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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    FortiMail

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AFortiMail is an email messaging security platform, from Fortinet headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.N/A

    Google Sheets

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/AGoogle Sheets is the spreadsheet app available on Google Workspace, or standalone, with a free plan for personal use and accessible via mobile apps for iOS and Android.N/A
    Pricing
    FortiMailGoogle Sheets
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    FortiMailGoogle Sheets
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    FortiMailGoogle Sheets
    Considered Both Products
    Fortinet
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    Google
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    97%
    Would buy again
    90 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    86 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    89 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    94%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    49 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    97%
    Implementation went as expected
    60 Answers
    Features
    FortiMailGoogle Sheets
    Secure Email Gateway
    Comparison of Secure Email Gateway features of FortiMail and Google Sheets
    Feature
    FortiMail
    9.9
    4 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Google Sheets
    -
    Ratings
    Anti-malware10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizability9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Loss Protection10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Threat Detection10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Sandboxing10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    End-to-End Encryption10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Management Tools10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Microsoft Excel
    Score9 out of 10
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    Microsoft Exchange
    Score8.6 out of 10
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    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    FortiMailGoogle Sheets
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (6 ratings)
    9.1
    (93 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.7
    (55 ratings)
    Availability
    -
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    9.5
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    -
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    9.5
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.5
    (2 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
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    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
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    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
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    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
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    9.8
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
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    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
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    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    FortiMailGoogle Sheets
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Fortinet
    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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    Google
    Google Sheets is well suited in two main areas: is free to use and you don't need to buy a license to use it, comparing to the most direct competitors ; collaboration is in my opinion the best advantage, with multiple people working together and seeing others working in real time. It's less appropriate in low connectivity environments (offline capabilities)
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    Pros
    Fortinet
    • FortiMail earned a AAA rating from SE Labs and a 99.78%.
    • Spam Capture Rate from Virus Bulletin.
    • The solution has an effective Antivirus module that protects from malicious URLs and attachments.
    • It also has an integrated cloud sandbox or can be integrated with a physical or virtual appliance (with an additional license).
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    Google
    • Collaborative planning : In the initial phase of project, Team leads and architects create a permission matrix along with the naming convention simultaneously, seeing who is editing / adding the details in real-time.
    • Cost tracking : We use this tool to track cloud resource usage monthly costs, so that we can analyse it and send out comms for high cost based resources. By storing cost data here, it's easy for use to store data of last couple of years.
    • Flexible documentation : For change logging of different scenarios we would need different / ad-hoc columns to be added on the fly, which makes using this tool much simpler then reputed third party tools.
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    Cons
    Fortinet
    • 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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    Google
    • Ease of use - I collaborate with a lot of folks on these and a lot of them have trouble using it.
    • Would love more live features; for example, being able to have cells react to other inputs (checkboxes, etc) with reactive formatting
    • More cross-usability with other Google products; it's hard to think of drawbacks honestly, this is a pretty seamless software.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Fortinet
    No answers on this topic
    Google
    I am not involved in the purchase/selection process, but my organization is a Google shop, and Sheets meets most of our spreadsheet needs and works seamlessly with our other tools. I don't anticipate our switching anytime soon.
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    Usability
    Fortinet
    No answers on this topic
    Google
    It can easily handle most uses and functions. It is only for very large datasets or advanced analysis that it either lacks the proper functions or performance begins to slow. Most employees who continue to use competitors' products do so out of preference, familiarity with the user interface, or other surface-level reasons.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Fortinet
    No answers on this topic
    Google
    Like most Google products, Google Sheets rarely has outages or slowness, and when it does, connection is always momentarily restored. I can't recall a time when I've been unable to access Google Sheets but able to access other sites just fine. That said, errors aren't uncommon when handling large data volume. You know what they say about using spreadsheets as databases, but sometimes it's just the most convenient option, especially for smaller or one-off projects, and not being able to store large amounts of data hampers our ability to move quickly with scrappy prototypes or full solutions. It would be great if we could better integrate our data manipulation (Apps Script) with big data in the sheet.
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    Performance
    Fortinet
    No answers on this topic
    Google
    Again, Google Sheets is no exception to Google's general high speed and reliability, but load times can be slow for larger amounts of data. I've used Sheets with Zapier and have used the Python API, and speed has never been an issue.
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    Support Rating
    Fortinet
    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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    Google
    I have never contacted Google Sheets support, but Google Sheets makes it very easy to report an issue or suggest a feature from Sheets itself (Help > Help Sheets improve), and I've had mostly good experiences with support for other Google products.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Fortinet
    I have used Barracuda Email Security in the past and FortiMail is just as effective. The interface is easy to use, and the configuration is straightforward in setting it up to work with Microsoft Exchange. Spam detection is effective, as well as malware/viruses and phishing attempts. Overall it is a great service.
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    Google
    I have found that I can do almost everything I could have done in Microsoft Excel faster and easier in Google Sheets. We recommend Google Sheets in 99.9% of our use cases and feel it meets the needs of our workers very well. I am sure there are other spreadsheet creation programs out there, but because we are already in the Google environment, adopting Google Sheets in very easy.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Fortinet
    No answers on this topic
    Google
    I'm not involved with the purchase, but I assume everything goes smoothly and that the pricing structure is predictable and reasonable. We do not get surprise fees.
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    Scalability
    Fortinet
    No answers on this topic
    Google
    Google Sheets works very well with multiple users. It's convenient to see in real-time who is collaborating in a sheet, down to the specific cell that they're viewing/editing. Linking Sheets across departments is convenient with the IMPORTRANGE function.
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    Return on Investment
    Fortinet
    • It has been positive since we do not have mail crashes and we protect the information that is transmitted by these means.
    • The costs are very accessible.
    • Easy deployment and implementation.
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    Google
    • Don't need to pay for windows 365 license as it is free
    • Has a positive impact since I am not cursing excel for annoying problems(I don't want the new Pivot table format, I want to use Classic and I don't want to expand/collapse arrows. "x$#%")
    • [Haven't] looked at return on investment on work, but has "simplified" for basic and medium spreadsheets.
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