We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access and Nokia Ethernet Service Switch 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."What stands out is the effective management and enhanced security provided by the solution's function as an extension of the firewall."
"Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access has good scalability."
"I rate Fortinet support 10 out of 10. Their support is excellent and inexpensive. They respond immediately."
"The product is a total solution with the FortiGate, switch, and access point. It is integrated with FortiGate, allowing us to manage all the equipment through it. You can handle everything from a single point."
"The solution is very simple, and it's very easily available."
"The most valuable feature of this product is its simplicity."
"It works really well, I think the equipment is solid, and the help is great."
"I can say that the product is easy to use...The initial setup of the product was easy."
"The highest value lies in aggregating the data to improve both traffic management and device utilization, emphasizing the importance of engagement and liability."
"The most valuable features are user functionality and interoperability."
"The most valuable feature is the product's availability."
"On several occasions we encountered major issues with the solution and have found the Nokia technical support to be quite supportive."
"The performance and reliability are the solution's most valuable features."
"I don't like the way it's managed."
"The central management needs improvement. The initial setup could be easier."
"I believe that stacking, a feature that is available in Huawei and Cisco, is not available in Fortinet products."
"Technical support needs to take a different approach and pricing should appear more competitive."
"In the next release, I would like to see more outdoor products."
"The tool should improve its CLI."
"FortiSwitch requires periodic firmware updates. It can be a little difficult because the switches aren't connected to the internet, so you cannot upgrade the firmware remotely. You need to go to the site and do it manually because it's a closed network."
"It would also help if they lowered the cost of their service."
"The segment routing could be improved, and they could also transfer a lot of legacy to the cloud domain."
"I would prefer that all the licenses be open for our use."
"The solution needs more monitoring tools."
"I would suggest improvements regarding enhancing support response times and implementing user interface modifications for quicker and more user-friendly interactions."
"I would like to see more collaboration with advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) vendors, such as Itron."
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Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access is ranked 7th in Ethernet Switches with 40 reviews while Nokia Ethernet Service Switch is ranked 22nd in Ethernet Switches with 5 reviews. Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access is rated 8.2, while Nokia Ethernet Service Switch is rated 7.6. 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 ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Nokia Ethernet Service Switch writes "A stable solution which is competitively priced and offers good support". Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Aruba Switches, Meraki MS Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches and NETGEAR Switches, whereas Nokia Ethernet Service Switch is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Arista Networks Platform, Huawei Ethernet Switches, Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch Ethernet Switches and Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches. See our Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access vs. Nokia Ethernet Service Switch report.
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