We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiAuthenticator and Microsoft Active Directory based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Single Sign-On (SSO) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."I prefer the passing tool that sent an active directory console to a Fortinet FortiAuthenticator, then Fortinet FortiAuthenticator does not pass the locks."
"The product enables SSO."
"The feature I value the most is the one-time passwords because it helps to authenticate users so you know the timing of their usage."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is RADIUS service and the social network integration feature."
"It integrates very tightly with the rest of the Fortinet ecosystem."
"The most valuable feature is the flexibility in using the SMS messages."
"Simple to deploy, simple to use, and user-friendly."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiAuthenticator are easy to configure, secure, and the application has good performance."
"Active Directory plays a focal point in security management, encompassing aspects like credential management, lifecycle, dynamic provisioning, and the network infrastructure of customers."
"The most valuable feature is the configured appliance system in Hypervisor."
"The ability for a single sign-on for applications."
"The solution's initial setup is straightforward."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Active Directory is the group policies."
"Audit, authentication and authorization are the best features."
"The solution’s management capability is very good. The tool is also very scalable. You can add any number of users that you want to operate. Moreover, you can easily organize the solution."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Active Directory is the ability to search for computers and users. While I do not have administrative privileges to reset passwords, I can view user information such as department, and communicate with someone who can make the changes."
"There are some protocols, such as SHA and SHA-2, that are not supported."
"There is room for improvement in stability and support."
"We would like to see Linux-based operating systems be able to integrate with FortiAuthenticator to get two-factor authentication running on them. as well. This is a shortcoming that I have faced a few times already."
"Integration with FortiGate could be more fluid."
"I would like to see more support from Fortinet with tech support people who have as much expertise on the authenticator as they do on their firewalls."
"The solution could be more automated. It should be able to let me automate a lot of things so that what normally is done as a matter of manual processes can be handled quicker. Slow integrations can be taken up/out if there was more automation."
"They could expand FortiAuthenticator's capabilities to accommodate a broader range of environments."
"The customization capability of Fortinet FortiAuthenticator is not very flexible."
"The scalability of the solution needs improvement."
"The technical support team does not give prompt responses."
"The DNS services could improve in Microsoft Active Directory."
"The interface hasn't changed much over the years. It's suitable for my tastes, but that doesn't mean everybody likes it."
"Microsoft Active Directory restricts most of the features our company's employees want to use since they are involved in research and development activities."
"The solution could be made more safe by using authentication mechanisms."
"There is room for improvement in the support."
"It could be more scalable. We still need another software solution to monitor the network in addition to Active Directory and OpManager, our domain controller. We use SolarWinds."
Fortinet FortiAuthenticator is ranked 5th in Single Sign-On (SSO) with 52 reviews while Microsoft Active Directory is ranked 7th in Single Sign-On (SSO) with 36 reviews. Fortinet FortiAuthenticator is rated 8.0, while Microsoft Active Directory is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiAuthenticator writes "A reasonably priced solution that can be scaled toward different functionalities and offers flexible SMS messaging". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Active Directory writes "A solution that easily merges with cloud-based ADs and provides superior data security". Fortinet FortiAuthenticator is most compared with Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine), Fortinet FortiToken, Fortinet FortiNAC, Microsoft Entra ID and Okta Workforce Identity, whereas Microsoft Active Directory is most compared with PingFederate, ManageEngine ADManager Plus, Microsoft Entra ID, Auth0 and CyberArk Identity. See our Fortinet FortiAuthenticator vs. Microsoft Active Directory report.
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