Fortinet FortiClient vs SonicWall Capture Advanced Threat Protection comparison

The compared Fortinet and SonicWall solutions aren't in the same category. Fortinet is ranked #12 in EPP , with an average rating of 8.1, and holds a 1.7% mindshare in the category. SonicWall is ranked #23 in ATP , with an average rating of 9.0, and holds a 1.6% mindshare. Additionally, 92% of Fortinet users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of SonicWall users who would recommend it.

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiClient and SonicWall Capture Advanced Threat Protection based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

To learn more, read our detailed Fortinet FortiClient vs. SonicWall Capture Advanced Threat Protection Report (Updated: March 2020).

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Categories and Ranking

Fortinet FortiClient

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

102

Ranking in other categories

Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) (12th), Endpoint Compliance (1st), Enterprise Infrastructure VPN (1st)

SonicWall Capture Advanced ...

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) (23rd)

Mindshare comparison

While both are Network Security Systems solutions, they serve different purposes. Fortinet FortiClient is designed for Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) and holds a mindshare of 1.7%, down 2.2% compared to last year.
SonicWall Capture Advanced Threat Protection, on the other hand, focuses on Advanced Threat Protection (ATP), holds 1.6% mindshare, up 0.9% since last year.

Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Fortinet FortiClient	1.7%
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint	8.1%
CrowdStrike Falcon	7.0%
Other	83.2%

Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)

Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
SonicWall Capture Advanced Threat Protection	1.6%
Microsoft Defender for Office 365	9.7%
Palo Alto Networks WildFire	7.6%
Other	81.1%

Advanced Threat Protection (ATP)

Featured Reviews

Kok Keong-Low

Senior Technical Manager at Flexaccel

Remote access has become seamless and secure while deployment remains simple for our users

Performance could be improved today. People are now moving toward SASE, which stands for Secure Access, Secure Edge Solution. Fortinet also has that offering, which would be easier since it operates through the cloud, acting as a first line of defense. When the user connects to the internet, they connect to the cloud first for posture assessment and monitoring before connecting to the outside world. The impact is significant because nowadays people are adopting SASE. During COVID time, many users were trying to connect back to their office, causing the performance or CPU utilization of the firewall to increase tremendously, which slowed down performance. I have not worked with endpoint telemetry in Fortinet FortiClient that could have been helpful for threat mitigation.

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Mohamed Fouad

Cybersecurity Team Leader at EMAK For Integrated Solutions

Advanced sandboxing has protected our environment and stops unknown threats in real time

The most capable feature of SonicWall Capture Advanced Threat Protection is the accurate verdict of the file, and I have used many other types of sandboxing, but using SonicWall Capture Advanced Threat Protection is truly helpful for our organization. In my experience, the best features SonicWall Capture Advanced Threat Protection offers include accuracy for the submitted files, and one of the most valued features is its usability, as it is so usable and helpful to integrate with other solutions, making it a fantastic product overall. It is easy to set up and connect SonicWall Capture Advanced Threat Protection with other solutions, as it can be integrated with many products, supporting real-time memory inspection, rapid signature deployment, broad file type support, and block until verdict capability, along with flexible configuration, while providing comprehensive reporting. SonicWall Capture Advanced Threat Protection supports sandbox evasion techniques, which is important since sophisticated malware increases the evasion capability to detect and deceive sandboxing environments. SonicWall employs deception techniques simulating user interaction or fake high volume targets to determine when custom malware can still potentially bypass detection through environment-aware code. SonicWall Capture Advanced Threat Protection positively impacts our organization by helping us stop advanced persistent threats, as we have defined our targeted adversaries and increased security for our organization.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable feature of FortiClient is its high security level."

"The setup for FortiClient is really straightforward."

"The solution's TNA feature blocks devices from entering the network that do not meet compliance protocols."

"It works well and the performance is good."

"Fortinet FortiClient is not disruptive, and its interface is great. It has an in-built VPN, which is very useful."

"Fortinet FortiClient offers a vulnerability test feature, allowing us to monitor end-user devices. This includes ensuring necessary updates, such as Windows updates, are not overlooked."

