Fortinet FortiGate Review
March 10, 2024
Fortinet FortiGate Review
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Fortinet FortiGate
I'm a senior network engineer with over 25 years of experience and an MSc in network security and in the last 8 years or so I've worked on several projects where we've replaced the following vendors with Fortinet FortiGate CheckPoint Sophos Cisco (ASA to be honest) Microsoft TMG (yea!) WatchGuard F5 and a few more. I've also deployed their switches, APs, Management, and Analytics Platform and done some of their slightly more advanced technologies like ADVPN. In the 25 years I've been in networking it's rare to find a technology platform that is both effective and easy to deploy, usually it's one or the other but so far Fortinet FortiGate seems to have struck that balance.
- Debugging and troubleshooting features are very detailed and easy to use
- The GUI is well thought out and intuitive
- The out-of-the-box features (non-license dependent) are well worth it
- Easy to deploy (even for a moron like me)
- FortiManager (uggh)
- Software vulnerabilities (I know it's an occupational hazard but still)
- Some cosmetic issues in some firmware releases and browser compatibility are still hit-and-miss but that's minor
- Be more creative with the product naming but please don't go the the extreme like Cisco where you have no idea what the hell they're talking about sometimes.
- I've worked on more Fortinet equipment than any other vendor and I've worked on a lot of vendor equipment.
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?
I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process
Did implementation of Fortinet FortiGate go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy Fortinet FortiGate again?
Yes