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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) (14th)
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 July 2026, in the Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) category, the mindshare of Fortinet FortiAuthenticator is 13.2%, down from 16.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of WatchGuard AuthPoint MFA is 1.9%. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Fortinet FortiAuthenticator13.2%
WatchGuard AuthPoint MFA1.9%
Other84.9%
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 product is very easy to use and someone can easily manage working with it, so we do not need any support."
"The biggest advantages of Fortinet FortiAuthenticator are that it's easy to deploy, easy to manage, and the GUI is a very strong interface."
"If you want a more efficient way to manage two-factor authentication for your users, or implement the unit as a cluster member role, the FortiAuthenticator can be incorporated very well into your environment."
"Intuitive interface and easy to deploy."
"In my opinion, the main benefits that end users receive from Fortinet FortiAuthenticator include more security for their applications, for their systems, and for all their network devices that they are logging into."
"The initial setup is a valuable point on Fortinet products. Most of the time, putting the theory into practice on the devices is quite friendly and straightforward. As long as you can read English you can find your way around the solution and make it work. This is a high value point on Fortinet - the way everything is laid out in the web UI is user-friendly and quite straightforward. The UI is quite simple."
"We switched to FortiAuthenticator because it integrates with our Fortinet products."
"The product is good, cost-effective, and functionally efficient."
"The WatchGuard firewall includes many security features, such as UDP, block filters, web filtering, and GeoBlock."
"WatchGuard AuthPoint is the multifactor authentication solution for our VPN and is our multifactor authentication piece to connect to our VPN back into our network."
"We use well-prepared templates to integrate AWS and Office 365 so it's very, very easy to implement for our needs."
"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."
"Personal notifications are very easy to use."
"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."
"The integrations are good."
"It can be implemented as an app on the phone, rather than with a hardware token."
 

Cons

"A better integration with other vendors."
"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."
"FortiAuthenticator should integrate with other applications."
"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."
"I would like to see integration and customization capabilities with the end-user portal to solve authentication issues with diverse implementation scenarios."
"The stability of Fortinet FortiAuthenticator is rated as six out of ten, indicating some instability issues."
"The product must provide full support for third-party FIDO security keys."
"Integration with some other enterprise applications could be improved."
"Locking could be enhanced to be GDPR compliant."
"It's not so simple to configure."
"The solution should implement a tagging process, which will provide an extra layer of security for the devices connected to the VPN."
"My only concern is the segmentation of services, which I understand is common in SaaS."
"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."
"Documentation on cloud could be improved."
"The product must enable administrators to restrict the privileges of remote users."
"We would like the zero trust feature of this solution to be completed, with more details added and more laptop management capability."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The platform provides a user-based pricing model rather than a subscription pricing model."
"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."
"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."
"The platform is cost-effective as it does not require a separate license for SD-WAN functionality."
"I would start off with a VM including the base license and scale according to the number of users you need to authenticate."
"It's not expensive."
"The product has affordable pricing compared to other vendors."
"The pricing, I believe, is around $3 a user a year. It is quite reasonable."
"We got the product at a low price."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
11%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Computer Software Company
9%
Construction Company
8%
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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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