Fortinet FortiAuthenticator vs Red Hat Single Sign On comparison

Fortinet FortiAuthenticator vs. Red Hat Single Sign On

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Fortinet FortiAuthenticator

Ranking in Single Sign-On (SSO)

6th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Authentication Systems (3rd), Identity Management (IM) (7th), Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) (3rd)

Red Hat Single Sign On

Ranking in Single Sign-On (SSO)

11th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2025, in the Single Sign-On (SSO) category, the mindshare of Fortinet FortiAuthenticator is 10.1%, up from 10.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Red Hat Single Sign On is 3.0%, down from 3.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Single Sign-On (SSO)

Featured Reviews

Rias_Majeed

CTO at Exceed NetSec Computer Trd LLC

Once configured properly, it runs smoothly with minimal potential for misconfiguration and enhances security by providing two-factor authentication

Customer service and support are helpful, but in the last few years, I've found that the first-level support isn't able to understand the issue. They escalate to the tier-two level, who are able to resolve it. On the first level, it takes time. Maybe they have grown too big and aren't able to give each network the unique attention it deserves. We customize some implementations, and at that time, they're not able to help because the people supporting are new and not from the field. The training seems fine, but in practice, it's different. Their support is not that great anymore. A little arrogance is there. It doesn't qualify them very well if there's arrogance in their communication. They do not understand the issue. That's why you're coming back to support. For example, one issue I'm facing is when a person leaves the organization without handing over details. They'll send an email to that person, but that person is not available. How are you going to access this email? These are a few instances where we are finding it difficult, and they take more than a week or two to resolve some issues. Their support used to be very good, but now that they're on top, they're not as responsive at the first-level support.

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Giovanni Baruzzi

Owner at Syntlogo GmbH

A stable and flexible solution with some basic capabilities

I set up Red Hat Single Sign-On in half an hour. I had to install a single sign-on solution for a customer. I reviewed a list of all available products, which were no more than fifty, and analyzed them. I chose it because it was convincing, modern, and based on technology from 2015. I put my trust in this product, and after nine years, I feel confident in my decision. Deploying this solution usually takes half an hour. You need an operating system running, then deploy the packages and prepare the interfaces. I rate the initial setup a ten out of ten, where one is difficult and ten is easy.

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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

"The most valuable features are the performance and ease of use."

"The product's on-premise version doesn't have recurring costs."

"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiAuthenticator are easy to configure, secure, and the application has good performance."

"The initial setup is a valuable point on Fortinet products. Most of the time, putting the theory into practice on the devices is quite friendly and straightforward. As long as you can read English you can find your way around the solution and make it work. This is a high value point on Fortinet - the way everything is laid out in the web UI is user-friendly and quite straightforward. The UI is quite simple."

"The most valuable feature I find in FortiAuthenticator is web filtering."

"Fortinet FortiAuthenticator is an easy-to-use solution."

"The feature I value the most is the one-time passwords because it helps to authenticate users so you know the timing of their usage."

"I prefer the passing tool that sent an active directory console to a Fortinet FortiAuthenticator, then Fortinet FortiAuthenticator does not pass the locks."

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"Red Hat SSO integrates well with our other solutions. Using OIDC protocols and ITL integration, employees can authenticate with Red Hat SSO and access our microservices."

"The product’s most valuable feature is its ability to assign only one password for the user at a false value."

"The solution is flexible and has the same basic capabilities right out of the box. The most important feature of this product is that it is a Red double-sided product. One side is a well-known open-source project; the other is a Red Hat commercial product. The commercial product benefits from all the experience and contributions of the community, making it a very well-developed product."

"It is very easy to scale and use as you want."

"Good support for single sign-on protocols."

"Red Hat SSO has a lot of very concise, well laid out documentation, which is available in the free edition as well."

Cons

"It can not use SQL to query FortiAnalyzer directly."

"It would be helpful to receive a code by yourself for authentication instead of it registered to a phone."

"It does not consider customer requirements."

"The hardware aspect of the solution could be improved. We are not really able to understand the hardware capabilities of the device."

"I think the tool could provide this solution on the cloud. It's currently an on-premises solution. A cloud-based version could make setup, installation, and management easier. With on-premises, you must pay capital expenses (CapEx) upfront. However, if the solution was cloud-based, it would be operational expenses (OpEx), which is often easier to manage. You can pay monthly instead of paying the total cost at once. In my opinion, OpEx is more easily manageable than CapEx."

"If you want some other FortiAuthenticator from one site to another site, you should have requirements, but really if you have authentication and directory or another solution, you should change the password of the authenticator between the solution and the directory and other things. So transfer of data and other information should be simpler."

"No SMS gateway from the ISP"

"For improvement, Fortinet needs to ensure that they provide quick support to users...Fortinet sometimes needs to respond to users facing issues within an hour."

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"They could provide more checks and balances to find out if there have been any security lapses, e.g., if somebody is trying to break into the system. Some other products have these detection mechanisms in case someone is trying to hack into the system or find out a user's passwords."

