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Fortinet FortiADC pros and cons

Vendor: Fortinet
3.9 out of 5
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PROS

Fortinet FortiADC offers GSLB, enhancing network reliability by directing traffic based on site availability.
SSL offloading and TSL features are valuable and enhance communication flow.
Fortinet FortiADC provides efficient load balancing, improving performance across multiple backend servers.
The device supports scalability and is capable of managing server tasks and SSL certificates effectively.
Fortinet FortiADC offers features such as automated protections for web applications and visibility into application requests.

CONS

The L7 Persistent load-balancing algorithm often does not work properly with in-house applications.
FortiADC requires an upgrade to its web application firewall for better performance.
Technical support and documentation are in need of improvement for clarity and responsiveness.
There is an issue with false positives and false negatives that needs addressing.
Integration with sFlow should be included for better visualization of traffic.
 

Fortinet FortiADC Pros review quotes

Mohammad Ab.Rahman - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 5, 2022
The GSLB, the DR side, is the best part. Because we had our main side in one city, we created another, and we had a complete MPLS over the internet. We used the GSLB and data loss for our business applications.
VK
Dec 10, 2020
Content caching and content compression are good features.
Saeid Khanipour Ghobani - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 9, 2022
The solution provides high-level services such as availability, redundancy, and load balancing between servers.
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Seshi Dumpa - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 15, 2022
Ease of use in deploying and having it up and running requires minimal knowledge.
Andrew Reynolds - PeerSpot reviewer
Jun 20, 2024
We can do patches offline without causing customers outages. The web application firewall features, especially those related to the OWASP Top Ten, provide automated protections. This allows more flexibility in patching the backend applications. Additionally, it offers visibility into the requests being made to the applications, and you can't protect what you can't see.
Bruno Moreira - PeerSpot reviewer
Jun 2, 2023
Although FortiADC has multiple features that I like, the global DNS is the most helpful. It is primarily useful for customers with huge environments and at least two data centers. FortiADC can act as your DNS server. It can check which data center has the lowest latency, and route traffic to that one. It's an intelligent DNS.
it_user1256058 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 9, 2020
TSL and SSL offloading are both very good features.
reviewer1155504 - PeerSpot reviewer
May 24, 2023
It's a good product because it supports all the features that ADC solutions in the market can support, like F5 solutions, for example, such as the LTM of F5.
TechWritbdcb - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 2, 2018
Because ADC is the intermediary between the servers and the end-user application, it gives thorough information about the traffic, what the problem is.
Engenhard7ba - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 8, 2018
Key features include SSL Offloading, VM availability, and L7 load balancing.
 

Fortinet FortiADC Cons review quotes

Mohammad Ab.Rahman - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 5, 2022
Because it is so generic, the documentation requires special attention. A person who has not worked on Fortinet FortiADC or a similar product will struggle to understand what the document is trying to say. The documentation could be more specific, and more detailed.
VK
Dec 10, 2020
Technical support and documentation could both be improved.
Saeid Khanipour Ghobani - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 9, 2022
The solution's WAF needs an upgrade because it is not as good as FortiWeb, VMware, F5, or Imperva.
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Seshi Dumpa - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 15, 2022
There is a mismatch between the number of features they are offering and the device capacity on how much it can handle.
Andrew Reynolds - PeerSpot reviewer
Jun 20, 2024
The solution needs to integrate sFlow. sFlow provides better visualization of the bandwidth and types of traffic passing through the device. When used in the traffic path, this information can be really useful.
Bruno Moreira - PeerSpot reviewer
Jun 2, 2023
I had a terrible experience with Fortinet support. I only used support once when I bought the solution. I got no response for two days. However, I believe that it's no longer the case. Fortinet solutions have problems when they're launched. For example, we had issues with Fortinet's authenticator when it came out. We also had trouble with FortiNAC in the beginning.
it_user1256058 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 9, 2020
FortiADC is complex to configure so the interface should be improved.
reviewer1155504 - PeerSpot reviewer
May 24, 2023
Fortinet has some drawbacks, and it can be a bit challenging to scale.
TechWritbdcb - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 2, 2018
The L7 Persistent load-balancing algorithm has not worked for me after having tested it many times with my customer's in-house application. I'd like to suggest that the company make sure that all load-balancing algorithms work properly with most applications, even those that are in-house apps.
Engenhard7ba - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 8, 2018
The user interface could be more friendly and CLI could be more like that of Fortigate.