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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Fortinet Secure SD-WAN

    Score7 out of 10
    N/AFortinet Secure SD-WAN supports cloud-first, security-sensitive, and global enterprises, as well as the hybrid workforce. Its Secure Networking approach uses one operating system and consolidates SD-WAN, next-generation firewall (NGFW), advanced routing, and ZTNA application gateway functions.N/A

    GFI KerioControl

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AKerio Control is a next-gen firewall for SMBs, from Aurea SMB Solutions (formerly GFI Software).N/A
    Pricing
    Fortinet Secure SD-WANGFI KerioControl
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Fortinet Secure SD-WANGFI KerioControl
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    Fortinet Secure SD-WANGFI KerioControl
    Firewall
    Comparison of Firewall features of Fortinet Secure SD-WAN and GFI KerioControl
    Feature
    Fortinet Secure SD-WAN
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    Ratings
    GFI KerioControl
    8.6
    1 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Identification Technologies00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Visualization Tools00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Content Inspection00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Policy-based Controls00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Active Directory and LDAP00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Firewall Management Console00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Reporting and Logging00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    VPN00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    High Availability00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Stateful Inspection00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Proxy Server00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
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    Fortinet Secure SD-WANGFI KerioControl
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    SonicWall NSA Series
    Score8.3 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Cisco Meraki SD-WAN
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
    Score9.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
    Score8.7 out of 10
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    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Fortinet Secure SD-WANGFI KerioControl
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Fortinet Secure SD-WANGFI KerioControl
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Fortinet
    In the past Firewall and Traffic Routing tasks would have to be done on different interfaces, however, with Fortinet Secure SD-WAN all this is unified into one central console. We can get more productivity and also can optimize LAN & WAN IT Operations. We are also able to cut a lot of cost by moving from old MPLS technology to BB
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    GFI Software
    IT works very well in the non-profit and small business space when there is a need for remote access or connecting several sites in a point to point VPN, user management and rule creation are very easy. The use of the MyKerio website for remote management also makes it easy to troubleshoot problems and make changes if technical staff are not onsite.
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    Pros
    Fortinet
    • Consolidated User Interface for Firewall, Routing and ZTNA
    • Optimization of WAN applications and traffic
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    GFI Software
    • VPN for Remote Employees
    • Point to point VPNs
    • Scanning of traffic
    • Ease of management
    • Website filtering by both sites and key words
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    Cons
    Fortinet
    No answers on this topic
    GFI Software
    • Support can take longer to respond that it should
    • Could work better with resellers
    • Spend more effort on adding new features
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    Usability
    Fortinet
    As mentioned earlier, since all features are pretty much available in one console, it is very user friendly and it becomes very easy for the Admin to just drag and drop a Plugin or a Tool that is required to perform a specific task. It's one of the most well designed layout to be honest.
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    GFI Software
    Very easy to use and manage, user training takes less then 10 minutes. Technicians can perform basic tasks with less then an hour of training and can master it in under a year.
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    Support Rating
    Fortinet
    No answers on this topic
    GFI Software
    Support is very slow to respond and it takes a long time to convince level 1 techs that you need to be moved up to someone more senior. I believe support is outsourced and they are graded on how few tickets they need to escalate to higher tiers so they will try to figure out a solution even if it is detrimental to the overall support experience.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Fortinet
    No answers on this topic
    GFI Software
    We found Kerio Control to provide the most features and easiest management of all the solutions we looked at, while cost was not the lowest the value was by far the best when you considered all the factors, costs, and manhours involved in deployment and management.
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    Return on Investment
    Fortinet
    • 18% improvement in Productivity
    • 25% reduction in cost
    • Almost zero down time.
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    GFI Software
    • Easy to use makes it easy to train, reducing employee time and IT staff costs.
    • Statefull inspection and web filtering greatly reduce malware incursions.
    • Fact it can run on standard PC hardware greatly reduces cost to implement and makes scaling much less expensive.
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