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FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) vs Safe-T Secure Application Access comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 2, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

FortiGate Next Generation F...
Ranking in ZTNA
5th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
48
Ranking in other categories
Firewalls (10th), Unified Threat Management (UTM) (9th)
Safe-T Secure Application A...
Ranking in ZTNA
26th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Infrastructure VPN (42nd), Access Management (28th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the ZTNA category, the mindshare of FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) is 4.8%, up from 1.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Safe-T Secure Application Access is 0.6%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

MOHAN SUKUMAR - PeerSpot reviewer
User-based policies improve network security but integration complexity persists
The main area needing improvement is the user-friendliness of FortiGate's integration with other Fortinet tools like FortiAuthenticator and VPN services. Configuring these services is quite complex and not very user-friendly, requiring technical steps that are difficult for normal users to understand. Fortinet support's resolution of issues is slow, and the research on making the solution user-friendly needs to progress further.
it_user790473 - PeerSpot reviewer
The architecture is open to integration and development, making the product very flexible
We have a lot of in-house applications that we must integrate with a secure email system. We are a financial institute, so we must use it to send emails to our customers securely, because these emails contain sensitive customer data. The architecture of the product is very open to development, plug-ins and integration with in-house systems. We have been able integrate this system into our CRM and other operational systems. We didn't find that kind of flexibility in other secure email products. We have also been able to customize the user interface so it is branded and able to "talk" our marketing language. There is also a local Israeli vendor that helps us to improve the product, add the new features.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It is easy to install. There is not much complexity involved."
"The product is easy to configure."
"The IPS and the application control feature are the most valuable."
"The firewall and VPN features are the most valuable in protecting our customers' networks."
"The solution’s interface is pretty user-friendly."
"The firewall and VPN features are the most valuable in protecting our customers' networks."
"FortiGate's threat detection capability is excellent."
"The solution has a user-friendly interface."
"If you want a very flexible system that you can easily integrate, and develop interfaces for it or plug-ins to other application environments, it's probably the most flexible"
"It's easy to use over the web. A user who is not in the office can use it and securely insert files."
"the security level is very high. After we tested it and checked all the security aspects of the product, we found that it's highly secure."
"Safe-T is very good for users because it has plug-in for Outlook."
 

Cons

"The main area needing improvement is the user-friendliness of FortiGate's integration with other Fortinet tools like FortiAuthenticator and VPN services."
"Vulnerabilities owing to viruses in the OS need to be reduced in FortiGate Next Generation Firewall from an improvement perspective."
"FortiGate Next Generation Firewall's performance and threat intelligence could be improved."
"I would like to have SD-WAN as a part of the Next Generation Firewall. It would enhance high availability."
"The solution should allow more user-friendly integrations or deployment"
"There's a limitation wherein you can only have about 30 virtual or secondary IPs on a particular interface."
"FortiGate Next Generation Firewall could be made a little less expensive."
"Its load balancing feature could be easy to configure."
"One important thing that we haven't found in this product is the ability to provide a read-only view for documents. Also, the ability for the customer to add annotations to these documents."
"The Outlook agent is not working well for installing it in the entire office."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I would rate the pricing a seven out of ten"
"FortiGate Next Generation Firewall is an expensive solution with a yearly subscription."
"I would rate pricing to be about four or five out of ten, it is reasonable."
"The product is not very expensive."
"It is an expensive solution."
"The tool's pricing is neither cheap nor expensive. Overall, I find it to be competitive in the market."
"The solution's price is average."
"I rate FortiGate Next Generation Firewall a five out of ten for pricing."
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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company
20%
Comms Service Provider
12%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Manufacturing Company
7%
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW)?
The tool's most valuable feature is IPS. In my experience, I haven't encountered any issues with integration. It easily integrates with the FortiGate solution. However, verifying through documentat...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW)?
The pricing of the FortiGate firewall is good. It offers cost savings as it is generally cheaper than the competition.
What needs improvement with FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW)?
There should be more testing before releasing software since it can be a little buggy sometimes when new features come out after updates.
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Also Known As

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Safe-T SDA, Safe-T, Safe-T Software-Defined Access
 

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Sample Customers

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Government of Israel, eviCore Healthcore, Glen Imaging, Sarin, LBG, Rollomatic, Boegli-Gravures SA, Banque Heritage, Groupe Minoteries, Temenos, ZEK, RLM Finsbury, Harel Insurance, Meitav Dash
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