DX Performance Management vs Fortinet FortiGate Cloud vs Fortinet FortiManager comparison

The compared Broadcom and Fortinet solutions aren't in the same category. Broadcom is ranked #2 in DXNO , with an average rating of 8.5, and holds a 34.5% mindshare in the category. Fortinet is ranked #4 in Firewall Security Management , with an average rating of 8.4, and holds a 4.5% mindshare. Additionally, 96% of Broadcom users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 95% of Fortinet users who would recommend it.

DX Performance Management

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96% willing to recommend

Fortinet FortiGate Cloud

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95% willing to recommend

Fortinet FortiManager

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94% willing to recommend

DX Performance Management

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Mindshare comparison

DX NetOps Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
DX Performance Management	34.5%
DX Spectrum	34.5%
AppNeta by Broadcom	22.4%
Other	8.599999999999994%

DX NetOps

Firewall Security Management Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Fortinet FortiGate Cloud	4.5%
AlgoSec	22.8%
Tufin Orchestration Suite	22.6%
Other	50.099999999999994%

Firewall Security Management

Network Management Applications Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Fortinet FortiManager	5.0%
Cisco DNA Center	21.8%
Cisco Catalyst Center	9.9%
Other	63.3%

Network Management Applications

Featured Reviews

Sandip Kheni

Lead Developer at STL - Sterlite Technologies Limited

The vertical database loads faster than any other product available

We experience disconnections between the solutions own components. In the last five years, there have been many intermittent connection issues with the four components and we still don't know the reasons. The solution has issues when loading groups that have been created in the application interfaces. It would be nice to have a mobile application. In the current industry and technical word, the mobile phone is the only thing that is always in your hands. Other Broadcom products have mobile applications but the solution doesn't offer one. It would be great to view device parameters and view or download graphs from a mobile device.

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Rehan Khurram

Systems & Network Administrator at Giampaolo Group Inc.

Achieve reliable cloud connectivity while benefiting from competitive pricing

The main advantage of FortiGate Cloud is its reliability, scalability, and pricing. I have deployed FortiGate devices both on-premises and in the cloud, and both are working great. The device is reliable despite being on cloud infrastructure, and the hypervisor part is managed by Azure. This reliability and the easy-to-configure GUI have been significant for our operations. Additionally, I have never faced any hardware malfunctions with these devices.

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SudeepMaydeo

Global Head of IT Infrastructure at EPL Americas

Ensures seamless integration and centralized visibility for network security operations

The version upgrade from a single dashboard for all the firewalls in one click is the beauty of Fortinet FortiManager as the most impactful feature in managing our network security. Fortinet FortiManager's policy management enhances our security protocols by enabling us and giving integrated centralized visibility, which has proven to be very healthy. Because of this, we have identified some of the vulnerabilities in our systems, and we mitigated them through Fortinet FortiManager. The central dashboards and the visibility are what appealed to us to go with Fortinet FortiManager. Fortinet FortiManager has adapted to changes in our network scale and complexity as we have geographically 18 international locations, all equipped with firewalls and some cybersecurity initiatives and IT infrastructure initiatives.

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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 integration to the other products that we use: NFA, we use ADA, we use Spectrum; and CAPM integrates all those into a single pane of glass."

"We have been able to get a little bit better at seeing more things in real time and more just in time, so we're less reactionary."

"It gave us one location, one place to do all of group administration, and to build dashboards, and device administration, inventory counts... it really reduced our overall administrative overhead."

"You can have thousands of devices inside and hundreds of thousands of interphases without a problem."

"What is most useful is visibility."

"The most valuable feature of DX Performance Management is the quick way we can collect data without putting much effort. They have a lot of customization and features with the solution internally and out of the box. We can discover the device, and start collecting information. For example, if the device is available, we can receive the CPU and memory utilization, and the interface optimization is simple and very fast to implement."

"It can be easily integrated with other systems and is powerful enough to collect data from a large number of devices."

"The tool helps us understand network performance."

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"FortiGate Cloud boosts productivity because one solution covers all the requirements, features, and management functions. Staff can operate it with less security knowledge, so it decreases the workload of our security specialists. Anyone with training on the console can manage access to users and devices based on standardized structural services."

"The most valuable features are management and integration."

"It's easy to use and the fact that I can schedule the report to come to my inbox at set times is very convenient for me."

"The solution is very easy to use."

"The template will save time from being wasted on load balancing."

"The ability to manage everything from the cloud is going to be the most valuable by far with this solution."

"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate Cloud are the protection of internal and remote systems."

"We have found the most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate Cloud are the firewall and the VPN connection manager. I am not worried about any cyber attacks, the solution is secure and I receive daily summary reports."

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"The product is a combination of management and monitoring from the same interface."

