Fortinet FortiToken vs Thales Authenticators comparison

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Fortinet and Thales are both solutions in the Authentication Systems category. Fortinet is ranked #6 with an average rating of 9.0, while Thales is ranked #15. Fortinet holds a 2.1% mindshare in AS, compared to Thales’s 1.9% mindshare. Additionally, 88% of Fortinet users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Thales users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Aug 11, 2024

Thales Authenticators and Fortinet FortiToken are popular choices for authentication solutions. Thales Authenticators seems to have the upper hand for its comprehensive feature set, while Fortinet FortiToken is praised for its overall effectiveness and ease of use.

What features are offered by Thales Authenticators in comparison to Fortinet FortiToken?

Thales Authenticators supports a wide range of authentication methods and offers strong security measures. It also provides flexible deployment models. Fortinet FortiToken is known for its simplicity and integration capabilities, focusing on ease of use and straightforward deployment processes. Thales offers diverse features, whereas Fortinet aims for a more user-friendly approach.

What areas of improvement can be found in Thales Authenticators in comparison to Fortinet FortiToken?

Users suggest Thales Authenticators could benefit from streamlined administration to reduce complexity, enhanced multi-device support, and a more intuitive interface. Fortinet FortiToken could improve its multi-device functionality, interface design, and add more advanced features to match Thales' comprehensive offerings.

How is the ease of deployment and customer service of Thales Authenticators in comparison to Fortinet FortiToken?

Thales Authenticators offers various deployment models that can be complex for larger organizations, but their customer service is responsive and helpful. Fortinet FortiToken is praised for its straightforward deployment process and reliable customer service, making it easier to set up compared to Thales.

What setup costs and ROI can be seen with Thales Authenticators in comparison to Fortinet FortiToken?

Thales Authenticators has a higher setup cost but offers a substantial ROI due to its robust features. Fortinet FortiToken also has a significant setup cost and provides reliable ROI. Thales requires a larger initial investment for greater long-term returns, while Fortinet offers steady returns on investment.

To learn more, read our detailed Fortinet FortiToken vs. Thales Authenticators Report (Updated: November 2026).

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Categories and Ranking

Cisco Duo

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Authentication Systems category, the mindshare of Cisco Duo is 3.7%, down from 7.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Fortinet FortiToken is 2.1%, down from 4.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Thales Authenticators is 1.9%, down from 2.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Authentication Systems Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Cisco Duo	3.7%
Fortinet FortiToken	2.1%
Thales Authenticators	1.9%
Other	92.3%

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Featured Reviews

Charles Slaustas

Information Technology Contractor at Insight global

Supports seamless authentication for users across multiple organizations and personal portals

The features I use in Cisco Duo include Duo Pushes to confirm my identity to the device, and eventually as MFA security was increased, I actually had to use exchange passcodes. Sometimes, I have to go into the site and get into Cisco Duo to retrieve the passcode, and many of them have been two-factor, where the sites send a passcode that I have to enter into Cisco Duo. It has been more of the latter. I have not seen issues with lagging or crashing on Cisco Duo's end; it was usually on the client end, often because someone set up a bad upgrade or there were connection issues with the Cisco Duo cloud through the administrative site.

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Sutjipto Budiman

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.

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Gustavo Merighi

Automation and Telecommunications Analyst at Grupo Energisa

Has an easy-to-use management interface and a straightforward initial setup process

Our primary use cases include multifactor authentication for VPN connections and access to security tools like jump servers and firewalls. We also use it to enhance security measures in an enterprise environment The most valuable feature is the YAML 2.0 integration. It has an easy-to-use…

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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

"It was a simple way of providing two-factor authentication for remote access when we hit the COVID pandemic. It was very easy and quick to get it going."

"The best part about Cisco Duo is that it is easy to use and relatively very straightforward, with multiple options available."

"We're working remotely. It helps us keep people more safe. Its adoption has been fine. I like the fact that you can bypass it if you need to because there are situations where the internet doesn't work, etc."

"The technical support is of a very high level, and if you have a problem they will be able to support you, logging in remotely as an engineer to give assistance, and with the upgraded license the support is even better and they will do everything for you if you have a problem, so the support is extremely good."

"Cisco Duo's visibility into identity-based risks has improved our ability to manage security very well."

"The ease of deploying Cisco Duo Security and onboarding has greatly benefited our customers."

"It's simple. It's reliable. I haven't had any issues with it."

"Furthermore, the reporting, logs, and management capabilities are exceptional with Cisco Duo, which stands out as its best feature."

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"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."

"I can recommend Fortinet FortiToken to other users, and I am totally satisfied with it."

