Fortinet FortiManager Reviews

The primary use case is internal security domain protection in corporate sites.

The most valuable feature is intrusion protection.

Everybody is quite happy with the way that the graphical user interface works.

The redundancy and resiliency are quite good.

We have experienced a series of minor bugs that necessitated contacted technical support on several occasions.

I have been dealing with Fortinet FortiManager for about four years.

This is a resilient product. There are bugs in the system but the vendor has been very responsive in terms of fixing them or looking to them. None of the bugs were major, so we just had to use work-arounds until a new version came out that fixed them.

Scalability with FortiManager is fine.

The ability to upgrade, or downgrade if necessary, is very good.

We have made quite a lot of support calls to deal with bugs and other issues. The technical support is very responsive and there was no problem with it. I would say that they are excellent. My only problem is that we needed them perhaps slightly too often.

The initial setup is very straightforward.

Our deployment took about six months in total, although we were limited in resources and the requirements of operational handover. My engineering group has to stick to documentation and testing and requirements from the operations team. There were no issues with the deployment. Rather, that is how long it generally takes.

Our in-house team is responsible for deployment and maintenance. We have about 10 engineers, although they support all of our networking products.

There are features that come at a cost that is in addition to the standard license.

In general, I have no serious concerns about this product so I have no problems recommending it. It has all of the features that I need, as far as I'm concerned. Certainly, there's nothing that would cause me to suggest that people not use it.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

The solution can be deployed on the cloud or on-premise and it is used for managing network solutions.

The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiManager are the overall management it provides and its ease of use.

The solution has to be enhanced to manage new switches.

I have been using Fortinet FortiManager for approximately two years.

The solution is highly stable and has good performance.

The solution is best suited for SMPs but not enterprises. If the company has many switches and access points and traffics with customization Fortinet FortiManager is not the correct solution.

The scalability of the solution is good. For example, you can use virtual machines and upgrade the license to scale.

I have not used vendor support.

The initial setup of Fortinet FortiManager can be simple. However, if the company has third-party systems from different vendors it can be complicated.

The price of Fortinet FortiManager is inexpensive.

Aruba is a better solution because it has more power.

I rate Fortinet FortiManager a five out of ten.

We are using FortiManager to manage all the equipment. We have a hybrid deployment.

We are managing a research and education network, and we have about 200 Fortinet FortiGate devices dispatched in the country. We are managing all of them with FortiManager. It has simplified the management and reduced the time to configure the devices.

It is easy to manage a large number of devices with FortiManager. 

Its licensing model should be improved.

We started using it this year.

It is a stable solution.

It is scalable.

Their support is very good. I don't have any issues with their technical support. 

It is very easy.

We did it ourselves.

For us, it is a little bit expensive.

I would rate it a nine out of ten.

I primarily use FortiManager to manage central policies and maintain a single pane of glass.

FortiManager's most valuable features are web-based or web-rule-based policies, SD-WAN, and the ease of upgrading to new firmware.

FortiManager would be improved by putting everything into a single console, including Microsoft O365 integration. Its stability could also be better.

I've been using FortiManager for three years.

FortiManager is pretty stable, but there are some bugs - for example, with some of the OCVPNs not getting managed properly.

FortiManager is scalable.

Fortinet's technical support is helpful.

I previously worked with Check Point and ASA but switched to FortiManager as it's more cost-effective.

The initial setup is pretty easy and took around one day for fifteen devices.

FortiManager is reasonably priced - I pay around US$40,0000 per year, which covers fifty locations.

FortiManager is the best suite for SMBs, and I would rate it as six out of ten.

We primarily use the solution for managing FortiGate devices.

We like the central management capabilities.

The reports feature is excellent.

If you have more than one FortiMail device, you can't manage it then with FortiManager on FortiGate.

It needs more integration with more Fortinet devices. 

For how we use the solution, we do not need any new features. 

I've been using the solution for close to ten years. It's been a long time. 

I'm a consultant and I work with Fortinet solutions. 

I'd rate the solution nine out of ten. It's been good overall. We've been pleased with its capabilities. 

The primary use case of this solution is the management of firewalls.

The most valuable features are the centralized management of the firewalls. By unifying the deployment process of the policies among many of the firewalls, or virtual domains that you have, and it is very easy to install and use.

The user interface itself has areas that need improvement.

It would be very useful if they come up with a feature or a process that makes the transition of the interfaces between virtual domains easier. It's a difficult process to transfer one interface from one virtual domain to another.

I have been working with Fortinet FortiManager for a few years.

We are using the latest version.

It's a very good solution. It's a stable and reliable product.

It's a very scalable solution. It has been designed for a large environment. 

The concept of using a FortiManager is when you have a scalable modular infrastructure and several firewalls or Fortinet devices that you want to manage in a centralized environment.

We have three people using this solution and they are infrastructure engineers.

In our type of business, there is no plan or place for more expansion or improvement as we have a certain set of business services. The firewall is protecting our network and Fortinet devices are very limited in our company.

