FortiClient - Educational Security Confidence.
Updated December 12, 2025

FortiClient - Educational Security Confidence.

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
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Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with FortiClient

We currently use FortiClient to deliver antivirus, antimalware, and vulnerability detection for all our endpoints across five educational establishments. We also utilize Forticlient's VPN client for remote workers and students who don't/can't attend one of our sites. We centrally manage our endpoints from our Forticlient EMS server and deploy each type of user with an appropriate configuration profile.

Pros

  • Antivirus protection.
  • Malware protection.
  • Low system resource usage.

Cons

  • More accuracy with detections (we have had quite a few false positives).
  • Better integration with Windows updates.
  • Better integration with Windows Defender.
  • Increase in security confidence.
  • Increase in organisation Compliance.
  • Increase in endpoint activity visibility.
We have used Forticlient for a number of years now and have found only minor faults with the application. The fact that our end users request little to no training to be able to utilize our VPN says a lot compared to the product we previously used to use for similar tasks. The Forticlient shield is a quick way to 'demonstrate confidence in security' at a glance among our end users - if you see the shield, you are protected. The only downside we've experienced is a few false positive AV detections, but this is more linked to Fortiguard labs/signatures.
  • McAfee Total Protection (discontinued)
Simply put, the deployment with Forticlient is a lot simpler and generally takes less time, consumes fewer system resources, and is easier to manage centrally. The VPN client included with the endpoint protection gives us a lot of confidence that our end users are protected whilst away from the office and before they connect to our VPN tunnels. These are aspects that we found to be lacking in this alternative product.

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?

Yes

Did implementation of FortiClient go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy FortiClient again?

Yes

Forticlient works well for us as a component of Fortinet's overall security fabric. We use Forticlient alongside Fortigate and FortiAnalyser to create our endpoint security posture. We found deploying Forticlient simplistic, and our end users respond well to any application notifications and make use of the VPN client with little training.

FortiClient Feature Ratings

Endpoint Security
9.6
Anti-Exploit Technology
10
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)
10
Centralized Management
9
Hybrid Deployment Support
10
Infection Remediation
9
Vulnerability Management
9
Malware Detection
10

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