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Fortinet FortiToken vs Venafi comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Aug 11, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Fortinet FortiToken
Ranking in Authentication Systems
4th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
30
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Venafi
Ranking in Authentication Systems
10th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Authentication Systems category, the mindshare of Fortinet FortiToken is 6.2%, down from 7.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Venafi is 1.1%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Authentication Systems
 

Featured Reviews

Sachin Vinay - PeerSpot reviewer
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.
Adam Goldstein - PeerSpot reviewer
Automates certificate management across platforms and has enhanced integration support
Venafi's automation capabilities were significant, as they allowed us to automate certificate rotation and deployment effectively. We integrated it with GlobalSign and aimed to automate DNS verification, although challenges remained. Venafi's platform-agnostic nature was beneficial for handling certificates across different systems like IIS, AWS, and Azure. It ensures centralized certificate management, which is crucial for compliance and maintaining best practices. It significantly improved our operational efficiency by automating certificate workflows. This reduced the number of certificates requiring manual management, freeing internal resources from deploying trivial certificates. While some complex certificates still needed manual intervention, automating simpler ones eliminated internal bottlenecks associated with tasks like uploading certificates to Imperva. By automating these processes, we reduced errors, streamlined workflows, and eliminated the need to repeatedly remember and execute complex procedures, ultimately increasing our overall operational efficiency. The automation capabilities are good; when properly configured, it performs as expected.

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 use is most valuable. It is simple to use and can be deployed out-of-the-box. It is quite a mature product with all the required features."
"Fortinet FortiToken is used for double factor authentication."
"I love the push-button authentication on FortiToken Mobile. It's also great that the soft token automatically reloads the OTP at intervals, so I always have a fresh code to enter."
"I believe FortiToken is the simplest to implement."
"One of the product's most valuable features is its ease of use."
"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."
"Fortinet FortiToken provides security and authenticates that the right external people are working with a company's system."
"FortiToken is available in a soft or hard token factor, so there's some flexibility in that. Beyond that, I would say it is a stable solution that has worked for us."
"The most valuable feature of Venafi is the automation that helps save time and reduce human error."
"Venafi is super stable, and we experienced no issues with its stability."
"The most valuable feature of Venafi is that it provides a seamless user interface and integrations."
"It's definitely worth the money to have Venafi as a tool; it's definitely miles away from the competition, in my opinion."
"We have reduced 80% to 90% of our outages with Venafi, which impacts the revenue substantially."
"Automating anything, whether on-prem or cloud, is possible."
"Venafi's technical support is impressively fast."
"Venafi's automation capabilities were significant, as they allowed us to automate certificate rotation and deployment effectively."
 

Cons

"In my opinion, Fortinet FortiToken can be improved based on specific requirements. We will suggest solutions based on customer requirements and price availability."
"Fortinet FortiToken could be lower for some markets."
"FortiToken should provide enhanced SMS services for those users who do not have smartphones."
"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."
"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."
"Fortinet support has some room for improvement. It has taken a long time to resolve some issues or find a workaround."
"There's definitely lots of room for improvement with Venafi. They have a website where we can suggest new features, and they need to take that a little bit more seriously."
"Venafi could enhance its offerings by providing more automation features."
"Venafi's overall installation could be made easier."
"I would give it a seven out of ten for stability because I reported a bug after an update. We faced one issue. Overall, stability is good, though there are some bugs and crashes."
"Currently, specific processes require manual installations due to the lack of built-in integrations."
"Currently lacks the capability to automatically download certificates in JKS."
"Venafi excels in automating certificate rotation and deployment but could enhance its offering by improving support for hardware security modules like Fortanix and providing more advanced, out-of-the-box integrations with public certificate authorities for DNS re-verification."
"We have not faced any kind of disadvantage regarding Venafi, but they could improve on the bugs, as sometimes the system gets stuck."
 

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."
"The solution’s pricing is moderate and reasonable."
"The platform's licensing cost is reasonable for our organization."
"I would rate the pricing as an eight out of ten. We purchased the solution at a reasonable price in 2019."
"Although the platform is relatively expensive, it offers significant value. I rate the pricing a nine out of ten."
"The solution’s price is good."
"Fortinet FortiToken is not an expensive solution."
"It is included as part of our firewall license."
"Venafi's pricing appears to be competitive within the market."
"The pricing model is complex, considering factors beyond the number of certificates. This complexity can make our payments to Venafi challenging if costs continue to rise. It is good but more expensive than the competitors."
"I feel that it's fairly priced compared to other solutions we evaluated, such as IBM, SailPoint, and KiteServer. It is fairly priced and offers good value."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
17%
Government
7%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Comms Service Provider
6%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Insurance Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
8%
 

Company Size

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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 hardware and software in one environment. The tool offers simple and fast authenticat...
What is your primary use case for Fortinet FortiToken?
I am using FortiToken for logging into the Fortinet hardware. I have four FortiGate hardware units. I am connected through a simulator on FortiToken.
What do you like most about Venafi?
We use Venafi for PKI certificates.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Venafi?
I was the member who decided it, so I'm aware of the pricing. I feel that it's fairly priced compared to other solutions we evaluated, such as IBM, SailPoint, and KiteServer. It is fairly priced an...
What needs improvement with Venafi?
We have not faced any kind of disadvantage regarding Venafi, but they could improve on the bugs, as sometimes the system gets stuck.
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

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