We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiAP and Ubiquiti WLAN based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Wireless LAN solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
"Overall, we've been very pleased with the performance."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is Marvis, the AI-driven network management system."
"The simplicity is great."
"The solution is pretty generic and easy to use."
"It provides private network access, helping us protect our company’s devices."
"With Mist, every Wednesday they roll out new features."
"The most valuable feature of Juniper Mist is the Virtual Network Assistant, powered by artificial intelligence."
"You can easily monitor, manage, and cover all your IT equipment."
"If we have FortiClient installed on multiple devices, it is seamless to connect with FortiAP. It supports passwordless authentication as well. That is a great thing about it."
"FortiAP's integration using SSID configuration for the input/output makes deploying permission rules easier."
"The most valuable aspect of Fortinet FortiAP is the support."
"The pricing is reasonable for what it offers."
"I like FortiAP's performance and stability. The reporting is also quite good."
"The product's initial setup phase was easy, especially with FortiGate or your FortiManager in place."
"We really don't need to call technical support. Any time we have had to call, they've been great."
"Firstly, I initially purchased the device to build a VPN, and one very valuable feature for me was the ability to create a layer two VPN, which was available on the legacy ER router. It allowed me to expand a subnet to a remote site, which was essential for my setup. Additionally, I appreciated that the CLI of the router was similar to other Juniper products that I was familiar with."
"The ease of use and simplicity of the solution is its most valuable feature. This tool is best suited for small environments."
"The solution is not complex to deploy."
"Ubiquiti provides good connectivity for the end-user, so I think it's stable."
"Its most valuable feature is pricing."
"The initial setup was very straightforward."
"Great management interface."
"Ubiquiti WLAN has been stable and is easy to install."
"The product should include adaptive Wi-Fi to show a more accurate location."
"The pricing is very high in the Indian market."
"It would be helpful to have even stronger security features to help protect against interference from other nearby access points that aren't part of our network."
"There is room for improvement in terms of support and installation."
"They should include SD-WAN features to it."
"The price could be better."
"The solution is expensive."
"Juniper Wireless Access Points (AP Series) could improve if the MIST platform had a built-in master key. This would be an advantage."
"FortiAP could be a little cheaper."
"FortiAP is very good in an indoor environment, but we are struggling with the outdoor environment."
"The security integration between the network and firewall has room for improvement."
"Technical support is a pain. Fortinet has to get its act together. If you don't pay for premium service, you will have issues."
"The wireless functionality is not the best."
"I would like to have automation capabilities that would help us reduce the configuration steps."
"The product fails to offer default access points to deal with the areas revolving around configurations."
"Ubiquiti WLAN needs to expand the models with external antennas. It needs to improve stability."
"The solution needs to improve robustness, security, and stability."
"The logs are not detailed enough. You can't clearly see what is being blocked in Ubiquiti WLAN, making the troubleshooting process a little bit harder."
"There seems to be a drop in service. It's definitely a reliability or stability issue we face."
"Ubiquiti WLAN only supports 2.4GHz Wi-Fi radio and would be improved by including support for 5GHz."
"Largely we're happy with the product, however, the firmware deployments could maybe be managed a little bit differently."
"Its scalability, UI, and security features could be better."
"Switching devices requires reconfiguration from scratch."
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Fortinet FortiAP is ranked 17th in Wireless LAN with 7 reviews while Ubiquiti WLAN is ranked 5th in Wireless LAN with 39 reviews. Fortinet FortiAP is rated 8.2, while Ubiquiti WLAN is rated 7.4. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiAP writes "Integrates well with Fortinet products, but there are signal issues in the outdoor environment". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Ubiquiti WLAN writes "Helps to build VPNs but improvement is needed in stability ". Fortinet FortiAP is most compared with Ruckus Wireless, Aruba Access Points, Cisco Wireless, Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN and Huawei Wireless, whereas Ubiquiti WLAN is most compared with Aruba Wireless, Cisco Wireless, Ruckus Wireless, Huawei Wireless and Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess Stellar. See our Fortinet FortiAP vs. Ubiquiti WLAN report.
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