Fortinet FortiToken vs Microsoft Entra ID vs RSA Authentication Manager comparison

Fortinet and Microsoft are both solutions in the Authentication Systems category. Fortinet is ranked #4 with an average rating of 8.6, while Microsoft is ranked #1 with an average rating of 8.7. Fortinet holds a 6.0% mindshare in AS, compared to Microsoft’s 15.3% mindshare. Additionally, 88% of Fortinet users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 95% of Microsoft users who would recommend it.

Fortinet FortiToken

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88% willing to recommend

Microsoft Entra ID

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95% willing to recommend

RSA Authentication Manager

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100% willing to recommend

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Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Authentication Systems category, the mindshare of Fortinet FortiToken is 6.0%, down from 7.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Entra ID is 15.3%, down from 19.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of RSA Authentication Manager is 2.0%, down from 2.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Sachin Vinay

Assistant Manager-Networks at Amrita

Facilitates secure 2FA for admins, facilitates OTP generation, and enhances security

One suggestion is to develop a more user-friendly solution that is cost-effective so that a hardware-based solution can be provided to all users using VPN services or any configuration service requiring confidentiality. This would allow for broader distribution among a larger number of system admins and software engineers, which is currently not feasible with the existing hardware-only approach.

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Bahram Piri

Chief Executive Officer & Founder at IDmelon Technologies

Security focus and seamless implementation increase platform productivity

Microsoft Entra ID can be improved in many ways, and there's a big wish list.If we're focusing on security, something that I definitely expect is improvement in the UI and UX for frontline workers. This is important, especially for non-tech savvy individuals. It is something Microsoft Entra ID could do to improve for a wider audience. It's important to focus on the frontline workers since they are non-tech savvy individuals. They are not like those back-office engineering C-level employees who are constantly dealing with computers, and we need to build a specific user experience and user interface for them to handle this stuff. That's something I expect Microsoft to focus on more for Microsoft Entra ID.

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Akinwale Sekiteri

Managing Partner at Teksphere Global Services Limited

A highly effective and versatile solution that excels in terms of security, integration, scalability, and customer support

I highly recommend it because when you compare RSA with other products, it has consistently stood out. In the past, one area where people encountered challenges was in terms of price flexibility, but it significantly improved. You can now negotiate, discuss terms, and work with it to achieve a pricing arrangement that suits your needs, and if they recognize you as a loyal customer, they are more than willing to accommodate your requirements and reach mutually agreeable terms. Overall, I would rate it around nine out of ten when considering factors like durability, data performance, scalability, integration, and security, and excels in these areas.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"Their resolution time is timely, and they provide solutions efficiently."

"The solution is pretty solid."

"Fortinet offers a comprehensive solution for network security, particularly with its very effective zero-trust network access approach."

"I believe FortiToken is the simplest to implement."

"The tool's support is the best."

"The product provides secure access to our internal server."

"The solution is unique in catering to Fortinet, making it very useful and secure."

"I would rate the overall solution an eight out of ten. The solution is a smart product that anyone can easily access and manage. The solution is a good product for multi-factor authentication and to secure remote authentication in the corporate environment."

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"Overall the solution functions very well, such as the ability to access it from the cloud."

"This solution is less time-consuming. We don't have to hire as many resources to give permissions to a particular user or group for any application."

"The ability to speed up ability is an asset."

"A use case that we did for an end user in a manufacturing organization: We used WVD with biometric authentication because 1,500 processes need to happen in a process. The user didn't want to use a login using their credentials. They wanted to use fingerprinting or tap their ID. That is where we integrated with the authentication. Now, they can process in a couple of hours, and they run those 1,500 processes every day. This changed their login process, which improved the manufacturing process. This helped a lot for their high deployment."

"The most valuable features of Azure ID are the single sign-on and OpenID Connect authentication."

"A couple of features are valuable, but the one that comes across the most to me is multi-factor authentication."

"Microsoft customer service is the best in the industry."

"The most valuable features in Active Directory are the password writeback product and the MDM technology."

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"It is a good solution for token identification."

"The most valuable feature is the provision part. The mapping and the logging is also very good. In addition, the troubleshooting, from a console point of view, is easy for administration and on the provisioning and logging part."

"I have found RSA Authentication Manager to be scalable."

"It is a stable solution. I would rate the stability a nine out of ten."

"RSA Authentication Manager is the best available solution."

"The single sign-on feature is the most important."

"Easy setup, deployment, and integration in different infrastructures, including virtual ones."

"RSA Authentication Manager is a robust solution that provides comprehensive protection for both on-premise and cloud-based applications."

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Cons

"The Fortinet FortiToken server doesn't have centralized integration with other Fortinet tools and third-party tools."

