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Top Rated
259 Ratings
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Based on 259 reviews and ratings
Feature Set Ratings
Firewall

Citrix Gateway
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A

9.0
FortiGate
90%
Fortinet FortiGate ranks higher in 11/11 features
Fortinet FortiGate ranks higher in 11/11 features
Identification Technologies

N/A
0 Ratings

8.9
89%
35 Ratings
Visualization Tools

N/A
0 Ratings

8.6
86%
34 Ratings
Content Inspection

N/A
0 Ratings

8.5
85%
36 Ratings
Policy-based Controls

N/A
0 Ratings

9.0
90%
37 Ratings
Active Directory and LDAP

N/A
0 Ratings

9.0
90%
35 Ratings
Firewall Management Console

N/A
0 Ratings

9.3
93%
37 Ratings
Reporting and Logging

N/A
0 Ratings

8.4
84%
37 Ratings
VPN

N/A
0 Ratings

9.5
95%
37 Ratings
High Availability

N/A
0 Ratings

9.2
92%
32 Ratings
Stateful Inspection

N/A
0 Ratings

9.2
92%
34 Ratings
Proxy Server

N/A
0 Ratings

8.9
89%
27 Ratings
Attribute Ratings
- Fortinet FortiGate is rated higher in 2 areas: Likelihood to Recommend, Support Rating
Likelihood to Recommend

8.6
Citrix Gateway
86%
16 Ratings

9.1
FortiGate
91%
63 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew

Citrix Gateway
N/A
0 Ratings

9.9
FortiGate
99%
4 Ratings
Usability

Citrix Gateway
N/A
0 Ratings

10.0
FortiGate
100%
6 Ratings
Availability

Citrix Gateway
N/A
0 Ratings

10.0
FortiGate
100%
4 Ratings
Performance

Citrix Gateway
N/A
0 Ratings

10.0
FortiGate
100%
2 Ratings
Support Rating

8.0
Citrix Gateway
80%
3 Ratings

8.7
FortiGate
87%
49 Ratings
In-Person Training

Citrix Gateway
N/A
0 Ratings

10.0
FortiGate
100%
1 Rating
Implementation Rating

Citrix Gateway
N/A
0 Ratings

8.0
FortiGate
80%
8 Ratings
Product Scalability

Citrix Gateway
N/A
0 Ratings

9.8
FortiGate
98%
2 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
Citrix Gateway
The best usage scenario for Citrix Netscaler Gateway is in enterprises with a high volume of telecommuting users or in situations where the user needs to access certain applications from anywhere. In our case as a hospital, we need our doctors to access the medical records of the patients and be able to carry out any required action, with a high level of security and with a certain agility.
CIO (Chief Information Officer)
CLINICA MOMPIA, SAUHealth, Wellness and Fitness, 201-500 employees
FortiGate
For FortiGate Firewall, the basic functionality and requirement is met easily as Fortigate is among market leaders in NGFW. There are some extra points that inclined us to use Fortigate as our main Firewall. [Fortinet]Fortigate has a very well refined and functional SD-WAN solution when it comes to load balancing for normal Internet Traffic. SD-WAN - Load balancing of Internet traffic is a USP of Fortigate and makes it stand tall in the competition. Be it 3 or more Internet Links, multiple Subnets/segments of users to distribute and bandwidth load balancing for links and users. SLA based monitoring of Internet Links / MPLS links, makes it even better to choose the links on the basis of performance (Latency, packet loss, Jitter etc). SSL VPN configuration - The deep CLI-level debugging is also very helpful in troubleshooting. Type of tunnel can be easily configured - Full Tunnel or Split Tunnel for SSL. Though, I think Fortigate is one of the best options for small and mid-sized organizations, there are some areas for improvement. First, the CLI interface is very hard to adapt as the commands and directory hierarchy is very different for common syntax and standards.

Verified User
Administrator in Information Technology
Computer Software Company, 501-1000 employeesPros
Citrix Gateway
- Very accessible to any app, and any devices using single URL.
- Very helpful to all the people using Citrix Gateway to do their job.
- Using Citrix Gateway agents are being productive and more successful in their roles as long as there's no issue or system down.
Travel Associate
ChoiceTelecommunications, 501-1000 employees
FortiGate
- It is the most reliable NGFW that we have ever been touch with it.
- You can easily upgrade the firewall cluster firmware without user attention!!!
- User IDentity based feature is fantastic and intrusion prevention just works with least false-positive possible.
- Very reachfull and intuitive GUI, just love it
Network Administrator
CalSpas - Lloyd's Material SupplyRecreational Facilities & Services, 501-1000 employees
Cons
Citrix Gateway
- I suggest make it more faster because sometimes its lagging but not all the time.
- When it comes to Notepad I suggest having options for the size of fonts, and color of fonts, to make it look nicer.
- I suggest making it more user-friendly, and more features so that users can perfectly maximize this tool.