"FortiClient has good signatures, good protection and, up until recently, it integrated really well with our firewall."

"We mainly use this solution because we have many Fortinet solutions like antivirus and SSL assessment."

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"It also has an easy configuration. The feedback that we get from our customers is that it's a good product."

"We get alert messages whenever there is a new threat. We are notified at the firewall level that things are blocked, which keeps us in our comfort zone."

"The stability of the solution is good. We haven't had any breaches or crashes. It's been very stable for us."

"In my experience, the best features SonicWall Capture Advanced Threat Protection offers include accuracy for the submitted files, and one of the most valued features is its usability, as it is so usable and helpful to integrate with other solutions, making it a fantastic product overall."

"They have a large database of commonly known things that they can catch automatically, then they have anything which is questionable go to the sandbox and be examined there before going into our network."

"Provides good protection and security."

"We use it for protection against viruses and ransomware attacks."

"The reporting that you get from it is the most valuable feature. You can see it via the appliance itself, and also via the MySonicWall account for the registered device. You are able to select the file if it's malicious, and you can select it in the reporting and see what triggered it, and things like that. I found that to be quite useful."

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Cons

"We would like Fortinet to add the function or the possibility to use all FortiClient features for free."

"I would like to see endpoint detection and response included."

"I heard that Fortinet is going to enhance the firmware to have mobile versions. One is like Linux long-term support SCS and one with new features, but there is no support here. We spoke with the vendor multiple times, and they said that they will release these features soon."

"We've got one client where it was blocking the smartphones, and there's a way to set it up on Fortigate that's supposed to do that. However, it didn't work with them since they had a 2FA multi-factor."

"The software inventory part is not yet up-to-date. It doesn't have a great interface, which is a disadvantage. I wish we could leverage it, but we don't use it at all because it's not that reliable."

"We've had some problems with having to remove the current version and either reinstalling an old version or updating to the new one."

"We do not use the solution every day and there are times when the new users have trouble reconnecting. The technology itself works but our users getting adopted to it is a major problem. Having the user adapt to the desktop landing page that it begins on is throwing them off a bit."

"Sometimes users stay on the old version of FortiClient."

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"It does fare well against enterprise products."

"Having an on-premise solution as well would be an option for some people, but they'll want to use a cloud solution for their sandboxing. Certain sites would want to keep all the checks done on an on-premise appliance. All the checking, rather than sending that up into a cloud engine."

"If anything at all, it would be some very minor updates that need to be done, but in terms of changes, nothing comes to mind."

"SonicWall should promote their roadmap and improve their marketing to customers."

"The setup needs improvement. It needs to be made more user-friendly."

"I would say the solution needs a much simpler user interface, but the functionality of the firewall is quite extensive. You need the user interface to be that way. However, if there was a way to make the user interface a little easier, that would be great."

"SonicWall Capture Advanced Threat Protection needs to reconsider the pricing, especially in the cloud environment."

"SonicWall had a recent layoff. This is a concern for us, because now we are missing the local presence from both the engineering and sales side."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Pricing is an area that I would like to see improved, as it could be lower."

"The pricing is reasonable."

"FortiClient is costly."

"It is a yearly subscription license. I don't see a problem with the pricing. Resellers add their markup and then give it to us, but I don't see that as a major challenge. It is fine."

"The pricing is good because you get and end-to-end security solution in one package price."

"The solution is more cost efficient than Cisco, as FortiGate tends not to charge for the client license, which allows one to make free use of whatever is supported on the device."

"We are using the free version of this product."

"The price is reasonable compared to competitors, it is very good."

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"We get our value for our money."

"When you compare it with other solutions, they are cheaper and more economical."

"It's thirty dollars per user and we have 30 users."

