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FortiGate Cloud-Native Firewall (FortiGate CNF) vs Fortinet FortiGate Cloud comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 4, 2024
 

Categories and Ranking

FortiGate Cloud-Native Fire...
Ranking in Firewall Security Management
9th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.8
Number of Reviews
11
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Fortinet FortiGate Cloud
Ranking in Firewall Security Management
5th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
Number of Reviews
74
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2024, in the Firewall Security Management category, the mindshare of FortiGate Cloud-Native Firewall (FortiGate CNF) is 1.7%, up from 0.8% 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

MuhammadJahangir - PeerSpot reviewer
Provided us with a good experience, making it the best firewall for our needs
We are using two Fortinet firewalls. One is as an office firewall for all users behind it, configured with remote VPN for users working from home. The other firewall is for production use, with our applications behind it, ensuring PCI DSS compliance. It is deployed in AWS Cloud FortiGate has…
OcheEluma - PeerSpot reviewer
Cost-effective platform with valuable security management functionality
I use the product as a security and networking gateway. I have deployed instances in Azure and AWS as virtual appliances, and my main use cases are for connecting VPNs, routing, and securing connections between the outside and inside of the environment The platform's most helpful features for…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The focus is on the comprehensive coverage of threats and the reliability of the chosen solution. Ease of use and familiarity are crucial."
"The ability to launch third-party software is one of the best features because of the variety of software available. For me, it's one of the best ones."
"ATP ( Advanced Threat Protection) next-generation firewall is the most valuable feature."
"The solution is very advanced and has good monitoring features."
"The important part of FortiGate CNF is the UPM. It has a significant impact on the network by providing additional attributes such as a binder filter. This feature is very beneficial."
"Unlike other products, the FortiGate Cloud-Native Firewall has many features under one appliance."
"FortiGate's offering of many features in one license is cost-effective."
"The platform has good stability."
"The solution's most valuable feature is its ease of use."
"The most valuable feature is the inspection. It inspects before we have any traffic stops intrusion."
"Fortinet products are just as good as any other competitor, with better management capabilities."
"We use the solution as a firewall."
"The solution's most valuable feature is log reporting. It has a wide range of products for small, medium, and enterprise customers. The tool is very user-friendly and straightforward, which sets them apart from other vendors. It also has good integration with other solutions."
"The Fortianalyzer is the most valuable aspect of this solution"
"The ability to manage everything from the cloud is going to be the most valuable by far with this solution."
"It's easy to use and the fact that I can schedule the report to come to my inbox at set times is very convenient for me."
 

Cons

"The solution is not stable in terms of switching."
"There could be more detailed descriptions regarding version upgrades, particularly in terms of the upgrade process."
"The solution needs to improve on box clustering and IPS configuration."
"The deployment process is complex."
"There is room for improvement in terms of support."
"We sometimes encounter issues with the SSL certificate."
"The product is very expensive."
"I'd like them to add a DNS option for FortiGate."
"In the email security modules they have in their UTM, maybe they can include more extended or expanded features for the email security where users can have their own portal login to release blocked emails, as an example."
"The platform's reporting and analysis capabilities need improvement."
"The SSL visibility could be better."
"Fortinet FortiGate Cloud could improve the dashboards."
"Things are moving increasingly towards hardware agnostic appliances, an area in which I would like Fortinet to be more focused and fast moving with that product line."
"The command-line interface could definitely be improved in future iterations. It's lacking right now."
"Lacks some security against external attacks."
"If you need to scale, you do need to trade up to a new Fortinet solution."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"FortiGate's price is really good."
"The pricing is competitive."
"FortiGate Cloud-Native Firewall is not an expensive solution."
"The tool's licensing costs are cheap and yearly."
"It is an expensive platform."
"The tool's pricing is cheap."
"We need to pay a yearly licensing fee for Fortinet FortiGate Cloud."
"It's relatively cheap."
"On a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the pricing a one or two. The pricing is suitable for our company."
"The costs are reasonable."
"The price of Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is affordable. However, lowering the price would be good for the end-users. The cost of the solution was approximately $800 per year. There are some additional features you can add in addition to the regular features."
"The price of Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is reasonable when compared to Juniper and others, we are happy. We have a three-year subscription."
"I rate the product pricing as seven out of ten."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
18%
Manufacturing Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Energy/Utilities Company
7%
Computer Software Company
21%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Government
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for FortiGate Cloud-Native Firewall (FortiGate CNF)?
FortiGate's cost-effectiveness is noticeable as it provides many features with one license, saving costs compared to Cisco ASA.
What needs improvement with FortiGate Cloud-Native Firewall (FortiGate CNF)?
Currently, whatever features FortiGate provides are sufficient. There are some features we do not use, like DLP and WAF, and there is no specific area that needs improvement.
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 is on par with other cloud providers. FortiGate Cloud is priced similarly to other providers, however, we still need FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer.
What needs improvement with Fortinet FortiGate Cloud?
All Fortinet products have many security flaws, and new versions often have large security holes. The integration process takes a long time for failovers between firewalls since it uses the Azure A...
 

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FortiCloud, FortiGate Cloud
 

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Sample Customers

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Black Gold Regional Schools, Amadeus Hospitality, Jefferson County, Chunghwa Telecom, City of Boroondara, Dimension Data
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