We use the product to manage our licensing, monitor our devices, and maintain our security posture.
Network and System Engineer at Logiciel Pvt Limited
Stable product with an easy installation process
Pros and Cons
- "The platform is scalable."
- "When we fully utilize certain functions, the CPU and memory utilization can reach 100% or more, causing the system to become unresponsive during production hours."
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
The solution is easy to use with a convenient interface. We can install it and get it running within a few hours.
What needs improvement?
When we fully utilize certain functions, the CPU and memory utilization can reach 100% or more, causing the system to become unresponsive during production hours.
There could be a lighter and improved central management system to ensure reliability during peak usage.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been working with Fortinet FortiGate Cloud for one year.
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What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The platform is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The platform is scalable.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup process was straightforward. The deployment took approximately one week.
What about the implementation team?
Our implementation strategy involved collecting information, analyzing it, connecting with users, and selecting the best security options for our organization. We then procured the firewall with the help of a vendor.
We have a maintenance license and maintain our security plans and the firewall in-house.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
We evaluated Sophos Firewall. In comparison, Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is easy to use.
What other advice do I have?
We use an ecosystem of related products, including a management solution, which we have configured to manage multiple projects efficiently, enhancing our overall security posture.
I recommend Fortinet FortiGate Cloud to others and rate it an eight.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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The solution's key features are the user interface and ease of access
Pros and Cons
- "FortiGate Cloud's key features are the user interface and ease of access."
- "It would be better for us if Fortinet provided a private cloud, and they should provide more security on the public cloud. There are some minor issues with security with the public cloud. For example, anyone with a link can access the public cloud."
What is most valuable?
FortiGate Cloud's key features are the user interface and ease of access.
What needs improvement?
It would be better for us if Fortinet provided a private cloud, and they should provide more security on the public cloud. There are some minor issues with security with the public cloud. For example, anyone with a link can access the public cloud.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've worked with FortiGate Cloud for approximately seven months.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
FortiGate Cloud is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
FortiGate Cloud is scalable.
How are customer service and support?
Fortinet support is awesome.
How was the initial setup?
Setting up FortiGate Cloud is complex, but the Fortinet team completely set the solution up, so we didn't need to do anything on our end. They only gave us the username and password.
What about the implementation team?
We used the Fortinet team.
What other advice do I have?
I rate Fortinet FortiGate eight out of 10.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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Has a simple setup process, but the reporting capabilities need improvement
Pros and Cons
- "Fortinet FortiGate Cloud has valuable firewall, SSL VPN, and web filtering features."
- "The platform's reporting and analysis capabilities need improvement."
What is our primary use case?
We use the application for network security purposes.
What is most valuable?
Fortinet FortiGate Cloud has valuable firewall, SSL VPN, and web filtering features.
What needs improvement?
The platform's reporting and analysis capabilities need improvement.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using Fortinet FortiGate Cloud for 15 years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I rate the platform's stability a five out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I rate the platform's scalability a five out of ten.
How are customer service and support?
The technical support services are good.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup process is easy. It is already integrated into the cloud.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is more inexpensive than other vendors.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
Based on our evaluation, Palo Alto works better than Fortinet FortiGate Cloud, particularly due to its global presence with multiple points of presence (POPs).
What other advice do I have?
I don't recommend Fortinet FortiGate Cloud to others. They could improve reporting and analytics capabilities. I rate it a five out of ten.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
System Administrator at a media company with 51-200 employees
This solution helps us avoid intrusions and hacking
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable feature is the inspection. It inspects before we have any traffic stops intrusion."
- "I recommend that Fortinet FortiGate Cloud improve their rules for configuration with each other."
What is our primary use case?
Our company is a local reseller of Fortinet FortiGate Cloud. We use the solution for anti-spam and for checking for viruses. We send traffic to the cloud for inspection and after that, all the requests for our website with services come back to the appliance in headquarters.
At headquarters, we have 61 users. We also have some other branches connected with headquarters.
How has it helped my organization?
Fortinet FortiGate Cloud has helped us avoid intrusions and hacking. It is the most important service we have.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature is the inspection. It inspects before we have any traffic stops intrusion.
What needs improvement?
I recommend that Fortinet FortiGate Cloud improve their rules for configuration with each other.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Fortinet FortiGate for two years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
For the last three years Fortinet FortiGate has been stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution is scalable.
How are customer service and support?
Technical support is good.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup of Fortinet FortiGate required a lot of stages over a few days. We installed it first on the cloud and checked in for the request. Once we were sure that we were rejecting suspicious intrusions and traffic we made the full installation for the cloud integrated with the local system at headquarters.
We have three engineers that are responsible for deployment and maintenance.
What about the implementation team?
