Fortinet

FortiManager

Composite Score

8.3 /10

CX Score

8.6 /10

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What is FortiManager?

As part of the Fortinet Security Fabric, FortiManager supports network operations use cases for centralized management, best practices compliance, and workflow automation to provide better protection against breaches.

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Awards & Recognition

FortiManager won the following awards in the Autonomous Networks category

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2 Top Rated Capabilities

5 Top Rated Features

2023

4 Top Rated Capabilities

2 Top Rated Features

2022

FortiManager Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

91 Likeliness to Recommend

2
Since last award

100 Plan to Renew

90 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

2
Since last award

Product Experience

Negotiation and Contract

Conflict Resolution

Strategy & Innovation

Service Experience

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product Experience:: 97%
Negotiation and Contract:: 90%
Conflict Resolution:: 97%
Strategy & Innovation:: 96%
Service Experience:: 89%

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+94 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love FortiManager?

0% Negative

3% Neutral

97% Positive

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Trustworthy
Unique Features
Fair

Feature Ratings

Average 84

Mitigation

Security

Natural Language

Explainability

Monitoring

Outcome-driven

Single Source of Truth

Assurance

Learning

Intent Translation

Abstraction

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 85

Vendor Support

Ease of IT Administration

Quality of Features

Ease of Implementation

Availability and Quality of Training

Business Value Created

Usability and Intuitiveness

Breadth of Features

Ease of Data Integration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization

FortiManager Reviews

Beckham L.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted May 2025

A compact and powerful tool.

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates FortiManager from other similar products?

Specifically, the extensive compatibility with other Fortinet security fabric products makes FortiManager stand out to make unified management of multiple security devices possible. It also improves the centralization of management and visibility into their networks, making it easier for organizations to achieve efficient functioning while at the same time having strong security postures for their networks.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The highlight of FortiManager is the centralized management of Fortinet devices since it is possible to manage several devices at once. It also optimizes operations while helping the framework consolidate policy implementation and arriving at a more standard level of security for the network structures.

What do you dislike most about this product?

The thing that can be considered as a disadvantage of FortiManager is that it has high complexity especially if the person using it is not a techie. This can install difficulty in understand and learn most of the features and its many configurations, which can delay the use of the overall platform.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

To anyone using or planning on using FortiManager, I suggest dedicating time in proper learning and orientation in the platform. Knowledge of the many features and how or why these work will improve your way of handling security a great deal.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Rodney P.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Manufacturing
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2025

Centralized Security Management

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates FortiManager from other similar products?

how it centralizes control and simplifies configuration and policy management across multiple devices, which is crucial for large networks with lots of endpoints.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

it makes managing multiple Fortinet devices across different locations so much easier. I can push updates, monitor logs, and adjust security policies all from one interface

What do you dislike most about this product?

It’s not always the most intuitive, and it can sometimes take a bit longer than I’d like to find specific settings or logs

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If your network relies heavily on Fortinet products, FortiManager is essential. It provides a level of centralized control that’s tough to beat

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Caring
Fair
Generous Negotitation

Francisco P.

Role: Sales Marketing
Industry: Other
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted May 2024

Network Oversight: Mastering Corporate Strategy

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates FortiManager from other similar products?

FortiManager lets you manage and configure multiple FortiGate firewalls from one place. Its automated policy management and firmware upgrades make operations easier and safer.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The software's reporting capabilities provide great visibility into network activities, traffic patterns, and security events. This lets you make data-driven decisions that align with your goals. It also controls access to important network resources.

What do you dislike most about this product?

FortiManager is good at managing networks, but it could be better at working with other systems. Integrating with popular IT service management platforms would make workflows more efficient.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Its central management has made our processes easier and our resources more efficient. The reporting tools have helped us make good decisions and stay on track with the company's goals. While better integration with third parties would be good, FortiManager is still very useful for achieving network excellence and strategic planning.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

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FortiManager Ratings

91 Likeliness to Recommend

2 Since last award

100 Plan to Renew

90 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

2 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

Emotional Footprint Overview

+94 Net Emotional Footprint

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Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Mitigation Minimizing the effects of compromised intents aims at making the intent-based system operationally safe by providing checkpoint and safeguard mechanisms.

Security Mechanisms and practices may consist in intent verification and validation; operations on intents by authenticated and authorized users only.

Natural Language Speak the language of the user as opposed to requiring the user to speak the language of the device/network.

Explainability Resolution of conflicting intent, reconciliation of what the user wants and what the network can actually do and actually did.

Monitoring Observes the network and its exhibited behavior including events and performance outliers, performing measurements to assess delivered service levels.

Outcome-driven Users do not need to be concerned with how intent is achieved and are empowered to think in terms of outcomes.

Single Source of Truth A single set of validated intent expressions and state information of the system.

Assurance Compare the actual network behavior that is being monitored and observed with the intended behavior that is expected per the single source of truth.

Learning Availability in the system of capabilities or means for learning, reasoning, and knowledge representation and management.

Intent Translation Translate user intent into courses of action and requests to take against the network, which will be meaningful to network configuration and provisioning system

Abstraction Supporting different forms of expression of intents and being capable of refining the intent expressions to well-formed and exploitable expressions.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

FortiManager Reviews

Beckham L.

A compact and powerful tool.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Rodney P.

Centralized Security Management

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Francisco P.

Network Oversight: Mastering Corporate Strategy

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

2
Since last award

2
Since last award

Feature Ratings

Mitigation

Security

Natural Language

Explainability

Monitoring

Outcome-driven

Single Source of Truth

Assurance

Learning

Intent Translation

Abstraction

Vendor Capability Ratings

Vendor Support

Ease of IT Administration

Quality of Features

Ease of Implementation

Availability and Quality of Training

Business Value Created

Usability and Intuitiveness

Breadth of Features

Ease of Data Integration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization