Carbonite Migrate vs. FortiConverter

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Carbonite Migrate
Score 0.0 out of 10
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Backup and recovery specialist Carbonite also supports migration of physical, virtual and cloud resources via Carbonite Migrate, allowing the user to easily migrate any workload to and from any environment with minimal risk and near-zero downtime. Options for finely tuned automation help orchestrate every stage of the process.N/A
FortiConverter
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The FortiConverter firewall configuration migration tool is primarily for third-party firewall configuration migration to FortiOS—for routing, firewall, NAT, and VPN policies and objects.N/A
Pricing
Carbonite MigrateFortiConverter
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Offerings
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Carbonite MigrateFortiConverter
Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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User Ratings
Carbonite MigrateFortiConverter
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User Testimonials
Carbonite MigrateFortiConverter
Likelihood to Recommend
Carbonite, an OpenText company
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Fortinet
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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Pros
Carbonite, an OpenText company
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Fortinet
  • 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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Cons
Carbonite, an OpenText company
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Fortinet
  • 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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Likelihood to Renew
Carbonite, an OpenText company
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Fortinet
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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Alternatives Considered
Carbonite, an OpenText company
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Fortinet
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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Return on Investment
Carbonite, an OpenText company
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Fortinet
  • 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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