We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access and Ruckus Wireless based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Cisco, HPE Aruba Networking, Ubiquiti Networks and others in Ethernet Switches."Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access has good scalability."
"Ability to manage FortiAP, FortiClient, and FortiGate all from a single console"
"What I actually use in this deployment are Forti APs (Fortinet Access Points). So, I can see all my office infrastructure from a single console, which is handy. One FortiGate, one FortiSwitch, and five access points, everything under good control. It's really nice to see it all together like this."
"This device is easy to use."
"The most valuable feature of this product is its simplicity."
"The solution is easy to scale."
"The technical support has been very good."
"The most valuable feature is the security switch."
"The reason we picked Ruckus, in addition to our long-standing relationship with them, is pretty much that the RFS characteristics of it seem to be the best."
"In my experience, Ruckus devices are much more reliable than other vendors when it comes to consistency, coverage, and client density. Ruckus is very simple to configure and troubleshoot."
"Dead zones were immediately eliminated when we deployed these WAPs in all of our locations, plus Ruckus’ analytics on the ZoneDirectors allow us to quickly identify clients that are taking too much bandwidth."
"The biggest advantages of Ruckus Wireless are pricing and support."
"The setup is very straightforward."
"The solution has an easy configuration."
"This solution is easy to use and you need minimal IT experience to work with it."
"I find signal combining and team forming in Ruckus Wireless most valuable."
"The pricing could be improved, and it could be easier to configure."
"The central management needs improvement. The initial setup could be easier."
"The product's pricing needs improvement for small and medium businesses."
"It is always nice when something is cheaper."
"The product must improve its prices."
"The reporting capabilities should be included."
"We had experienced downtime. I would like to see it to be improved."
"The solution has SD-WAN but it doesn't have SDN. This should be added."
"Captive portal for guest access on the controller could be enhanced."
"The initial setup is complex."
"In the next release of this solution, I would like to see a more detailed spectrum analysis."
"They should work to make their licensing more affordable."
"The biggest adjustment improvement will come from a price adjustment because the price is quite high; it feels like premium pricing. I suggest shaving off 10 percent to 20 percent. That would help grow users and increase the number of clients."
"While the Virtual SmartZone appliance has improved in the last few years, it isn’t without issue and the performance of the Web page leaves something to be desired."
"The cost could be slightly improved. It's not on the low end, and it's not in the high end. It's in that middle area, which can be a deciding factor between someone going with this solution versus another one."
"The pricing needs to be more clear and licensing could be less expensive."
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Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access is ranked 7th in Ethernet Switches with 41 reviews while Ruckus Wireless is ranked 3rd in Wireless LAN with 97 reviews. Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access is rated 8.2, while Ruckus Wireless is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access writes "It's a strong product that's easy to manage and costs significantly less than competing solutions ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Ruckus Wireless writes "Great wireless, good reliability, and excellent connectivity". Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Aruba Switches, Meraki MS Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches and Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center, whereas Ruckus Wireless is most compared with Aruba Wireless, Cisco Wireless, Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN, Juniper Mist Wireless Access Points and Ubiquiti WLAN.
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