We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiManager and SolarWinds Network Topology Mapper based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Cisco, Fortinet, Broadcom and others in Network Management Applications."The most valuable features are the centralized management of the firewalls."
"Everybody is quite happy with the way that the graphical user interface works."
"I appreciate the ability to connect via SSH through Fortinet FortiManager to the FortiGates I manage. This feature allows me to gather information about the interfaces without having to physically connect to the device. This is a convenient aspect that I find valuable."
"Setup, setting policies, and reporting were all very easy. We had no issues whatsoever getting the solution up and running."
"It's a scalable product."
"Centralized configuration is the most helpful feature. I like the ability to create templates and push them to all the devices at the same time. I also like that I can see the the logs with one device to provide zero touch on all other products."
"Central management system for Fortinet devices that's simple, scalable, and stable, with a straightforward setup."
"The firmware version upgrades are the most valuable feature."
"It's user-friendly."
"Setting up FortiManager can be complex because it involves changes from other devices and a lot of configuration."
"Configuring Fortinet without internet access is challenging."
"The areas that need improvement are implemenation and support. In terms of implementation, it mainly needs clear documentation."
"I would like to be able to manage other products such as Endpoint and FortiAnalyzer through FortiManager. That is, the integration with other solutions needs to be improved."
"FortiManager could improve by making it easier to port larger policy packages to the FortiGate firewalls. Sometimes, there's an issue when we install a big package of policies. If you have a couple thousand policies for FortiGate firewalls, it can take a few minutes to receive a response from the remote devices. It's only an issue when you're dealing with thousands of policies and installing them on a large number of devices."
"In the next release, FortiManager should include more protection features."
"The solution should be more open to other products."
"The solution could improve by having better integration with other solutions other than Fortinet."
"This is a relatively expensive product."
Fortinet FortiManager is ranked 3rd in Network Management Applications with 61 reviews while SolarWinds Network Topology Mapper is ranked 16th in Network Management Applications with 1 review. Fortinet FortiManager is rated 8.0, while SolarWinds Network Topology Mapper is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiManager writes "Easy to set up with good integration capabilities but we've had troubles when moving devices". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SolarWinds Network Topology Mapper writes "Very user-friendly and stable". Fortinet FortiManager is most compared with Fortinet FortiGate Cloud, Fortinet FortiOS, Cisco DNA Center, Zabbix and Skybox Security Suite, whereas SolarWinds Network Topology Mapper is most compared with Cisco DNA Center and Aruba Airwave.
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