We mainly use the solution as a firewall.
Executive at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
Easy to use with a nice console but needs to offer container security
Pros and Cons
- "The solution is very user-friendly."
- "I'm not sure if it's something that they already have or are developing something, however, we need some dedicated features for container security."
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
The solution is very user-friendly.
The collection of the integration of multiple nodes makes everything very easy. The fact that you can push, directly, one element, and you can leverage the distribution of the policy very well has been great.
Honestly, the console is done very well. It's easy to use.
From a strategic point of view, I've seen, in recent years, a big challenge from Fortinet to recover some kinds of space with respect to the other two biggest players, Check Point and Palo Alto. That has happened much more since the beginning of the next generation file. I found Fortinet recovered much market space in the last year.
What needs improvement?
I'm not sure if it's something that they already have or are developing something, however, we need some dedicated features for container security. Other vendors have developed some kind of specific product to protection. Containers now are very common, especially in the cloud. It's an area that needs to be addressed.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've worked with the product for three or four years, more or less.
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What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The stability has been great. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. It's reliable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We have more than 10,000 people o the solution. The scalability capabilities are enough. We haven't had a problem at all.
How are customer service and support?
It would be hard to rate technical support due to the fact that, up until now, we've never had to deal with them.
That said, from talking with colleagues, my understanding is that they are good, and they offer standard levels of support in line with other competitors.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We've also used Palo Alto and Check Point.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is straightforward, however, we have knowledgeable teams. We also use Fortinet to check the configurations and make sure everything is supported during implementation.
It's pretty standard to deploy. We're also familiar with Palo Alto and Check Point and there is not much of a difference between the three.
What about the implementation team?
We managed, with my team, the setup. We also engaged with Fortinet in terms of professional services in order to check the installation and offer some support.
That said, we have many people on our team certified with the biggest firewalls and security infrastructure vendors.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
It's very difficult to discuss pricing as we have generally, in terms of pricing, at the end of the day, we have leveraged deals the existing contracts the client had in place. The client uses various technology vendors. I can't say that one is cheaper than the other. It's all in the same ballpark when you are speaking about comparable products.
What other advice do I have?
We are partners with many vendors, including Fortinet.
Likely our engineers would know what version of the solution we are on. I don't follow those details.
I'd rate the solution at a seven out of ten. It's stable, easy to set up, and easy to use. However, I have yet to see all of the features in play.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
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Network Analyst at Aloo Telecom
A stable product that allows us to offer several services in a single box
Pros and Cons
- "We have been able to offer several services to customers in a single box."
- "I use the FortiGate 60D model and realized the 300Mbps bandwidth limitation. Because it is a product that offers many services, I think it could have greater bandwidth capacity."
What is our primary use case?
Our primary use case for this solution is the provision of services to our customers, the end users.
How has it helped my organization?
This solution has improved our organization a lot. We have been able to offer several services to customers in a single box.
What is most valuable?
The firewall is a valuable feature because it offers more security for end customers. The HA function is fantastic, as the link switching time is almost imperceptible. It also offers dedicated IP, all in one box.
What needs improvement?
I use the FortiGate 60D model and realized the 300Mbps bandwidth limitation. Because it is a product that offers many services, I think it could have greater bandwidth capacity.
For how long have I used the solution?
Trial/evaluations only.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
My impression of the stability is very good. It is very difficult to have to replace the equipment due to lack of resources.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I found this product to be good for scalability. It offers several features, among them I can mention Application Control, Antispam, QoS and others.
How are customer service and technical support?
I found the technical support team to be careful and committed to delivering what we needed.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
Prior to using the FortiGate solution, I used the MikroTik RB1100AHx2e. I found that the FortiGate 60D offered more security.
How was the initial setup?
The setup was straightforward and easy, and the equipment has a good command line interface.
What about the implementation team?
We were given all the support that we needed for implementation. The vendors were fantastic.
What was our ROI?