"The problem is that our customers create budgets annually based on the figures at the beginning of the fiscal year. Our customers get annoyed when the price is adjusted in the middle of the year. I understand that it's a difficult time, and price increases make sense for hardware devices. However, FortiToken is a software product, so it shouldn't be affected by factors like chip shortages or supply chain issues. Software solutions should have more transparent and predictable pricing."

"You need your mobile just to enroll the tokens, and sometimes, it's difficult to use for someone who is not knowledgeable"

"Fortinet FortiToken could be lower for some markets."

"The solution comes with two firewalls as a bundle. In that bundle, most of the individual users can be assigned to mobile users. However, in cases of technical difficulties, users may accidentally remove the mobile application. In normal scenarios, we get back to the activation key and assign it again."

"They need to develop a more user-friendly solution that is cost-effective so that a hardware-based solution can be provided to all users using VPN services or any configuration service requiring confidentiality."

"The tool could be a little cheaper."

"The app could be improved so that you don't have to actually type in the code. It would be great if you can just do a prompt or push similar to the way Duo does."

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"Definitely, the price could be lower. When we moved from AWS to Azure, we started paying more."

"There are many new features being added all the time, and Microsoft is advancing at a pace that aligns with our needs. I can't think of anything immediate that needs improvement."

"I rate Microsoft support four out of 10. Tier 1 and Tier 2 support could be better. It's not timely or professional."

"In terms of connecting the web application, there is technology for single sign-on. When we use it, the solution opens very slowly. It might be a bandwidth issue, and some content will not work on that portal."

"Entra ID has limited integration with non-Microsoft solutions like iOS or Ubuntu. If it worked across different software and all kinds of devices could be managed under it, that would be great."

"My main concern is the occasional lack of documentation and the frequency of changes, which can make feature location challenging."

"The downside of using a single password to access the entire system is that if those credentials are compromised, the hacker will have full access."

"They should put the features of P1 and P2 into a single license."

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"RSA Authentication Manager is perfect. We do not see current missing products or enhancements yet emphasize the importance of a continuous development roadmap."

"The product's capabilities to protect cloud environments need improvement."

"There is room for improvement in the RSA support."

"Our major problem is the authentication via Microsoft, via Microsoft cloud systems. This is our major aim, to be a valued product for the future. The biggest problem is to work against cheap cloud systems. Cloud identification is our main problem at this time."

"Enhancing the user interface and expanding their marketing efforts in regions like Nigeria and West Africa could be beneficial."

"We have encountered issue when trying to expand this particular solution for a large set of users across the country."

"We are not planning on using the solution in the future."

"We found technical support was not very responsive to our requests for assistance."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Although the platform is relatively expensive, it offers significant value. I rate the pricing a nine out of ten."

"Fortinet FortiToken is not an expensive solution."

"On a scale of one to ten, where one is the cheapest, and ten is the highest, I rate the pricing an eight."

"It is included as part of our firewall license."

"From an Indian perspective, it's definitely costlier."

"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing a six out of ten."

"The solution’s pricing is moderate and reasonable."

"The pricing is not very high, so I'd rate it around six out of ten, where one is high and ten is low."

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"It is bundled with other services and the pricing is quite reasonable."

"The pricing of Azure Active Directory is competitive. By default, the product exists in almost every Microsoft cloud product. But it then depends on the features that a customer really wants to make use of."

"It is a packaged license. We have a Premium P1 subscription of Office 365, and it came with that."

"The price is good, and we have no complaints."

"We pay about $35 per user."

"The P1 version costs $6 per user per month."

"Its price is per user. It is also based on the type of user that you're synchronizing up there."

"I'd recommend Azure Active Directory if you are a big company. For small or medium companies, it's probably not the best idea in the world because of the pricing. If you are a small company, you can probably deploy your own solutions because you're not handling a website with tons of traffic. If you are not like Adidas, Nike, or Walmart, you can do it in a way that is more localized than handling everything through a big price solution. However, Azure tends to provide you with solutions that are easier to use. If it was cheaper, I'd definitely recommend going for it."

More Microsoft Entra ID pricing and cost advice

"The solution is costly."

"The pricing is a little bit complicated because sometimes resellers are able to make prices that are too low. Our price, with a discount, is typically not as high as some of our competitors."

"As a new customer, the minimum cost would be four dollars, but you have room for negotiation, potentially bringing it down to as low as three dollars."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

17%

Financial Services Firm

Government

Comms Service Provider

Computer Software Company

13%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Educational Organization

10%

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

15%

Financial Services Firm

13%

Government

13%

Manufacturing Company

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By reviewers

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Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Fortinet FortiToken?

The solution is simple and similar to Google Authenticator. It follows time-based authentication. We use it for hardw...

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What needs improvement with Fortinet FortiToken?

In my opinion, Fortinet FortiToken can be improved based on specific requirements. We will suggest solutions based on...

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What is your primary use case for Fortinet FortiToken?

