Fortinet FortiGate Reviews

• High Availability clustering
• SNAT/DNAT
• Policies section view
• Virtual Domains
• Logging and Reporting
• IPS

It has made our daily operations easier, as well as adding security, and stability to them. Adding or removing security policies is simplified through its web interface, or CLI. Additionally, troubleshooting is fast and effective, as everything is organized in a very understandable way.

Its web interface needs to be more stable, and more functional, through the variety of browsers. Additionally a nice add-on would be a “diagnostic sniffer” capability in the web interface.

I've used it for six years.

With different browsers, the web interface crashes. On newer versions of Fortios the problem has been minimized.

Not at all, it is as stable as it should be.

I believe that it is a little complex adding new firewalls in an existing cluster.

8/10.

9/10.

We are using different firewall solutions, in parallel with the Fortigate ones.

It was straightforward. Taking control of the device for first time is easy, and the cookbook manual is very helpful.

A vendor team offered five day training but the implementation was in-house.

We evaluated other solutions, but I was not responsible for taking the final decision.

Throughout the last six years we have been using Fortigate firewalls, and the experience we gained is only positive. These devices are easy to manage, operate and troubleshoot any issues that might rise. The use of virtual domains has added more security presence by only having one physical device, and it’s easy to create them. Also, by enabling other security features on the VDoms, the physical performance will not be affected.

We are using this solution to protect our network on every site. We are using it as a Network Firewall.

The most valuable features are the policies, filtering, and configuration.

Technical support is good but the response time could be faster.

When it's overloaded, it works slower and overheats.

The data analysis could be improved.

I have been using Fortinet FortiGate for 15 years.

We are using the 100 models.

This solution is pretty stable.

It's a scalable solution. I would rate it a seven out of ten.

We have 2,500 users in our organization.

Technical support is good. I would rate them an eight out of ten.

We have also used Huawei.

The initial setup is straightforward. It's pretty easy.

At the very most, it takes a day to deploy.

Before deciding to install this solution, be sure to conduct an analysis of your environment. You may need a larger one or this may be too big for their needs.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

We use this firewall as part of our security solution.

The most valuable feature is the ease of use. It's very simple and this is one of its advantages.

I would like to see the product updated more frequently.

In the future, I would like to see improvements made to cloud-based management. They already have some features for this, but it's very basic.

I have been using Fortinet FortiGate for 15 years.

Stability-wise, this is a good solution.

Scalability is good, we have about 5,000 users.

I have never used technical support from the vendor.

We have an internal team for deployment, maintenance, and support.

The price of FortiGate is good.

My advice for anybody who is implementing FortiGate that it is a great product and easy to use, but be careful which firmware you use.

I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.

We use this solution as our firewall. 

We have branches that we use for the net clients to VPN back into our network.

The ability to set up remote systems is the most valuable feature. 

They should improve the interface to make it more user-friendly. 

I would like to see some sort of reporting if there was an issue with the connecting network sources or connections.

It's definitely stable. We haven't had any issues with it. 

I would rate the scalability an eight out of ten. We have just over 100 users using this solution.  

The initial setup was complex. The user interface was a little bit difficult so it made actually setting it up a little bit complicated. The deployment took a week to roll out four branches.

We used an integrator for the deployment and had a good experience with them. They made it easier to get everything set up.

There are no additional costs aside for the standard licensing fees.

FortiGate is very good if you're thinking of expanding where you have remote offices, then it's a good solution.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten. 

It has improved our security capabilities. 

We find the most valuable aspect of this solution is the price. It is affordable and cheaper than other firewalls.

There were quite a few problems with the stability of the system but now it's working fine. I think it had to do with the complex environment, not because of the product itself.

It is an inexpensive solution.

We primarily use this for the Security Fabric feature. It works together with other Fortinet products like FortiWeb and FortiMail, as well as with Amazon products. There is a lot of integration. 

It enables our organization to become more productive. Also, it protects our NEtWare from viruses and malware.

I think the only issue that needs improvement is the interface.

It is a very stable product.

Sometimes the solution is not scalable.

Our experience with technical support has been very positive. 

It was very straightforward an easy for us to initially install.

We always consider:

• Price
• Product success

The price, in comparison to other products is very cheap.

Other products considered were Sophos and CiscoMaraki.

The key features of this product are:

• Network security
• UTM Features
• Configuration and ease of deployment.
• IP/User/Device Mac ID/Device Type based policy configuration
• Traffic shaping
• Load balancing
• Ease of VPN configurations
• Explicit proxy
• Link segregation
• Application signatures
• Network object based HTTPS/SSL inspection etc.

In many organizations it helps to come up with the requirements of proxy servers, defining network traffic and the amount of bandwidth for any network object or specified user(s). It has also provided us with security compatibility with other network devices such as IP cameras, the video conferencing system, VOIP phones. It also logs & reports on individual users network activities.

The FortiGate series does not have that much troubleshooting & network testing features in its GUI, hence we’ll definitely be looking for some add-on features in near future.

I have been using this solution for the past year.

No issues yet.

No issues yet.

For massive logs & reports (over a month) we have to go for a separate logging & reporting device i.e. FortiAnalyzer/FortiCloud, as this is not available in Fortigate itself.

7/10.

8/10.

We started with FortiGate itself.

This product has a setup wizard (FortiExplorer) for the initial configuration, while the physical connectivity is done via a USB cable which is very easy to use.

We implemented the solution ourselves.

It is value for money product as we’ve purchased it with Fortinet's three-year warranty package.

We have evaluated Dell’s Sonicwall & Cyberoam.

Analyze your needs first before implementing this product.

• Active Directory integration
• QOS
• Balance/Fail-over
• Web filtering and protection with AV engine
• WiFi network for visitors isolated from our corporate WiFi network using only one unit

After the implementation we stopped internet disruptions and abuse by users.

Everything needs to be improved, but they have improvements with each new version.

We've been using Fortinet products since 2009. Alongside FortiGate. we also use FortiAnalyzer 10C and FortiWiFi 40C & 50B.

Yes, a misunderstanding of the environment and misconfiguration of the unit. After reviewing it all, everything has been working fine for years.

It works as defined and expected.

We have the ability to expand our units and there have been no issues so far.

It's the best I have experienced.

It's the best I have experienced.

Previously, we used Linux distributions, and we changed due to its limitations and our company expansion.

It's straightforward. You just need to understand the concept, and how to apply it.

We used an external company and they had a good amount of knowledge.

We have never stopped to calculate it, but we cannot describe how good we feel since we no longer face issues with the internet.

The projects' initial costs were high but right now we can do most things, and the only costs now are the annual license fees.

We also looked at BlueCoat.

Feel free to ask me questions about Fortinet.