FortiClient vs. Huntress

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
FortiClient
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
Fortinet offers FortiClient, their endpoint security system emphasizing automated advanced threat protection, security fabric integration, secure remote access, endpoint quarantine, and a comprehensive reporting dashboard.N/A
Huntress
Score 9.4 out of 10
N/A
Huntress is a security platform that surfaces hidden threats, vulnerabilities, and exploits. The platform helps IT resellers protect their customers from persistent footholds, ransomware and other attacks.N/A
Pricing
FortiClientHuntress
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
FortiClientHuntress
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional DetailsSpecific pricing details for FortiClient services vary depending on the number of endpoints, the duration of the subscription, and the specific features included.
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Community Pulse
FortiClientHuntress
Features
FortiClientHuntress
Endpoint Security
Comparison of Endpoint Security features of Product A and Product B
FortiClient
9.1
24 Ratings
7% above category average
Huntress
-
Ratings
Anti-Exploit Technology9.221 Ratings00 Ratings
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)8.418 Ratings00 Ratings
Centralized Management9.622 Ratings00 Ratings
Hybrid Deployment Support8.718 Ratings00 Ratings
Infection Remediation9.417 Ratings00 Ratings
Vulnerability Management9.018 Ratings00 Ratings
Malware Detection9.320 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
FortiClientHuntress
Likelihood to Recommend
8.7
(33 ratings)
9.1
(9 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.3
(9 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
9.1
(11 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
FortiClientHuntress
Likelihood to Recommend
Fortinet
Overall, my experience with the client is good, and because of its performance and lightweight, I recommend this software to my colleagues. Before this, I also used other apps for the same purpose, but my search ended when I came to Forticlient.
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Huntress Labs Incorporated
Huntress is great for a managed service provider to provide a better cybersecurity stack to their endpoints/customers. Some smaller clients cannot afford high-priced SOC services but require SOC-level protection. Along with a couple of other layers of security, Huntress provides peace of mind for the MSP that if a threat were to arise, they would be notified with specific instructions for dealing with that threat.
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Pros
Fortinet
  • Virtually a one-click action connection to my work network while remote. I just enter my network username & Password, click connect, and I can access all the fileshares as if I were on-site.
  • Speed - I have used other virtual network clients in the past, and the speed while working remote with one of them (even on a high speed connection) was easily 10x slower than if I were physically on the network. FortiClient is different, where the speed degradation is on the magnitude of only 2-3x slower - A significant and noticeable difference compared to other clients on the market.
  • On MacOS, FortiClient has a little toolbar icon that gives me a status, as well as actions to quickly connect or disconnect from my work network. It is a small thing, but a super handy feature!
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Huntress Labs Incorporated
  • Ease of deployment
  • Non-intrusive to host system
  • Fantastic support when something is going wrong
  • Eager to dig in with you to figure out issues
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Cons
Fortinet
  • font way too small on login, unable to select an option, for example, to see each letter of password as typed promotes errors at login
  • login errors and failure rate extremely high as [reported] by all our physicians and other providers: not infrequently one will have to return to office after hours in order to complete charts or access charts to answer patient after hours questions
  • frequent disconnects in spite of excellent internet signal
  • unacceptable interruptions in patient care
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Huntress Labs Incorporated
  • [I] would like to see more SOC as a Service - service from them.
  • [I would also like] improved Intune integration, especially with Windows Defender and the rest of the suite.
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Likelihood to Renew
Fortinet
Because the software is very simple and easy to use, very efficient, and has a stable connection that allows the user to perform tasks without problems. Also, this software does not need to be configured by IT technicians, since it comes with a very developed and understandable set up guide.
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Huntress Labs Incorporated
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Usability
Fortinet
We have used Forticlient for a number of years now and have found only minor faults with the application. The fact that our end users request little to no training to be able to utilize our VPN says a lot compared to the product we previously used to use for similar tasks. The Forticlient shield is a quick way to 'demonstrate confidence in security' at a glance among our end users - if you see the shield, you are protected. The only downside we've experienced is a few false positive AV detections, but this is more linked to Fortiguard labs/signatures.
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Huntress Labs Incorporated
Easy to use and install. Not much to do on this end they do everything
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Support Rating
Fortinet
FortiClient is a security suite with which we can keep our equipment well-protected. And it is that in a system like Windows, which is always the target of all kinds of attacks, it is not enough to have a simple antivirus.
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Huntress Labs Incorporated
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Alternatives Considered
Fortinet
My current organization is using FortiClient and they decided to use it since longer period. The main advantages is we are using it for connect RDP and and access private URL. But main reason is one time configuration is help us to connect it any time from anywhere. It's sending OTP to the work mail and helps us to validate it. While Cisco or other VPN ask mobile OTP auth or authenticator app which is much complex process. Hence FortiClient is best!
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Huntress Labs Incorporated
Pre-EDR Huntress is really unique in what it does. It is hard to directly compare that against anything since it is changed based
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Return on Investment
Fortinet
  • The free version of FortiClient VPN works great.
  • The fact that we have to pay for any version beyond 6.0.3 to connect to our firewalls that we already pay for licensing on is a little silly.
  • There is some support overhead with our clients and users to keep the software updated since it doesn't upgrade to new major versions automatically.
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Huntress Labs Incorporated
  • Detections that antivirus misses
  • Their price doubled recently so I had to talk to clients about the increase.
  • The ROI is immediate for some clients and hasn't detected anything at others.
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