Item: Fortinet FortiGate
Rating: 7
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use this software to protect the company in various ways. For example, as a content filter, and also as a firewall to administrate inbound and outbound traffic by closing ports. Finally, with the reports we do some useful analytics in order to make decisions and better understand the final users in the network.

Pros and Cons

Web filtering.

Command line interface is a little bit hard to use.
Lack of AI.

Return on Investment

It has made us more secure!

Alternatives Considered

Snort

FortiGate is easier to implement than other competitors.

Support Rating

Support is always a big factor in consideration of any product for our organization. Fortinet support has been extremely good. They have provided an onsite engineer at no cost to help us design, implement, and maintain new products when needed. The call support has also been excellent, with quick response times and knowledgeable technicians.

Key Insights

Do you think Fortinet FortiGate delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Fortinet FortiGate's feature set?

Yes

Did Fortinet FortiGate live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Fortinet FortiGate go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Fortinet FortiGate again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Snort, Cisco Webex Meetings

Likelihood to Recommend

FortiGate is very well suited when we need to block some dangerous websites in order to protect our network from threats like viruses, data loss, and hacking in general. Also, we use it to block some traffic like virtual desktops.

Fortinet FortiGate Review

Overall Satisfaction with Fortinet FortiGate