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Auvik Network Management (ANM) vs Fortinet FortiManager comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
7.9
Auvik enhances operations with reduced maintenance, faster resolutions, and increased productivity, offering a 35% ROI through automation.
Sentiment score
6.3
Fortinet FortiManager promises long-term cost savings and efficiency with a vast security portfolio and time-saving benefits.
Basically, they have a portfolio for all the aspects of security.
We have seen a bit of ROI in that we save time providing the service to clients.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.9
Auvik's customer service is valued for friendliness and knowledge but needs improvement in response times and issue resolution.
Sentiment score
7.4
Fortinet FortiManager's support is satisfactory but challenged by slow responses and varying technician expertise, needing regional improvement.
They were knowledgeable and responded quickly with accurate and useful information.
Although the support is good, resolving time takes longer than expected, especially for major issues that require escalation.
After that, I was allowed to work with another engineer who was very good. He was very good both technically and his methods.
We've found them to be very helpful and have been satisfied with their level of support.
We get our support from Fortinet in Belgium, so we can communicate directly with a technician in Belgium.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
8.0
Auvik Network Management offers scalable, flexible solutions for various networks, supporting growth but may falter with very complex setups.
Sentiment score
7.7
Fortinet FortiManager is highly scalable for managing many devices, though costs can rise with increased scalability needs.
The platform scales well and supports our organizational needs.
We can add a new instance of FortiGate with a simple click.
If they have, for example, 50 devices and suddenly need 100, they just need to scale up.
It has been designed for a large environment.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.1
Auvik Network Management is highly reliable with minimal downtime, swift issue resolution, and is favorably rated for stability.
Sentiment score
8.1
Fortinet FortiManager is highly rated for stability and reliability, though occasional reboots and minor bugs are reported.
There are no bugs or glitches.
On a scale from one to ten, I would give stability a ten.
I rate the solution's stability ten out of ten.
 

Room For Improvement

Auvik Network Management needs improved reporting, alerts, integration, usability, map accuracy, vendor compatibility, and streamlined onboarding processes.
Fortinet FortiManager needs better documentation, support, stability, integration, and performance, especially in configurations, GUI, and monitoring.
We were unable to integrate Auvik with a geographical map, which limited our ability to track issues to specific buildings on campus.
Enhancements in API functionality and wider tool support for integration with PSA or RMM tools.
There are many features that are not mentioned in the documentation.
If I'm defining a subnet, I need to define it in two different locations.
Instead of paying separately and having all of these licenses, it would be nice to centralize everything and maybe reduce the price for a bundle.
 

Setup Cost

Auvik charges per-network device, focusing on core devices for competitive pricing, offering cost advantages and flexibility in management.
Fortinet FortiManager is competitively priced, scalable for large deployments, with varying perceptions on costs and additional feature fees.
Auvik is pricey, and we were paying a lot for it, especially when compared to SolarWinds.
Fortinet products are the least expensive on the market in the category of firewalls.
Although there is a cost associated with Fortinet FortiManager, its price is undoubtedly justified by the value it provides in terms of the purpose it serves.
It isn't like other solutions where you need to pay for SD-WAN or additional bandwidth.
 

Valuable Features

Auvik offers user-friendly network management with configuration auditing, real-time alerts, remote access, and tool integration for efficiency.
Fortinet FortiManager excels in automation, centralized management, and ease of use, enhancing network security and performance efficiently.
Auvik Core's ease of use also enhanced troubleshooting speed and efficiency.
Its proactive monitoring and simplified troubleshooting have significantly impacted our efficiency in handling network management tasks.
FortiManager also delivers the industry’s best scalability to manage up to 100,000 Fortinet devices.
With Fortinet FortiManager, we can manage multiple firewalls and devices from a central point.
The most valuable feature is having one object on all networks, which allows for implementation only once.
 

Categories and Ranking

Auvik Network Management (ANM)
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
186
Ranking in other categories
Network Monitoring Software (2nd), IT Infrastructure Monitoring (3rd), Network Troubleshooting (2nd), Cloud Monitoring Software (3rd), Network Traffic Analysis (NTA) (2nd)
Fortinet FortiManager
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
63
Ranking in other categories
Network Management Applications (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Network Management solutions, they serve different purposes. Auvik Network Management (ANM) is designed for Network Monitoring Software and holds a mindshare of 1.1%, down 1.2% compared to last year.
Fortinet FortiManager, on the other hand, focuses on Network Management Applications, holds 5.0% mindshare, down 5.7% since last year.
Network Monitoring Software
Network Management Applications
 

Featured Reviews

Jeremy Campbell - PeerSpot reviewer
Enables us to get on top of issues before they become an outage
When I change IP addresses on a device or on a server, I have to wait for Auvik to figure out that change. It will tell me the device is offline until Auvik scans the whole subnet again and finds it. If I change 25 devices, I'll get 50 emails in a short time because they've gone offline. I'd love the ability to change that where I can update that device with the IP address without it going offline. That goes against the idea of a system that dynamically scans. It's information overload sometimes when you need to change a bunch of factors. You get inundated with emails. I would almost love a button whenever you first log in that says maintenance window, and then it would maybe take some of those alerts away. It's fairly intuitive but sometimes you have to search for things because it's hidden in the user interface, so I think that could be improved a little bit. The search could be better because they have these strange search terms. Instead of being able to look for what you want, you have to lay out the query in a specific way to get results. We've also been dealing with some weird bugs lately. We get alerts on miscellaneous items that go offline and online all the time. I've reached out to support, and they said that they've got a fix that they rolled out. However, we're still experiencing the issue, so I've got to work with them to fix that. They seem to be on top of the support.
HamedWasel - PeerSpot reviewer
Easy to set up with good integration capabilities but we've had troubles when moving devices
We've faced an issue when we need to move devices. Templates need to be recreated instead of having the policies, et cetera, cut and pasted over. Everything should just move over when we need to move devices instead of recreating everything from scratch. For the IPSEC tunnels, Fortimanager doesn't have all of the features that are available on Fortigate.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
19%
Educational Organization
8%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Construction Company
8%
Computer Software Company
19%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Auvik?
The most valuable feature for us in Auvik is the network topology.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Auvik?
Auvik is pricey, and we were paying a lot for it, especially when compared to SolarWinds.
What needs improvement with Auvik?
The network maps can be confusing due to the wide scope of the network, making it difficult to find specific details. Improvements in the network exclusions part would be helpful, as well as enhanc...
What do you like most about Fortinet FortiManager?
The most valuable feature is the centralized management console.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Fortinet FortiManager?
FortiGate offers the same features as Palo Alto yet at a more reasonable price. The ROI justifies the investment.
What needs improvement with Fortinet FortiManager?
FortiManager needs to handle different firewall versions more efficiently. If FortiGate devices have different versions, managing them is challenging. There's also a need to upgrade firewalls or ch...
 

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Sample Customers

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Black Gold Regional Schools, Amadeus Hospitality, Jefferson County, Chunghwa Telecom, City of Boroondara, Dimension Data
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