We performed a comparison between Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine) and Fortinet FortiToken based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Cisco, HPE Aruba Networking, Fortinet and others in Network Access Control (NAC)."The solution is great for establishing trust for every access request no matter where it comes from."
"Among the most valuable features is TACACS."
"It works as a good RADIUS server. It has lots of features. It works with all the proprietary Cisco AB pairs and features."
"It has allowed us to pull in multiple authentication databases, then centralize them into a captive portal system."
"For me, the TACACS feature is the most valuable. I have also used Cisco ISE with LDAP, not with Active Directory. That works for me because I prefer LDAP versus Active Directory."
"The core point is that Cisco ISE is the same globally compared to FortiAuthenticator. Whether I deploy in China, the US, South Africa, or wherever, I'm can get all the capabilities. It allows me to directly integrate with 365, and from a communications point of view, that is a good capability."
"Authentication is the most valuable feature because it puts our company at another level of security."
"We were originally a Cisco shop and Cisco ISE integrated well with our other Cisco switches and networks."
"We like the mobile FortiToken."
"Fortinet FortiToken is used for double factor authentication."
"The initial setup is easy. You receive a QR code via email, scan it, and add it. No complicated procedures involved."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"The tool's support is the best."
"The solution is pretty solid."
"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."
"The product provides secure access to our internal server."
"The solution can lag somewhat as we have a large database."
"Deploying to a machine, as opposed to a dedicated appliance, can be a bit difficult."
"The installation is not straightforward, it took us approximately one month."
"Cisco ISE requires a lot of time-consuming administration."
"The admin interface is really slow. It's horrible."
"There are always some things that I would request."
"It should be virtualized because many people have begun migrating to the cloud. They should offer a hybrid version."
"The solution is not so user-friendly."
"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."
"Fortinet support has some room for improvement. It has taken a long time to resolve some issues or find a workaround."
"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 works well. We have nothing to complain about."
"I would rate the scalability a seven out of ten. The migration issue definitely brings it down a bit."
"They could enhance synchronization with mobile applications, and addressing minor issues with authentication could further improve user experience."
"Its reporting should be better. The reporting feature is missing. I don't have any reporting of who has done what, what has failed, and what didn't work."
"Fortinet FortiToken should improve its push notifications."
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Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine) is ranked 1st in Network Access Control (NAC) with 138 reviews while Fortinet FortiToken is ranked 4th in Authentication Systems with 21 reviews. Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine) is rated 8.2, while Fortinet FortiToken is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine) writes "Gives us that extra ability to assist the end user and make sure that we are making them happy". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fortinet FortiToken writes "A stable and scalable solution that provides an affordable and perpetual license". Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine) is most compared with Aruba ClearPass, Fortinet FortiNAC, Forescout Platform, CyberArk Privileged Access Manager and Fortinet FortiAuthenticator, whereas Fortinet FortiToken is most compared with Fortinet FortiAuthenticator, Microsoft Entra ID, Cisco Duo, Yubico YubiKey and CyberArk Privileged Access Manager.
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