Fortinet FortiToken vs NetIQ Identity Manager comparison

"FortiToken is a cost-effective solution compared to other solutions, such as Cisco."

"The initial setup is easy. You receive a QR code via email, scan it, and add it. No complicated procedures involved."

"The token-based authentication is good and modern aspect."

"Fortinet FortiToken provides security and authenticates that the right external people are working with a company's system."

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

"The solution is simple and similar to Google Authenticator. It follows time-based authentication. We use it for hardware and software in one environment. The tool offers simple and fast authentication for SSL."

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

"Bangladesh is a price-sensitive market, and FortiToken is popular because it's more affordable than the Palo Alto and Cisco authentication solutions. Fortinet has a local director for Bangladesh, so they can deliver solutions to customers quickly."

"NetIQ does not have a limit on the number of users."

"The main value lies in the simplicity of implementation, as well as its customized look and feel."

"The most valuable features of NetIQ Identity Manager are the synchronization of different directories, such as Active Directory. We have many Active Directory systems, not only one."

"The product is easy to use."

"The most valuable feature of NetIQ Identity Manager for identity synchronization is the ability to provide users with all necessary access on day one through automated provisioning, facilitated by approval workflows."

"I like the eDirectory feature."

"The most valuable feature of this solution has been the ability for us to integrate a lot of external systems, and the automatic transfer of a lot of identity information. Additionally, the customization is very good."

"It's a very flexible tool, so you can synchronize multiple sources of data and you have multiple connections to various kinds of systems."

"I would rate the scalability a seven out of ten. The migration issue definitely brings it down a bit."

"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."

"It needs a lot of coupling with their other Fortinet products. To implement FortiToken, I most probably need to couple it with FortiAuthenticator for full implementation. An RSA token can be used with many devices, whereas Fortinet FortiToken is always linked to only one FortiGate device. If I want to reuse the token across five or six FortiGates, I would have to get the FortiAuthenticator product. I can't use one token to connect to different FortiGates, and I need to get another product to enable this functionality. They should also improve the support for their mobile client. There should be a more detailed roadmap for the operating systems being supported. Some of our users were using an old iOS iPhone, and they were forced to get a newer phone because FortiToken didn't support that version of iOS. Similarly, there may be a version of Android that is not supported, so the users need to change the phone. This was one of the reasons why our deployment took longer."

"I'm not sure if it's already available, however, I wonder if there's an option to have it sent to my email address instead of having it on the mobile app."

"I would like to see the product improvements in dynamic VLAN pooling. Specifically, when users are assigned different VLANs based on their SSID, ensuring no unintended lateral traffic between users would enhance security and efficiency."

"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."

"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."

"The solution works well. We have nothing to complain about."

"The integrations must be made easier."

"The interface is old and outdated, and the design software seems archaic."

"There's no huge thing missing, because it's already comprehensive. Now and then, however, there might be a minor issue."

"The solution architecture is somewhat complex. For some components, the necessary resilience is not inherent."

"It needs some modern features. They should improve and modernize their management interface. It has been created over years and by different persons. You can see different applications, different management consoles for different things. There should be an integrated interface."

"The vendor must provide an easier console for configuring things for smaller customers."

"We have another system that is using the SAML system, and we also integrate with Active Directory only. If NetIQ Identity Manager can integrate directly, we would not need to use the Active Directory directory."

"Areas for improvement are further enhancing the access granting process to reduce time and improve accuracy."

"I would rate the pricing as an eight out of ten. We purchased the solution at a reasonable price in 2019."

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

"The platform's licensing cost is reasonable for our organization."

"I rate the tool's pricing a five 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."

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

"Overall, it's cheaper than other solutions. Of course, we evaluated it five years back, and I haven't checked to see its current market position, but one reason we adopted FortiToken is its lower cost of ownership relative to other solutions we evaluated."

"It would easily help them in getting more market and more customers if more consultants knew about their software. If they could keep it free for schools for teaching purposes, it would be good. I had to pay myself to get it and use it for training. Their competitors are giving it for free. I had to pay for it myself. They are losing market to their competitors."

"Micro Focus is flexible when it comes to price. The cost varies from customer to customer. There are no additional costs, though. Everything is included."

"I would rate the pricing a two out of ten, with one being low price and ten being high price. It is significantly more cost-effective than the major players in the market."

"You just need to be aware that the more systems you connect, the more license fees you have to pay."

"The solution is quite affordable."

"The price of the solution is a bit high and could be reduced."