We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiAuthenticator and Symantec VIP Access Manager based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Authentication Systems solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The product is good, cost-effective, and functionally efficient."
"The solution's most valuable aspect is that it easy to install. The user experience is very good."
"Enables easy integration, allowing for 2FA with our VPN."
"The logs have great detail that make it easier to evaluate and control the security environment."
"The initial setup is very easy."
"The initial setup of Fortinet FortiAuthenticator is easy."
"We use this product for SSL two-factor authentication and FortiToken management."
"The initial setup is so easy and there is no problem in the implementation."
"The tool has been very stable, in my experience. Also, I haven't faced any issues or problems with integration or connectivity."
"In this version 9.1, lots of changes are done for the dashboard, User Store etc."
"It is easy to use."
"Cloud-based service and management."
"Other than it provides us with remote access, so it's fairly easy to install, fairly easy to set up, and provides us the ability to get into our corporate environment."
"It's a good tool. It's pretty straightforward."
"It offers more platform support, like Apple, Android, and Microsoft."
"The two-factor authentication is most definitely valuable and moves us closer to being able to check off those important boxes for compliance."
"For improvement, Fortinet needs to ensure that they provide quick support to users...Fortinet sometimes needs to respond to users facing issues within an hour."
"It does the job I paid for, but the graphical interface could be improved."
"I would like to see integration and customization capabilities with the end-user portal to solve authentication issues with diverse implementation scenarios."
"Fortinet FortiAuthenticator's initial setup process could be easier."
"If you want some other FortiAuthenticator from one site to another site, you should have requirements, but really if you have authentication and directory or another solution, you should change the password of the authenticator between the solution and the directory and other things. So transfer of data and other information should be simpler."
"No SMS gateway from the ISP"
"It can not use SQL to query FortiAnalyzer directly."
"There are multiple areas that are in need of improvement. It is not a mature product."
"The gateway server is a RADIUS server, but it lacks the functionality of returning RADIUS attributes other than those that are required for the gateway to authenticate the users."
"It is challenging to use when installing a new version."
"In the next release, I would like the ability to work offline with remote access."
"The User Store synchronization part needs to improve. Also, the logs, reports, and dashboard can be improved."
"It gets out of sync with Active Directory or whatever it might be, whatever the authentication piece is on Active Directory, and they just reset it on the backend. I never have to contact the vendor."
"Geofencing needs improvement."
"Maybe Symantec could consider providing a step-by-step guide for first-time users."
"If they had dashboards or a report for managers or executives, then it would allow them to see the status and have it make sense to them."
Fortinet FortiAuthenticator is ranked 3rd in Authentication Systems with 50 reviews while Symantec VIP Access Manager is ranked 15th in Authentication Systems with 15 reviews. Fortinet FortiAuthenticator is rated 8.0, while Symantec VIP Access Manager is rated 8.2. 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 Symantec VIP Access Manager writes "With its mobile application, this tool offers a convenient and user-friendly experience to its users". Fortinet FortiAuthenticator is most compared with Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine), Fortinet FortiToken, Microsoft Entra ID, Fortinet FortiNAC and Cisco Duo, whereas Symantec VIP Access Manager is most compared with Microsoft Entra ID, Check Point Remote Access VPN, Yubico YubiKey and RSA SecurID Access. See our Fortinet FortiAuthenticator vs. Symantec VIP Access Manager report.
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