Fortinet FortiAP vs Ubiquiti WLAN comparison

Fortinet and Ubiquiti Networks are both solutions in the Wireless LAN category. Fortinet is ranked #13 with an average rating of 8.3, while Ubiquiti Networks is ranked #6 with an average rating of 7.8. Fortinet holds a 3.0% mindshare in Wireless LAN, compared to Ubiquiti Networks’s 5.1% mindshare. Additionally, 90% of Fortinet users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 81% of Ubiquiti Networks users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 8, 2024

Ubiquiti WLAN and Fortinet FortiAP compete in the wireless networking category. Ubiquiti WLAN seems to have the upper hand in cost-effectiveness and ease of deployment, whereas Fortinet FortiAP excels in security integration and comprehensive management features.

Features: Ubiquiti WLAN is known for its excellent signal reach, scalability, and a simple, cost-effective setup without ongoing licensing fees. Fortinet FortiAP is praised for its seamless integration with FortiGate and FortiAnalyzer, providing superior security from a unified console, and enhanced security features valuable for those using the Fortinet ecosystem.

Room for Improvement: Ubiquiti WLAN could enhance management and customization features and improve documentation and cloud integration. Fortinet FortiAP could advance automation capabilities and outdoor performance, expand SSID capacity, and improve support to increase appeal for enterprise users.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Ubiquiti WLAN is primarily deployed on-premise with limited cloud options and is praised for ease but criticized for slow technical support. Fortinet FortiAP offers on-premise and hybrid cloud deployment, with similar technical support challenges but is noted for improvements over time. Ubiquiti users benefit from extensive documentation and community forums, while direct support can be cumbersome.

Pricing and ROI: Ubiquiti WLAN offers a cost-effective, one-time investment appealing to SMBs seeking budget-friendly solutions without licensing costs. Fortinet FortiAP is generally higher-priced, comparable to Cisco and Aruba, yet valued for providing strong ROI, making the additional investment worthwhile for its integrated and secure capabilities.

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Mindshare comparison

As of December 2024, in the Wireless LAN category, the mindshare of Juniper Mist Wireless Access Points is 5.7%, up from 2.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Fortinet FortiAP is 3.0%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Ubiquiti WLAN is 5.1%, down from 8.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Featured Reviews

Gyan Sharma

Assistant Programmer at Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha

Offers good performance, good solution and smooth implementation

I do have a suggestion: it would be helpful to have even stronger security features to help protect against interference from other nearby access points that aren't part of our network. If there are access points from other brands installed nearby; they can cause interference and disrupt the range of our Mist access points. So, the security features could be stronger, especially in terms of authentication. The connectivity is excellent, but security needs improvement. In future releases, integrating more AI features would be beneficial. If Mist had stronger AI features, it could provide better security against network threats and cyberattacks. So, this solution still needs to improve its AI capabilities. It would be great if the AI could improve the range of the access points, and auto-protect functionality should be there to avoid interference by other nearby access points and enhance threat detection. In the future, I'd like to see stronger threat detection features integrated with Mist, as well as better detection of nearby access points that might cause interference.

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Yati Gharat

Chief Technology Officer at Litmus

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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Geoff Rubin

CEO at Forward Thinking Network Consultancy Ltd

Useful for network management and far more competitive than the other leading American brands

As an importer and distributor, we don't spend any time installing Ubiquiti WLAN products ourselves. We only resell the products to installers and don't do any installations directly. From my knowledge, though, the installation process is extremely straightforward. We get very few technical questions from our customers who do the installations. Based on our experience as distributors, I can say that virtually every installation we deal with now is centered around the UniFi Gateway. Although we don't handle installations directly, more companies rely on Ubiquiti gateways instead of standard options like FortiGate switches as routers. With the new UDM Pro Max product, Ubiquiti WLAN has covered the whole spectrum from home installations to the largest possible enterprise installations.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"In terms of reporting, in terms of all the user reports, it's very rich."

