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Fortinet FortiToken vs RSA Adaptive Authentication comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Fortinet FortiToken
Ranking in Authentication Systems
6th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
32
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
RSA Adaptive Authentication
Ranking in Authentication Systems
25th
Average Rating
6.8
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the Authentication Systems category, the mindshare of Fortinet FortiToken is 2.1%, down from 5.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of RSA Adaptive Authentication is 1.4%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Authentication Systems Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Fortinet FortiToken2.1%
RSA Adaptive Authentication1.4%
Other96.5%
Authentication Systems
 

Featured Reviews

Sutjipto Budiman - PeerSpot reviewer
Director at Widya Presisi Solusi
Secure remote access has protected our intranet and supports straightforward integration
We use Fortinet and their products. I understand your points about Fortinet FortiToken. It is easy to integrate Fortinet FortiToken with solutions such as FortiGate, FortiAuthenticator, or FortiCloud. The integration is relatively straightforward and easy. Fortinet FortiToken is easier to use than Fortinet FortiToken as a separate piece of equipment or separate tool. The Fortinet FortiToken mobile application makes it easier to receive tokens on my smartphone. We tested the VPN option and another one combined with FortiClient, the antivirus, and web filtering, which are the most useful features in Fortinet FortiToken. Fortinet has another product that is more complete, but I think the price is not compatible for small businesses such as ours. I can recommend Fortinet FortiToken to other users, and I am totally satisfied with it. My company is a reseller of Fortinet, and my clients purchase the product directly from me rather than through the AWS Marketplace or other platforms. I mainly work within the Fortinet environment, and for this environment, Fortinet FortiToken would be the best choice. Overall, I would rate this product an eight.
Directorc4e7 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director of Cyber Security at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
We need better ease of use; the product is overly complicated
There are many use cases that we have defined based on our business needs Ingestion of logs and raising alert space on those logs are the most valuable features. The product is basically unusable. We need better ease of use; it's overly complicated. It has taken years to implement. We used RSA…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Its ease of installation is most valuable. It took me five minutes, and it was up and running. It didn't take me that long. The installation on the cell phones is pretty simple."
"If you're looking for a fast installation, easy deployment, and not much maintenance, this is the solution to go for, but the only thing is that it is good for Fortinet."
"It provides me with the token so that I can do the Multi-Factor Authentication."
"The deployment is quick and simple."
"The solution is pretty solid."
"Fortinet offers a comprehensive solution for network security, particularly with its very effective zero-trust network access approach."
"Fortinet FortiToken is used for double factor authentication."
"Fortinet FortiToken has impacted my organization positively by providing enhanced security through an additional security layer."
"It has reduced false positives greatly in our fraud detection ability."
"One of the most valuable features is the fraud detection capability with minimal friction in the customer experience."
"Once we started adopting these products, we've seen the fraud losses go down considerably."
"Our customer are seeing value from the product, as they experience cost reductions. They can stop fraud from their customers, then their customers can have a better experience from their services."
"Ingestion of logs and raising alert space on those logs are the most valuable features."
"The most valuable feature is the stock tokens. That works the best for us."
"The capability to manage your business policy related to security when required without vendor involvement."
"Risk Engine’s risk score, eFN, GeoIP, and device binding all coming together in the Policy Rules to decide when to escalate to MFA."
 

Cons

"They could enhance synchronization with mobile applications, and addressing minor issues with authentication could further improve user experience."
"I would rate the scalability a seven out of ten. The migration issue definitely brings it down a bit."
"Maybe the price could be improved, and the integration could be better. But the integration is different from the authenticator side."
"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."
"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."
"Configuration can be confusing due to the lack of community and context-sensitive help. We've had to rely on technical support, which slows down the setup process."
"However, when it comes to the number of users, it is very scalable in terms of being able to cater to a small environment of five users versus 100,000, but in my opinion, when you have to migrate as your environment grows, it's not very scalable."
"Support is a pain point in Bangladesh because there aren't many experienced Fortinet engineers in this country. It's easier to find one certified in Cisco, Palo Alto, or Juniper."
"RSA Adaptive Authentication lacks a mechanism to verify the identity of a new user in the Enrollment event workflow."
"It has taken years to implement."
"I would like to see a more adaptive type of solution, something that we could use on our web pages..."
"It's an okay solution. It's just old technology and it's time to move on."
"Reporting modules is one of the major areas that can be improved further."
"I think I would like to see them use more of our data, and give us more ability to control or configure how the protection patterns work for a specific business, and also provide more transparency into the methodology."
"Better filters when searching for events. The current features for current filters when searching fraud events are not very comprehensive. You can only filter by certain fields in the transaction."
"The product is basically unusable. We need better ease of use; it's overly complicated."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"On a scale of one to ten, where one is the cheapest, and ten is the highest, I rate the pricing an eight."
"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."
"The solution’s price is good."
"The platform's licensing cost is reasonable for our organization."
"It is included as part of our firewall license."
"I would rate the pricing as an eight out of ten. We purchased the solution at a reasonable price in 2019."
"From an Indian perspective, it's definitely costlier."
"Although the platform is relatively expensive, it offers significant value. I rate the pricing a nine out of ten."
"You may need to opt for second best if funding is low and the number of users is huge. However, the pricing is able to be negotiated if your user figures are huge."
"Keep the proxy service layer on premises. That consumes SaaS security services on the back-end."
"The pricing is $50 per head, yearly."
"Customers need to deploy the solution in a very expensive infrastructure. RSA should should think about a less expensive infrastructure for customers because the solution costs around $100,000, and the infrastructure needed to support that solution may be even more expensive than that price."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Comms Service Provider
11%
Construction Company
9%
Healthcare Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Financial Services Firm
24%
Construction Company
15%
Healthcare Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
8%
 

Company Size

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Company SizeCount
Small Business18
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise9
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business1
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise6
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Fortinet FortiToken?
Fortinet FortiToken is not easy to change because after installing it on one person, it can be transferred to another, but we need support and cannot self-manage it. If we could self-manage transfe...
What is your primary use case for Fortinet FortiToken?
Fortinet FortiToken is primarily used for VPN access to the internet, which is the main use case for my clients and me.
What advice do you have for others considering Fortinet FortiToken?
We use Fortinet and their products. I understand your points about Fortinet FortiToken. It is easy to integrate Fortinet FortiToken with solutions such as FortiGate, FortiAuthenticator, or FortiClo...
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