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Fortinet FortiAuthenticator vs WatchGuard AuthPoint MFA comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Fortinet FortiAuthenticator
Ranking in Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
2nd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
64
Ranking in other categories
Single Sign-On (SSO) (10th), Authentication Systems (4th), Identity Management (IM) (15th)
WatchGuard AuthPoint MFA
Ranking in Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
6th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.9
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
Authorization Software (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) category, the mindshare of Fortinet FortiAuthenticator is 12.8%, down from 16.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of WatchGuard AuthPoint MFA is 2.0%. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Fortinet FortiAuthenticator12.8%
WatchGuard AuthPoint MFA2.0%
Other85.2%
Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
 

Featured Reviews

Sachin Vinay - PeerSpot reviewer
Assistant Manager-Networks at a university with 1,001-5,000 employees
Supports secure remote authentication and provides comprehensive user activity tracking
The most important feature is the security capability because it provides a substantial amount of security for admin-related activities. Fortinet FortiAuthenticator can be used from anywhere in the world, and the authenticator services function globally. This global accessibility is one of the critical advantages, particularly since admin features are critical and security is a real concern. With Fortinet FortiAuthenticator, secure usage of firewall services and related functions is achieved. A complete log of all users who access the authenticator setup is maintained. Monthly logs are reviewed to check for any unnoticed activities. Each authenticated user's complete activity history is recorded. This logging capability allows for providing access to more admin users while ensuring security is not compromised and all users can be monitored.
reviewer2245134 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Manager at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Includes many security features and provides push notification feature
Technical support needs more people who have good technical skills and knowledge instead of just sharing documentation. We can refer to the documentation from our end. It will be easy for us to troubleshoot if they have someone with knowledge of how these boxes work. We contact technical support when we can't find the issue after referring to the documentation. So, when they offer us documentation, it makes no sense. We need someone with that knowledge level to understand the issue and at least recommend what needs to be done. Documentation sharing is something I can agree with. However, they share the document for any issue and ask us to refer to it. Having a TAC in place doesn't make sense if they don't want to resolve something in real time.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The initial setup of Fortinet FortiAuthenticator was straightforward, working effectively out of the box."
"We use multi-factor authentication for enhancing security."
"The web feature is quite versatile. It serves as the sole server authenticator and is valuable not only with FortiGate products but also within the entire Forti system, making it highly useful for me."
"I work a lot with Fortinet products and I call the support often. They are very quick to respond and the support is very good."
"The product enables SSO."
"The product’s most valuable feature is integration with FortiGate, FortiToken, FortiTalk, and multi-factor authentication."
"The product is stable and reliable."
"This is a very important product if a company wants to use a VPN."
"The approvals feature of this solution is very good; it is operated by just one button, and can be controlled from a mobile device if needed."
"The integrations are good."
"It can be implemented as an app on the phone, rather than with a hardware token."
"Personal notifications are very easy to use."
"We use well-prepared templates to integrate AWS and Office 365 so it's very, very easy to implement for our needs."
"The initial setup is very simple."
"The WatchGuard firewall includes many security features, such as UDP, block filters, web filtering, and GeoBlock."
"The token-based two-factor verification (2FA) for user logins is valuable. It's the primary reason we use AuthPoint, and I find it very effective."
 

Cons

"If two-factor authentication is needed also for the end-devices, for example endpoints or servers, I think FortiAuthenticator is not yet the most mature solution."
"The GUI is not fancy enough and some of the settings are difficult to access."
"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."
"We have issues with HA (high availability). These should be addressed in future releases."
"FortiAuthenticator's interface could be better."
"The support team is pathetic and does not properly understand the solution."
"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."
"Integration with some other enterprise applications could be improved."
"We would like the zero trust feature of this solution to be completed, with more details added and more laptop management capability."
"My only concern is the segmentation of services, which I understand is common in SaaS."
"Locking could be enhanced to be GDPR compliant."
"It has been really great. We don't have any complaints about it at all. We've only had one or two very minor glitches, and they were just in passing."
"It's not so simple to configure."
"Documentation on cloud could be improved."
"The solution should implement a tagging process, which will provide an extra layer of security for the devices connected to the VPN."
"The product must enable administrators to restrict the privileges of remote users."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"You can pay as you go with them. You purchase a base license and add to it as needed."
"FAC is an affordable solution for Middle Range (200E/400E) and also needs a package of mobility agents (2,000) perpetual."
"It's not expensive."
"It is usually cheap. Without a license, you can use some basic features. You can buy a 20-year license and implement the solution once."
"The customers need to pay for licenses, and some pay on a yearly basis while others pay on a three-yearly or five-yearly basis. Also, it is not an expensive solution."
"I price of the solution is expensive."
"Between paying them to help with the configuration, the box itself, and the support, it came to like $12,500, including a three-year service agreement."
"The product could be more competitively priced."
"We got the product at a low price."
"The pricing, I believe, is around $3 a user a year. It is quite reasonable."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
11%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Construction Company
9%
Computer Software Company
9%
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Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business38
Midsize Enterprise18
Large Enterprise11
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business8
Large Enterprise2
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Fortinet FortiAuthenticator?
Fortinet can make Fortinet FortiAuthenticator better by having a cloud version of it. Currently, Fortinet FortiAuthenticator is only available for on-premises, and it is an on-premises solution. It...
What is your primary use case for Fortinet FortiAuthenticator?
Fortinet FortiAuthenticator is primarily used for authenticating admin users, including remote admin use cases. Remote admin use cases utilize Fortinet FortiAuthenticator to securely authenticate a...
What needs improvement with WatchGuard AuthPoint?
It's so simple to configure. We have integration with the WatchGuard firewall.
 

Also Known As

FortiAuthenticator
AuthPoint
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Black Gold Regional Schools, Amadeus Hospitality, Jefferson County, Chunghwa Telecom, City of Boroondara, Dimension Data
Ellips, Mednet, Diecutstickers.com, Fletchers Solicitors
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