoint pieces even more together and make the integration a little more seamless among all of them."

"An enhancement they might make is if they can log it to Splunk since they're big into Splunk. Instead of me having to go into that portal to look at things when someone is trying to log in and they forgot their password, I can look in and tell them they forgot their password or didn't respond to the prompt. That would be an improvement."

"At the moment, I believe that more integration between Cisco Duo Identity Intelligence and the classic Cisco Duo console can be improved, since it is still a separate platform, and when I click on Identity Intelligence, I have to open a new window and log in again."

"They can make authentication easier. It should be done in a shorter time. Sometimes, it can take a bit more time to get the answer on your phone. You have to wait a bit longer to get the SMS code and other things. There can be some internet or connection issues. They should make it faster because sometimes, it's urgent, and you need to access something as soon as possible."

"I think Cisco Duo could be improved by including email authentication, as there is currently only SMS, SMS push, and code generation, but having email authentication could be beneficial when you don't have a phone."

"Integration was probably the toughest part for us with Cisco Duo, as with any new product."

"We already have Active Directory enabled in our routers and switches. However, if we could do two-factor authentication, then it could go a long way since no one's getting into them unless you want them to."

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"Maybe it could provide support for more web applications. It seems more focused on IIS web applications."

"The only reason it is not a ten is because response time can sometimes be slower for complex or escalated cases."

"We have some clients that are wanting to protect their Apache web servers with One Identity Defender but all the research I have done says cannot be done. It can only be oriented to an IIS server. One Identity Defender should have more integration with more types of web servers."

"The login capabilities could be better."

"One Identity Defender is a strong product, but there are a few areas where it can be improved."

"I would like to see complete OAuth support. Also, if they can support it from a SaaS (Software as a Service) or cloud platform, that would be great."

"The problem is that our customers create budgets annually based on the figures at the beginning of the fiscal year. Our customers get annoyed when the price is adjusted in the middle of the year. I understand that it's a difficult time, and price increases make sense for hardware devices. However, FortiToken is a software product, so it shouldn't be affected by factors like chip shortages or supply chain issues. Software solutions should have more transparent and predictable pricing."

"I would like to see if FortiToken can integrate with Office 365 mail to support the same two-factor authentication experience that I have with ESET. With ESET, when a user logs in, they are easily directed to the ESET authentication page, where they are prompted to enter their OTP after supplying their username and password. I understand from support that FortiToken cannot do this with email integration. That's why I opted for ESET."

"FortiToken should provide enhanced SMS services for those users who do not have smartphones."

"Its reporting should be better. The reporting feature is missing. I don't have any reporting of who has done what, what has failed, and what didn't work."

"They could enhance synchronization with mobile applications, and addressing minor issues with authentication could further improve user experience."

"Fortinet support has some room for improvement. It has taken a long time to resolve some issues or find a workaround."

"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."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"I believe the licensing model is excellent as it offers flexibility to our customers, allowing them to adopt a crawl, walk, or run approach."

"Our licensing fee is currently on an annual basis."

"From a business perspective, it is a little bit costly. The licensing is on a per-user basis."

"Overall, the pricing is fair. Customers can wrap it into their Enterprise Agreement, making it easier for them to solve their issues."

"Cisco's licensing is always a bit complicated to understand, but the price is fair. It could be more expensive than others, but the way they integrate everything, it has a fair price."

"Price-wise, the solution has been very, very reasonable...Licensing is the last thing I think about Duo Security because it's so easy, and I had no problems with it."

"You pay per user when using this solution and the pricing is fair."

"Price wise, it's not cheap, but it's not expensive at all either. It's in the middle."

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"Although the platform is relatively expensive, it offers significant value. I rate the pricing a nine out of ten."

"The solution’s price is good."

"I would rate the pricing as an eight out of ten. We purchased the solution at a reasonable price in 2019."

"It is included as part of our firewall license."

"From an Indian perspective, it's definitely costlier."

"I rate the tool's pricing a five out of ten."

"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."

"The pricing is not very high, so I'd rate it around six out of ten, where one is high and ten is low."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Outsourcing Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Comms Service Provider

Manufacturing Company

Outsourcing Company

21%

Comms Service Provider

13%

Construction Company

12%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Comms Service Provider

11%

Construction Company

Healthcare Company

Financial Services Firm

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	66
Midsize Enterprise	29
Large Enterprise	93

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	8
Midsize Enterprise	1

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	18
Midsize Enterprise	5
Large Enterprise	9

Questions from the Community

How does Duo Security compare with Microsoft Authenticator?

We switched to Duo Security for identity verification. We’d been using a competitor but got the chance to evaluate Du...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Duo Security?

Regarding the pricing, what actually happened was that we got the product purchased through our HQ, so the costing as...

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What needs improvement with Duo Security?

I do not have a straight answer for how Cisco Duo can be improved at this time. With the implementation that we are g...

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What needs improvement with One Identity Defender?

One Identity Defender is a strong product, but there are a few areas where it can be improved. First, the user interf...

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What is your primary use case for One Identity Defender?

One Identity Defender strengthens identity and access security through MFA, helping us ensure that only authorized us...

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What advice do you have for others considering One Identity Defender?

My advice for others looking into using One Identity Defender would be first to clearly define your use case, especia...

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What needs improvement with Fortinet FortiToken?

Fortinet FortiToken is not easy to change because after installing it on one person, it can be transferred to another...

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What is your primary use case for Fortinet FortiToken?

Fortinet FortiToken is primarily used for VPN access to the internet, which is the main use case for my clients and me.

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What advice do you have for others considering Fortinet FortiToken?

We use Fortinet and their products. I understand your points about Fortinet FortiToken. It is easy to integrate Forti...