I use Fortinet FortiToken for authentication and multi-factor authentication (MFA). I utilize Fortinet FortiToken's a...

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How does Duo Security compare with Microsoft Authenticator?

We switched to Duo Security for identity verification. We’d been using a competitor but got the chance to evaluate Du...

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What do you like most about Azure Active Directory?

It is very simple. The Active Directory functions are very easy for us. Its integration with anything is very easy. W...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Azure Active Directory?

Our experience with the pricing, setup costs, and licensing of Microsoft Entra ID involves leveraging Microsoft 365 E...

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What do you like most about RSA Authentication Manager?

It stands out as a comprehensive and adaptable solution that excels in both on-premises and cloud-based authenticatio...

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What needs improvement with RSA Authentication Manager?

RSA Authentication Manager is perfect. We do not see current missing products or enhancements yet emphasize the impor...

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What is your primary use case for RSA Authentication Manager?

We use RSA Authentication Manager for web applications and internal applications. We have a number of applications co...

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Comparisons

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Compared 27% of the time

Cisco Duo vs Fortinet FortiToken

Compared 20% of the time

Yubico YubiKey vs Fortinet FortiToken

Compared 15% of the time

RSA SecurID vs Fortinet FortiToken

Compared 5% of the time

Thales Authenticators vs Fortinet FortiToken

Compared 2% of the time

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Google Cloud Identity vs Microsoft Entra ID

Compared 11% of the time

Microsoft Intune vs Microsoft Entra ID

Compared 9% of the time

Okta Workforce Identity vs Microsoft Entra ID

Compared 6% of the time

Auth0 vs Microsoft Entra ID

Compared 5% of the time

Omada Identity vs Microsoft Entra ID

Compared 1% of the time

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Cisco Duo vs RSA Authentication Manager

Compared 21% of the time

Fortinet FortiAuthenticator vs RSA Authentication Manager

Compared 9% of the time

Yubico YubiKey vs RSA Authentication Manager

Compared 8% of the time

RSA SecurID vs RSA Authentication Manager

Compared 8% of the time

SecurEnvoy SecurAccess vs RSA Authentication Manager

Compared 6% of the time

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Azure AD, Azure Active Directory, Azure Active Directory, Microsoft Authenticator

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Overview

As we've seen, passwords alone don't keep unwanted guests out of your network. Password-only authentication has led to security breaches, malware infections, and policy violations. With two-factor authentication, a password is used along with a security token and authentication server to provide far better security. Authorized employees can remotely access company resources safely using a variety of devices, ranging from lpatops to mobile phones.

Fortinet

Microsoft Entra ID is used for extending on-premises Active Directory to the cloud, managing application access, enabling multi-factor authentication, and single sign-on. It facilitates policy enforcement and secure access, ensuring centralized identity management across cloud and on-premises resources.

Organizations utilize Microsoft Entra ID for robust user and group management, identity synchronization, and conditional access. Its seamless integration with third-party apps, scalability, and support for remote work make it a preferred choice. The admin center streamlines identity and access tasks, enhancing efficiency and security with features like privileged identity management and audit logs.

What are the key features of Microsoft Entra ID?

Single Sign-On: Simplifies user access to multiple applications with one login.
Multifactor Authentication: Enhances security by requiring additional verification.
Conditional Access: Establishes policies that determine how users' access cloud apps.
Integration: Easily integrates with various third-party applications.
User Identity Protection: Safeguards user identities from threats.
Privileged Identity Management: Manages elevated access to sensitive resources.
Audit Logs: Provides thorough activity logs for oversight and compliance.

What benefits should users look for in Microsoft Entra ID reviews?

Enhanced Security: Offers strong multifactor authentication and identity protection.
Administrative Efficiency: Simplifies identity and access management tasks.
Scalability: Supports growing user bases and remote work environments.
Integration Capabilities: Compatible with numerous third-party applications.
User-Friendly Interface: Makes managing user identities straightforward.

Microsoft Entra ID implementation varies across industries. Tech firms leverage it for secure, scalable access management, while healthcare organizations utilize its identity protection features to safeguard patient data. Educational institutions adopt Entra ID for streamlined user management and policy enforcement, ensuring secure access for students and staff across on-premises and cloud resources.

Microsoft

RSA Authentication Manager is the platform behind RSA SecurID that allows for centralized management of the RSA SecurID environment including authentication methods, users, applications, and agents across multiple physical sites. It verifies authentication requests and centrally administers authentication policies for organizations' end users.

RSA

Sample Customers

Black Gold Regional Schools, Amadeus Hospitality, Jefferson County, Chunghwa Telecom, City of Boroondara, Dimension Data

Microsoft Entre ID is trusted by companies of all sizes and industries including Walmart, Zscaler, Uniper, Amtrak, monday.com, and more.

Tiera, Fred Loya, BRE Leasing, ADP, BlueFort Security, New Hanover County

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