Verified User
Employee in Sales
Hospitality Company, 51-200 employeesFortiGate
- When we switched to Fortinet Fortigate, it took some time getting used to and become familiar with the new interface. Being used to strictly command-line interfaces, a full GUI-based firewall was something brand new. Careful planning had to be done when creating rules to ensure we didn't miss anything. However, once we got used to the new GUI interface, going from one Fortinet product to another was simple, as Fortinet used the same interface for all of its devices.

Verified User
C-Level Executive in Information Technology
Government Administration Company, 51-200 employeesPricing Details
Citrix Gateway
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
$995 per month
FortiGate
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Likelihood to Renew
Citrix Gateway
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
FortiGate
FortiGate 9.9
Based on 4 answers
Fortinet's products have kept improving with new software releases and they continue to deliver great value. Their support is also very good. I believe that as a small enterprise, their products have given us competitive advantage delivering features and functionality that enable us to innovate and do things better. They also continue to be a leader in the markets they serve.
Manager, IT Operations
Cidel Bank & Trust IncFinancial Services, 51-200 employees
Usability
Citrix Gateway
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
FortiGate
FortiGate 10.0
Based on 6 answers
The user interface shared among many simultaneous users is very easy to get around. With shared favorites among users, most tasks are easily bookmarked and can quickly be found and edited. Their strategy for web filter integration is easy to understand and manage as well. With some general direction, setup and maintenance were easy to do and easy to teach others in the organization to do as well.
IS Director
City of Hot SpringsGovernment Administration, 501-1000 employees
Reliability and Availability
Citrix Gateway
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
FortiGate
FortiGate 10.0
Based on 4 answers
We had didn't any hardware failures at our two main office locations and upgraded our units last year after using them for about 5-6 years
Manager, IT Operations
Cidel Bank & Trust IncFinancial Services, 51-200 employees
Performance
Citrix Gateway
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
FortiGate
FortiGate 10.0
Based on 2 answers
Good performance and really good integration. We have integration with Microsoft AD.
Supervisor IT Operations
Laureate International UniversitiesEducation Management, 10,001+ employees
Support Rating
Citrix Gateway
Citrix Gateway 8.0
Based on 3 answers
Support is pretty good and pretty fast to respond. I can't say I can really complain about the support experience I've had with them, as they've resolved issues within a reasonable time-frame. Of course, they could always be faster and better, but I think for what we pay, it's well worth the money.

Verified User
Technician in Marketing
Information Technology and Services Company, 51-200 employeesFortiGate
FortiGate 8.7
Based on 49 answers
We live in Turkey. Fortinet's Turkey office [dealt] constantly with us in our every problem or our experience. In addition, global support teams also supported every ticket we opened in every problem we encountered. They support innovative approaches and evaluate and offer solutions. In this context, they were very supportive of the problems we encountered in previous versions.
Senior Security Supervisor
N11.comRetail, 201-500 employees
In-Person Training
Citrix Gateway
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
FortiGate
FortiGate 10.0
Based on 1 answer
I received it a couple years afters use it and it was just to confirm my knowledge about the tool.
Supervisor IT Operations
Laureate International UniversitiesEducation Management, 10,001+ employees
Implementation Rating
Citrix Gateway
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
FortiGate
FortiGate 8.0
Based on 8 answers
Make sure that you have the most current version of FortiOS. Make sure all Fortigates are on the same version
Systems Architect
Browns Hill Engineering and ControlsMechanical or Industrial Engineering, 51-200 employees
Alternatives Considered
Citrix Gateway
I have not used any products that are somewhat similar to what Citrix Gateway does. And I don't think my company does have another product like it. I have worked in 3 different lines of business for the past 3 years in the company but this is the only time I was required to use it.
Group Sales
Choice HotelsHospitality, 51-200 employees
FortiGate
[Fortinet] FortiGate is not only cost effective but it gives the comprehensive security against the APT attacks and gives the complete traffic visibility and granular control. You can easily create the VDOMs (Virtual firewall) within a Fortigate firewall and customize the dashboard as per your requirement if you have multiple VDOMs within a single firewall.
Shift Supervisor
MattsenKumar LLCInformation Technology & Services, 501-1000 employees
Scalability
Citrix Gateway
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
FortiGate
FortiGate 9.8
Based on 2 answers
My environments are pretty small (less than 100 users per location) so no issues here.
Manager, IT Operations
Cidel Bank & Trust IncFinancial Services, 51-200 employees
Return on Investment
Citrix Gateway
- we moved from Cisco to Citrix VPN, and no longer had to worry about certificate issues
- profile issues from Cisco were no longer a problem with Citrix.
- the amount of time PER VPN call dropped significantly in the internal helpdesk, however, the volume of calls stayed the same.
ConnectCare Hospital Billing Claims Application Coordinator
Bon Secours Health SystemHospital & Health Care, 10,001+ employees
FortiGate
- Fortigates have an interesting bundle model for support and subscription services that make it an attractive option to deploy Firewall, IDS, Ant-virus, anti-SPAM in a single device. The cost of the bundle is pretty much what you pay for the device, not requiring huge expenditures on it's time to renew the hardware.
Information Technology Manager
Corporation of the Township of EsquimaltGovernment Administration, 51-200 employees