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Fortinet FortiDDoS vs Fortinet FortiWeb comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Fortinet FortiDDoS
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
15
Ranking in other categories
Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Protection (14th)
Fortinet FortiWeb
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
122
Ranking in other categories
Web Application Firewall (WAF) (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Security Services solutions, they serve different purposes. Fortinet FortiDDoS is designed for Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Protection and holds a mindshare of 2.1%, down 2.5% compared to last year.
Fortinet FortiWeb, on the other hand, focuses on Web Application Firewall (WAF), holds 3.9% mindshare, down 7.4% since last year.
Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Protection Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Fortinet FortiDDoS2.1%
Cloudflare11.2%
Imperva Application Security Platform7.4%
Other79.3%
Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Protection
Web Application Firewall (WAF) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Fortinet FortiWeb3.9%
Imperva Application Security Platform7.2%
Cloudflare5.0%
Other83.9%
Web Application Firewall (WAF)
 

Featured Reviews

MO
IT Analyst at Evapco, Inc.
Reliable protection and smooth setup enhance company security
Currently, I have two firewalls, with one located in Sorocaba, model 90D, and the other in São Paulo, model 30D. They are connected by VPN. I use the firewalls for VPN and final protection for my company, and my equipment is maintained by an internet company called Multiprox The equipment works…
HameedAhmed - PeerSpot reviewer
Joint Director at PAA
Security threats have been reduced through seamless deployment and strong integration with other tools
I have used Fortinet FortiWeb's integration features. We have easily integrated all of the applications with the product. Most of the applications we are using are in-house built. My technical team is looking after the best features. I have not used it extensively for maybe two and a half years. I have been involved in the installation, but I am not actually using the product. I work with it from time to time but not extensively. I would assess Fortinet FortiWeb's adaptive machine learning and artificial intelligence as having new patches installed regarding artificial intelligence, but when we bought it, I think the learning feature was there. Now they have installed artificial intelligence features through patches. We have a complete portfolio of Fortinet in our organization, including FortiMail, Fortinet FortiWeb, and FortiGate, along with multi-factor authentication. All of the products are from Fortinet. Fortinet tools integrate with each other and work in conjunction. I think Fortinet FortiWeb has helped us meet regulatory compliance because we are not a regulatory organization, but our sister organization is regulatory. We have regulatory compliance with the International Civil Aviation Authority, whose audit teams have checked our data center and these security products, and they are satisfied with us. The question about leveraging Fortinet FortiWeb's automated policy management does not pertain to my domain because I am not so technical, but I am in a management role now. My engineer is more technical than me. I would rate this product an eight point five 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

"We have researched them all, and it's a good solution all around."
"The pricing of this solution is better than that of Cisco and other software on the market, which are very expensive."
"The protection resources and the support are valuable features of the solution."
"The product's initial setup phase was really easy."
"It is a user-friendly product in terms of monitoring and updating policies."
"I find the interface easy to use."
"I find this product the best on-premises (in-line) DDoS mitigation solution that suits my current and future requirements."
"Packet inspection has been effective for mitigating DDoS attacks."
"The support services, performance, and pricing are all valuable features, and the performance is excellent."
"We find that it is quite stable and reliable."
"Deployment can be straightforward"
"The features of FortiWeb Web Application Firewall (WAF) that have proven most effective in protecting web applications include web filtering, DDoS protection, geo-location blocking, and blocking SQL injection attacks."
"My advice for anybody who is considering this product is that if they are not very advanced in terms of technical training, this product is a good choice because it is very simple to implement."
"FortiWeb offers machine learning in the latest product; before that, there was an auto-learning feature that fixed many problems, and there are no false negatives now."
"The most valuable feature of Fortinet FortiWeb is the reports and the AI-based features."
"The initial setup was straightforward, it was easy."
 

Cons

"The challenge lies within the customer environment, particularly in Brazil, where companies have stringent security requirements for implementing solutions."
"I find that there have been issues in the past year with the solution hanging. It freezes often."
"The solution can be a little more user-friendly and it can be more affordable."
"The main improvement would be to change the firewall model, however, currently, everything is fixed and working well."
"All those thresholds that need to be configured should be included in the default so that user will not forget or misconfigure."
"Technical support isn't too good with Fortinet. They could be more responsive and helpful overall."
"The web interface could be much better."
"The initial setup is complex. It is always complex."
"It can be better with web application firewalls."
"Sometimes it is not as stable as it could be. We've had some issues."
"Product support is a major concern; if FortiWeb wants to become a market leader, then it must provide better after-sales services."
"We had one stability issue when I ran it once with Wireshark; it froze."
"I think that ForiWeb is expensive for what they are offering. It should just be cheaper for what they are offering in comparison to other tools on the market."
"The documentation for the machine learning could be better. They do not provide proper documentation explaining how the solution works or how to configure it."
"It would also be helpful if they could introduce easier reporting. It's good to have those reports that go to C-level management, and Fortinet does provide some graphs, but if they went into some more detail, that would be great."
"Fortinet FortiWeb could improve in reference architecture for different deployment scenarios."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product’s pricing needs improvement."
"It's quite pricey."
"The solution is reasonably priced."
"FortiWeb Web Application Firewall is not expensive."
"If one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the tool an eight."
"The product provides very good prices to customers. The price is set well and offers great value for money."
"​It really pays off to buy licences for multiple years​."
"I rate the product price a four on a scale of one to ten, where one is a high price, and ten is a low price."
"It keeps changing, but it's based on the size of the VM you buy and also the traffic throughput you want from it, whereas what we have on Azure is just the traffic throughput. You can also pay on a monthly basis from Azure. During each part of the project, it's okay to get Azure-based licensing or AWS-based licensing for FortiWeb, but over time, you would want to go with the perpetual license. You should go to Fortinet and buy the license from them. So, there is a two-step process there."
"Keep a loose margin between your actual bandwidth and the product sizing when using hardware appliances. Only virtual machines are upgradable to larger sizes."
"There are no licensing costs."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Comms Service Provider
13%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Government
7%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Comms Service Provider
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business10
Large Enterprise6
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business61
Midsize Enterprise27
Large Enterprise37
 

Questions from the Community

Which is the best DDoS protection solution for a big ISP for monitoring and mitigating?
Arbor would be the best bid, apart from Arbor, Palo Alto and Fortinet have good solutions. As this is an ISP, I would prefer Arbor.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Fortinet FortiDDoS?
Fortinet FortiDDoS offers lower costs compared to other solutions. The licensing costs are annually renewed.
What needs improvement with Fortinet FortiDDoS?
There is a need for more features that protect personal information, especially given the PDP issue in Indonesia.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Fortinet FortiWeb?
The pricing for Fortinet FortiWeb varies with different models having different prices. It depends on the requirement. For VM machines, the price increases based on CPU configurations of 2, 4, or 8...
What needs improvement with Fortinet FortiWeb?
There is room for improvement in Fortinet FortiWeb. The team was only from FortiGate itself. They are making new firmware versions and releasing them before checking, which leads to many bugs in th...
What is your primary use case for Fortinet FortiWeb?
Fortinet FortiWeb is very good as a web application solution. I have been working with Fortinet FortiWeb since 2020.
 

Also Known As

Fortinet DDoS, FortiDDos
FortiWeb Web Application Firewall (WAF)
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Black Gold Regional Schools, Amadeus Hospitality, Jefferson County, Chunghwa Telecom, City of Boroondara, Dimension Data
Lush, Barnabas Health, Options, Riverside Healthcare, Hillsbourough County Schools, Columbia Public Schools, Schiller AG
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