The return is inevitable when you have equipment that offers stability and quality in services.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Before choosing a piece of equipment you have to take into account the cost-benefit offered by each one. Sometimes it is not worth paying a very cheap price to have a minimum level of security.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
Our evaluation of the MikroTik RB1100AHx2e revealed that it lacks antivirus software and has no lock for botnet control centers.
What other advice do I have?
There is a VOIP feature that by default is enabled on the Fortigate 60D. This greatly increases the CPU usage, which causes bad behavior in the equipment. This feature should be disabled and if necessary, the user can re-enable it.
The FortiGate 60D is a fantastic piece of equipment.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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Software Development Specialist at Unicomp Information Co. Ltd.
Simple and efficient security solution for end-users
Pros and Cons
- "Security, SD-WAN, and Streetscape are valuable features."
- "The solution can have more features in a single box that can be multi-applied to integrate everything."
What is our primary use case?
We use SD-WAN to connect the checking role between our branch offices, like Yap installation or fire shooting. We use Fortinet FortiGate to control the different segmentation.
How has it helped my organization?
The IT manager could monitor every security device and increase SD-WAN. Still, the SD-WAN function had to be integrated into our older device. So now our IT manager can see all the end user information about the network information and security event in the single panel base. SD-WAN has helped the organization to remediate threats.
We provided great information to our end users, and our guys could quickly interact with the tool for information.
What is most valuable?
Security, SD-WAN, and Streetscape are valuable features. It is a straightforward solution for our partners. The solution is more efficient for user applications.
What needs improvement?
In the next release, the tool can have more features in a single box that can be multi-applied to integrate everything.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the solution for twenty-thirty years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It is a stable solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is a scalable solution.
How are customer service and support?
The customer service and support team is good.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We used CheckPoint previously. We switched because it was high-priced.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was easy.
What about the implementation team?
It was deployed through a vendor team of one-two person.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
We think the price is lower, and suitable for most end users.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate the solution an eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
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Head of IT Infrastructure at a non-tech company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Includes many valuable features, is extremely stable, and scalable
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable features of the solution are SD-WAN, filtering testing applications, web filtering, and the new VPN."
- "The routing capability on the FortiGate devices has room for improvement."
What is our primary use case?
We use Fortinet FortiGate for the protection of our perimeter, VPNs, web filtering, application filtering, and general edge protection.
How has it helped my organization?
I received four tickets a year when I joined my current company, and what the solution has really done is enabled the SD-WAN feature. This has given us more value and reduced the amount of time spent on the manual management of our edge device. We are now able to set our SLAs and be on autopilot.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable features of the solution are SD-WAN, filtering testing applications, web filtering, and the new VPN. The new web flash is especially noteworthy because it supports Google and the single sign-on for our VPN activities.
What needs improvement?
The routing capability on the FortiGate devices has room for improvement.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the solution for three and a half years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is very stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution is very scalable. To scale our firewall we only need to add more hardware. We currently have over 2,000 users.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We previously used Mikro Tik before the organization decide to switch.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is straightforward. As long as we know what we are doing the deployment can be completed within one business day.
What about the implementation team?
The implementation was completed by a partner and two people were required. We completed the configurations ourselves.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The pricing is flexible. We pay for our device and our subscription according to our needs.
What other advice do I have?
I give the solution a ten out of ten.
One interesting and critical thing about Fortinet is the add-ons they have included with their firewalls, such as SD-WAN, which would cost a lot of money with other providers but is included with Fortinet's firewall.
When looking for a solution that can better optimize our connectivity and also keep providing security along the website for our branch offices, Fortinet FortiGate is the best solution. The solution is worth every cent. I use FG-61E and for the size of the device it has been very stable for the three years with only occasional reports to apply updates. Fortinet FortiGate has been very responsive to vulnerabilities that have been released. Our business is 24/7 and we don't have leaks. Our servers are always available.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Hybrid Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Other
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Presales Manager at Rayat Group
Makes it easy to create policies and integrates with Active Directory
Pros and Cons
- "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."