In our business, we cannot see a future for improving or expanding the use of FortiManager for some time.

The Fortinet technical support is very good. It's a good team.

Previously, we did not use a different solution.

The initial setup is easy and took less than an hour to deploy.

I did not use a vendor. I did it myself.

We are not yet at a point where we can see a return of investment. It's going to take some time for our new project, which is still in the deployment process, to start paying back the investment.

The licensing costs depend on how many devices you want to use. It's based on the licensing model and the number of devices you add to the system.

The more devices you add to FortiManager, the more you need to pay.

I am not aware of any additional costs.

We did not evaluate other options as we already had FortiGate devices. FortiManager was the only option.

You have to plan everything with very specific details before deploying the FortiManager, otherwise, it will be complex.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

We used Fortinet FortiManager for managing multiple firewalls, because they had six or seven branches, so they need a single point of management. The Fortinet FortiAnalyzer was used for getting the logs out of all of these books, to store them in one place.

What I found most valuable about Fortinet FortiManager is its simplicity. I didn't see anything special about it compared to other vendors, and I'm working with multiple vendors, but when talking about this solution, it's always the simplicity that's valuable.

There's nothing special about it compared to other vendors, except for its simplicity.

This solution needs more experienced technical support staff.

I've worked with Fortinet FortiManager for three years.

Stability for this solution is good. I didn't see any issues with our customer.

I wasn't able to try Fortinet FortiManager on enterprise customers, or large-scale customers, but for small and medium-sized businesses, it was more than okay. It's scalable.

How good the technical support will be depends on the product where we need them. For the firewalls, all of them are good. For Fortinet FortiManager, I didn't see a lot of experienced people in there, but I didn't need them for complicated issues. It's the technical support team for firewalls who was very good.

The initial setup for this solution was straightforward. As for its deployment, the design and planning took around three months, e.g. we talked about the design, project plan, scope of work, etc. Implementation just took one week.

For the ROI, for a five-year project, Fortinet FortiManager would be the best option to use.

This is an affordable solution, and it's based on the number of devices. I did read that the licensing model has changed recently, but I'm not using the new licensing model.

There was a solution we used last 2021. We implemented Fortinet, and it was the major project we were dealing with at the time. We used everything from Fortinet, e.g. analytics management, logs, etc. It was only Fortinet we implemented, and not any other solution.

We implemented Fortinet FortiManager for orchestration and management, then for the loads, we implemented Fortinet FortiAnalyzer. For firewalls, we have 4800F and 60F. We've implemented them in multiple sites, so those were the main components.

During the implementation, I jumped between versions and did some upgrades, because with Fortinet, there are new versions that only work for short periods, so I had to upgrade the version multiple times during the implementation.

The deployment for Fortinet FortiManager was via a virtual machine, and it was on private cloud. We used the customer infrastructure to implement and install Fortinet FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer, so that particular cloud was owned by the customer, so there's no cloud provider for that.

We have 500 users of this solution. It was a medium-sized project.

I didn't see anything missing on Fortinet FortiManager. I like it the way it is. I'm happy with it, so I can't think of anything they should add in terms of features.

I would give Fortinet FortiManager the highest score because even a junior can implement it. It does not require too much knowledge or scale to implement a project, so I'm rating it a ten out of ten.

We use this solution as our core Firewall.

As our core firewall, it provides us with good protection.

The functionality is good. It has good features and it works well for us.

It has multiple features in one box, which helps to avoid needing a lot of equipment. This is something that makes them unique.

We have some visibility issues with the reporting. As the reporting is not properly available, we have to use many tools to get a meaningful outcome of the reports.

There should be training available for the clients. Cisco, for example, provides training hours or credits at the time of purchase. People should get some kind of coaching on how to use this solution and various features rather than depending upon the support partners.

The reports are available separately, but they should be a part of the standard product.

With this company, I have been working with Fortinet FortiManager for a year and a half.

It has good stability. It's reliable as far as the production environment is concerned. It is working well.

For us, it is fine as it is, because we don't have a large environment, and don't need such requirements.

It does provide the scalability for larger organizations with more sites. They may need to upgrade or maybe attach more devices.

We have good access to the portal, and the information can be pulled from there. The department is also helpful.

Our experience with technical support has been good.

Previously, we used another solution. We did a complete overhaul of our network architecture, which was the main reason we brought Fortinet FortiManager into our environment.

With some help, the initial setup was fine.

We had engaged the partner to implement this solution for us.

Fortinet is a high-end product and the cost is high. They should consider reducing the price, especially for existing customers.

If you want to add something or if you want to resubscribe, there should be some advantage given to the existing customers. 

In my opinion, in general, the prices are high.

Currently, it is fulfilling our requirements. We don't have any immediate plans to change, and we don't have any expansion possibility as such, because there is no expansion in our environment.

It is everyone's own choice what they want in their environment and what they want to prioritize.

Because I have some reservations, I would rate Fortinet FortiManager a seven out of ten.