BrowseControl vs. FortiGuard Web Filtering Service

BrowseControl

FortiGuard Web Filtering Service

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
BrowseControl	Score 10.0 out of 10	N/A	BrowseControl is a content filtering software for configuring content access to websites and Windows applications based on user, device, department, or other Organizational Unit (OU). BrowseControl's content filtering features allow administrators to configure the internet and application usage permissions of the students, employees, and patrons that use computers within their network. Content filtering policies for websites, applications, and files can be…	$3.99 per month per user
FortiGuard Web Filtering Service	Score 9.1 out of 10	N/A	Fortinet headquartered in Sunnyvale, California offers the FortiGuard Web Filtering Service, a web content filter.	N/A

Pricing

BrowseControl

FortiGuard Web Filtering Service

Editions & Modules

10-99 Users: $3.99
per month per user
100+ Users: Volume & prepurchase discounts available. Please contact sales for info.
Per User Per Month

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Offerings

Pricing Offerings
BrowseControl	FortiGuard Web Filtering Service
Free Trial
Yes	No
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

Additional Details

Price per license is based on purchase volume. There are additional discounts available for educational organizations, non-profits, managed services providers, and for businesses that pre-purchase multiple year plans.

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Community Pulse
	BrowseControl	FortiGuard Web Filtering Service
Top Pros	Pro Company's website Pro Low cost	Pro Web filtering Pro Different groups Pro Groups of users
Top Cons	Minus Simple to use	Minus Simple and easy Minus Command line Minus Difficult to use

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User Ratings
	BrowseControl	FortiGuard Web Filtering Service
Likelihood to Recommend	- (0 ratings)	8.7 (6 ratings)
Support Rating	- (0 ratings)	6.0 (1 ratings)

User Testimonials
	BrowseControl	FortiGuard Web Filtering Service
Likelihood to Recommend	CurrentWare Inc. No answers on this topic	Fortinet FortiGuard Web Filtering Service is well-suited for an organisation that is able to funnel all its Internet connectivity through one device, i.e., the office environment - or perhaps where WFH workers are using a remote desktop or VPN. It allows management/IT to minimise risk by blocking websites that may be harmful, as well as websites that may enable data leakage, or even are websites that people ought not to be visiting in the workplace. Incentivized David Williams IT Manager Read full review
Pros	CurrentWare Inc. No answers on this topic	Fortinet FortiGuard Web Filtering Service effectively protects websites. There is no need to install the root certificate on all PCs inside the network. The database signature updates every hour, so we don't need to spend time updating the website to blacklist or whitelist. It can protect very well. Whereas, some traditional proxies can not do that. For example, others can not block Youtube or Facebook. It can also protect the search keyword, like in Youtube or other social media, Google, etc. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Cons	CurrentWare Inc. No answers on this topic	Fortinet Some websites are classified as Meaningless content, especially links used in emails to unsubscribe from lists. Luckily FortiGuard Web Filtering Service is responsive about reclassifying those quickly. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Support Rating	CurrentWare Inc. No answers on this topic	Fortinet Took a little longer for support to get our problem solved, but when the upper tier tech support was involved, we got excellent customer support. Incentivized TO Tony Ortiz Database Administrator Read full review
Alternatives Considered	CurrentWare Inc. No answers on this topic	Fortinet We selected FortiGuard Web Filtering because it came in the service bundle with our FortiGate unit. After testing the service for a couple of months, we disabled the web filtering that was running on our client machines and have not looked back. It's been easy to manage, effective, and fast. There isn't much more you can ask for from a filtering solution. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Return on Investment	CurrentWare Inc. No answers on this topic	Fortinet We can be confident staff cannot inadvertantly or deliberately access websites that contain porn, or other non-safe for work content We can be confident staff cannot inadvertantly or deliberately access harmful and malicious websites We can be confident data leakage is minimised Incentivized David Williams IT Manager Read full review
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