Check Point Power-1 [EOL] vs Fortinet FortiGate comparison

"The VPN allows users to connect remotely and securely."

"The initial setup of Fortinet FortiGate was straightforward."

"Security, SD-WAN, and Streetscape are valuable features."

"The initial setup is straightforward."

"Security management tool that's easy to integrate and easy to work with. No issues found with its stability and scalability."

"FortiGate has a strong security topic which allows all of the Fortinet devices to communicate and share information which makes their security more powerful."

"The web filtering feature and the intrusion protection system are the most valuable. It is a resilient appliance. I never had an issue with it in terms of any security breaches."

"Fortinet FortiGate appears to be scalable."

"The most valuable feature of FortiGate is FortiView which provides proactive monitoring."

"Multi-factor authentication would have been a plus in security at the time."

"As far as wanting more scalability or things in the network diagram, it's going to cost you."

"It is quite new for us, and we need to go more in-depth into the monitoring tools. It provides different features that we need to do what we want. So far, it is okay for us. In terms of improvement, in the future, they can provide a faster implementation of features. Some of the features are first available in other solutions. Fortinet sometimes takes a little bit longer than other solutions, such as Check Point, to implement new features."

"The cloud management and automation capability could be improved."

"The support costs and licensing are sometimes so expensive."

"The pricing could always be better."

"Fortinet could improve the windows opener or the virtual IP solutions for opening windows. The virtual IP settings need improvement as firewalls are trending in new development directions."

"We would like to see an upgrade to the VPN feature, we are using the VPN from outside of our office and there is a limitation to 10 connections, more connections would be suitable."

"It's my understanding that more of the current generation features could be brought in. There could be more integration with EDRs, for example."

"This is not a cheap solution but it isn't expensive, either. It's a good solution for the right price."

"If you purchase a one-year subscription with the hardware and then you want to renew for the second year, it is very costly."

"Fortinet is the least expensive solution."

"Before choosing a piece of equipment you have to take into account the cost-benefit offered by each one. Sometimes it is not worth paying a very cheap price to have a minimum level of security."

"The pricing is flexible."

"It's expensive, but compared to the competition it's okay."

"Licensing for Fortinet FortiGate is on a yearly basis. Pricing for it is a bit high. It could be cheaper."

"They are very competitive, but we like to have the factory warranty taken care of."