We performed a comparison between FortiAP and Ubiquiti WLAN based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Wireless LAN solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The solution is stable."
"The AI capabilities of Mist Wireless are superior to other OEMs."
"The most valuable feature of Juniper Mist is the Virtual Network Assistant, powered by artificial intelligence."
"The artificial intelligence feature is very good."
"The solution is very secure."
"You can easily monitor, manage, and cover all your IT equipment."
"The solution is pretty generic and easy to use."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is Marvis, the AI-driven network management system."
"The product's initial setup phase was easy, especially with FortiGate or your FortiManager in place."
"If we have FortiClient installed on multiple devices, it is seamless to connect with FortiAP. It supports passwordless authentication as well. That is a great thing about it."
"The most valuable aspect of Fortinet FortiAP is the support."
"We really don't need to call technical support. Any time we have had to call, they've been great."
"I like FortiAP's performance and stability. The reporting is also quite good."
"The pricing is reasonable for what it offers."
"FortiAP's integration using SSID configuration for the input/output makes deploying permission rules easier."
"For me, the ease of configuration is a valuable feature."
"The initial setup was very straightforward."
"All of the interfacing is very good."
"The management features are valuable."
"The solution is very easy to install."
"would rate the scalability a nine out of ten. It is very scalable."
"The most valuable feature is the level of security on the Wi-Fi network."
"The most valuable feature of Ubiquiti WLAN is its stability."
"The pricing should be made cheaper."
"Improvement is needed in the user-friendliness of Juniper Mist, particularly in enhancing the interaction with AI features."
"Juniper Wireless AP can improve by continually improving its reporting and integration with other systems."
"Juniper Mist Wireless Access Points’ support services need improvement."
"It would be helpful to have even stronger security features to help protect against interference from other nearby access points that aren't part of our network."
"The product should include adaptive Wi-Fi to show a more accurate location."
"There is room for improvement in terms of support and installation."
"If you want to do more specific stuff, it's a bit limited."
"The wireless functionality is not the best."
"The security integration between the network and firewall has room for improvement."
"Technical support is a pain. Fortinet has to get its act together. If you don't pay for premium service, you will have issues."
"I would like to have automation capabilities that would help us reduce the configuration steps."
"The product fails to offer default access points to deal with the areas revolving around configurations."
"FortiAP could be a little cheaper."
"FortiAP is very good in an indoor environment, but we are struggling with the outdoor environment."
"The logs are not detailed enough. You can't clearly see what is being blocked in Ubiquiti WLAN, making the troubleshooting process a little bit harder."
"The product must provide better warranties."
"The solution should support a larger bandwidth or distance between the access points and the main stations."
"It is not a stable solution."
"When they release new products, you should know if there backward compatibility, or do you have to replace the entire forklift, It is useful to understand their strategy and where they are headed."
"Ubiquiti WLAN would be improved with the addition of individual AP configuration, which would allow for fine-tuning of individual access points and logins."
"Ubiquiti WLAN only supports 2.4GHz Wi-Fi radio and would be improved by including support for 5GHz."
"The product needs to improve the user interface in the migration from old to new versions."
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FortiAP is ranked 17th in Wireless LAN with 7 reviews while Ubiquiti WLAN is ranked 5th in Wireless LAN with 38 reviews. FortiAP is rated 8.2, while Ubiquiti WLAN is rated 7.4. The top reviewer of FortiAP writes "Integrates well with Fortinet products, but there are signal issues in the outdoor environment". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Ubiquiti WLAN writes "Helps to build VPNs but improvement is needed in stability ". FortiAP is most compared with Ruckus Wireless, Aruba Access Points, Cisco Wireless, Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN and Huawei Wireless, whereas Ubiquiti WLAN is most compared with Aruba Wireless, Cisco Wireless, Ruckus Wireless, Huawei Wireless and Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess Stellar. See our FortiAP vs. Ubiquiti WLAN report.
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