"Red Hat publishes much more and communicates its actions and plans. They could provide words, maps, and other resources."

"Security could be improved."

"Red Hat SSO's architecture could be updated."

"The product’s technical support services could be better."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"FAC is an affordable solution for Middle Range (200E/400E) and also needs a package of mobility agents (2,000) perpetual."

"I price of the solution is expensive."

"Between paying them to help with the configuration, the box itself, and the support, it came to like $12,500, including a three-year service agreement."

"It costs more to license the high-availability option."

"I rate the product price as two or three on a one-to-ten scale, where one is expensive, and ten is cheap."

"The cost of the license could be less expensive. The license is paid on a yearly basis."

"The licensing structure is cost-effective for us compared to some of the other solutions that have recurring monthly costs."

"I rate its pricing a three to five out of ten."

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"Red Hat Single Sign On is expensive."

"If you want support, that is when you use the paid version. There are different support categories that you can pay for, which provide different support levels. E.g., there is a quick response if you pay a higher amount, where the response time is within a few hours."

"The license is around $8000 USD."

"It is a low cost product. This product can be used by non-profit organizations or universities, when they don't want to invest a lot of money."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

18%

Financial Services Firm

Government

Comms Service Provider

Financial Services Firm

19%

Government

15%

Manufacturing Company

12%

Computer Software Company

10%

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Fortinet FortiAuthenticator?

The product enables SSO.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Fortinet FortiAuthenticator?

The cost of FortiAuthenticator is rated high due to market conditions. Nevertheless, I rated its cost an eight on a scale of one to ten.

What needs improvement with Fortinet FortiAuthenticator?

The technical support could be improved as some staff lacks the necessary knowledge to assist effectively.

What do you like most about Red Hat Single Sign On?

The product’s most valuable feature is its ability to assign only one password for the user at a false value.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Red Hat Single Sign On?

I rate the product’s pricing a five out of ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive.

What needs improvement with Red Hat Single Sign On?

Red Hat publishes much more and communicates its actions and plans. They could provide words, maps, and other resources. Scalability could be improved, too. It could provide more documentation.

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Also Known As

FortiAuthenticator

Red Hat Single Sign-On, Red Hat SSO, RH SSO, RH-SSO

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Fortinet

Red Hat

Overview

Fortinet FortiAuthenticator is the primary secure point of approved access into the Fortinet network, authorizing users, reviewing access permissions, and relaying the information to all Fortigate devices for comparison with identity-based protocols. Fortinet FortiAuthenticator is a top-ranked authorization and SSO solution.

Appropriate secure access is fundamental to every role in an enterprise ecosystem. It is an integral function of every organization to ensure that every access and privilege is secure and to mitigate any possible risk to an organization. Approved users should only have access to the necessary information when they need it, from the appropriate location(s) to safeguard an organization's security at all times.

Fortinet FortiAuthenticator is available as an appliance, virtual machine, or in the cloud.

Fortinet FortiAuthenticator Methods

FSSO: FortiAuthenticator Single sign-on user will easily identify users and assign role or group access based on preset identity-based protocols. FortiAuthenticator integrates well with third-party LDAP or active directories, is very flexible, and combines these methods to provide effective security.
Active Directory Polling: Active directory access is securely identified by consistent polling of domain controllers. As users log in, username, IP address, and other details are logged into the database and can be shared across devices as directed by FortiAuthenticator protocols.
FortiAuthenticator Portal and Widgets: If a user system does not support AP polling, or for other reasons it is not feasible, FortiAuthenticator offers a unique secure authentication portal. Users can be manually authenticated and, to diminish the effect of numerous logins, an intuitive set of widgets is available to integrate into an organization's ecosystem that will automatically grant access to users when they access the organization's intranet homepage.
RADIUS Accounting Login: For organizations that use RADIUS authentication, RADIUS Accounting is available for user identification. This process will prompt user access information (IP and group, etc.) and eliminate the need for multiple levels of authentication.

Reviews from Real Users

Ernesto C., Presales Engineer at a comms service provider, shares,

”Key Features and Benefits

Two-factor/OTP Authentication with FortiToken: Enforce user-based policies. Fortitoken is available in soft and hard versions for flexible usage. Most Valuable in Mobile Phones App for OTP.
Integration with LDAP and AD: This solution integrates with existing enterprise systems and technologies from diverse vendors of user information management systems.
LPAD/AD/RADIUS/SYSLOG/KERBEROS/REST API/FSSO and Web Portals: There is flexible integration with these services.
It is usable in network, WAN, wireless, and VPN Scenarios.
The domain and guest-users support are good.”

Ibrahim M., Senior Network & Security Engineer at a tech services company, relates, "The initial setup is a valuable point on Fortinet products. Most of the time, putting the theory into practice on the devices is quite friendly and straightforward. As long as you can read English you can find your way around the solution and make it work. This is a high value point on Fortinet - the way everything is laid out in the web UI is user-friendly and quite straightforward. The UI is quite simple."

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Sample Customers

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

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Fortinet FortiAuthenticator vs. Red Hat Single Sign On