We performed a comparison between Citrix ADM and Fortinet FortiManager based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Network Management Applications solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The most impressive thing about Citrix ADM is that we don't encounter latency."
"Available on any device and can be accessed on a wide area network."
"Content filtering, security layer, and application customization features are the most valuable."
"The most valuable features are for the ADMs and the overall monitoring environment."
"We like the periodic upgrades and backups, also made via ADMs, and it makes our environment much more robust and reliable."
"We use the product for load balancing and as a reverse proxy solution."
"The analytics are a great feature."
"Just one solution can handle thousands of users... So, it is a very convenient tool to use."
"The initial setup was straightforward."
"You can configure it at your ease."
"It can scale well."
"The solution is very stable."
"The most valuable feature of Fortinet FortiManager is the ease of manageability and policy-pushing functionality."
"Without FortiManager, you cannot manage a complex environment across several sites with multiple firewalls."
"Everybody is quite happy with the way that the graphical user interface works."
"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."
"Citrix ADM needs to improve on its additional features and reduce the communication ports."
"Citrix is more expensive than Horizon."
"The interface could be improved, some customers struggle with that."
"Deployment is complicated."
"I would like to see the virtual and desktop license included in the pricing."
"Some features of Citrix ADM are available on the cloud, which could really be helpful if they were available on an on-premise version."
"When a new version comes out, sometimes, my existing configuration gets wiped out. They should work on this so that my existing configuration doesn't get impacted with an upgrade to a newer version. There could also reduce frequent firmware upgrade activities and have a stable version so that once we upgrade it, we don't have to upgrade it for two to three years."
"The tool's pricing is a pain point since we have many cheaper alternatives."
"FortiManager would be improved by putting everything into a single console, including Microsoft O365 integration."
"The presence of Fortinet in our region (Nigeria) needs to be stronger."
"The documentation could be better."
"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."
"Issues arise when customers experience unstable electricity or poor grounding conditions."
"The price is a bit too high."
"There are a lot of bugs that need to be fixed, for example, the ZTP."
"Troubleshooting for Fortinet products is more difficult than competing products like Cisco and Palo Alto."
Citrix ADM is ranked 9th in Network Management Applications with 9 reviews while Fortinet FortiManager is ranked 3rd in Network Management Applications with 61 reviews. Citrix ADM is rated 8.4, while Fortinet FortiManager is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Citrix ADM writes "A tool for centralized management including inventory and sales tracking". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fortinet FortiManager writes "Easy to set up with good integration capabilities but we've had troubles when moving devices". Citrix ADM is most compared with SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager and DX Spectrum, whereas Fortinet FortiManager is most compared with Fortinet FortiGate Cloud, Fortinet FortiOS, Cisco DNA Center, Zabbix and AlgoSec. See our Citrix ADM vs. Fortinet FortiManager report.
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