"It makes management very easy."

"FortiManager's best feature is the integration of administrator users."

"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 user interface is very easy to navigate."

"The most valuable feature is the central configuration for firewall policies."

"Stability is good within the product."

"We look at the traffic to segment the network and it improves and increases the performance. When we have a mobile connection and local laptops are on the same network. We have seen a big performance upgrade."

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Cons

"It could be a little easier to integrate new metrics."

"I think it would be helpful having a more comprehensive set of certifications so that I could natively deploy devices to my environment and the tool would immediately recognize and immediately be able to provide relevant performance information without a lot of tuning on my part."

"Global synchronization errors. Sometimes it just doesn't finish in time due to the load."

"This may be available by now but for server space, when it comes to the disk file system, I'd like to see that graphically represented, or the trend, rather than what I'm seeing now."

"We experience disconnections between the solutions own components."

"Even though we can see when something is not available, it would also be it would be nice if some sort of alerting took place to that you could know immediately if something went down."

"For CA PM, there should be a way of easily migrating the reports coming from eHealth going to CA Performance Center, since CA PC is replacing eHealth."

"CA PM Business Hours Filtering: I understand that all monitoring systems have defects. The Business Hours Filtering does not always function properly. Sometimes, when applying business hours to CA PM reports that are 30 or more days in duration, the report generation times out and does not display results. We have other CA PM reports that, when we apply Business Hours Filtering, the report results displayed are the same as without the filter. We are not sure if this is a defect in CA PM or if it is a result of our complex configuration (folder structure) and application of business hours."

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"However, the absence of certain features like CLI is a drawback."

"Its price should be better."

"Improving the platform's intuitiveness and consolidating functionalities, such as reporting and firewall features, could enhance user experience and reduce the need for multiple product purchases."

"Things are moving increasingly towards hardware agnostic appliances, an area in which I would like Fortinet to be more focused and fast moving with that product line."

"Some disadvantages include future limitations, issues with FortiAnalyzer, and data residency concerns, which create less control."

"The platform's analytics and reporting components could be improved."

"The robustness of the software could be improved."

"We need some integration or communication between the endpoint and the firewall."

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"Within the management of some features on FortiManager, specifically the management of user objects used for VPN service, FortiManager is quite weak."

"The solution has some bugs."

"The scalability has room for improvement."

"Regional support in African countries needs to be improved."

"The SD-WAN solution is difficult to manage on FortiManager because you need to share some configurations on the firewall side. Sometimes you lose all connectivity with the firewall, so it is challenging to apply the default configuration to the SD-WAN solution."

"I would like to be able to manage other products such as Endpoint and FortiAnalyzer through FortiManager. That is, the integration with other solutions needs to be improved."

"For the IPSEC tunnels, Fortimanager doesn't have all of the features that are available on Fortigate."

"You cannot integrate with other solutions."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"I like the licensing model because it's device-based."

"The tool's pricing is based on the number of network devices."

"We were looking at other vendors in the marketplace for NetFlow, and CA just beat everybody else in price, cost, and the size to implement. "

"We purchase a license to use the solution every three years and we have multiple contracts. They have been increasing the price annually. We have a baseline for three years and then we need to pay the difference from the baseline, and we are in the process of negotiating a new price for all the licenses we need. The price overall is affordable."

"Do your homework and know how many devices you will be managing out of the gate. Be sure to project what your growth will be each year."

"They should provide more scalable licensing for the product."

"The solution's pricing is good compared to that of Cisco and Meraki devices."

"The solution is relatively cost-effective compared to alternatives."

"The price of Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is affordable. However, lowering the price would be good for the end-users. The cost of the solution was approximately $800 per year. There are some additional features you can add in addition to the regular features."

"The pricing is competitive."

"FortiGate Cloud was the most affordable option I knew of, but their new pricing is less of a bargain as it has fewer levels."

"Fortinet has only an annual payment method. There is no monthly payment option. They have only one standard license without any additional features."

"The solution requires an annual license but the cost is reasonable in comparison to competitors in the same category."

"The license does not include many of the features that are necessary, which means that you have to pay extra for them."

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"The solution requires you to have a license for every device, as well as for any advanced features being used, which makes it costly for high-volume users. However, for a large-scale environment with a lot of customers we have found it to be a worthwhile investment."

"The licensing costs depend on how many devices you want to use."

"Fortinet FortiManager is not expensive at all if you compare it with other vendors like Check Point and Cisco. Fortinet products are the least expensive on the market in the category of firewalls."

"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing a six out of ten."

"For us, it is a little bit expensive."

"The price of Fortinet FortiManager is inexpensive."

"The license model they use depends on the size and is not limited to the users."

