We performed a comparison between FortiSASE and Harmony SASE (formerly Perimeter 81) based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The solution is stable."
"The protection offered by the product is the most valuable feature. It detects vulnerabilities or traps on our users' phones and then prompts them to clean up their devices. Tools we used previously would only discover, which required us to gather information on the backend, so Lookout is a welcome upgrade."
"The most valuable features are the antivirus as a whole, the anti-malware, and all of the protection features that scan our enterprise devices."
"On the outside, the main differentiation is because Lookout ingest. They have ingested basically all of the apps for the last ten years and all the versions of all the apps, and we have that in a corporate database that allows us to do very large-scale machine learning and analysis on that data set. That's not something that any of the competitors really have the capability to do because they don't have access to the data set. A lot of the apps you can no longer get them because that version of the app is five or six years old, and it just doesn't exist anywhere anymore, except within our infrastructure. So, the ability to have that very rich dataset and learn from that dataset is a real differentiator."
"I feel that it is a stable solution...It is a scalable solution."
"The integration with the company's existing security infrastructure enhanced our security posture since it was a straightforward process."
"The solution is easy to deploy and simple to manage."
"The product can scale."
"Deep packet inspection is easier to deploy in the FortiSASE environment. It's much simpler to configure one-touch deployment. It was considerably more convoluted to get that to work using FortiClient. All that processing horsepower is happening in Fortinet's cloud infrastructure, reducing the load on our local routers and on-prem FortiGate firewalls."
"Their split tunneling feature has been very valuable to our company since implementing the Perimeter 81 solution."
"The Check Point portfolio showcases very strong products."
"HTTPS decryption is a valuable service and not always found in cloud-based secure web gateways."
"The solution offers ATP features and management features."
"The application control and granular access feature are very easy to use, intuitive, and effective."
"The integration that this solution has with the different routers or perimeter equipment is exceptional."
"It has provided a seamless gateway to much-needed platforms."
"Even after restarting, it tries to quickly reestablish connection which is very helpful."
"From the analysis that we've done, they do seem to be maybe a step behind in trying to enter the market with a new solution. But when they do pick up, they do come out with some good products."
"The stability depends on the service from where you access it. Because sometimes, the place you are in, you have Gateway. You don't have Gateway. The gateway is overutilized. At the end, you need to go through their gateways. And this is the key point here. You have a tracking point. If it's not well orchestrated, and it scales up as you add more to the existing team, you will suffer"
"Lookout was moving into the SSE space. And so their work on SecureWeb Gateway and SD-WAN is still sort of evolving."
"We just submitted an enhancement request reflecting the main area we want to see improvement in; the APIs. Currently, we're able to build dashboards, but it's somewhat backward because we use our MDM API to create them. Lookout should provide API to customers so we can query our data and use it in our cloud, and this is the only outstanding area for improvement with the product right now."
"Security and support are two areas with certain shortcomings in the product where improvements are required."
"FortiSASE is a work in progress. One area where there is room for improvement is the ability to use FortiSASE on an endpoint that doesn't have the client on it. Other solutions do that by building a VPN tunnel from their on-prem router into the SASE environment. FortiSASE doesn't have that feature yet, but it is on the roadmap for Q3 of this year. I've seen it in their development environment."
"They need to have more concise or precise ways to come up with the return on investment for convincing or presenting this to customers."
"Some of the solution's back-end connectivity and visibility are not robust and could be improved."
"The GUI and connectivity, along with the support offered, are some of the areas of concern in the product where improvements are required."
"The access to the portal should be faster. It shouldn't crash a lot."
"Zero Trust Network Access can be a security breach if not used correctly."
"Its initial setup process is complex for a hybrid environment."
"I would suggest adding more networking and security features that allow more customization within their platform."
"In the future, maybe P81 can improve the network traffic balancing and redundancy."
"The solution requires you to buy a minimum of 50 licenses and that is not practical."
"While the product has been instrumental in enhancing security, continuous improvement is essential. Feedback from users and ongoing technological advancements should guide the refinement of these security measures."
"A Google Chrome extension would be handy instead of logging into the app."
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FortiSASE is ranked 13th in Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) with 5 reviews while Harmony SASE (formerly Perimeter 81) is ranked 4th in Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) with 53 reviews. FortiSASE is rated 7.4, while Harmony SASE (formerly Perimeter 81) is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of FortiSASE writes "An easy to deploy and simple to manage solution that can be used for remote worker access". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Harmony SASE (formerly Perimeter 81) writes "Great SAML and SCIM support with the ability to deploy site-2-site tunnels with specific IP restrictions". FortiSASE is most compared with Zscaler Internet Access, Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks, Cisco Umbrella and Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange, whereas Harmony SASE (formerly Perimeter 81) is most compared with Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange, Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks, Cato SASE Cloud Platform, Cisco Umbrella and Cloudflare Access. See our FortiSASE vs. Harmony SASE (formerly Perimeter 81) report.
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