FortiGate vs Rapid7 InsightVM (Nexpose) | TrustRadius

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Score 8.9 out of 10

Based on 243 reviews and ratings

Score 8.4 out of 10

Based on 49 reviews and ratings

Feature Rating Comparison

FortiGate

Rapid7 InsightVM (Nexpose)

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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Being a vulnerability scanner tool, its purpose is to scan the systems to find the vulnerabilities. We can define the assets like IP address for the scans and it also allows to either schedule the scan at a preferred time or start the scan immediately. Upon completion of the scan, this tool can result provide the details like host type, OS information, hardware address, along with the vulnerabilities.
Rapid7 Nexpose has a list of templates to perform the scan. Once the templates are defined then the scans are performed accordingly.
It also contains an option to add credentials/authentication using passwords, usernames, private keys to perform the credential-based scans which I think is a great feature.

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Verified User

Consultant in Information Technology

Information Technology and Services Company, 51-200 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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Frequent updates and console lockups.
A lot of issues with scans running long out of nowhere, causing resource issues for the next scans.

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Verified User

Analyst in Finance and Accounting

Financial Services 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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Rapid7 InsightVM (Nexpose) 7.2

Based on 4 answers

I gave it a seven due to the functionality and general ease of use after the initial setup headaches, but compared to Qualys, Rapid7 Nexpose falls short on features and ease of use. Their support drags this rating down a point as well. I have gone weeks with no update on semi-critical issues and typically have to make call after call to get a semi-coherent response.

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Verified User

Analyst in Finance and Accounting

Financial Services Company, 1001-5000 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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For reporting, dashboard, content creation etc. Tenable SecurityCenter is the clear winner with over-the-top capabilities in their application. On the agents side this one was easier to implement and way easier to manage.

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Verified User

Engineer in Information Technology

Non-Profit Organization Management Company, 501-1000 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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After spending 2 years configuring, tuning, troubleshooting, and ultimately having nothing but regrets, we migrated away from the tool and accepted the loss.
Support had a variety of opinions, none of them consistent. No best practices. Lots of secret tricks known by support, none documented or shared until after problems are found.
Consulting services are available to come out and do a health check of your deployment, for a fee.

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Verified User

Analyst in Information Technology

Oil & Energy Company, 1001-5000 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

FortiGate Editions & Modules

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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.

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

Rapid7 InsightVM (Nexpose) Editions & Modules

Edition

insightIDR	$52¹
Vulnerability Management	$22¹
Application Security	$2,000²
Log Management	$19³
insignConnect	Contact sales team

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