#1 most frequent
United States of America
39.8%2,837 installations of 7,122
What is FortiGate?
FortiNet FortiGate is a firewall option with high integrability. It offers a variety of deployment options and next-gen firewall capabilities, including integration with IaaS cloud platforms and public cloud environments.
Categories & Use Cases
Videos
Top Performing Features
High Availability
Built-in capacity to prevent exposure if primary firewall stops working
Category average: 8.7
Stateful Inspection
Stateful inspection analyzes packet headers and contents of packets
Category average: 8.4
VPN
VPN's implement encryption and anonymize IP addresses
Category average: 8.9
Areas for Improvement
Visualization Tools
Visualization tools present administrators with data on applications traversing the network, who is using them, and the potential security impact.
Category average: 7.6
Reporting and Logging
Custom and summary reports, and log files enabling analysis of security incidents, application usage and traffic patterns
Category average: 7.5
Firewall Management Console
Either command-line or web-based interface for centralized control and management
Category average: 8.4
Who Buys & Uses Fortinet FortiGate
#2 most frequent
Canada
6.2%440 installations of 7,122
#3 most frequent
Brazil
5.3%376 installations of 7,122
Pros
- Robust network security and threat protection
- Effective web content filtering and application control
- Reliable VPN functionalities for secure remote access
Cons
- Outdated or insufficient documentation and video guides
- Firmware stability issues and history of CVEs
- User interface navigation and dashboard discoverability
It works great for what it does but needs minor improvements
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use Fortinet FortiGate firewall appliance with our clients to protect customers network, manage remote access and firewall rules. Also as a tunnel between locations of different branches. We are addressing security and virus problems by using built in antivirus, secure the network and manage various controls leveraging cyber security for many clients.
Pros
- Firewall
- VPN
- Antivirus
Cons
- Firewall rules interface
- Forti-token cost
Return on Investment
- Brought security level up comparing to our legacy firewall
- Forti-token cost is prohibitive and making us reconsider VPN solution via Fortinet FortiGate
Usability
Alternatives Considered
Ubiquiti Networks UniFi, SonicWall TZ, SonicWall Web Application Firewall, WatchGuard XTM - Discontinued Product, Watchguard Endpoint Security, WatchGuard Network Security, Bitdefender GravityZone, Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows, Windows Server, Veeam ONE, Veeam Backup for Azure and Veeam Data Platform
Other Software Used
Sentinel, Ubiquiti Networks UniFi, WatchGuard Network Security
Excellent Next Generation firewall
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We are using the Fortinet FortiGate firewall to protect the organization's network and resources from cyber threats. It not only provides you with a comprehensive cyber security solution but also offers you advanced features like load balancing, failover, application control, website filtering, bandwidth optimization, VPN, etc. It comes with a user-friendly interface that simplifies configuration, monitoring, and management of firewall settings.
Pros
- It protects organization's network and resources from various cyber threats
- Fortinet FortiGate firewall manages high traffic efficiently and maintains low latency.
- It helps your organization meet various security and compliance requirements
- It supports zero-trust architecture
- It offers excellent web filtering and application control features
Cons
- Pricing should be competitive
- The Fortinet VPN client is available only on selected Fortinet firewalls.
Return on Investment
- It is protecting our organization's network and resources from various cyber threats.
- With its web filtering and application control feature we able to optimize bandwidth uses
- It ensure us higher availability
Usability
Alternatives Considered
SonicWall TZ
Other Software Used
AnyDesk, JioMeet, Foxit eSign, Foxit PDF Editor
Fortinet FortiGate for eveyone
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
The Fortinet FortiGate are actually used in our organization for sdwan topology (spoke and hub) and some other clusters are used for north/south filtering. We're using all the featured on different branches and also have a great view of the solution. In addition, we're managing devices through Fortimanager for some of them, and we're collecting all the logs to our FortiAnalyzer.
Pros
- SDWAN
- Webfiltering
- Security Fabric
- Documentation
Cons
- FortiOS has a lot of CVE published
- Upgrade time has CVE patching
- Change in code between 2 major release
Return on Investment
- The price is cleary the first ROI
- Easy way to find administrator is a postive impact
- Centralization of the solution with our entities is a great impact
Usability
Alternatives Considered
FortiAnalyzer, FortiManager and Fortinet Secure SD-WAN
Other Software Used
FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer, FortiOS
Fortinet FortiGate is a partner for Network Securtiy Blue Team
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
There are many uses of Fortinet FortiGate solution.
We are using at first time how Perimeter's Firewall soluction. We knew its technology when migrate Cisco`s ASA to this vendor.
Inmediatly we detected many other uses case such as Wireless solution (FortiAP), Web Application Firewall (FortiWeb) an another more.
Don't forget that Fortinet FortiGate have a concept like an ecosystem; its name is "Fabric".
We are using at first time how Perimeter's Firewall soluction. We knew its technology when migrate Cisco`s ASA to this vendor.
Inmediatly we detected many other uses case such as Wireless solution (FortiAP), Web Application Firewall (FortiWeb) an another more.
Don't forget that Fortinet FortiGate have a concept like an ecosystem; its name is "Fabric".
Pros
- Have many solution for resolv diferente requirement. All of them have full internetworking.
- The interfaces to manage its soluction are really easy to learn.
- Bring solution to different type of customer. As small much as Huge.
Cons
- Make easier than cisco asa deply vpn service.
- Full integration with all componente tu Forti Analyzer (FAZ).
- Really effective to use SSO from link to Microsoft Active Directory
Return on Investment
- The Fortinet FortiGate's project deployment are fast and cheap.
- In the next weeks atther that desploy Fortinet FortiGate, we have been seen complete information about security visibility and incidents stops for these securtiy controls.
- We achieve easier ISO 27002 compliance.
Usability
Alternatives Considered
Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services
Other Software Used
Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365, Kaspersky EDR Optimum, Tenable Security Center
Next Generation Fortinet FortiGate Firewall - Uninterrupted Network
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Fortinet FortiGate is Gateway level security used to restrict incoming and outgoing traffic.also using for application control,web block, Antivirus ,DNS control, IPS as part of security to network devices.SDWAN used for Internet sharing load balancing and traffice shaping.main problem resolved by Site to site vpn to connect another branch and virtually connect with its system services like RDP,Web (HTTP,HTTPS etc).
Pros
- VPN
- SD WAN
- Security profiles
- Web over rating
Cons
- live report dashboard automatically instead of customization
- Registration and support forticloud portal use
- changing registration mail id is very difficult process to complete in less time
Return on Investment
- Improve Network Management and performance by load balance ,SDWAN
- can set priority and manage traffic using Policy Route, Traffic shaping by QoS
- Centralize manage Advance Security threats, firewall protection, intrusion prevention, web filtering, and SSL inspection
- Applying security inspection may be impact impact perfomance by increase latency,network performance
Usability
Alternatives Considered
Cisco Firepower 1000 Series, Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services, Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls - PA Series and Sophos UTM
Other Software Used
Trellix Endpoint Security ENS, Trellix ePolicy Orchestrator, Acronis Cyber Protect, Veritas Backup Exec, Microsoft Teams