We performed a comparison between Aruba Airwave and Fortinet FortiManager based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Network Management Applications solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Aruba Airwave provides a robust solution for monitoring and configuring Wi-Fi networks."
"I would rate the stability a nine out of ten."
"It's scalable because it's licensed per device and we bought licenses with each device. I would rate it a nine out of ten for scalability."
"What I like best about Aruba Airwave is its orchestration feature because it saves configuration time. I also like that it allows you to do ZTP installations for new Aruba equipment."
"It contains valuable features for engineers to C-level executives, who want visibility, performance, statistics, and a platform which can take action for them without manual intervention, saving time and money."
"The technical support services are good."
"The solution's initial setup process is straightforward."
"AirWave definitely helps us troubleshoot and get to the root cause of the issues. It gives you an excellent indication of what's going on within your network at different locations. You can get to the area, take a look at the AirWave analysis, and make informed decisions."
"The firewall configuration has more capabilities than the other firewall management systems that I have worked with."
"It makes management very easy."
"The integration is quite good."
"The product is easy to use and manage."
"The SD-WAN deployment environment, and the SD-WAN templates are particularly useful. Managing the solution is very intuitive. The initial setup of the solution was very straightforward."
"Setup, setting policies, and reporting were all very easy. We had no issues whatsoever getting the solution up and running."
"The capability of centralized management is valuable. We can configure all firewall boxes with the same configuration."
"The main benefit of Fortinet FortiManager is the ability to control all the devices from a central location, view their statuses, and manage their configurations and updates from a single management console."
"More devices or vendors should be onboarded to Aruba Airwave."
"I want a management solution to manage and monitor everything from a single dashboard. This is not there with Airwave."
"Pricing for Aruba Airwave could be cheaper, which is an area for improvement in the solution."
"I would like to see is “AAS”. Not only Aruba APs with central, but NAC/ClearPass, AirWave, and everything licensed as a Service."
"I would try to integrate more products from different vendors in future releases. Because that's really good features that Aruba Airway has, but it's so limited."
"We're looking for more device compatibility. Like compatibility with third-party devices."
"They should make it cheaper. By doing that, they can replace Cisco, which is also very expensive. If it is equivalent to Cisco in the features, with a reduced price, they can sell it more than Cisco."
"We encounter delayed ETAs in the manufacturing of hardware."
"The documentation could be better."
"Issues arise when customers experience unstable electricity or poor grounding conditions."
"FortiManager would be improved by putting everything into a single console, including Microsoft O365 integration."
"Performance issues should be improved. We have problems when we have more mobile connections than local devices. Most of us have two to three devices."
"The solution has to be enhanced to manage new switches."
"There are a lot of bugs that need to be fixed, for example, the ZTP."
"Regional support in African countries needs to be improved."
"Having FortiManager work with all of the Fortinet products would be a good improvement."
Aruba Airwave is ranked 6th in Network Management Applications with 16 reviews while Fortinet FortiManager is ranked 3rd in Network Management Applications with 61 reviews. Aruba Airwave is rated 8.4, while Fortinet FortiManager is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Aruba Airwave writes "The solution has multi-vendor support, and it can be used for network management". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fortinet FortiManager writes "Easy to set up with good integration capabilities but we've had troubles when moving devices". Aruba Airwave is most compared with Cisco DNA Center, HPE Intelligent Management Center, Cisco Prime, Huawei eSight and Alcatel-Lucent OmniVista, whereas Fortinet FortiManager is most compared with Fortinet FortiGate Cloud, Fortinet FortiOS, Cisco DNA Center, Zabbix and SolarWinds Network Topology Mapper. See our Aruba Airwave vs. Fortinet FortiManager report.
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