"For the licensing fee, we paid around 10,000 to 15,000 euros."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

14%

Manufacturing Company

12%

Educational Organization

11%

University

Computer Software Company

14%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Comms Service Provider

Financial Services Firm

Computer Software Company

14%

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

Comms Service Provider

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	5
Large Enterprise	25

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	50
Midsize Enterprise	10
Large Enterprise	21

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	34
Midsize Enterprise	15
Large Enterprise	19

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about DX Performance Management?

The tool helps us understand network performance.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for DX Performance Management?

The tool's pricing is based on the number of network devices.

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What needs improvement with DX Performance Management?

Spectrum's topology view sometimes does not rebuild automatically when a device is shut down and reconnected. It requ...

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What do you like most about Fortinet FortiGate Cloud?

Fortinet FortiGate Cloud has valuable firewall, SSL VPN, and web filtering features.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Fortinet FortiGate Cloud?

I am very satisfied with the price and licensing cost of Fortinet FortiGate Cloud, rating it an eight out of ten.

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What needs improvement with Fortinet FortiGate Cloud?

The solution is a bit expensive. Pricing is the only concern as it is too expensive.

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What do you like most about Fortinet FortiManager?

The most valuable feature is the centralized management console.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Fortinet FortiManager?

The pricing for Fortinet FortiManager is good and not expensive. It is competitively priced.

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What needs improvement with Fortinet FortiManager?

There are some aspects that Fortinet FortiManager could improve upon. The user interface can feel clunky, especially ...

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Comparisons

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Compared 14% of the time

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Compared 8% of the time

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Compared 3% of the time

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Compared 2% of the time

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Compared 7% of the time

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Compared 6% of the time

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Compared 4% of the time

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Compared 2% of the time

Fortinet FortiPortal vs Fortinet FortiManager

Compared 2% of the time

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Product Reports

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DX Performance Management

October 2025

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Fortinet FortiGate Cloud

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Fortinet FortiManager

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Also Known As

CA Performance Management

FortiCloud, FortiGate Cloud

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Overview

CA Performance Management is a comprehensive and highly scalable network performance monitoring and analytics platform. It was built to meet the unique demands of big data and modern networks architectures, including highly dynamic and complex hybrid cloud and software-defined networks (SDN).

The platform is design to reduce complexity inherent in modern networks built across numerous technology stacks through advanced network performance monitoring and relationship mapping for improved operational assurance.

Combined with CA Virtual Network Assurance, the platform extends operator visibility through advanced discovery and network performance monitoring of highly sensitive cloud and multi-layered SDN networks and service chains.

Broadcom

FortiCloud can help with your wireless and security challenges in a number of ways. Our solution addresses common IT difficulties including time-consuming provisioning, high investment costs, complex management, vulnerability to advanced threats, and the need to easily scale with growth.

Fortinet

Fortinet FortiManager is used for centralized management of FortiGate firewalls, utilizing zero-touch deployment techniques to optimize configuration and deployment, reducing installation time and errors while improving network security and efficiency.

By centralizing policy management and monitoring across devices and locations, Fortinet FortiManager enhances security and operational efficiency. Automation tools simplify management, control, and consistent configuration across environments. It offers scalability for managing large numbers of devices, beneficial for organizations seeking unified threat protection and streamlined administration from one console. The platform integrates effortlessly with Fortinet products, supporting zero-touch provisioning, SD-WAN, and traffic analysis. Although intuitive, the graphical interface and overall performance require refinement, alongside enhanced support and documentation for troubleshooting and configuration.

What are the key features of Fortinet FortiManager?

Centralized Management: Streamlines device configuration across multiple systems.
Automation Tools: Simplifies implementation and maintenance of configurations.
Zero-Touch Provisioning: Reduces setup time and minimizes errors.
SD-WAN Support: Enhances wide-area network efficiency and effectiveness.
Traffic Analysis: Monitors network traffic for improved security insights.
Policy Pushing: Facilitates efficient deployment of security rules.

What benefits and ROI should users look for in reviews?

Operational Efficiency: Reduces installation time and configuration errors.
Scalability: Supports management of numerous devices.
Improved Security: Centralized management enhances threat protection.
Time Savings: Automation reduces manual intervention needs.
Cost-Effectiveness: Simplified administration can lower management costs.

Fortinet FortiManager is implemented across diverse industries like telecommunications, finance, and healthcare, where centralized management and enhanced security are crucial. Its ability to streamline processes and integrate with existing Fortinet products makes it ideal for organizations looking to maintain robust network security standards.

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Sample Customers

Jack Henry & Assoc, Target, CenturyLink, Bell Canada, BrightHouse Networks, Telus, Unisys, Verizon, Southern California Edison, GEICO, Fidelity Investments, Wells Fargo, American Family Insurance Group, Deutsche Telekom AG

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