We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiManager and SolarWinds Network Topology Mapper based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Cisco, Fortinet, Broadcom and others in Network Management Applications."It is easy to deploy to licenses."
"It makes management very easy."
"Central management system for Fortinet devices that's simple, scalable, and stable, with a straightforward setup."
"The main benefit of Fortinet FortiManager is the ability to control all the devices from a central location, view their statuses, and manage their configurations and updates from a single management console."
"It can scale well."
"The capability of centralized management is valuable. We can configure all firewall boxes with the same configuration."
"We look at the traffic to segment the network and it improves and increases the performance. When we have a mobile connection and local laptops are on the same network. We have seen a big performance upgrade."
"Centralized configuration is the most helpful feature. I like the ability to create templates and push them to all the devices at the same time. I also like that I can see the the logs with one device to provide zero touch on all other products."
"It's user-friendly."
"Troubleshooting for Fortinet products is more difficult than competing products like Cisco and Palo Alto."
"There is a degradation of performance if we activate logs on FortiManager."
"FortiManager should improve the integration with third-party platforms."
"When I started, it was a bit difficult, however, now it's okay. It can be a bit complex for basic users."
"Configuring Fortinet without internet access is challenging."
"The solution has some bugs."
"Issues arise when customers experience unstable electricity or poor grounding conditions."
"When we have a specific configuration pushed it does take some time to be deployed on the actual firewall."
"This is a relatively expensive product."
Fortinet FortiManager is ranked 3rd in Network Management Applications with 61 reviews while SolarWinds Network Topology Mapper is ranked 16th in Network Management Applications with 1 review. Fortinet FortiManager is rated 8.0, while SolarWinds Network Topology Mapper is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiManager writes "Easy to set up with good integration capabilities but we've had troubles when moving devices". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SolarWinds Network Topology Mapper writes "Very user-friendly and stable". Fortinet FortiManager is most compared with Fortinet FortiGate Cloud, Fortinet FortiOS, Cisco DNA Center, Zabbix and Aruba Airwave, whereas SolarWinds Network Topology Mapper is most compared with Cisco DNA Center, Aruba Airwave and Huawei eSight.
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