Item: Fortinet FortiGate
Rating: 9
Author: Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Fortinet FortiGate

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Fortinet FortiGate is a great overall product, with multiple solutions for different needs (firewall, antispam, load balancing, etc) One of the key points they have is that the look and feel for every product is very similar, so once you are familiar with one of them, managing a different one is very easy, as the interface and menus are really similar. In their catalog they have a product for almost every security key factor.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Interface
Firewall L4/L7
HA configurations and updates
Documentation

Cons

Memory usage for WAD
CLI only features, must be on the GUI
Logs on low entry products

Return on Investment

Better price over other manufactures
Pretty decent life cycle

Usability

Easy to use for any network administrator, when you are used to any other firewall this is really easy to manage.
Everything is on place where it should be, and you don't have to be switching between sections and different screens to configure a policy.

Alternatives Considered

SonicWall TZ, CheckPoint and Forcepoint NGFW

Some of them are great products, but overall Fortinet gives more for less. Also it is really easy to manage for almost everyone. As you should have at least a double layer, with different manufacturers, this is a great choice

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

Likelihood to Recommend

Fortinet FortiGate is well suited for almost every scenario, as long as you have the knowledge to choose the right model, based on technical requirements and limitations for each model. In my experience, it is a top firewall product, easy to use, manage and backup. Also the FortiManager feature, once you are used to it, is a plus. Also tested as antispam, and it is a nice product.

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Great product great value fair price