Application Analyser vs FortiConverter

Likelihood to Recommend

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Unless you are rebuilding rules from scratch, FortiConverter is a must-have when migrating legacy rulesets from competing platforms such as Cisco ASA, CheckPoint, Juniper, etc. to FortiGate Appliances. Without FortiConverter, guaranteed there will be some flows you missed and you will be troubleshooting them during your cutover maintenance window. Utilizing FortiConverter, you will minimize such issues as cutover time because you have the ability to stage the new ruleset in advance. Complex topologies and multi-platform migrations require highly skilled consultation from experts that [have] done this several times before.

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Shahab Razak

Senior Network Architect

FinastraFinancial Services, 5001-10,000 employees

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Pros

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Audit existing rulesets from CheckPoint, Cisco, Juniper and other platforms
Build migration rulesets to FortiGate
Stages migration before actual cutover
Reduces or eliminates obsolete and shadow rules
Simple logic

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FinastraFinancial Services, 5001-10,000 employees

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Cons

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Programming or scripting skills are not needed but highly recommended
Requires excellent command of REGEX
Interface Mapping from complex topologies requires a deep understanding of FortiGate interface capabilities and scripting

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FinastraFinancial Services, 5001-10,000 employees

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FortiConverter 10.0

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FortiConverter is currently the best option to assist in migrating legacy firewalls to FortiGate firewalls. FortiConverter is flexible enough to be the single tool to use when migrating Check Point, Cisco ASA, Juniper and other platforms to FortiGate Firewalls. FortiConverter is not a multi-user software however it is easy for multiple engineers to work on a single or multiple migration projects.

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FinastraFinancial Services, 5001-10,000 employees

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Alternatives Considered

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FortiConverter is the easiest of the firewall migration tools to use compared to Checkpoint SmartMove, Cisco Firewall Migration Tool, FWMIG, etc. It has a more robust user interface and allows you to customize the rule imports as needed. Rulebase analysis, hit count, NAT, and dynamic routing are presented in an easy to understand format with FortiConverter.

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Senior Network Architect

FinastraFinancial Services, 5001-10,000 employees

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Return on Investment

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Streamlined migrations successful on the first try
Simple and fast cutover maintenance window
Audit and tune existing rule base
Quickly identify shadow rules
Quickly identify rules with elevated access

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Shahab Razak

Senior Network Architect

FinastraFinancial Services, 5001-10,000 employees

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Pricing Details

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Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No