We performed a comparison between ExtremeCloud IQ 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."Extreme is transitioning to 802.11ax facilities running the 2G and the 5G cloud, allowing for higher density in education use cases, and ExtremeCloud IQ provides you with novel ways to manage everything. In the old days, you used to have a controller on-site for your access points, but everything is easier now."
"It excels in Wi-Fi and switch management, as well as other internal management aspects, offering speed and efficiency that surpass what other competitors provide."
"It is more cost effective and gives more flexibility."
"Its configuration and deployment are the most valuable."
"Whenever I have a concern, question, or just need a refresher the helpful staff at AeroHive is there to help me. By far, the ]best relationship I have ever had with a vendor."
"The technical support for this solution is good."
"What I like best about ExtremeCloud IQ is its ease of use. Flexibility is another pro of ExtremeCloud IQ. I also find ExtremeCloud IQ feature-rich."
"Integrated Firewall in every AP (with DPI inspection) is a killer feature and it is included already in the price of licence (with others, this feature is an add-on licence)."
"FortiManager's ability to scale is good."
"The central management feature is the most valuable to me."
"The firewall configuration has more capabilities than the other firewall management systems that I have worked with."
"Fortinet FortiManager allows a full view of all the devices on the network from one location."
"This solution enables you to centralize the rules and the configuration of all the equipment."
"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."
"Stability is good within the product."
"FortiManager's best feature is the integration of administrator users."
"The solution will show us that there are some issues, but when we try to find those issues, we can't see them."
"Their firewall configuration gets funky and it can be difficult to understand."
"Need port aggregation on the 2384 switches to take full advantage of ac on the APs. I understand that is on their product road map."
"From our perspective, we would love to see Aerohive provide faster feature enhancement in their Virtual Appliance to match the features with the cloud solution more quickly."
"Pricing is a bit expensive."
"The solution's performance needs to be enhanced because of a very high delay."
"I would like to see more security features such as NAC integrated to the solution. This would allow customers to be able to control all other users under one dashboard."
"The dashboard and stability need to be improved."
"The documentation could be better."
"The dashboard could use some improvement."
"We have some visibility issues with the reporting."
"The solution has some bugs."
"Pricing-wise, it could always be less, even though it is less expensive than Palo Alto."
"It's a difficult process to transfer one interface from one virtual domain to another."
"The price is a bit too high."
"For the IPSEC tunnels, Fortimanager doesn't have all of the features that are available on Fortigate."
ExtremeCloud IQ is ranked 5th in Network Management Applications with 73 reviews while Fortinet FortiManager is ranked 3rd in Network Management Applications with 59 reviews. ExtremeCloud IQ is rated 8.8, while Fortinet FortiManager is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of ExtremeCloud IQ writes "Robust stability for maximizing network efficiency and security". 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". ExtremeCloud IQ is most compared with Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN, Ubiquiti Wireless, Mist AI and Cloud, Aruba Wireless and Cisco DNA Center, whereas Fortinet FortiManager is most compared with Fortinet FortiGate Cloud, Fortinet FortiOS, Cisco DNA Center, Zabbix and AlgoSec. See our ExtremeCloud IQ vs. Fortinet FortiManager report.
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