- "Its reporting and pricing need improvement."
What is most valuable?
I like its interface. It is a simple solution. As compared to Sophos, its interface is easier. It is easy to create a policy, and you can easily understand it.
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.
What needs improvement?
Its reporting and pricing need improvement.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using this solution for five years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Its stability is good. It has 90% stability.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Its scalability is good.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
It is more expensive than Sophos. Fortinet is overall more expensive than Sophos. The small range of Fortinet, such as 60F and 80F, is more expensive than the small range of Sophos. Sophos is cheaper. In addition, if you jump from 80F Series to 100F Series, the price doubles.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate it a nine out of 10.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner
Computer Networks and Systems Support Engineer at a real estate/law firm with 11-50 employees
Provides good threat intelligence feeds, but the advanced models are expensive
Pros and Cons
- "The solution provides good threat intelligence feeds."
- "The advanced models are expensive."
What is our primary use case?
We use the solution on the perimeter. We are a government entity. We have other organizations monitoring our network. We also have our own firewall to separate the DMZ and different things on our external servers.
What is most valuable?
The solution provides good threat intelligence feeds.
What needs improvement?
The advanced models are expensive.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the solution for five to six years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The tool’s stability is good. I rate the stability a seven or eight out of ten. The stability could be improved.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The tool is very scalable. It connects to its own wireless access points. The firewall is supported by other technologies. We can add more products and extend the features and the network.
How was the initial setup?
Fortinet has a tool that migrates all the policies from the previous firewall to the new one.
What about the implementation team?
The vendor helped us with the setup. It was quick. We connected the new firewall first. Then, we exported the policies from the live firewall to the new one. On a weekend, we deployed the new firewall.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
If we buy licenses for a longer duration, we get discounts.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
Fortinet has better models, but we are using the one within our budget. It's a good product. Besides Fortinet, we're using Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Defender, as well as the safety features that come with these products. There are many products in the market. The monitoring team is using Palo Alto. Palo Alto is better than Fortinet, but it's more expensive.
What other advice do I have?
We use Fortinet for VPN, too. We have not faced any major issues with the tool. It has a lot of capabilities that enable us to customize tunnels and allow traffic from certain countries or regions. The vendor provides cloud-based models, but we do not use them because they are subscription-based models that are not within our budget.
The vendor has a lot of free and paid training courses. It is the best way to learn about the product. It is similar to Palo Alto. All the good companies have a lot of training materials and training courses to understand the product. The initial versions are free of cost. The certifications will help people understand the process and make administration easier. The cloud version has AI features.
Overall, I rate the product a seven or eight out of ten.
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Technical Specialist at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Good threat prevention capabilities, good price, and very easy to deploy and manage
Pros and Cons
- "It's a user-friendly firewall. Most of the tasks are very simple. It's simple to configure and troubleshoot this firewall."
- "The improvement is related to logs. Instead of the CLI, we should be able to have more insights into the logs of the firewall in the GUI."
What is our primary use case?
We have deployed this firewall for many companies. Our clients are financial and medical companies.
How has it helped my organization?
It enabled our clients to reach locations and access their applications easily with no latency. It provided ease of access.
What is most valuable?
Its threat prevention capabilities are most valuable.
It's a user-friendly firewall. Most of the tasks are very simple. It's simple to configure and troubleshoot this firewall.
What needs improvement?
The improvement is related to logs. Instead of the CLI, we should be able to have more insights into the logs of the firewall in the GUI.
I faced a lot of issues when I was trying to deploy the firewall through FortiManager. The firewall is stable, but FortiManager is too buggy, and it doesn't work properly. It gives too many errors.
There are some issues with Fortinet SD-WAN. It's quite complex.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using this solution for more than four years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It's a very stable product.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It's scalable. We have plans to increase its usage.
How are customer service and support?
