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AlgoSec vs Fortinet FortiGate Cloud comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 4, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
8.6
AlgoSec enhances visibility, reduces workload, improves security, optimizes firewall management, and justifies cost by delivering quick ROI.
Sentiment score
8.6
Fortinet FortiGate Cloud users enjoy cost savings, efficiency, and flexibility, achieving up to 40% ROI quickly.
Fortinet FortiGate Cloud has improved our clients' cost savings and efficiency.
The cloud aspect provides flexibility in disaster recovery and cost management.
In terms of cost savings or efficiency in our company's IT network management, I would say that the tool is very efficient because we have no problems with it at all.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
8.2
AlgoSec's customer service is fast and helpful, with generally positive feedback but some inconsistency in technical support for complex cases.
Sentiment score
8.5
Fortinet FortiGate Cloud receives high praise for knowledgeable support but faces criticism for response delays and ticket routing issues.
Technically, the support team is good, and they have very good relations with users and even partners.
The team is responsive, and most cases are handled promptly.
Waiting in the queue for a technician is too time-consuming when the business is down.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
6.8
AlgoSec is scalable, flexible, and integrates well, supporting numerous devices and improving cloud deployment capabilities with ongoing enhancements.
Sentiment score
8.2
Fortinet FortiGate Cloud shows strong scalability and adaptability for various user environments, though some hardware capacity concerns exist.
I would rate the tool's scalability a nine out of ten.
Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.
We plan to deploy VoIP in the future and aim to leverage more VoIP capabilities for our remote operations.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.4
AlgoSec is highly regarded for its stability, user-friendliness, and prompt bug fixes, with minimal major disruptions reported.
Sentiment score
8.2
Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is deemed stable by users, with minor bugs mostly due to configuration errors.
I rate FortiGate Cloud 10 out of 10 for stability.
We weren't bothered even by a single incident for the past three years.
But in three or four years, I only had problems logging in three times.
 

Room For Improvement

AlgoSec needs improvements in reporting, integration, cloud capabilities, UI, support, customization, performance, automation, API, and user experience.
Fortinet FortiGate Cloud needs improved integration, enhanced security, better support, and user-friendly features for optimal performance and interoperability.
AlgoSec should support in identifying most hit rules and re-ordering existing firewall rules - this is a very key to manage firewall CPU.
There's a need to improve or invest more in an application that can follow users wherever they go.
Handling the pricing models is a nightmare, so it's difficult to sell the solution.
The product is not recommended on the basis of technical parameters.
 

Setup Cost

AlgoSec offers flexible pricing with high costs, justified by ROI, but demands careful financial planning for optimal use.
Fortinet FortiGate Cloud offers varied pricing, generally competitive, but may have additional fees and inflexible licensing needing more scalability.
On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive, I rate Fortinet FortiGate Cloud's pricing an eight out of ten.
There are no additional costs.
Therefore, the cost-benefit is quite significant.
 

Valuable Features

AlgoSec's key features optimize security through policy automation, risk analysis, compliance support, and seamless multi-vendor integration.
Fortinet FortiGate Cloud offers robust security, user-friendly management, and scalability with efficient deployment and reasonable pricing.
AlgoSec auto implementation came into the picture, which helped the right departments to approve policies and implementations.
The Fortinet infrastructure is also excellent for integrating on-premise and cloud environments.
The solution's most valuable feature is log reporting.
The solution's most valuable feature is its ease of use.
 

Categories and Ranking

AlgoSec
Ranking in Firewall Security Management
1st
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
182
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Fortinet FortiGate Cloud
Ranking in Firewall Security Management
5th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
75
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2025, in the Firewall Security Management category, the mindshare of AlgoSec is 21.9%, up from 20.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is 5.4%, up from 5.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Firewall Security Management
 

Featured Reviews

Shameerudheen Kp - PeerSpot reviewer
Easy to setup with good auto-implementation and good rule reviews
AlgoSec is slow when it is loaded with too many firewalls and policies. A plan to take care of heavy usage is to be considered. Support of all firewalls and policy features to be enabled. AlgoSec should support in identifying most hit rules and re-ordering existing firewall rules - this is a very key to manage firewall CPU. A clustering of AlgoSec can also be considered. A group of AlgoSec servers managing large client bases geographically or datacenter-wise or function-wise. A head reporting unit and child processing units.
IgnitiusMolepo - PeerSpot reviewer
The hub-and-spoke setup is useful because I can manage security from where I am, while the IT engineers in branch offices can handle it on their end.
When we're upgrading, it's sometimes quite challenging, especially firmware. We usually don't upgrade unless we have a bug, and we still feel it's not safe to react instead of being proactive. We often have some delays when updating FortiGuard, too. Nevertheless, I believe that it's okay most of the time with proper management. We also run into some problems using FortiGate as a UTM solution. I feel like maybe they're not giving me a full view of the other components that they have in that box. Their box has some DDoS defense, but I need complete DDoS protection. I must not have light DDoS protection on other UTM boxes because if I'm uncertain about the security posture, it will compromise me. We like having everything in one box because running multiple boxes eats up more resources on the computing level. We need a total solution, not half-half.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
20%
Financial Services Firm
18%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Energy/Utilities Company
5%
Computer Software Company
21%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Comms Service Provider
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about AlgoSec?
AlgoSec's ability to integrate with various security and networking solutions enhances its overall value.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AlgoSec?
I am into operations and not aware of cost or pricing.
What needs improvement with AlgoSec?
AlgoSec is slow when it is loaded with too many firewalls and policies. A plan to take care of heavy usage is to be considered. Support of all firewalls and policy features to be enabled. AlgoSec s...
What do you like most about Fortinet FortiGate Cloud?
Fortinet FortiGate Cloud has valuable firewall, SSL VPN, and web filtering features.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Fortinet FortiGate Cloud?
The pricing of Fortinet FortiGate is very competitive when compared to other industry-leading products such as Palo Alto and Cisco devices.
What needs improvement with Fortinet FortiGate Cloud?
There are some areas that need improvement regarding customer support. Fortinet could enhance their customer service by offering more direct remote sessions to resolve issues, as relying solely on ...
 

Also Known As

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FortiCloud, FortiGate Cloud
 

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Sample Customers

Maersk, Delta Airlines, Chevron, General Motors, T-Mobile, Chevron, AT&T, BP, Bell Canada, HCA Healthcare, Morgan Stanley, Unilever, Nationwide Insurance Enterprise, US Bank, Microsoft 
Black Gold Regional Schools, Amadeus Hospitality, Jefferson County, Chunghwa Telecom, City of Boroondara, Dimension Data
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