"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."

"I believe FortiToken is the simplest to implement."

"The solution is great for security, it is easy to implement, the deployment is quick and simple, it is stable and reliable, and the cost isn't too high."

"Overall, I rate the FortiToken solution as nine out of ten. I would definitely recommend it due to its effectiveness in enhancing security."

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

"The FortiAuthenticator and FortiToken are unquestionably the simplest multi-factor authentication solution to implement."

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"I like how the solution allows me to support different types of hardware tokens and integrate with OTP."

"We use this solution to log into virtual machines like VMware and VMware Horizon."

"The technical support services are good."

"The most valuable feature of SafeNet Authentication Manager is authentication."

"The solution has helped our organization by allowing all users to connect securely."

"The solution is scalable and stable."

Cons

"I think Cisco Duo could improve the dashboard to make logging in and credential management more visible."

"I don't see Cisco Duo playing a significant role in managing agentic AI identities at this moment."

"I know that Cisco Duo is pretty expensive; we have affiliates that use the Microsoft product just because Cisco Duo is so expensive, and they don't want to pay for it."

"Removing the need for a password would be a positive change as well as the ability to cover all the different enterprise applications. They don't have coverage for everything."

"I wouldn't mind seeing some options for remembering a device for a short period of time or a specific login, particularly for administrative engineering staff, as we may be logging in to four or five different services."

"There is a little bit of apprehension for some users thinking, well, "How do I know this app is not collecting personal information from my personal device?""

"There is another issue with removing the application from your computer. It is difficult to remove the application on Windows."

"Duo was clearly purchased, and Cisco has a lot of other panels for their Firepower products, et cetera. They need to continue bringing it, Umbrella, and the endpoint pieces even more together and make the integration a little more seamless among all of them."

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"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."

"It could be integrated better if you could have your FortiToken, and the license would allow you to work across multiple FortiGate solutions."

"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."

"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."

"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."

"The solution could introduce a mobile application instead of a physical product."

"The tool could be a little cheaper."

"Maybe the price could be improved, and the integration could be better. But the integration is different from the authenticator side."

More Fortinet FortiToken cons

"The scalability could improve, we have a lot of downtimes two years ago; this was in the cloud environment, because we purchased SafeNet Authentication Manager as a cloud service, and sometimes it was down for two or three hours."

"I'd like to see integration with other platforms."

"The solution should allow for support of multi-tenant architecture."

"The stability could improve."

"The problem with SafeNet is that it's not integrated with Microsoft 365."

"The product could be improved by adding more features for sending tokens via SMS or phone calls."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I haven't seen it in a while, but it's at par with everything else licensing-wise."

"My experience with pricing, setup costs, and licensing has been good, with no issues. I am pleased that the prices remained stable after Cisco acquired the solution."

"From a business perspective, it is a little bit costly. The licensing is on a per-user basis."

"Overall, the pricing is fair. Customers can wrap it into their Enterprise Agreement, making it easier for them to solve their issues."

"Cisco's licensing is always a bit complicated to understand, but the price is fair. It could be more expensive than others, but the way they integrate everything, it has a fair price."

"It falls in line with everything else."

"The cost was reasonable. Licensing was pretty straightforward for a change."

"Duo Security is free."

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

"The solution’s price is good."

"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."

"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."

"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."

"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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"Thales is more expensive than its competitors."

"There is an annual licensing fee."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Outsourcing Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Manufacturing Company

Comms Service Provider

11%

Construction Company

Healthcare Company

Financial Services Firm

Comms Service Provider

13%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Outsourcing Company

Construction Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	66
Midsize Enterprise	29
Large Enterprise	93

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	18
Midsize Enterprise	5
Large Enterprise	9

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Questions from the Community

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 is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Duo Security?

Regarding the pricing, what actually happened was that we got the product purchased through our HQ, so the costing as...

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What needs improvement with Duo Security?

I do not have a straight answer for how Cisco Duo can be improved at this time. With the implementation that we are g...

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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...

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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.

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What advice do you have for others considering Fortinet FortiToken?

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Also Known As

Duo Security

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Gemalto Ezio, Ezio, Gemalto Authenticators, SafeNet Authentication Manager

Overview

Cisco Duo is a cloud-based identity security platform safeguarding critical resources for any user and device worldwide. Known for its ease of use, Duo offers seamless protection across multi-cloud, hybrid, and on-premises environments.

Cisco Duo is designed to secure access with identity-first protection and provides extensive visibility throughout an organization's identity ecosystem. Offering multi-factor authentication, Duo facilitates easy integration and management, allowing teams to protect data effectively on VPNs, applications, and networks. Its single-pane management improves security processes while enhancing trust, making it suitable for diverse IT infrastructures.

