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Fortinet FortiDDoS Reviews

Vendor: Fortinet
4.1 out of 5
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Fortinet FortiDDoS mindshare

As of April 2025, the mindshare of Fortinet FortiDDoS in the Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Protection category stands at 3.0%, up from 2.9% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Protection
 
 
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Review data by company size

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Top industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
10%
University
7%
Comms Service Provider
6%
Educational Organization
5%
Media Company
5%
Government
5%
Real Estate/Law Firm
5%
Healthcare Company
4%
Retailer
4%
Non Profit
3%
Insurance Company
3%
Outsourcing Company
3%
Transportation Company
2%
Hospitality Company
2%
Construction Company
2%
Engineering Company
1%
Performing Arts
1%
Sports Company
1%
Energy/Utilities Company
1%
Wholesaler/Distributor
1%
Recreational Facilities/Services Company
1%
Logistics Company
1%
 

Fortinet FortiDDoS reviews

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IT Analyst at Evapco, Inc.
Verified user of Fortinet FortiDDoS
Feb 20, 2025
Reliable protection and smooth setup enhance company security

Pros

"The equipment works very well, and I have not encountered any issues with it."

Cons

"The main improvement would be to change the firewall model, however, currently, everything is fixed and working well."
RR
Pre-Sales Manager at Vinlano
Verified user of Fortinet FortiDDoS
Mar 21, 2025
Monitoring capabilities improve threat detection and customer satisfaction

Pros

"Packet inspection has been effective for mitigating DDoS attacks."
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IT Manager-Infrastructure at Southstar Drug
Verified user of Fortinet FortiDDoS
Nov 20, 2023
Offers good technical support but has poor scalability

Pros

"The most valuable feature is the cloud DDoS scrubbing capability. "

Cons

"The primary area for improvement is the on-premises capacity limit, currently fixed at 10 GB. "
Yazan Omar - PeerSpot user
Systems Engineer at aic²
Verified user of Fortinet FortiDDoS
Jan 10, 2024
An easy-to-use tool with great GUI

Pros

"The product's initial setup phase was really easy."

Cons

"The tool needs to focus more on the area of application traffic management, where it currently has some shortcomings."
Sameer Ghewade - PeerSpot user
Manager, Information Technology at Parag Milk Foods Ltd
Verified user of Fortinet FortiDDoS
Nov 11, 2023
Stable product with a valuable monitoring feature

Pros

"It is a user-friendly product in terms of monitoring and updating policies."

Cons

"The product’s pricing needs improvement. "
Hasan A. Abu Al-Rob - PeerSpot user
GRC Cyber Security Consultant at RMG Connect -Reporting
Verified user of Fortinet FortiDDoS
Oct 27, 2023
A reasonably priced product that protects networks from attacks and enables users to adjust the thresholds

Pros

"The product allows the users to adjust the thresholds."

Cons

"Alerts and reporting features must be improved."
PeerSpot user
Senior Network Manager at a tech services company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Verified user of Fortinet FortiDDoS
Apr 18, 2018
Detects/mitigates DDoS attacks at L3 to L7, with negligible false-positives

Pros

"Among its key features: Detects and mitigates DDoS attacks at L3 to L7; negligible to zero false-positives; Generates and sends reports without the need for an expensive third-party solution."

Cons

"All the thresholds that need to be configured should be included in the default so that user will not forget or misconfigure."
DD
Senior Manager at a tech services company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Verified user of Fortinet FortiDDoS
Jun 29, 2017
Purpose-built ASIC mitigates DDoS attack at line-rate without affecting performance. It can be also deployed off-ramp if the user has the know how.