FortiClient VPN: Great at What it Does
December 07, 2019

FortiClient VPN: Great at What it Does

Eric Engardio | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with FortiClient

We use FortiClient VPN in our organization to quickly connect to several different SSL-VPN capable Fortigate firewalls across the country. Right now we have about 20 in production and we frequently need to bounce from firewall to firewall as we support our different environments. FortiClient makes working with Fortigate firewalls extremely easy.

Pros

  • Reliable connectivity.
  • Easy to configure.
  • Easy to deploy.

Cons

  • We're stuck using version 6.0.3 because we have to pay for VPN access after that.
  • It doesn't handle computers going to sleep well.
  • There's no auto-update between major versions; you have to reinstall.
  • The free version of FortiClient VPN works great.
  • The fact that we have to pay for any version beyond 6.0.3 to connect to our firewalls that we already pay for licensing on is a little silly.
  • There is some support overhead with our clients and users to keep the software updated since it doesn't upgrade to new major versions automatically.
The FortiNet team is fantastic. We've spent a lot of time with them over the years (albeit not often because their products are great) and every technician we get is very attentive and is willing to work with you until the end. We had an issue when trying to roll out an SSO solution, and had some trouble with the new MFA requirements for our VPNs, and they worked with our SSO vendor for as long as it took to get the job done.

Do you think FortiClient delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with FortiClient's feature set?

Yes

Did FortiClient live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of FortiClient go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy FortiClient again?

Yes

FortiClient is great if you frequently connect to a few VPNs, as it lets you save connection profile information including username (and password if you really want insecure convenience) so you can just click a drop-down and go. It also integrates with MFA requirements and will prompt for passcodes if your org requires that.

FortiClient Feature Ratings

Endpoint Security
Not Rated
Anti-Exploit Technology
Not Rated
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)
Not Rated
Centralized Management
Not Rated
Hybrid Deployment Support
Not Rated
Infection Remediation
Not Rated
Vulnerability Management
Not Rated
Malware Detection
Not Rated

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