Fortinet FortiPortal vs SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager comparison

"From a scalability perspective, I found the solution to be completely fine...The solution's technical support is absolutely fine."

"The role-based access controls give us granular control over what features to present to a customer, and the integration into FortiAnalyzer is the most valuable feature."

"I am very comfortable with it, including it's reporting on threats and through its activities."

"It does a little bit better than some of the other products health-wise and updates-wise. It is really clear that a firewall is getting the signature updates in this timeframe. In some of the other products, usually, you have to go a couple of screens in to see that, but not so much in this product."

"The documentation has been satisfactory."

"I like the tool's controller facility."

"The customer likes it for the graphs, the dynamics and the reporting functionality it offers."

"I recommend Fortinet FortiPortal without any reservations, backed by my experience with its potent features and reporting capabilities."

"This solution has helped our organization by allowing us to store all the device configurations for the various network devices in NCM and making it easy for us to retrieve and look them over."

"The configuration compliance aspect of SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager allows for easy comparison of configuration settings across branches, ensuring adherence to security guidelines and best practices. Automation capabilities have greatly impacted workflows, enabling tasks such as configuration backups, template deployment, and firmware upgrades to be automated, thereby streamlining processes and saving time. Compliance reporting features provide valuable insights into network compliance, offering pre-built security audit reports and customizable options to meet specific requirements."

"It is a stable solution."

"The features we find most valuable is the configuration backup automation, the configuration compliance, the security vulnerability detection and upgrading devices."

"Its main functionality is highly beneficial as it centralizes the management of configuration items across the network."

"It is pretty straightforward to set up."

"The tool is useful for security purposes."

"The feature that I really enjoy is the ability to script changes across all of your devices."

"I find their logging a little bit trickier to manage. The logging of events is broken up into a lot of different categories. Instead of breaking up my logs into several different places, I personally like to have all the events in one spot and then filter them down. In particular, I find that troubleshooting on Fortinet takes a little bit longer just because of those functional breakups in the logs."

"If you are a very small company or a person on your own, it's harder to get any response from technical support."

"The only complaint about Fortinet FortiPortal is the need for frequent firmware upgrades, as it requires constant updating due to potential security vulnerabilities."

"It's useful for us but if it had more educational reporting, it would good. It's not necessarily lacking but it's an area that could get better."

"Fortinet FortiPortal could improve by providing a learning portal and better security."

"The tool should provide a 10-15 days extension for customers when their license expires."

"Fingerprint access security would improve this solution."

"There can be defects in Fortinet FortiPortal when functioning at high temperatures."

"I would like to see more features in terms of wireless reporting and more historical information for client connectivity in SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager."

"When we run the SolarWinds NCM jobs at the cellular line, it runs in the morning. They're just not finishing. We're getting false processing."

"On NCM, reporting could be a bit better. It's completely become just one report. When I try to create a custom report, the solution just commits old server data."

"When it comes to the way of managing the network devices, SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager should provide the simplest way that devices can relate to the server. For example, when we want to get the devices on board, we go by SSH to make the SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager create the connectivity with the device. After that, we pull the configuration. It would be helpful if they could combine both so that everything will be done in one step."

"There is room for improvement in automation."

"For each device, when you open the network performance monitor, it will give you all of the information about the device, but many of the natural configuration management features are not on that page."

"We want to be able to store it in a data warehouse format and integrate it with Google single sign-on."

"Releasing a product compatible with operating systems other than Windows would be advantageous."

"On average, it tends to be cheaper than other enterprise solutions."

"Fortinet FortiPortal is relatively expensive, but being an industry-leading firewall, it does come with a cost."

"The licensing costs attached to the solution make it an expensive product."

"The price of the solution is reasonable."

"The solution is quite expensive."

"I am satisfied with the pricing for this solution."

"Fortinet FortiPortal is expensive in Pakistan."

"Fortinet FortiPortal is not expensive."

"The price of the solution is high compared to other solutions."

"In Africa, the cost is a major factor in decision-making for many companies. As a result, some companies may choose cheaper solutions, even if they are open-source, over more expensive ones, such as SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager. However, as an engineer, I believe that the functionalities and services offered by SolarWinds justify the cost. Nonetheless, many companies in Africa may still view the prices as unaffordable."

"Pricing is reasonable and competitive."

"Available at a moderate price"

"We have to pay additionally for its support and maintenance."

"With a minimal bundle, we pay about $3000 a year in licensing costs. If you have multiple devices in your network, you must buy the bundle, which is 100% identical for your infrastructure. If you have 15 devices, you need 15 licenses, for example. That's one bundle. You don't pay for anything over and above that."

"You have a base license for 50 devices, and then you can add more licenses as you go."

"There is a license for the use of this solution and it is priced well, there is a lot of value for the money."