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Cambium Networks Wireless LAN vs Fortinet FortiAP comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 31, 2024

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
7.6
Cambium Networks Wireless LAN offers cost-effective, reliable solutions with a five-year warranty, triple-band devices, and easy RMA process.
Sentiment score
8.0
Fortinet FortiAP offers a cost-effective, secure solution with reduced maintenance, boosting productivity and reliable connectivity over alternatives.
I do not have to continuously manage them, and their reliability means they are consistently up and running.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.3
Cambium Networks Wireless LAN's support is responsive with a global reach but can be inconsistent, rated seven out of ten.
Sentiment score
7.7
Fortinet FortiAP customer service receives mixed reviews, praised for premium support but criticized for standard service wait times.
They were always available when needed, which we appreciated.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.1
Cambium Networks Wireless LAN scales efficiently, supporting diverse user needs from small to extensive networks, ensuring high satisfaction.
Sentiment score
7.6
Fortinet FortiAP scales efficiently for various business sizes, despite some complexity and regional issues, with high user satisfaction.
Allowing deployment of fewer access points while covering more area.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.2
Cambium Networks Wireless LAN is highly reliable with long-term stability but may face signal issues beyond 60 meters.
Sentiment score
6.9
Fortinet FortiAP stability varies, with users experiencing both high reliability and issues like disconnections and required upgrades.
I have not experienced any issues, outages, or problems and have not had to interfere with them at all.
 

Room For Improvement

Cambium Networks Wireless LAN needs improved pricing, coverage, support, automation, API integration, and streamlined configuration options for competitiveness.
Fortinet FortiAP requires enhanced integration, automation, wireless functions, support services, and feature additions for improved user experience.
Channel management required manual intervention, especially in environments with multiple floors, leading to potential signal interference issues.
 

Setup Cost

Cambium Networks offers moderate to high pricing, competitive total ownership costs, and flexible licensing options with some hidden charges.
Fortinet FortiAP is competitively priced, more affordable than Cisco, but licensing fees can increase total costs moderately.
Cambium Networks Wireless LAN was well-priced, comparable and not the most expensive nor the cheapest option available.
The pricing is a little bit high, and I would rate it a ten on the scale where ten is the highest price.
 

Valuable Features

Cambium Networks Wireless LAN offers scalable, license-free solutions with seamless deployment, strong coverage, and efficient cloud management for cost-effective connectivity.
Fortinet FortiAP provides integrated management, easy deployment, and threat detection, enhancing user experience and control without separate controllers.
The product was scalable, allowing for fewer access points to cover more area, and supported a high number of clients.
FortiAPs are an enterprise-level device capable of handling a large number of users and connections, ensuring quality.
 

Categories and Ranking

Cambium Networks Wireless LAN
Ranking in Wireless LAN
14th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
17
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Fortinet FortiAP
Ranking in Wireless LAN
12th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2025, in the Wireless LAN category, the mindshare of Cambium Networks Wireless LAN is 1.1%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Fortinet FortiAP is 4.3%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Wireless LAN
 

Featured Reviews

Md Anwar Hossain - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers zero-touch provisioning feature and is very user-friendly
I have used the product, and I haven't found any problem with the tool. The problem with the tool is that its prices are on the higher end. The tool should be made more cost-effective so that anyone can buy and use the product. The product's price is higher than that of other similar brands like Ubiquiti. Cambium should look at the pricing model it offers. Recently, Cambium released Cambium Networks Wi-Fi 7 with just one technology. It is a very outdated technology, and I don't know why it has introduced such a type of technology in 2024. With the new product, I don't know why Cambium has brought in an old technology associated with MIMO. Cambium should design its products more to be like 2x2 MU-Mimo. Cambium also has a product, 2x2 MU-MIMO, that is in the high-price category. In Grandstream and Ubiquiti, products are offered in categories like 2x2, 3x3, or 4x4. In Cambium, the tools have been designed in such a way that the basic model offers 2x2 MU-MIMO. If you need 4x4 MU-MIMO, you need to go with a higher category product, which is very expensive and costlier than the other OEMs in the market. In Grandstream and Ubiquiti, the tools have been designed in such a way that the product lineup is such that the transfer from one model to another model, the pricing gap is about 20 to 30 USD, but in Cambium, it is around 300 to 400 USD to move to the next product, making it an area that should improve. Cambium should design its products within a certain budget. With Cambium, it would be very expensive if I changed from the 2x2 to the 4x4 category. I need to add an additional 400 to 500 USD for the next model of the product.
Yati Gharat - PeerSpot reviewer
Integrates well with Fortinet products, but there are signal issues in the outdoor environment
FortiAP is very good in an indoor environment, but we are struggling with the outdoor environment. That is where we are having certain issues. We are not 100% happy with it. With the indoor environment, we are okay, but we are facing some issues when certain voice-related calls go from wireless points. There are certain drops, and we have faced these issues on an ongoing basis. We also have other vendors such as Aruba and Meraki, and we do not face any issues when there is a Teams or Zoom meeting going on. It could be that FortiAP is okay, but that particular device or appliance is not capable of handling that much load of voice and video. This might be the issue. RF Spectrum Analysis helps to understand what is the coverage and hotspots related to a particular access point, but then when we bought it, we did heat mapping through different vendors. If there are any rogue APs, we can identify them with RF Spectrum Analysis. We can see what the coverage area is, but there are some issues with that. Some of the offices have thick glasses, or the cabins are different, so in the RF coverage, what is shown is not what we get on the practical grounds. There are some issues with signal performance. It has the basic functionality that is mostly used, but there are certain devices that are not able to interconnect. When there is any issue or problem, if the administrator can get some information about that, that will be good. With Meraki and Aruba, we get certain beautiful things. If those can be integrated into this solution, it will be more beneficial, but we understand that being a security company, Fortinet's focus is on security.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Comms Service Provider
16%
Computer Software Company
13%
Educational Organization
8%
Retailer
7%
Computer Software Company
11%
Government
9%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cambium Networks Wireless LAN?
Cambium Networks Wireless LAN was well-priced, comparable and not the most expensive nor the cheapest option available. It was cost-effective while meeting our needs.
What needs improvement with Cambium Networks Wireless LAN?
Channel management required manual intervention, especially in environments with multiple floors, leading to potential signal interference issues. Although improvements were being made, automation ...
What do you like most about FortiAP?
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.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for FortiAP?
The pricing is a little bit high, and I would rate it a ten on the scale where ten is the highest price. They are a bit more expensive compared to other solutions, however, it is worth it if you ca...
What needs improvement with FortiAP?
There is nothing that particularly comes to mind for improvement. The management is controlled by Fortinet firewalls, so specific improvement needs do not jump to mind.
 

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