Most of the time, they are helpful, but there are times when they don't resolve an issue right away. They take the log, and then they take their time to give input on the issue. Most of the time, they take one or two days to get back after analyzing the logs. Instead of that, they can just schedule a session to resolve the issue right away because sometimes the issue impacts the production environment, so we need to resolve that issue as soon as possible. Overall, I'd rate them a six out of ten.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Neutral
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I have worked with other firewalls. Fortinet FortiGate is better than Palo Alto and Check Point firewalls. It's more user-friendly.
How was the initial setup?
I have deployed it for a bank at a core level. On the perimeter, there was a Palo Alto firewall, and at the core level, we deployed the FortiGate firewall at DC and DR locations. After that, we deployed SD-WAN. We replaced the MPLS switch with the Fortinet SD-WAN device, so the whole branch traffic comes to the SD-WAN box, and from there, it comes to the FortiGate firewall, and then it goes to the Palo Alto firewall for the internet access and resource access. While migrating branches from MPLS to SD-WAN, we did require a maintenance window.
There was no difficulty. It was very user-friendly. I have had many difficulties with the Check Point firewall. I have deployed major projects on the FortiGate firewall. I migrated more than a thousand branches on Fortinet SD-WAN and implemented FortiGate super massive firewalls at DC and DR locations. There were no complexities. Only at one location, I had an issue related to SD-WAN, but my query was resolved by Fortinet's local team.
It's an on-premises firewall for the DC and DR locations. I have never worked on cloud projects, but if there is any opportunity to deploy it on the cloud, I will do it. I have only done on-premises deployment.
What about the implementation team?
I am an implementation engineer. I deployed and configured the whole firewall. I also troubleshot any issues. When I had any queries, they were clarified by Fortinet's engineers.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Its pricing is good. It's average or normal as compared to Palo Alto and Check Point firewalls.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I didn't evaluate other options.
What other advice do I have?
I'd recommend this firewall to others. Most of the time, when I do PoCs, I recommend Fortinet FortiGate. It's quite easy to manage and deploy.
I'd rate Fortinet FortiGate an eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
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Senior Supervisor at MEPEQ
Robust, easy to use, and has excellent technical support that is quite responsive
Pros and Cons
- "The performance is good."
- "I would like to see better pricing in the next release, as well as a simplification of the installation."
What is our primary use case?
Fortinet FortiGate is a firewall that protects all network data. We use it as our primary firewall in the office.
What is most valuable?
The performance is good.
It is easy to use.
What needs improvement?
I would like to see better pricing in the next release, as well as a simplification of the installation.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working with Fortinet FortiGate for six years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Fortinet FortiGate is a stable product.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Fortinet FortiGate is a scalable product.
In our company, it is the main gateway for the internet, and we have less than 100 users.
Deployment is faster per user. Each one has a laptop or a PC, as well as a mobile phone, so we have less than 100 devices per user, but with mobile phones and Internet access, that number can rise to more than 100.
How are customer service and support?
I have contacted technical support many times, they are very important and they are very good. They follow up on all of the cases that we have opened.
The response time is great.
They also always have an updated version of the firmware.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I now have UniFi Switches for our WiFi access point. We began using UniFi to replace Cisco Linksys Ethernet switches.
I am also working with QNAPS for network connections.
For virtual meetings, we use Google Meet. Some of our customers use Webex but we mainly work with Google Meet.
In our company, we have Kaspersky, as well as Fortinet.
How was the initial setup?
It's not straightforward. You must have at least the knowledge and the settings. It's not that simple.
The length of time it takes to install is determined by the configuration you have inside. It could take anywhere from 30 minutes to three hours.
In our company, I am responsible for the solution's maintenance and deployment.
What about the implementation team?
We had the assistance of a consultant at first.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Licensing fees are paid on a yearly basis.
It would be better if it could be made a little less expensive.
It will be more expensive for the first year, then it will gradually decrease by a certain amount per year or something along those lines.
We have the full license that included all of the features and support.
Aside from the licensing fees, there are no other costs.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate Fortinet FortiGate a nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
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