FortiManager vs. Opinnate Network Security Policy Manager

FortiManager

Opinnate Network Security Policy Manager

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
FortiManager	Score 8.1 out of 10	N/A	FortiManager delivers unified management for consistent security across complex hybrid environments, providing protection against security threats. Key benefits include accelerated zero-touch provisioning with best-practice templates for deployment at scale of SD-WAN and streamlined workflows between the Fortinet Security Fabric and integrations with 500+ ecosystem partners.	N/A
Opinnate Network Security Policy Manager	Score 10.0 out of 10	N/A	Opinnate offers an automation technology that tackles policy management holistically. The Opinnate platform addresses security policy management, policy analysis, policy optimization and policy change operations, but also handles approval processes. Opinnate removes dependencies to external tools and costly prior work. There are three different packages Lite, Standard and Enterprise for analysis, optimization and automation needs respectively.	N/A

Pricing

FortiManager

Opinnate Network Security Policy Manager

Editions & Modules

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Offerings

Pricing Offerings
FortiManager	Opinnate Network Security Policy Manager
Free Trial
No	Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No	Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

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Community Pulse
	FortiManager	Opinnate Network Security Policy Manager
Top Pros	Pro Single console Pro Cloud deployment	No answers on this topic
Top Cons	Minus Difficult to manage	No answers on this topic

Features

FortiManager

Opinnate Network Security Policy Manager

Firewall Security Management

Comparison of Firewall Security Management features of Product A and Product B
	FortiManager 7.4 1 Ratings 11% below category average	Opinnate Network Security Policy Manager 10.0 1 Ratings 19% above category average
Policy planning and rule management	8.01 Ratings	10.01 Ratings
Automated Policy Orchestration	8.01 Ratings	10.01 Ratings
Device Discovery	7.01 Ratings	10.01 Ratings
Policy Compliance Auditing	9.01 Ratings	10.01 Ratings
Firewall Rule Cleanup	5.01 Ratings	10.01 Ratings
Attack Path Simulation Testing	00 Ratings	10.01 Ratings
Anomalous Event or Behavior Deviation	00 Ratings	10.01 Ratings
Vulnerability Scans	00 Ratings	10.01 Ratings

Best Alternatives
	FortiManager	Opinnate Network Security Policy Manager
Small Businesses	No answers on this topic	No answers on this topic
Medium-sized Companies	Palo Alto Panorama Score 8.6 out of 10	Palo Alto Panorama Score 8.6 out of 10
Enterprises	Palo Alto Panorama Score 8.6 out of 10	Palo Alto Panorama Score 8.6 out of 10
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User Ratings
	FortiManager	Opinnate Network Security Policy Manager
Likelihood to Recommend	8.0 (2 ratings)	10.0 (1 ratings)

User Testimonials
	FortiManager	Opinnate Network Security Policy Manager
Likelihood to Recommend	Fortinet FortiManager is well suited for larger organizations which require unified configurations and IT departments that need quick turn around on firewall related tickets. I believe MSPs can also benefit with the use of the VDOM feature, if strict separation between clients is needed. FortiManager wouldn't be ideal for 1-3 site operations, unless their configurations are extremely complex or have a high number of active users. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Opinnate Generating audit reports were taking days just before using Opinnate NSPM, now it takes a few minutes. Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Pros	Fortinet Centralized FortiGate FW Management in a single console Available physical, virtual, or cloud deployment Single console for next-generation FW features Multiple Administrative Domains Incentivized Shahab Razak Senior Network Architect Read full review	Opinnate No answers on this topic
Cons	Fortinet Various bugs: The software is buggy, and if you don't have a good understanding of it's underlaying operation, you can get confused or stuck when pushing a configuration. There are lots of little quirks you will have to learn, which are not described in any documentation. Conflict resolution: Occasionally, during larger changes, bringing new devices in, pushing a config will fail due to dependencies, conflicts, or other software bugs. This is somewhat time consuming because the error messages provided aren't descriptive CLI Options: Some configuration changes require creating scripts that execute on each device, and can't be done via the GUI Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Opinnate Revision Compare Results could be exported in pdf Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Alternatives Considered	Fortinet FortiManager is the best choice for managing numerous FortiGate firewalls. It allows for easy integration into ServiceNow and automates simple repetitive tasks that are very straightforward. Role-based access control is easy to enable and you can get quite granular with user permissions. Administrative Domains help segregate firewall management and compliance within the FortiManager console, by almost any classification method that makes sense to your organization. Incentivized Shahab Razak Senior Network Architect Read full review	Opinnate No answers on this topic
Return on Investment	Fortinet Significant reduction in new firewall deployment turn around time, 50% reduction Reduction in time spent on website access related IT support tickets. Avg 5 minutes from response to close Reduction in time spent by IT team for setting up WFH employees to allow working over SSL VPN. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Opinnate No answers on this topic
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