We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiGate and Perimeter 81 based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Features: Fortinet FortiGate is highly regarded for its all-inclusive package, strong security features, ability to adapt to increasing demands and centralized control. Perimeter 81 distinguishes itself with its convenient single sign-on functionality, user-friendly setup process, ability to manage multiple networks, and prompt customer support.
Fortinet FortiGate has room for improvement in various areas such as SSL VPN features, multi-factor authentication, filtering precision, support system, reporting capabilities, antivirus and IPS functionality, delivery issues, logging details, security features, scalability, and training. Perimeter 81 can enhance its country/location definition, login instance, UI customization, tutorials, UI, session timeout notification, Desktop App versatility, downtime, login/logout process, dashboards, Perimeter login page access, security capabilities, dashboard console, and Chrome extension.
Service and Support: Fortinet FortiGate customers have mixed feelings about the assistance provided, expressing dissatisfaction with the speed and desiring enhancements. Perimeter 81 customers have generally positive encounters, praising the swift, supportive, and effective support team.
Ease of Deployment: The setup process for Fortinet FortiGate is generally simple and effortless, with users being able to easily transition from older firewalls through the use of provided scripts. The setup for Perimeter 81 was deemed uncomplicated, featuring an intuitive user interface and plug-and-play connectors. Nonetheless, a few reviewers did express concerns regarding the potential complexity in a hybrid environment. Implementing Perimeter 81 is straightforward and can be completed within an hour.
Pricing: Fortinet FortiGate offers different packages and pricing options for setup, which are considered reasonable and competitive. Renewal prices may be higher compared to the initial purchase. Perimeter 81 is affordable and valuable, with pricing tailored to specific use cases.
ROI: Customers have reported cost reductions and increased security with Fortinet FortiGate, while Perimeter 81 does not provide clear information on ROI yet offers the potential benefit of decreased costs and increased stability.
Comparison Results: Based on user feedback, Perimeter 81 is the favored choice. Users appreciate Perimeter 81 for its simple and intuitive setup, ability to use a single sign-on, user-friendly interface, fast and secure VPN, and efficient customer service. The convenience and productivity-enhancing features of Perimeter 81 make it the preferred option for ease of use, security, and efficiency.
"The most valuable feature of Fortinet FortiGate is security. They are known for efficiency and are on the top of Gartner Quadrant reviews. Fortinet FortiGate has an easy-to-use platform with a good graphical interface. The configuration is simple and the solution provides an overall good layer of security."
"FortiGate has a very strong unified threat management system."
"The Intrusion Prevention System and the web filtering are both working well."
"The management console is pretty simple, so anyone who understands networking can initially deploy the solution."
"Their proxy-based inspection is responsive and secure."
"Fortinet FortiGate is stable. It's used across all the countries, this is the way most multinationals run their system."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate are the ease of use and there are several operating systems that can include the hardware capacities. In the newer releases, the resources were more useful because they were included in the operating system."
"The performance is good."
"Distributing the agent was very simple, allowing us to enforce security posture on our devices (i.e. S1, Disk-encryption, etc.)."
"SD-WAN is one of the primary solutions offered by Perimeter 81."
"Perimeter 81 provides a very secure and non-disruptive experience."
"Scaling Perimeter 81 was easy to do."
"Logging back into Perimeter 81 is relatively user-friendly as I just need to re-type my Windows credentials in to access the VPN."
"The setup is really easy...I rate the support team a ten out of ten."
"It has provided a seamless gateway to much-needed platforms."
"It is a scalable solution."
"The support is the main thing that needs to be improved."
"The visibility of the network can be better. The GUI can be improved for better visibility of the network flow. Other solutions have better GUI in terms of network visibility."
"Currently, FortiGate is providing SSL VPN. But they're missing some features that are available in Palo Alto's SSL VPN."
"We would like to have the ability to disable some of the security functionalities."
"It should provide better visibility over the network and more information in the form of reports for the end users. Its installation should also be easier."
"This product needs to have an analysis feature, rather than having the analysis done through the integration of a different product."
"From a reporting perspective, there's room for improvement. They're providing FortiAnalyzer through which one can get some enhancements, but the visibility and reporting still need slight improvement."
"To the best of my knowledge, Fortinet does not have a CASB solution and Fortinet does not have a Zero trust solution."
"In order to have to bypass the login using the website, a good feature for Perimeter 81 to have is a login instance in the Perimeter 81 application. I'm using a Mac and we don't have that functionality."
"The solution's speed of upload and download is an area where it lacks"
"There are a few areas where the solution could be improved. For instance, we sometimes encounter connectivity issues, which can be problematic. Recently, I experienced a connectivity issue while trying to move to Azure. Connectivity issues can be quite frustrating."
"Currently, I am not able to define a different country or location, which can result in negative experiences as the tool is being recognized by websites and this can make it difficult to access them or force me to disable the program temporarily."
"I don't know if it is technically feasible, however, if the Desktop App could be used as a Web App or a Chrome Extension it would be very nice."
"In the future, maybe P81 can improve the network traffic balancing and redundancy."
"Perimeter 81 could enhance its reporting and analytics capabilities to provide more detailed insights into network activity."
"One of our challenges is ensuring the security of our cloud-based operations."
Fortinet FortiGate is ranked 2nd in Firewalls with 306 reviews while Perimeter 81 is ranked 11th in Firewalls with 22 reviews. Fortinet FortiGate is rated 8.4, while Perimeter 81 is rated 9.2. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiGate writes "It's a reliable solution that's easy to install and cheaper than competitors ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Perimeter 81 writes "Great SAML and SCIM support with the ability to deploy site-2-site tunnels with specific IP restrictions". Fortinet FortiGate is most compared with Sophos XG, Cisco Secure Firewall, Netgate pfSense, Meraki MX and WatchGuard Firebox, whereas Perimeter 81 is most compared with Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange, Cato SASE Cloud Platform, Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks, Cloudflare Access and Tailscale. See our Fortinet FortiGate vs. Perimeter 81 report.
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