We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center and Ubiquiti UniFi Switches 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."The initial setup was simple."
"The interface is very straightforward."
"The most valuable feature is the port analytics."
"The single pane of glass that helps us manage everything through FortiManager is the most important feature."
"I like the solution's technical support. I rate the technical support a ten out of ten."
"It integrates well."
"Configurations between FortiGate and FortiSwitch have to link to each other. We need configuration. The configuration is not like a Cisco switch. It has a unique configuration."
"The product's most valuable feature is its ability to manage switches from one central point."
"The value here with using the Ubiquiti products across the board is that they're almost all single-pane management and the single-pane management is included. It's a huge benefit."
"The two most valuable features are the remote access user and the side-to-side connection."
"The solution is very reliable and stable."
"It's been working fine, it's been stable, and there are no interruptions."
"The solution’s scalability is good."
"For the world where you have to balance traffic and traffic loads and bandwidth, their GUI makes it really easy because the switches, though they are enterprise grade level two or level three switches, the GUI is designed so that it's easy to set up VLANs where you need to control your traffic so that your phones don't break up and get choppy because of other people loading the network down too heavily."
"The most valuable feature of Ubiquiti UniFi Switches is the graphic user interface for monitoring, where you can see the status of the device in real-time. I use those features across the campus. I use the APs as my beacons to tell me whether the area of the school of the network is down or not. Those will be the first to alert me that there is a problem with the network or a device. They provide me with more than only monitoring themselves, I use them in order to monitor all the devices."
"Great information on the graphical interface."
"With IT products, there is always room for improvement."
"The product must improve the latency in the management center."
"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 solution’s pricing could be improved."
"Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center needs to improve its UI and stability."
"The UI of the firewall and reporting could be improved."
"Managing the VLANs is an area where the solution lacks and needs to improve."
"The solution can improve by upgrading QSFP+, it is very limited and must be supported more than it is now. If we need FortiSwitches to support all the QSFP ports our budgets would have to be very large."
"In terms of improvement, sometimes we have bugs."
"Ubiquiti UniFi Switches can improve by putting more effort into security. There are not many options in security. Other solutions, you can filter, do access control, and functionality. Ubiquiti UniFi Switches provides all the basic network security where it's all about the password for someone to access the SSID on the network, but it doesn't go beyond advanced network features of packet filtering, monitoring, and managing users."
"The support is pretty much email-based and that's horrible for an enterprise product. I can't call anybody right away."
"The stability and installation could be improved."
"Ubiquiti UniFi Switches need to add DNS lookup features."
"There is currently an issue with supply of switches which needs to be sorted out."
"One of the downsides of the solution stems from the limited warranty that it offers to users."
"I would recommend changing the solution to a recognized one, such as Check Point or Fortinet."
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Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center is ranked 16th in Ethernet Switches with 18 reviews while Ubiquiti UniFi Switches is ranked 3rd in Ethernet Switches with 43 reviews. Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center is rated 8.0, while Ubiquiti UniFi Switches 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 Ubiquiti UniFi Switches writes "Rock solid stability with adjustable voltage configuration for PoE". Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center is most compared with Aruba Switches, Cisco Ethernet Switches, Huawei Ethernet Switches, Meraki MS Switches and Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches, whereas Ubiquiti UniFi Switches is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, NETGEAR Switches, Aruba Switches, MikroTik Routers and Switches and Arista Networks Platform. See our Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center vs. Ubiquiti UniFi Switches report.
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