Our team, together with Fortinet FortiGate Cloud's team completed the entire installation on the cloud and the local system.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
There are no additional costs outside of the standard licensing fees.
What other advice do I have?
I recommend other companies to use Fortinet FortiGate Cloud, it satisfies my requirements and it prevents a lot of hacking. I rate this solution as an 8 out of 10.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Other
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President at Highlands Computer Technologies, LLC
100% managed solution that saves on configuration time
Pros and Cons
- "FortiGate Cloud's most valuable feature is that it's 100% managed."
- "FortiGate Cloud could be improved with increased granularity for our control."
What is our primary use case?
I mainly use FortiGate Cloud for site-to-site VPNs, user VPNs, SD-WAN, and to help with our void deployments.
How has it helped my organization?
Fortigate Cloud rules out a lot of user errors.
What is most valuable?
FortiGate Cloud's most valuable feature is that it's 100% managed.
What needs improvement?
FortiGate Cloud could be improved with increased granularity for our control. In the next release, I'd like Fortinet to include integrated endpoint protection and for the user and SSL VPNs to have the same cloud protection.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using FortiGate Cloud for just over a year.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
FortiGate Cloud's stability is pretty good.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
FortiGate Cloud's scalability is pretty good.
How are customer service and support?
Fortinet's technical support has been pretty good.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was really straightforward, and deployment took no longer than half an hour.
What about the implementation team?
We used an in-house team.
What was our ROI?
There's a lot of return with FortiGate Cloud - it saves me a lot on configuration time, and there are a lot fewer headaches overall.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
FortiGate Cloud was the most affordable option I knew of, but their new pricing is less of a bargain as it has fewer levels.
What other advice do I have?
I would give FortiGate Cloud a rating of eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Private Cloud
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
CEO at Irvine Systems
Offers very good network performance and efficiency
Pros and Cons
- "The solution offers good network performance and efficiency."
- "Lacks some security against external attacks."
What is our primary use case?
We use the solution to protect our office facilities. We have it deployed on a couple of hundred devices and we have about 30 users. We are customers of Fortinet and I'm the CEO.
What is most valuable?
The solution offers very good network performance and efficiency.
What needs improvement?
We had a problem with external attacks in the previous solution we were using so I'd always like to see additional security around that problem.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using this solution for six months.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is very stable.
How are customer service and support?
Fortinet has very comprehensive documentation, so we haven't communicated with technical support.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is relatively straightforward and took us a couple of days. We did it ourselves and once it was up and running, everything went smoothly.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
We pay a one-off licensing fee and an installation license. It's all-inclusive.
What other advice do I have?
We introduced FortiGate to our customers because we know it works properly and our customers are satisfied with it. We don't have any concerns about the product.
I rate the solution nine out of 10.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Solutions Integrator at ASC
High protection levels, stable, and excellent support
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate Cloud are the protection of internal and remote systems."
- "The interface and dashboards should improve in Fortinet FortiGate Cloud. Other solutions have better graphical interfaces."
What is our primary use case?
My clients are using Fortinet FortiGate Cloud for network protection.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate Cloud are the protection of internal and remote systems.
What needs improvement?
The interface and dashboards should improve in Fortinet FortiGate Cloud. Other solutions have better graphical interfaces.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using Fortinet FortiGate Cloud within the past 12 months.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The scalability of Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is good.
How are customer service and support?
The technical support is very good.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup of Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is simple.
What about the implementation team?
We have a team that does the implementation of Fortinet FortiGate Cloud.
What other advice do I have?
My advice to others is to review all the solutions in the market but I think Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is a very good solution for many use cases.
I rate Fortinet FortiGate Cloud a nine out of ten.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner
Network Engineer at Pyramid IT Solutions Pvt Ltd
Responsive support, reliable, but security could improve
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable feature of Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is the logs are stored longer on this cloud version. If you have the on-premise version you will not be able to store the logs for more than one or two months."
- "Fortinet FortiGate Cloud could improve security. Some of my customers do not trust on-cloud solutions."
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature of Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is the logs are stored longer on this cloud version. If you have the on-premise version you will not be able to store the logs for more than one or two months.
What needs improvement?
Fortinet FortiGate Cloud could improve security. Some of my customers do not trust on-cloud solutions.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Fortinet FortiGate Cloud for a few years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is stable because it is a cloud solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The scalability of Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is good.
We have approximately 20 people using Fortinet FortiGate Cloud.
How are customer service and support?
The technical support from Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is good and they are responsive.
What about the implementation team?
We have a coordinator who looks after the maintenance and support of Fortinet FortiGate Cloud.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
If you purchase any Fortinet firewall, they will give you FortiCloud for 100 GB for free. You can access Fortinet FortiGate Cloud freely up to certain limits.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend this solution to others.
I rate Fortinet FortiGate Cloud a seven out of ten.
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