G2 Vendor Directory

Forward Enterprise

by Forward Networks

116

Reviews

4.6

Star rating

#1

Rank in Network Automation Tools

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Ease of Use
  • Monitoring Performance
  • Visibility
  • Time-saving
  • Network Management
  • Real-Time Monitoring

Cons

  • Learning Difficulty
  • Complex Setup
  • Difficult Learning
  • Difficulty
  • Difficult Setup
  • Slow Performance

Traffic & LLM citations

Monthly G2.com page views and citations by AI answer engines for Forward Enterprise.

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Winning from

Based on reviewers who said they switched from another product.

Key stats

-100.0%

78

Mid-Market

3

Adoption by company size

SegmentShare of reviews
Small Business38.8%
Mid-Market40.5%
Enterprise20.7%

Quarterly history

QuarterReviewsStar rating
2025 Q4534.5
2026 Q1514.6
2026 Q254.5

Satisfaction ratings

Ease of Use9.3
Ease of Setup9.0
Quality of Support8.9
Meets Requirements9.3

What reviewers say

Deep network visibility that actually feels usable

4.5

“What I like most is how Forward Enterprise builds a full digital twin of the network. It gives a clear view of everything without needing extra tools or agents. I can search the network like a database and quickly understand paths and dependencies.It also helps a lot with trouble”

IT Infrastructure Lead

Awesome Auto-Discovery and Layer 2/3 Network Mapping

5.0

“The auto discovery is really cool. I plugged it into my network and after about an hour it had already found and mapped all of the devices on my network and threw up some alerts. The buss is running behind schedule and I am just sitting here looking at it discover everything I kn”

Senior Mobile App Developer

With Forward Enterprise, I can see right away how any network changes might affect our traffic

4.0

“Forward Enterprise offers unrivaled visibility of our network; it generates a complete, searchable model of our entire network state. I particularly like its path analysis feature which enables us to follow precise data paths over complicated infrastructure in real time, a key as”

Network security engineer