We compared Fortinet FortiGate and Versa Unified Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) Platform based on our users reviews in five parameters. After reading the collected data, you can find our conclusion below:
Comparison Results: Based on user feedback, the Fortinet FortiGate and Versa Unified Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) Platform differ in various aspects. The setup process for Fortinet FortiGate is generally simple, whereas Versa SASE Platform necessitates specialized knowledge and training. Fortinet FortiGate impresses users with its user-friendly interface and robust security measures, whereas Versa SASE Platform stands out with advantageous features like main steering and firewall capabilities. Some areas that could be improved for Fortinet FortiGate are pricing and reporting, while Versa SASE Platform requires enhancements in stability and user interface. In general, Fortinet FortiGate is commended for its return on investment and customer service, whereas Versa SASE Platform offers competitive pricing and solid technical support with room to grow.
"The user interface is relatively easy. The devices are easy to deploy and figure out when you have experience with other security appliances."
"The integration with Active Directory is one of the good features. Most of the customers are now looking for the Single Sign-on feature. So, being able to integrate Active Directory with the firewall is useful. It is also easy."
"Mainly the FortiGate reporting system is very good. It guides us through all the expectations of security. Fortinet provides us all that we need for security. Also, Fortinet FortiGate is a next-generation firewall. It is much more advanced than others."
"The response is very quick and they can visually resolve our problems in a short period."
"Easy to implement, and it is also reliable."
"It is simple to manage, and there are a lot of functionalities in the same box."
"We use a lot of function on the IPS and it works well for us."
"The GUI is good."
"The most valuable aspects of the solution are the next-generation firewall features and geo-blocking capabilities."
"Versa is a good centralized solution, where you're setting up your infrastructure in a data center type thing."
"I like all the features. We utilize different LAN, bandwidth transferring, bandwidth balancing, and mappings. We use it as a centralized solution, and use the same product at all our locations."
"Our customers are very satisfied with this solution. They have not mentioned any areas for improvement."
"Our organization finds the application routing features extremely useful."
"The division of Control Plane and Data Plane is most valuable. It can be deployed anywhere, and you can control it and configure it from anywhere. This is one of the good features of this solution."
"Versa FlexVNF is a scalable product because it does not have any hardware dependencies. This makes it a versatile solution that can be easily integrated with any firewall."
"It's very powerful, especially for engineering teams."
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"Some features of Fortinet FortiGate are actually fee enabled that are inconvenient for deploying in production. Other issues relate to isolation with Cisco products and your server."
"Pricing for it is a bit high. It could be cheaper."
"Its reporting capabilities can be improved. It should have some out-of-the-box reporting capabilities and some degree of customization. The basic reporting that it currently has is not sufficient to create more usable reports. It needs some sort of out-of-the-box reporting. They try to make customers purchase FortiAnalyzer for this kind of reporting, which is an additional cost. Other firewall vendors, such as SonicWall and Sophos, provide this sort of reporting without any additional cost."
"While FortiGate is cheaper than most other solutions, we're seeing increased license renewal costs. Most of our clients are asking for more significant discounts because the price is going up."
"Fortinet FortiGate could improve by adding FortiAnalyzer to its solution, we should not have to use another solution. FortiAnalyzer can provide more detailed information."
"They have to just improve its performance when we enable all UTM features. When you enable all the features, the performance of FortiGate, as well as of Sophos and SonicWall, goes down."
"I would like to see improvements in the support from Fortinet. Here in the Philippines, whenever we have problems with a Fortinet product, we mostly ask for support from distributors and resellers and not directly from Fortinet."
"Technical support could be better. You don't always get the level of help you need right away."
"The web interface can be improved."
"The security should be improved."
"The stability of FlexVNF's controller and devices could be improved."
"There are limitations when you connect from multiple locations. It does not work as expected. If you have more than 400 users, then it will choke. It will not perform as expected."
"Another thing that should be improved in Versa are their firewall features."
"The interface could be simpler."
"The smaller units lack a lot of functionality."
"We are thinking about how to make customers consolidate the loads to an SD-WAN network so that the customers can have bigger chunk from the SD-WAN side so that customers can have critical data be transferred with NPS VPN and non-critical data or some labeled traffic can be transferred by the SD-WAN network. I think it's a very important direction for digital transformation."
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Fortinet FortiGate is ranked 2nd in Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions with 306 reviews while Versa Unified Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) Platform is ranked 8th in Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions with 20 reviews. Fortinet FortiGate is rated 8.4, while Versa Unified Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) Platform is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiGate writes "It's a reliable solution that's easy to install and cheaper than competitors ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Versa Unified Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) Platform writes "A flexible, stable and scalable solution ". Fortinet FortiGate is most compared with Sophos XG, Cisco Secure Firewall, Netgate pfSense, Meraki MX and WatchGuard Firebox, whereas Versa Unified Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) Platform is most compared with Cisco SD-WAN, VMware SD-WAN, Cato SASE Cloud Platform, Meraki SD-WAN and Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange. See our Fortinet FortiGate vs. Versa Unified Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) Platform report.
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