"The solution is stable."

"You can easily monitor, manage, and cover all your IT equipment."

"The solution is pretty generic and easy to use."

"The artificial intelligence feature is very good."

"The most valuable feature of Juniper Mist is the Virtual Network Assistant, powered by artificial intelligence."

"The solution is very secure."

"The AI capabilities of Mist Wireless are superior to other OEMs."

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"We really don't need to call technical support. Any time we have had to call, they've been great."

"The most valuable aspect of Fortinet FortiAP is the support."

"The pricing is reasonable for what it offers."

"The setup was straightforward."

"The product's deployment phase is very easy since its documentation part is available in the public domain."

"I like FortiAP's performance and stability. The reporting is also quite good."

"The product's initial setup phase was easy, especially with FortiGate or your FortiManager in place."

"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."

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"Ubiquiti WLAN has been stable and is easy to install."

"The solution is scalable."

"would rate the scalability a nine out of ten. It is very scalable."

"It is similar to the switches, where it is one of those things where it just works. They are very reliable."

"Firstly, I initially purchased the device to build a VPN, and one very valuable feature for me was the ability to create a layer two VPN, which was available on the legacy ER router. It allowed me to expand a subnet to a remote site, which was essential for my setup. Additionally, I appreciated that the CLI of the router was similar to other Juniper products that I was familiar with."

"The solution has a lot of great features."

"The product is simple to use in terms of GUI and dashboard."

"For me, the ease of configuration is a valuable feature."

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Cons

"Enrolling into the tool is a tedious process."

"Juniper should make the products more affordable."

"The pricing should be made cheaper."

"The price could be better."

"Juniper Wireless Access Points (AP Series) could improve if the MIST platform had a built-in master key. This would be an advantage."

"They should include SD-WAN features to it."

"Supporting multiple protocols would be beneficial."

"I need a bit more time with it before criticizing the features."

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"I would like to have automation capabilities that would help us reduce the configuration steps."

"Technical support is a pain. Fortinet has to get its act together. If you don't pay for premium service, you will have issues."

"The support offered by the solution has certain shortcomings, making it in areas where improvements are required."

"The security integration between the network and firewall has room for improvement."

"The wireless functionality is not the best."

"FortiAP could be a little cheaper."

"The product fails to offer default access points to deal with the areas revolving around configurations."

"There is room for improvement in the product by expanding the number of SSIDs that can be broadcast."

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"There seems to be a drop in service. It's definitely a reliability or stability issue we face."

"The coverage could be increased."

"The statistics you can get on it are a bit limited from what I have seen so far."

"They could enhance their products by integrating cloud access into each device."

"When they release new products, you should know if there backward compatibility, or do you have to replace the entire forklift, It is useful to understand their strategy and where they are headed."

"The solution should improve stability."

"The downside is the interface changes, where they are constantly doing firmware updates."

"The solution should include and expand on a central management system."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"If a customer has a budget of around five lakhs in Indian currency, they can afford Juniper products."

"The solution is expensive."

"I rate the product price as a six on a scale of one to ten, where one is inexpensive, and ten is expensive. It is a reasonably priced tool."

"The pricing is fair."

"I rate the pricing an eight out of ten."

"The pricing is something Juniper Wireless Access Points (AP Series) can work on. The pricing is very high compared to the competition."

"Juniper Wireless AP's price is a little more expensive than other solutions, but you get what you pay for."

"We pay maybe 1000 SEK per year, per access point."

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"The product is available at a very comfortable price for my company compared to the other products available in the market. The prices of products from Meraki and Aruba are high compared to those of Fortinet."

"We purchased perpetual licensing, and additional costs may vary depending on the services acquired from Fortinet."

"FortiAP is more expensive than some other options."

"Fortinet FortiAP offers a more cost-effective solution compared to Palo Alto and Check Point."

"The devices under Fortinet are not expensive. The solution's licensing part is expensive."

