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Score 8.9 out of 10

Based on 243 reviews and ratings

Score 9.2 out of 10

Based on 11 reviews and ratings

Feature Rating Comparison

FortiGate

Virtualized Next-Generation Firewalls - VM Series

Identification Technologies

Visualization Tools

Content Inspection

Policy-based Controls

Active Directory and LDAP

Firewall Management Console

Reporting and Logging

VPN

High Availability

Stateful Inspection

Proxy Server

Pros

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

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Amin Mirzakhani

Network Administrator

CalSpas - Lloyd's Material SupplyRecreational Facilities & Services, 501-1000 employees

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Securing public cloud on same level as an on-premise environment.
Ease of migration and management, similar to physical infrastructure.

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Verified User

Professional in Information Technology

Real Estate Company, 10,001+ employees

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Cons

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.

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C-Level Executive in Information Technology

Government Administration Company, 51-200 employees

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I feel like there is not enough of a support community, similar to checkpoint.
VPN client is not as user-friendly as Anyconnect.
No root access to device.

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Verified User

Professional in Information Technology

Logistics and Supply Chain Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Likelihood to Renew

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.

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Adrian Cumberbatch

Manager, IT Operations

Cidel Bank & Trust IncFinancial Services, 51-200 employees

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Usability

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.

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IS Director

City of Hot SpringsGovernment Administration, 501-1000 employees

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Reliability and Availability

FortiGate 10.0

Based on 2 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

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Adrian Cumberbatch

Manager, IT Operations

Cidel Bank & Trust IncFinancial Services, 51-200 employees

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Performance

FortiGate 10.0

Based on 1 answer

Good performance and really good integration. We have integration with Microsoft AD.

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Supervisor IT Operations

Laureate International UniversitiesEducation Management, 10,001+ employees

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Support Rating

FortiGate 8.9

Based on 33 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.

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Senior Security Supervisor

N11.comRetail, 201-500 employees

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Virtualized Next-Generation Firewalls - VM Series 10.0

Based on 2 answers

Palo Alto VM series are best selling and industry's top-selling security product which customers prefer while securing their public cloud environment

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Professional in Information Technology

Real Estate Company, 10,001+ employees

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In-Person Training

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.

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Supervisor IT Operations

Laureate International UniversitiesEducation Management, 10,001+ employees

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Implementation Rating

FortiGate 8.0

Based on 4 answers

Make sure that you have the most current version of FortiOS. Make sure all Fortigates are on the same version

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Systems Architect

Browns Hill Engineering and ControlsMechanical or Industrial Engineering, 51-200 employees

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Alternatives Considered

Fortinet was well placed on the Gartner report which lead to my initial investigation into the company. I quickly narrowed my selections down to Palo Alto and Fortinet, due to feature set, reputation and ease of use. Fortinet won out simply because Palo Alto did not offer a small branch style firewall at the time I was looking. I'm very glad they did. I have enjoyed working with their products from the moment they were first racked.

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Verified User

Engineer in Information Technology

Hospitality Company, 501-1000 employees

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We did a shootout between the SonicWall / Fortinet / Barracuda / Cisco ASA + Firepower / Palo Alto, both hardware and (when applicable) VM appliances.The Barracuda / Sonicwall / Fortinet technology is interesting, but nowhere near as robust as the PA technology. Using the money we saved by switching to Palo Alto instead of Cisco, we purchased a small island in the Caribbean.

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IT Operations Manager / IT Service Manager

Nashville WrapsWholesale, 51-200 employees

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Scalability

FortiGate 9.8

Based on 2 answers

My environments are pretty small (less than 100 users per location) so no issues here.

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Adrian Cumberbatch

Manager, IT Operations

Cidel Bank & Trust IncFinancial Services, 51-200 employees

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Return on Investment

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.

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Artur Bittencourt

Information Technology Manager

Corporation of the Township of EsquimaltGovernment Administration, 51-200 employees

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It has help us determine the necessary spend for internet bandwidth
Has helped us easily monitor policy compliance
Provided tools that increase understanding of security for non-IT staff

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Director of Information Technology

City of Marietta, GAGovernment Administration, 501-1000 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Rating Summary

FortiGate

Virtualized Next-Generation Firewalls - VM Series

FortiGate

Virtualized Next-Generation Firewalls - VM Series

FortiGate

Virtualized Next-Generation Firewalls - VM Series

FortiGate

Virtualized Next-Generation Firewalls - VM Series

FortiGate

Virtualized Next-Generation Firewalls - VM Series

FortiGate

Virtualized Next-Generation Firewalls - VM Series

FortiGate

Virtualized Next-Generation Firewalls - VM Series

FortiGate

Virtualized Next-Generation Firewalls - VM Series

FortiGate

Virtualized Next-Generation Firewalls - VM Series

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