We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiManager and SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager 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."It's a scalable product."
"I pushed templates from FortiManager to our site, and they were deployed successfully."
"The reports feature is excellent."
"The capability of centralized management is valuable. We can configure all firewall boxes with the same configuration."
"Central management system for Fortinet devices that's simple, scalable, and stable, with a straightforward setup."
"FortiManager's ability to scale is good."
"FortiManager's most valuable feature is central management."
"The product is a combination of management and monitoring from the same interface."
"I use it for monitoring the entire network for the company. We oversee nodes down, we oversee devices heading up to crossing the threshold for CPU usage. We oversee power so power backups on the switches, we oversee if they're down or if they're failing. We oversee any node down or any router from any vendor."
"What's nice with NCM is you can set up policies that you can then check against the configs to ensure that your device configs adhere to a baseline or standard that you've set in place."
"The most valuable features the solution offers are compliance, reliability, and information about reliability."
"It allows us to manage backups in big companies. It is also useful in managing the configuration changes."
"The scanning features have proven to be highly valuable, particularly due to the comprehensive information they provide."
"Compared to other vendors, like NetBrain, managing the solution is easy. They made it very user-friendly."
"The installation is straightforward."
"The feature that I really enjoy is the ability to script changes across all of your devices."
"Issues arise when customers experience unstable electricity or poor grounding conditions."
"The price always has room for improvement."
"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."
"The fabric for integrations or connections could be improved."
"There is a degradation of performance if we activate logs on FortiManager."
"Performance issues should be improved. We have problems when we have more mobile connections than local devices. Most of us have two to three devices."
"Regional support in African countries needs to be improved."
"When I started, it was a bit difficult, however, now it's okay. It can be a bit complex for basic users."
"It would be great if they include a network service manager, network performance manager, or a privileged assessment in the next release."
"For each device, when you open the network performance monitor, it will give you all of the information about the device, but many of the natural configuration management features are not on that page."
"On NCM, reporting could be a bit better. It's completely become just one report. When I try to create a custom report, the solution just commits old server data."
"The network flow is a problem for this solution."
"The solution could improve by being more secure."
"The Network Configuration Manager needs to improve the access control list compliance."
"The solution could have better integration."
"I'd like to see additional features like support for devices that don't use CLI for configuration backups, expanded inventory support for other vendors beyond Cisco, and compatibility with newer SD WAN devices. These enhancements would further improve the product's versatility and utility for users. we hope for future enhancements, especially in supporting security devices that lack CLI backup options."
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Fortinet FortiManager is ranked 3rd in Network Management Applications with 61 reviews while SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager is ranked 10th in Configuration Management with 22 reviews. Fortinet FortiManager is rated 8.0, while SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiManager writes "Easy to set up with good integration capabilities but we've had troubles when moving devices". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager writes "Streamlines network configuration and compliance processes through its centralized dashboard, although its compatibility with multi-vendor devices may present limitations". Fortinet FortiManager is most compared with Fortinet FortiGate Cloud, Fortinet FortiOS, Cisco DNA Center, Zabbix and Aruba Airwave, whereas SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager is most compared with Cisco DNA Center, Cisco Prime, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, OpenText Network Node Manager i and HPE Intelligent Management Center. See our Fortinet FortiManager vs. SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager report.
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