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Comparisons

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Compared 5% of the time

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Compared 4% of the time

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Compared 4% of the time

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Compared 12% of the time

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Compared 9% of the time

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Compared 6% of the time

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Compared 5% of the time

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Compared 5% of the time

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Also Known As

Duo Security

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Overview

Cisco Duo is a cloud-based identity security platform safeguarding critical resources for any user and device worldwide. Known for its ease of use, Duo offers seamless protection across multi-cloud, hybrid, and on-premises environments.

Cisco Duo is designed to secure access with identity-first protection and provides extensive visibility throughout an organization's identity ecosystem. Offering multi-factor authentication, Duo facilitates easy integration and management, allowing teams to protect data effectively on VPNs, applications, and networks. Its single-pane management improves security processes while enhancing trust, making it suitable for diverse IT infrastructures.

What are the key features of Cisco Duo?

Multi-factor Authentication: Strengthens user verification with multiple methods.
Push Notifications: Simplifies authentication with quick approvals.
Single Sign-On: Enhances convenience by allowing one set of credentials.
VPN Access: Secures remote connections with reliable authentication.
User Activity Visibility: Offers comprehensive insights into access patterns.

Which benefits and ROI should users consider?

Quick Deployment: Facilitates rapid integration within existing systems.
Effective Management: Streamlines IT operations with centralized control.
Regulatory Compliance: Aids in meeting industry standards for data protection.
Enhanced Trust: Strengthens security posture across networks.
User-friendly Approach: Simplifies authentication for non-technical users.

In industries like education and finance, Cisco Duo is widely employed to secure multi-factor authentication across platforms such as email, databases, and servers. Its integration capabilities with Microsoft 365, Active Directory, and VPNs like AnyConnect are instrumental in verifying user identities using mobile apps or OTPs, catering effectively to both remote and on-premise environments.

Cisco

One Identity Defender provides robust multi-factor authentication, integrates seamlessly with Active Directory, and centralizes administration. It supports flexible authentication methods and offers enhanced security through audit logs and SIEM integration, reducing unauthorized access risks and ensuring scalable protection.

One Identity Defender is designed to enhance security across networks through its integration with advanced threat detection, real-time monitoring, and user behavior analytics. It supports token-based authentication and delivers streamlined user management, making it a reliable choice for organizations looking to bolster secure access control. Additionally, integration with existing systems ensures deployments are efficient while compatibility with SIEM solutions facilitates incident response and monitoring. Despite these advantages, there is room for improvement. Expanding integration with modern cloud services, enhancing reporting flexibility, and simplifying deployment for large environments would further its appeal.

What features does One Identity Defender provide?

Multi-Factor Authentication: Strengthens security with multiple authentication methods.
Active Directory Integration: Ensures seamless user management and accessibility.
Centralized Administration: Simplifies management of authentication policies.
Token-Based Authentication: Facilitates secure and convenient access.
Audit Logs: Enables effective tracking of user activities.
SIEM Integration: Enhances incident response capabilities with monitoring tools.

What benefits should users expect?

Improved Security: Reduces risks of unauthorized access through advanced authentication measures.
Scalable Protection: Supports growing environments with ease of deployment.
Streamlined Management: Simplifies administration with centralized controls.
Efficient Incident Response: Allows organizations to quickly address security threats.
Reduced False Positives: Delivers more accurate threat detection.

Industries rely on One Identity Defender to secure privileged and remote access. Its multi-factor authentication is pivotal in preventing unauthorized access, particularly in sectors where admin user account security is critical. It is utilized for role-based access control and user registration, ensuring comprehensive network and application security. Real-time monitoring offers instant alerts, which are essential for industries requiring immediate response to suspicious activities. This makes it particularly suited to environments where securing admin users is prioritized and advanced threat detection is necessary.

One Identity

Fortinet FortiToken enhances security with two-factor authentication and mobile app integration, facilitating easy implementation and cost-effective perpetual licenses, integrating well with FortiAuthenticator to streamline VPN security.

FortiToken provides robust security through push-button authentication and time-based OTPs, making it an effective tool for managing both hard and soft tokens. It ensures server access security and VPN security with seamless integration to Fortinet platforms like FortiGate. Though improvements in integration with other solutions and enhanced reporting are noted, FortiToken remains a critical asset for organizations seeking simplified management of authentication processes. Migrating existing systems may pose challenges, and improvements in mobile app support and synchronization could enhance user experience.

What are the crucial features of Fortinet FortiToken?

Two-Factor Authentication: Offers added security through a secondary verification step.
Mobile App Integration: Seamlessly integrates with mobile devices for secure access.
Cost-Effective Perpetual Licenses: Provides economical solutions compared to competitors.
Push Notifications: Streamlines VPN security through instant authentication feedback.
Time-Based OTPs: Generates secure temporary codes for authentication purposes.

What benefits are highlighted in user reviews?

Easy Implementation: Streamlined process for quick deployment.
User-Friendliness: Simple management of tokens by users.
Secure Connectivity: Enhances security for remote and internal networks.
High Compatibility: Works effectively with Fortinet platforms, including FortiGate.

Fortinet FortiToken is particularly popular in sectors requiring high-security protocols, such as finance and healthcare. Companies use FortiToken to implement multi-factor authentication for VPN access in demanding environments, ensuring secure access to resources. This enhances remote work security and internal user operations by providing an additional layer of authentication.

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Sample Customers

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Bakersfield Police Department, Village of Westmont, Illinois

Black Gold Regional Schools, Amadeus Hospitality, Jefferson County, Chunghwa Telecom, City of Boroondara, Dimension Data

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