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CrowdStrike Falcon vs Fortinet FortiGuard comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 9, 2025

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

Categories and Ranking

CrowdStrike Falcon
Ranking in Threat Intelligence Platforms
2nd
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
126
Ranking in other categories
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) (6th), Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) (2nd), Identity Management (IM) (6th), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (1st), Active Directory Management (2nd), Extended Detection and Response (XDR) (1st), Attack Surface Management (ASM) (1st), Ransomware Protection (1st), Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR) (3rd), AI-Powered Cybersecurity Platforms (1st), Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) (2nd)
Fortinet FortiGuard
Ranking in Threat Intelligence Platforms
21st
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Featured Reviews

Chintan-Vyas - PeerSpot reviewer
Easy to set up with good behavior-based analysis but needs a single-click recovery option
Most organizations are currently looking for a scheduled scan to meet their compliance needs. Other players like Symantec and Trend Micro, FireEye, et cetera, are still providing the signature-based regular scheduled scans also, which is not available in CrowdStrike. That is one parameter that we feel should be there in CrowdStrike. CrowdStrike is only working on the dynamic or the files under execution. CrowdStrike is not scanning the static files. The product could be more accurate in terms of performance. We'd like to have a single-click recovery option. With some machines getting corrupted by malware, we need an easy way to start with a blank slate if things happen. That one feature should be there in the EDR.
Wan Amaniina Wan Yahya - PeerSpot reviewer
Offer efficiency and makes users feel secure
If I speak about the threat intelligence from Fortinet FortiGuard and its impact on your security responses, I would say that everything in the tool is based on the latest signatures, and the support team is also efficient. Most of the rules run properly with the tool. It is easy to use the tools and integration features and to implement them. The interface is quite user-friendly and easy to manage, and it is also easy to segment the rules and the actions that need to be taken. In the area of segmentation and security against vulnerabilities, based on the application, the IP address, and the source or destination is something that is enough for us. I can maintain and provide support for the product in our company. Only some specific updates need to be made to the product. We can manage the tool, and right now, it is working okay for us. I can't remember if the product provides any AI features to users. Some AI features are offered by the tool for the rules or anything that is based on the device itself. I rate the tool an eight out of ten.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The threat intelligence is the most valuable feature."
"The solution's reporting console is phenomenal, and I can get a lot of data out of it."
"Everything is automatic. I install the sensor and renew the service. Periodically, I get a notice that they've shut something down."
"The Protect functionality on the laptops provides great visibility into what's occurring, and the cloud management of the platform is what we needed."
"The most valuable feature is that we don't need to re-image machines as much as we had to."
"Everything we've done with CrowdStrike is due to Arctic Wolf. We don't even need to get alerts from CrowdStrike anymore. It'll send those to Arctic Wolf, and then Arctic Wolf analyzes those and let us know if there's a major issue."
"There's almost no maintenance required. It's very low if there's any at all."
"It provides very good protection and the ability to crosscheck environments."
"The most valuable features of the solution are its ease of use and efficiency."
 

Cons

"In the six months that I have been using CrowdStrike, it has not been able to detect anything."
"In the future release of CrowdStrike Falcon, they should add a sandbox feature."
"The installation process for this software needs to be simplified."
"Whenever there is a feature release (upgrade) where we push to all the endpoints, it causes something to be blocked without us knowing."
"Any kind of integration that you want to do, such as using the API to connect to a SIEM, is complex and it will be expensive to do."
"The ability to receive text alerts natively in the console would be kind of cool."
"For CrowdStrike to work, all the machines need to have an internet connection. This makes it challenging to assist customers without an internet connection. We would like to have a mechanism or relay to make this possible."
"I would rate it an eight out of ten. It does what it needs to do but there's always room for improvement."
"If the tool can be cheaper or less expensive, it can be good for users."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution isn't very costly; it's affordable."
"There is no license required to use this solution."
"We are at about $60,000 per year."
"CrowdStrike Falcon can be more expensive than some competitors, and its base price doesn't cover every feature."
"The licensing model is straightforward. We choose the features we want and we then can download the package we want."
"CrowdStrike is a reasonably priced tool."
"Different components are additional price points. We got the components that were right for us, but other organizations may require more (or less) components to suit their needs."
"CrowdStrike Falcon's price is good."
"If one is very cheap and ten is very expensive, I rate the tool's price as a six to seven."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
7%
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Questions from the Community

Comparing CrowdStrike Falcon to Cortex XDR (Palo Alto)
Cortex XDR by Palo Alto vs. CrowdStrike Falcon Both Cortex XDR and Crowd Strike Falcon offer cloud-based solutions that are very scalable, secure, and user-friendly. Cortex XDR by Palo Alto offers ...
How does Crowdstrike Falcon compare with Darktrace?
Both of these products perform similarly and have many outstanding attributes. CrowdStrike Falcon offers an amazing user interface that makes setup easy and seamless. CrowdStrike Falcon offers a cl...
How does Microsoft Defender for Endpoint compare with Crowdstrike Falcon?
The CrowdStrike solution delivers a lot of information about incidents. It has a very light sensor that will never push your machine hardware to "test", you don't have the usual "scan now" feature ...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Fortinet FortiGuard?
Price-wise, the product is not too cheap. I can say that the price is based on the product's quality. If one is very cheap and ten is very expensive, I rate the tool's price as a six to seven.
What needs improvement with Fortinet FortiGuard?
If the tool can be cheaper or less expensive, it can be good for users.
What is your primary use case for Fortinet FortiGuard?
I use the solution in my company to control SCP. I use the tool to set rules for vulnerability assessments and application rules, as well as segmentation for the DMZ.
 

Also Known As

CrowdStrike Falcon, CrowdStrike Falcon XDR, CrowdStrike Falcon Threat Intelligence, CrowdStrike Identity Protection, CrowdStrike Falcon Surface
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