"The best deal from SonicWall is to buy the HA pair. When you buy the initial one, you receive the second one at a significant discount. If there is an event and something happens to one firewall, then you have the second firewall to roll into. For the price, it's pretty to tough to beat and not a lot of other firewall vendors offer it. You battle for a discount on both. Where with SonicWall, if you buy one, the second one is at half price. It's pretty straightforward."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Manufacturing Company

11%

Computer Software Company

11%

Comms Service Provider

Financial Services Firm

No data available

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	59
Midsize Enterprise	23
Large Enterprise	25

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	5
Midsize Enterprise	3

Questions from the Community

How does Fortinet FortiClient compare with Open VPN Access Server?

Fortinet FortiClient is a feature-rich solution that is easy to use and deploy without sacrificing safety and security. It has a very fast connection rate and has a built-in VPN. With this solution...

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What's the difference between Fortinet's FortiEDR and FortiClient?

I suggest Fortinet’s FortiEDR over FortiClient for several reasons. For starters, FortiEDR guarantees solid protection because it continually scans servers for emerging vulnerabilities, which gives...

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What do you like most about Fortinet FortiClient?

The product is user-friendly.

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What needs improvement with SonicWall Capture Advanced Threat Protection?

SonicWall Capture Advanced Threat Protection needs to reconsider the pricing, especially in the cloud environment. The product is good overall, but the GUI needs to be more stable. I chose nine out...

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What is your primary use case for SonicWall Capture Advanced Threat Protection?

My main use case for SonicWall Capture Advanced Threat Protection is that it helps us with sandboxing for analyzing and inspecting unknown files and URLs. A quick specific example of how I've used ...

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What advice do you have for others considering SonicWall Capture Advanced Threat Protection?

I advise others looking into using SonicWall Capture Advanced Threat Protection to consider that it is truly helpful and very important to have great sandboxing with advanced threat protection to s...

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Also Known As

FortiClient

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Overview

FortiClient is a fabric agent that delivers endpoint protection, endpoint compliance, and secure access in a single, lightweight, lightweight client, providing visibility, information, and control to your endpoints. In addition, it enables secure, remote connectivity to the security fabric. It also integrates network and endpoint with segmentation and automation. FortiClient enables unified endpoint awareness by sharing endpoint telemetry with the security fabric. It is compatible with third-party EDR (endpoint detection and response and anti-malware solutions.

The FortiClient fabric agent can:

• Report on the status of a device, including firmware version and applications running.
• Send all suspicious files to a fabric sandbox.
• Enforce USB control, application control, URL filtering, and firmware upgrade policies.
• Provide application firewall service and malware protection.
• Enable devices to connect securely to the security fabric over either ZTNA tunnels or VPN (IPsec or SSL), both encrypted. The connection to the security fabric can be either a SASE service or a FortiGate next-generation firewall.

You can purchase FortiClient with one of three levels of capability:

Zero Trust security - The ZTNA edition enables both VPN and ZTNA encrypted tunnels, as well as USB device control and URL filtering.
Endpoint security - The EPP/APT edition adds AI-based NGAV (next-generation antivirus), application firewall, endpoint quarantine, and support for cloud sandbox.
Cloud-based endpoint security

Benefits and Features

• Fabric agent leverages integrations and provides telemetry information to the rest of the Fortinet security fabric.
• SAAS control and web/content filtering
• Dynamic access control helps with automation and simplifies compliance.
• Software inventory management enables visibility as well as management of licenses.
• Automated response detects and isolates any endpoints that may be compromised.
• ZTNA delivers better remote access and consistent application access policies
• Managed endpoint security services remotely assist with setup, configuration, deployment, vulnerability monitoring, and overall monitoring of endpoint security.

Reviews from Real Users:

PeerSpot users like that FortiClient is easy to use and integrates well with other solutions. They also appreciate the richness of its features and find it to be inexpensive in comparison to other products that require separate purchases for separate features.

Fortinet

SonicWall Capture, a cloud based service available with SonicWall firewalls, revolutionizes advanced threat detection and sandboxing with a multi-engine approach to stopping unknown and zero-day attacks at the gateway, and with automated remediation. Customers benefit from high security effectiveness, fast response times and reduced total cost of ownership.

SonicWall

Sample Customers

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

Wonder Cement, Foster Clark Products

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