CrowdStrike Falcon vs FortiMail

Likelihood to Recommend

CrowdStrike continues to be the leader of where it is today by extending the offerings that is has. While there are a number of downfalls of the product, no one other security vendor can rightfully do what CrowdStrike does. Smaller players in the game are able to "pull a feather" here and there but there is no stopping the behemoth that is CrowdStrike. So long as CrowdStrike continues to deliver on its endpoint protection capabilities and levels up their behavioral detections, they are the best buy all day long. For those looking for a company that is clear about what they are monitoring for and how, rule logic, etc.... CrowdStrike is the exact opposite. They are a complete black box that thinks detect logic is magic and protects it all as if it was intellectual property. For some organizations they will likely not care; however, for others with established security teams, this can prove to be an irritant.

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Bryan Bowie

Principal Incident Responder (Sr.)

VerizonSecurity & Investigations, 10,001+ employees

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FortiMail is useful for small businesses and large companies. If you are looking to filter inbound and outbound email, then it will do an effective job of keeping your network safe. The virus, malware, spam definitions are updated on a daily basis and will help any company that is looking to eliminate spam and malware.

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Verified User

Engineer in Information Technology

Airlines/Aviation Company, 51-200 employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

CrowdStrike Falcon

FortiMail

Anti-Exploit Technology

Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)

Centralized Management

Hybrid Deployment Support

Infection Remediation

Vulnerability Management

Malware Detection

CrowdStrike Falcon

FortiMail

Anti-malware

Cusomizability

Data Loss Protection

Threat Detection

Sandboxing

End-to-End Encryption

Management Tools

Pros

Ransomware protection. We ran a ransomware simulation with obfuscated executables to hide malware signatures and CrowdStrike found and stopped 15 out of 15.
Malware/adware detection. Packaged adware in official installers are instantly blocked without interfering with the install of the primary application.

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Randy Munroe

Information Security Analyst

Randall-ReillyMarketing and Advertising, 201-500 employees

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Protects email (virus, spam, ransomware).
Webmail is intuitive.
Stable platform.
Integration with other FortiGate products.

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Daniel J. Canto Bonilla

Senior Network Manager

MegamediaNewspapers, 501-1000 employees

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Cons

We get false positive detections when we run an email signature script for our users. These false positives can be a distraction. We've implemented a whitelist for those behaviors, but had some difficulty in figuring out how to configure CrowdStrike to recognize these executions since the file name and hash were always different (the executing file was firstname_lastname.exe, and that was too Vague to whitelist.

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Mark Sauer

Director of Information Technology

TransPakPackage/Freight Delivery, 1001-5000 employees

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I would like to see a recommended config come base on the box.
I would like to see a secure score type area.

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Cody McNeill

Network and Systems Administrator II

Armour Transportation SystemsTransportation/Trucking/Railroad, 1001-5000 employees

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Support Rating

CrowdStrike Falcon 8.8

Based on 13 answers

When I receive support, it is always useful and informative. However, the support doesn't get back to me in the most timely manner. Often, by the time I hear back from support I have already resolved the issue. But for bigger issues, that need more in-depth help the support team has been incredibly valuable.

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Verified User

Analyst in Information Technology

Telecommunications Company, 1001-5000 employees

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FortiMail 9.4

Based on 4 answers

Any time I've had to use the support, it has been great! They always will recommend certain options, as well as explain what they do and why they are there. The support always gets back to me the same day, and are always pleasant to deal with. I never hesitate to call.

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Cody McNeill

Network and Systems Administrator II

Armour Transportation SystemsTransportation/Trucking/Railroad, 1001-5000 employees

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Alternatives Considered

[Because of] its cloud-based architecture, complete set of features, LDAP integration and massive deployment options. The open integration with another security solution and it's almost native with all Windows flavors including Windows Server. Its Incident Response Team is a one-and-only kind of solution that makes CrowdStrike a really different competitor and a natural leader in cybersecurity market.

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Victor Rivera

Senior Information Technology Manager

Grupo VinteConstruction, 1001-5000 employees

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FortiMail works much better than the previous product we used, McAfee Email Gateway.

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Tom Parker

Technical Services & Information Security Specialist

Dole Food CompanyFood Production, 10,001+ employees

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Return on Investment

CrowdStrike has cut our security costs.
Has given us more insight into our end points.
It has helped with our older PC's CPU usage.
Cut our cost and time from managing multiple platforms down to managing one platform with better insight than what we had with multiple security platforms.

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Verified User

C-Level Executive in Information Technology

Security & Investigations Company, 1-10 employees

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Less virus detected by computer, stopped before.
Way less fishing attempts.
Doesn't need too much resources.

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Tommy Boucher

IT Director

CoveoInformation Technology and Services, 201-500 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Yes

Entry-level set up fee?

No

CrowdStrike Falcon Editions & Modules

Edition

Falcon Pro	$6.99¹
Falcon Enterprise	$14.99²
Falcon Premium	$17.99²

per endpoint/month (for 5-250 endpoints, billed annually)
per endpoint/month (minimum number of endpoints applies)

Additional Pricing Details

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General

Free Trial

—

Free/Freemium Version

—

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

—

Entry-level set up fee?

No

FortiMail Editions & Modules

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Additional Pricing Details

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Rating Summary

CrowdStrike Falcon

FortiMail

CrowdStrike Falcon

FortiMail