We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access and Ubiquiti UniFi Switches based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Ethernet Switches solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The most valuable feature of this product is its simplicity."
"Deploying the solution is a breeze, even a novice can do it."
"Ability to manage FortiAP, FortiClient, and FortiGate all from a single console"
"The integration with the whole platform, so there's one dashboard for everything. It is one of the most valuable features."
"Integration is good, as well as price and technical support."
"Stability and scalability for this product are very good. Setup is easy and deployment can be completed within minutes. The technical support for Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access is good."
"The tool provides a firewall and good performance."
"The most valuable feature of FortiSwitch is its user-friendly interface, which facilitates easy management and propagation of rules throughout the network."
"Overall the solution functions very well."
"Ubiquiti is one step above the consumer level. They cost a little bit more, but they just seem to be drop-dead reliable, and they're keeping up with the latest standards."
"I can see which ports are connected and which ones are disconnected."
"It is a high-quality product, and it won't let you down."
"It's very easy to deploy – much easier than MikroTik. It's very seamless and well-designed."
"UniFi Switches' best feature is the ability to switch voltage from 24 to 48, and it's almost the only device on the market with this feature."
"It offers very good control."
"It's been working fine, it's been stable, and there are no interruptions."
"The product's pricing needs improvement for small and medium businesses."
"The security of the solution could be a bit better."
"While Fortinet is good for school boards and mid-sized businesses, enterprise-class networks require a zero-trust solution. If you're building a zero-trust network with end-to-end security, that's where Fortinet falls behind Cisco, HPE, and Aruba."
"The product's end-user protection feature needs improvement."
"The installation is not difficult. However, some features have to be activated from the CLI."
"FortiSwitch requires periodic firmware updates. It can be a little difficult because the switches aren't connected to the internet, so you cannot upgrade the firmware remotely. You need to go to the site and do it manually because it's a closed network."
"The tool should improve its CLI."
"An area for improvement would be the segmentation and network in logic networks."
"It would be nice if there was a way to label all of the ports on it so that I could include information about where the various connections go."
"It would be helpful to have better visibility into exactly what is going on in the network."
"The product needs to improve its pricing."
"The initial deployment was a bit complex."
"Ubiquiti UniFi Switches is not a cheap solution."
"The solution needs to improve its documentation because it is quite poor."
"The management of this product needs to be improved."
"We need to upgrade everything too often."
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Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access is ranked 6th in Ethernet Switches with 41 reviews while Ubiquiti UniFi Switches is ranked 3rd in Ethernet Switches with 46 reviews. Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access is rated 8.2, while Ubiquiti UniFi Switches is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access writes "It's a strong product that's easy to manage and costs significantly less than competing solutions ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Ubiquiti UniFi Switches writes "Offers a good controller, seamless design and easy to deploy ". Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Aruba Switches, Meraki MS Switches, NETGEAR Switches and Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches, whereas Ubiquiti UniFi Switches is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, NETGEAR Switches, Aruba Switches, MikroTik Routers and Switches and Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches. See our Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access vs. Ubiquiti UniFi Switches report.
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