We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center and Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Ethernet Switches solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
"A valuable feature of FortiGate is its management integrity."
"I have found the solution to be scalable."
"The product is stable."
"Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center's scalability is good."
"The single pane of glass that helps us manage everything through FortiManager is the most important feature."
"Based on my use cases, Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center was a great product that was easy to manage and work with while being a powerful tool."
"The most valuable feature is the port analytics."
"The product's most valuable feature is its ability to manage switches from one central point."
"This device is easy to use."
"I would rate the the ease of management and scalability within our network architecture an eight out of ten, with ten being best."
"The integration with the whole platform, so there's one dashboard for everything. It is one of the most valuable features."
"The product is very secure."
"What I really love in FortiSwitch: its usability, the graphical user interface, and the ability to be managed by FortiGate."
"My advice those using a firewall Fortigate is: use their APs because they work very well."
"The solution is very simple, and it's very easily available."
"I can say that the product is easy to use...The initial setup of the product was easy."
"The solution’s pricing could be improved."
"We need to understand a bit more about certifications and knowledge for understanding capabilities. The solution should make that more clear to its users."
"They could improve availability and security by detecting and preventing switch attacks."
"The FortiSwitch product was initially quite complex."
"The product must improve the latency in the management center."
"The tool is not easy to use."
"When there are many switches being used, the speed declines noticeably."
"FortiSwitch should improve the FortiGate map. The diagram cannot move automatically to show the switch. The map does not map the physical location. It cannot move or touch the diagram."
"The initial setup is pretty easy; we have built a knowledge base. But there's a learning curve for beginners."
"If you contact Fortinet, it's a bit difficult. Most of the time, they send you just links and documents to read for troubleshooting. When you contact support, you don't need documents. You want someone that can understand your problem, give a hand, and help you. I'm not impressed by the support really."
"In Fortinet, the packet reconstruction in the SD-WAN solution needs a little bit of improvement. When it comes to the Secure Access to the switches or the mix of Fortinet solution, the very small ones do not have the capability to use fiber cables. So, the small FortiGates have to work with the copper cables and cannot use fiber cables. Even though they have the capacity and throughput on all technical connectors, they don't have the interfaces, which is one of the good things with Cisco. They just add models to it. You buy the independent models, and you add them."
"It would be easier if Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access could be managed via cloud, and this is something that could be improved in this product. Bandwidth display could also be better."
"The security of the solution could be a bit better."
"The tool should improve its CLI."
"I would like Fortinet to make this product easier to configure."
"They could provide integration with Fortinet Authenticator."
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Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center is ranked 16th in Ethernet Switches with 18 reviews while Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access is ranked 7th in Ethernet Switches with 40 reviews. Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center is rated 8.0, while Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center writes "Has intuitive graphical user interface, but the security features need improvement". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access writes "It's a strong product that's easy to manage and costs significantly less than competing solutions ". Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center is most compared with Aruba Switches, Cisco Ethernet Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, Huawei Ethernet Switches and HPE Ethernet Switches, whereas Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Aruba Switches, Meraki MS Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches and Arista Networks Platform. See our Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center vs. Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access report.
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