What are the key features of Cisco Duo?

Multi-factor Authentication: Strengthens user verification with multiple methods.
Push Notifications: Simplifies authentication with quick approvals.
Single Sign-On: Enhances convenience by allowing one set of credentials.
VPN Access: Secures remote connections with reliable authentication.
User Activity Visibility: Offers comprehensive insights into access patterns.

Which benefits and ROI should users consider?

Quick Deployment: Facilitates rapid integration within existing systems.
Effective Management: Streamlines IT operations with centralized control.
Regulatory Compliance: Aids in meeting industry standards for data protection.
Enhanced Trust: Strengthens security posture across networks.
User-friendly Approach: Simplifies authentication for non-technical users.

In industries like education and finance, Cisco Duo is widely employed to secure multi-factor authentication across platforms such as email, databases, and servers. Its integration capabilities with Microsoft 365, Active Directory, and VPNs like AnyConnect are instrumental in verifying user identities using mobile apps or OTPs, catering effectively to both remote and on-premise environments.

Cisco

Fortinet FortiToken enhances security with two-factor authentication and mobile app integration, facilitating easy implementation and cost-effective perpetual licenses, integrating well with FortiAuthenticator to streamline VPN security.

FortiToken provides robust security through push-button authentication and time-based OTPs, making it an effective tool for managing both hard and soft tokens. It ensures server access security and VPN security with seamless integration to Fortinet platforms like FortiGate. Though improvements in integration with other solutions and enhanced reporting are noted, FortiToken remains a critical asset for organizations seeking simplified management of authentication processes. Migrating existing systems may pose challenges, and improvements in mobile app support and synchronization could enhance user experience.

What are the crucial features of Fortinet FortiToken?

Two-Factor Authentication: Offers added security through a secondary verification step.
Mobile App Integration: Seamlessly integrates with mobile devices for secure access.
Cost-Effective Perpetual Licenses: Provides economical solutions compared to competitors.
Push Notifications: Streamlines VPN security through instant authentication feedback.
Time-Based OTPs: Generates secure temporary codes for authentication purposes.

What benefits are highlighted in user reviews?

Easy Implementation: Streamlined process for quick deployment.
User-Friendliness: Simple management of tokens by users.
Secure Connectivity: Enhances security for remote and internal networks.
High Compatibility: Works effectively with Fortinet platforms, including FortiGate.

Fortinet FortiToken is particularly popular in sectors requiring high-security protocols, such as finance and healthcare. Companies use FortiToken to implement multi-factor authentication for VPN access in demanding environments, ensuring secure access to resources. This enhances remote work security and internal user operations by providing an additional layer of authentication.

Fortinet

Thales Authenticators offer robust support for hardware tokens, OTP integration, and PKI. With SafeNet Authentication Manager's authentication, they deliver exceptional stability and scalability.

Users of Thales Authenticators benefit from extensive multifactor authentication capabilities, crucial for VPN connections and accessing security tools like jump servers and firewalls. They deploy Thales on hybrid cloud setups, enhancing security in enterprise environments. The solution facilitates login into virtual machines such as VMware and VMware Horizon and utilizes SafeNet Authentication Manager's version 9.0 for local authentication. However, there is potential for improvement, including multi-tenant architecture support, better Microsoft 365 integration, and streamlined security processes to reduce redundancy.

What are the key features of Thales Authenticators?

Hardware Token Support: Extensive support for various hardware tokens enhances security.
OTP Integration: Offers robust OTP integration for additional authentication layers.
PKI Support: Provides Public Key Infrastructure support for secure operations.
SafeNet Authentication Manager: Features advanced authentication capabilities.
User-friendly Management: Simplified management interface aids in effortless control.
YAML 2.0 Integration: Facilitates smooth integration with YAML standards.
Scalability: Designed to handle expanding enterprise demands effectively.

What are the benefits and ROI to consider when reviewing Thales Authenticators?

Enhanced Security: Strengthens protection for sensitive enterprise operations.
Scalability: Capably supports growing needs without degradation in performance.
Operational Stability: Delivers consistent reliability across deployments.
Improved Authentication: Offers comprehensive multifactor authentication capabilities.

Thales Authenticators are deployed across diverse industries to enhance security infrastructures. In finance, they are crucial for safeguarding transactional processes while in healthcare, they protect patient data and ensure compliance with regulatory standards. Education institutions use Thales to secure student information systems and facilitate secure online learning environments.

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

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