Aruba Airwave vs Fortinet FortiManager comparison

"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 most valuable features are the error log and intrusion log. It also provides an overview of your assets. It gives a good database for wireless coverage."

"The most valuable features of the solution are its dashboard and simplicity."

"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."

"The most beneficial feature for network monitoring in Aruba Airwave is the Live Heat Map. It helps identify interferences, coverage issues, and user connectivity issues. The device management capability of Aruba Airwave is good. It provides end-to-end visibility from the user to the access point, the switch, and the internet breakout. From a monitoring, management, and orchestration standpoint, it is very effective and can manage any scale of deployment."

"The technical support services are good."

"The solution's most valuable features are its usage, bandwidth existence, device capacity, and utilization."

"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 capability of centralized management is valuable. We can configure all firewall boxes with the same configuration."

"The setup is very simple."

"The initial setup was straightforward."

"FortiManager's most valuable feature is central management."

"The user interface, along with user-friendly planning features, makes it straightforward to configure desired settings."

"It is easy to manage a huge number of devices with FortiManager."

"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiManager are the overall management it provides and its ease of use."

"You can configure it at your ease."

"We're looking for more device compatibility. Like compatibility with third-party devices."

"I would like to see is “AAS”. Not only Aruba APs with central, but NAC/ClearPass, AirWave, and everything licensed as a Service."

"We sometimes have problems with troubleshooting between the GUI and the CLI manipulation."

"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."

"The overall monitoring of this solution could be improved."

"The solution’s pricing could be improved."

"Cost is always a big issue for partners."

"The documentation could be better."

"FortiManager should improve the integration with third-party platforms."

"The solution should be more open to other products."

"The solution could improve by having better integration with other solutions other than Fortinet."

"If you have more than one FortiMail device, you can't manage it then with FortiManager on FortiGate."

"It's a difficult process to transfer one interface from one virtual domain to another."

"It would be better if it were easier to run a routing protocol. In the next release, I would like them to enhance some features in the GUI rather than CLI or OSP. For example, whenever a customer generates an ISP directly on the firewall, it's complicated to configure the routing protocol."

"Setting up FortiManager can be complex because it involves changes from other devices and a lot of configuration."

"AirWave is a very expensive solution. If you implement it in a wide range network, it will cost a lot. There is no option to sell it outside that price segment, which is a problem."

"Licensing and pricing are extremely straightforward."

"This product is not expensive."

"We must buy a new license to connect more devices to scale up the solution."

"Run a 90 day free Proof of Concept (PoC) for each product by implementing and using it fully in your environment. This way you will be educated on its features, functionality, and manageability."

"The licensing cost for Aruba Airwave increased from $72 to $210 within a few months. It would be better if the pricing for the solution were cheaper."

"Aruba Airwave is an expensive solution."

"I rate the product’s pricing a five out of ten."

"FortiManager is reasonably priced - I pay around US$40,0000 per year, which covers fifty locations."

"The pricing is based on a licensing model by feature."

"On a scale from one to ten with one being the highest price and ten being the lowest price, I would rate FortiManager's price at three."

"The price point is very good."

"FortiManager is a bit expensive - I would rate its pricing three out of ten."

"The pricing model is affordable."

"Compared to Check Point or Cisco, Fortinet FortiManager is more affordable but it is still on the higher end."

"If you compare Fortinet and Palo Alto, Fortinet is cheaper, but if you compare Cisco and Fortinet, sometimes Cisco is cheaper because Cisco gives us more discounts because of the size. Cisco isn't cheap, but sometimes, we get a big discount from them."