"On a scale of one to ten with ten being the most expensive, I would rate FortiAP a six."

"If I compare it with the other enterprise products, the price is good."

"The pricing is very reasonable."

"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing a seven out of ten."

"When comparing the price of Ubiquiti WLAN to Aruba the price is reasonable."

"The tool's price is good and falls somewhere in the middle."

"This product is more cost-effective than some others on the market."

"Its cost is reasonable."

"The tool's price is very friendly."

"The solution is cheap. I rate its pricing as three out of ten."

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Top Industries

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Juniper Wireless Access Points (AP Series)?

The solution is very secure.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Juniper Wireless Access Points (AP Series)?

Juniper Mist is cheaper than Meraki, placing it in the middle of the pack.

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What needs improvement with Juniper Wireless Access Points (AP Series)?

Supporting multiple protocols would be beneficial.

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What do you like most about FortiAP?

If we have FortiClient installed on multiple devices, it is seamless to connect with FortiAP. It supports passwordles...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for FortiAP?

The pricing for Fortinet FortiAP is good compared to other competitive vendors.

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What needs improvement with FortiAP?

The radio band support could be improved, especially for legacy devices. We have faced issues where older devices are...

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Is Ubiquiti Wireless better than Ruckus Wireless WAN?

Ubiquiti Wireless is extremely easy to set up and is an excellent option for small businesses, offering enterprise fe...

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Which is better - Ubiquiti WLAN or Aruba Instant?

We researched Ubiquiti and Aruba when looking for a WLAN solution. Ubiquiti offers good WLAN access both indoors and ...

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What do you like most about Ubiquiti WLAN?

Anyone can buy the product off the shelf and configure it.

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Juniper Wireless Access Points (AP Series), Mist Access Points

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Overview

Juniper Wireless Access Points work in conjunction with Juniper Mist Cloud Services and Mist AI to deliver premier wireless access capabilities. The Juniper Mist Edge extends microservices to the campus to bring agility and scale while enabling new applications at the edge.

Fortinet FortiAP provides wireless network access for industries such as banking, healthcare, and logistics. It enhances connectivity with FortiGate and FortiSwitch, ensuring secure data exchange in settings like offices and malls.

Fortinet FortiAP is integral for managing connected devices across sectors. It integrates seamlessly with Fortinet products, enhancing security and connectivity. Users benefit from a unified console that simplifies configuration and monitoring without additional controllers. The support for passwordless authentication and cloud visibility adds value, while its use in environments like shopping centers and offices facilitates secure data sharing and access.

What are the key features of Fortinet FortiAP?

Integration with FortiGate and FortiAnalyzer: Simplifies network management and monitoring.
Passwordless Authentication: Enhances security and accessibility.
Cloud Dashboard: Provides comprehensive visibility over network activities.
Direct Control from FortiGate: Eliminates the need for separate controllers.
SSID Customization: Supports tailoring of wireless access.

What benefits should users expect from Fortinet FortiAP?

Efficient Network Management: Centralized control and configuration simplify operations.
Comprehensive Reporting: Transparent insights for improved decision-making.
Secure Access: Protects data through advanced security measures.
Seamless Connectivity: Improves user experience with simplified networking.

In industries like banking and healthcare, Fortinet FortiAP is deployed to enhance network security and provide reliable access. Retailers leverage its capabilities in shopping centers, while warehouses benefit from its reliable connectivity to support seamless operations. Managed service providers use it to deliver tailored solutions, ensuring effective network segmentation and coverage.

UniFi is a revolutionary Wi-Fi system that combines Enterprise performance, unlimited scalability, a central management controller and disruptive pricing.

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NASCAR Grand-AM, Maritime Parc, Outdoor Music Festival, One Republic Tour, British Armed Forces, Arcadia School District, Bartlett School District, Universidad del Azuay, Estelar Hotels, Intercontinental Bali, Moscow - Enforta, Miami - Sling Broadband, Manhattan - MST, Ecuador - Aire.EC

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