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Fortinet FortiManager vs OpenText Network Node Manager i comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 2, 2025

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 FortiManager
Ranking in Network Management Applications
4th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
66
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
OpenText Network Node Manag...
Ranking in Network Management Applications
15th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
5.8
Number of Reviews
24
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Network Management Applications category, the mindshare of Fortinet FortiManager is 5.5%, up from 4.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OpenText Network Node Manager i is 2.4%, up from 1.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Network Management Applications
 

Featured Reviews

HamedWasel - PeerSpot reviewer
Easy to set up with good integration capabilities but we've had troubles when moving devices
We've faced an issue when we need to move devices. Templates need to be recreated instead of having the policies, et cetera, cut and pasted over. Everything should just move over when we need to move devices instead of recreating everything from scratch. For the IPSEC tunnels, Fortimanager doesn't have all of the features that are available on Fortigate.
Qusai Abuomar - PeerSpot reviewer
Network performance optimization achieved with comprehensive visibility and effective event handling
The root cause analysis is valuable. The availability and event handling are also very good, as our team understands the events well. Overall, the tool helps maintain the health of the network. It provides visibility for the network device status, link status, and hardware status of devices such as switches and routers.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Everybody is quite happy with the way that the graphical user interface works."
"FortiManager's best feature is the integration of administrator users."
"The product is a combination of management and monitoring from the same interface."
"It makes management very easy."
"The setup is very simple."
"Without FortiManager, you cannot manage a complex environment across several sites with multiple firewalls."
"The reports feature is excellent."
"The SD-WAN deployment environment, and the SD-WAN templates are particularly useful. Managing the solution is very intuitive. The initial setup of the solution was very straightforward."
"It's quite a mature solution."
"The platform has good stability."
"Topology creation is the most valuable feature."
"Real time network monitoring application: It is very stable, which provides quick root cause analysis (RCA) for any network faults."
"If you install one node on Network Node Manager and want to scale it up, it's pretty easy to create more nodes."
"Overall, the tool helps maintain the health of the network."
"It is stable for fault and availability."
"The best feature is the solution's entire credibility with all vendors."
 

Cons

"The GUI could be updated. It's not as good as it could be and is something the solution should improve in an upcoming release."
"The solution should be more open to other products."
"It's a difficult process to transfer one interface from one virtual domain to another."
"There may be a communication issue. However, other items may be the culprit, such as network connectivity. It depends on the customer's network."
"The graphical user interface could use improvement as it appears complex and not user-friendly."
"The presence of Fortinet in our region (Nigeria) needs to be stronger."
"The information extraction through command lines was could improve to some extent. Although there were some command lines available, there were not enough options. For instance, I needed to obtain the management IP address of my two Fortigates, but the Fortinet FortiManager did not provide me with the IP address on the LAN interface. I attempted to find this information through the command line but was unsuccessful. I also searched for articles on the internet, but could not find a solution. This is an aspect that could be improved or potentially there is a method to access this information that I have yet to discover."
"We have some visibility issues with the reporting."
"Only to improve the GUI."
"The deployment architecture and installation part needs improvement."
"Right now, we have open tickets and they are not closing as expected."
"Micro Focus Network Node Manager is not the best when it comes to drilling down for more visibility, especially regarding traffic."
"They should add AI options in the product's next release."
"We have not had a good experience with technical support from OpenText. Many cases take a month to be resolved."
"We had some issues with some of the features, some modules are not meeting expectations."
"The dashboards are not customizable and it's not user-friendly."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Fortinet is a high-end product and the cost is high. They should consider reducing the price, especially for existing customers."
"The license model they use depends on the size and is not limited to the users."
"Fortinet FortiManager can be expensive."
"If you compare Fortinet and Palo Alto, Fortinet is cheaper, but if you compare Cisco and Fortinet, sometimes Cisco is cheaper because Cisco gives us more discounts because of the size. Cisco isn't cheap, but sometimes, we get a big discount from them."
"On a scale from one to ten with one being the highest price and ten being the lowest price, I would rate FortiManager's price at three."
"The price of Fortinet FortiManager is inexpensive."
"In comparison with other products, the price of FortiManager is reasonable."
"This is an affordable solution, and its licensing model is based on the number of devices."
"It is more inexpensive than other products in the market."
"It's an expensive solution."
"The solution is quite expensive."
"The solution is priced mid-range compared to the competition."
"I wasn't involved in the pricing, but I think it's quite expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Computer Software Company
20%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Government
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Fortinet FortiManager?
The most valuable feature is the centralized management console.
What needs improvement with Fortinet FortiManager?
The graphical user interface could use improvement as it appears complex and not user-friendly. Better integration of Fortinet ADC into FortiManager would be beneficial.
What needs improvement with Micro Focus Network Node Manager?
They should add AI options in the product's next release.
What is your primary use case for Micro Focus Network Node Manager?
We use the product monitoring network infrastructure, interfaces, and devices.
 

Also Known As

No data available
Micro Focus Network Node Manager, Network Node Manager, HPE Network Node Manager
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Black Gold Regional Schools, Amadeus Hospitality, Jefferson County, Chunghwa Telecom, City of Boroondara, Dimension Data
IPC, Exelon, VivaCom, 
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