Item: Fortinet FortiGate
Rating: 10
Author: Neil Johnson

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Fortinet Fortigate is a complex solution to assure the security of your network perimeter. It has a very simple interface with sufficient functionality. We like this tool because it is easy to install, easy to administer, has a good price, and good protection. We would say that Fortinet Fortigate is the best in its class because of its high availability, speed, resilience, and the vendor offers very qualitative support.

Pros and Cons

Very easy-to-use interface
Good resilience
High availability and speed
Easy installation

More complex configurations must be done via the console
Licensing options can be improved

Return on Investment

We are more secure with Fortinet FortiGate.
We have the possibility to administrate servers with VPN and to do daily work with VPN.
Monitor and prevent cyber attacks.

Alternatives Considered

Cisco ASA

We selected Fortinet FortiGate because it was cheaper compared with another similar appliance. Also, FortiGate is very easy to install and administrate. They have very good resilience and provide very good support. There's good traffic inspection and notification. The VPN is easy to administrate and to monitor. The signatures and the software are updated very often.

Other Software Used

McAfee NAC (Discontinued), Cisco IronPort Web Security Appliance, Cisco Aironet and Catalyst Access Points

Likelihood to Recommend

We use Fortinet FortiGate to assure the security of our network. It's a good IDS/IPS with real-time attack information on dashboards. There are daily reports with a lot of intuitive information. It's a good VPN solution for administrators and for users. We've had no incompatibilities or issues working with any of our equipment. Fortinet is a very good appliance with a very good price.

Fortinet FortiGate Review

Overall Satisfaction with Fortinet FortiGate