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161 Ratings
Cloudflare
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FortiGate
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254 Ratings
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Based on 254 reviews and ratings
Feature Set Ratings
Firewall

Cloudflare
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A

9.1
FortiGate
91%
Fortinet FortiGate ranks higher in 11/11 features
Fortinet FortiGate ranks higher in 11/11 features
Identification Technologies

N/A
0 Ratings

9.1
91%
34 Ratings
Visualization Tools

N/A
0 Ratings

8.9
89%
33 Ratings
Content Inspection

N/A
0 Ratings

8.5
85%
35 Ratings
Policy-based Controls

N/A
0 Ratings

9.0
90%
36 Ratings
Active Directory and LDAP

N/A
0 Ratings

9.2
92%
34 Ratings
Firewall Management Console

N/A
0 Ratings

9.4
94%
36 Ratings
Reporting and Logging

N/A
0 Ratings

8.7
87%
36 Ratings
VPN

N/A
0 Ratings

9.6
96%
36 Ratings
High Availability

N/A
0 Ratings

9.3
93%
31 Ratings
Stateful Inspection

N/A
0 Ratings

9.2
92%
33 Ratings
Proxy Server

N/A
0 Ratings

8.9
89%
26 Ratings
Attribute Ratings
- Cloudflare is rated higher in 1 area: Likelihood to Renew
- Fortinet FortiGate is rated higher in 2 areas: Usability, Support Rating
- Cloudflare and Fortinet FortiGate are tied in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend
Likelihood to Recommend

9.1
Cloudflare
91%
75 Ratings

9.1
FortiGate
91%
62 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew

10.0
Cloudflare
100%
1 Rating

9.9
FortiGate
99%
4 Ratings
Usability

9.0
Cloudflare
90%
1 Rating

10.0
FortiGate
100%
6 Ratings
Availability

Cloudflare
N/A
0 Ratings

10.0
FortiGate
100%
4 Ratings
Performance

Cloudflare
N/A
0 Ratings

10.0
FortiGate
100%
2 Ratings
Support Rating

8.5
Cloudflare
85%
53 Ratings

8.8
FortiGate
88%
49 Ratings
In-Person Training

Cloudflare
N/A
0 Ratings

10.0
FortiGate
100%
1 Rating
Implementation Rating

Cloudflare
N/A
0 Ratings

8.0
FortiGate
80%
8 Ratings
Product Scalability

Cloudflare
N/A
0 Ratings

9.8
FortiGate
98%
2 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
Cloudflare
I can't think of a single scenario where Cloudflare isn't useful. Our company uses Cloudflare for ALL sites. In fact, as a Web Development Agency, we don't work with clients unless they allow us to use Cloudflare. It's really that good ;-) and necessary for modern websites and apps.
Web Design & SEO Consultant
Bright AdviceManagement Consulting, 1-10 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
Cloudflare
- When you need a FREE and EASY TO SETUP SSL certificate on your page (if you don't have the locked locker icon when opening your page, you need it)
- When you want to obfuscate your webpage's IP (any connection will give the Cloudflare's IP)
- You need to speed up the connection for static content (it will not help database connections or dynamic content)
- IF your DNS isn't good (Cloudflare's DNS is amazing, quick, easy, and works pretty well)
Marketing Specialist
Bezares SAAutomotive, 201-500 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
Cloudflare
- There is a huge jump in price between the mid-tier and enterprise solutions which is hard to justify for smaller businesses, or companies owning many small businesses.
- It is difficult to convert from a CNAME installation back to a DNS based one
- Setting up page-level caching with web workers is counterintuitive for simple websites
Owner
Full Service Full Stack, LLCInformation Technology & Services, 1-10 employees
FortiGate
- 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
Cloudflare
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
$0
Cloudflare Editions & Modules
Edition
Free | Free |
---|---|
Pro | $202 |
Business | $2002 |
Enterprise | Contact sales team |
- none
- per month
- none
Additional Pricing Details
—FortiGate
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—FortiGate Editions & Modules
—
Additional Pricing Details
FortiGate pricing starts at $250 for home office use, up to $300,000 for large enterprise appliances. Must contact sales team for pricing.Likelihood to Renew
Cloudflare
Cloudflare 10.0
Based on 1 answer
No answer on this topic is available.
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
Cloudflare
Cloudflare 9.0
Based on 1 answer
While there are some parts of the service that can be tricky to implement if you have a very custom site, like holepunching for cache, for the most part, the service works very well out of the box and is easy to use
Online Marketing Director | Business Develoment
National Air WarehouseConsumer Goods, 1-10 employees
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
Cloudflare
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
Cloudflare
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
Cloudflare
Cloudflare 8.5
Based on 53 answers
I (fortunately) have not encountered an issue I deemed severe enough to require me to submit a ticket to support. Most of the time, the problems I have encountered were fixable by simply waiting (as is usual with DNS services); or Googling and perusing their perfectly serviceable documentation and browsing support forums.

Verified User
General Manager in Engineering
Computer Software Company, 1-10 employeesFortiGate
FortiGate 8.8
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
Cloudflare
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
Cloudflare
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
Cloudflare
CloudFlare is always innovating fast and adding new interesting solutions to the CDN, DNS, and DDoS problems that keep appearing as the internet grows and matures. Due to network effects, using CloudFlare is easier, faster, and more reliable than the competitors, and their support is super fast. I have used other solutions in previous companies like Akamai but their APIs were not very easy to use and their interfaces were not that friendly, also their CDNs were not as fast to clear the cache.
Product Design/Development Engineer
TransferwiseFinancial Services, 1001-5000 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
Cloudflare
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
Cloudflare
- Uptime: With Cloudflare's website protection, we have avoided panic-inducing outages and downtime.
- Reduced hosting load: Cloudflare's CDN allows us to use smaller servers and greatly diminish bandwidth usage.
- Reduced domain renewal cost: Most of our domains could be transferred to Cloudflare, where domain renewals are as cheap as possible.
- Increased total website cost: All of Cloudflare's features aren't free, and they increase our monthly overall website cost. The protection and other features are helpful, just not free.

Verified User
Manager in Information Technology
Restaurants Company, 501-1000 employeesFortiGate
- 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