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CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager vs Fortinet FortiClient 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
6.6
CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager enhances security, reducing breach vulnerability, delivering complex yet crucial ROI and risk reduction benefits.
Sentiment score
7.8
Fortinet FortiClient boosts productivity, supports remote work, enhances security, and offers significant ROI and VPN cost savings.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.6
CyberArk's support is valued and knowledgeable, though response times and accessibility could be improved for efficiency.
Sentiment score
7.0
Fortinet FortiClient's support gets mixed reviews, with satisfaction dependent on package level; 24/7 availability varies in effectiveness.
We engage them when needed and receive prompt responses that typically resolve our issues.
They initiate the troubleshooting process quickly and resolve issues in a timely manner.
Technical support can be logged on Fortinet's support portal.
They provide very good support, and an issue I had was resolved quickly over the phone.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.6
CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager is praised for scalability, effectively managing diverse environments, despite some challenges with large-scale deployments.
Sentiment score
7.3
Fortinet FortiClient efficiently scales for various enterprise sizes, offering easy user expansion and minimal deployment resources.
We can set permissions per team or department, allowing some teams to elevate specific applications while others have different permissions.
The scalability could use improvement as you need to ensure that routes and policies are aligned, which can be complex.
I hope Fortinet will start an insider developer program where professionals can provide feedback on new releases to ensure improvements.
We can recommend FortiClient for small organizations with 50 to 60 users as well as for larger enterprises due to its extensive features.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.1
CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager is stable, reliable, highly rated, with notable Windows stability, despite upgrade-related downtime.
Sentiment score
7.3
Fortinet FortiClient is stable and reliable, with minor VPN issues, improved stability, and high user ratings.
Since implementing it, we have not experienced any outages or stability issues.
 

Room For Improvement

CyberArk needs UI improvements, better integration, admin tools, and enhanced features for performance, support, and user experience.
Fortinet FortiClient needs improved management simplicity, support, pricing, usability, stability, integration, and advanced features like AI and better VPN options.
CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager could be improved by simplifying the administration process, specifically when setting up policies and applications.
FortiClient needs improvement in restricting user information and ensuring more secure customer data to better protect source code and reduce the risk of security breaches.
The routing and policy need to be tailored between both to ensure proper functionality.
There are advanced features like Zero Trust that I currently do not use but could be beneficial for security.
 

Setup Cost

CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager is seen as costly yet reasonable, with varying pricing based on users and sessions.
Fortinet FortiClient offers competitive mid-range pricing with free VPN, yearly subscriptions, bulk discounts, but faces recent price increases.
FortiClient is a value-for-money product and is not considered expensive compared to similar products on the market.
Recently, Fortinet has increased prices for its products.
Justifying the price to clients can be difficult.
 

Valuable Features

CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager enhances enterprise security with features for management, integration, and threat protection, ensuring efficient access control.
Fortinet FortiClient offers robust security, seamless integration with Active Directory, and remote access, ensuring efficient management and user-friendly interface.
The most valuable feature of FortiClient is its high security level.
We appreciate its VPN capabilities and the features that offer extra security functionalities like antivirus and malware scanning.
It enhances our business by allowing our agents to work remotely, which we had not been able to do before.
 

Categories and Ranking

CyberArk Endpoint Privilege...
Ranking in Endpoint Compliance
4th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
31
Ranking in other categories
Privileged Access Management (PAM) (5th), Anti-Malware Tools (5th), Application Control (6th), Ransomware Protection (7th)
Fortinet FortiClient
Ranking in Endpoint Compliance
1st
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
98
Ranking in other categories
Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) (15th), Enterprise Infrastructure VPN (2nd)
 

Featured Reviews

Anish R - PeerSpot reviewer
Foolproof and good for controlling access but can be expensive
I've worked in BeyondTrust, also. They have Asian-based solutions, and it's not as heavy as CyberArk. Since I have been working with CyberArk for some time, I feel a little bit more comfortable with CyberArk. BeyondTrust is also not that bad. However, they did not have all the capabilities that CyberArk was offering at that time. That said, this was maybe four or five years ago. I haven't explored anything after that. I'm sure a lot of things have changed. There used to be IBM Privilege Identity Manager as well, but it's not there anymore. Saviynt has its own solution as well. Basically, there are multiple solutions there, however, CyberArk was definitely been our choice for Privilege Identity Manager.
MuhammadJahangir - PeerSpot reviewer
Users only need to install the VPN and authenticate with their email address
I primarily use remote VPN solutions to connect securely. We have configured both site-to-site VPN and remote VPN, and it is connected to FortiClient Implementing this solution has streamlined time management in our organization. Without SSO, we would need manual configuration for each PC, but…
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
15%
Computer Software Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Government
8%
Educational Organization
43%
Computer Software Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
5%
Government
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

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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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