Fortinet FortiGate Reviews

We have secured our LAN IP subnets with VLAN segregation.

Layer-3 firewall and routing are the most valuable features. We use it as an internal firewall for VLAN segmentation.

When we need to enable Netflow on the firewall, there is a high CPU and memory usage that occurs. They should improve that high CPU and memory usage that occurs.

There were no stability issues.

There were no scalability issues.

Technical support is good.

We were previously using the Check Point and Palo Alto software. The price and user-friendly GUI are the reasons that we switched to this solution.

It is an easy setup and configuration.

It's a user-friendly and stable firewall. You can safely use it for all small and big LAN networks.

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.

Foremost, we mainly used it as a firewall. we also use it for low sharing between circuits.

It's great for capturing the traffic and troubleshooting it.

We used Fortinet FortiGate for one year.

Fortinet FortiGate is both scalable and stable.

We used a different party for support — they were pretty good.

Deployment was very easy.

I think the price of Fortinet FortiGate is very reasonable.

We were not able to build a full-mesh VPN; however, I am not sure if this was the fault of Fortinet FortiGate.

On a scale from one to ten, I would give Fortinet FortiGate a rating of seven. 

We use it to create a WAN. We also use it for the UTM firewall.

We don't have the latest versions. We've got the 60Ds and 30E products.

Its stability is the most valuable.

It should provide better visibility over the network and more information in the form of reports for the end users. Its installation should also be easier.

I have been using this solution for about three years.

It is stable.

It is scalable. We use it at five sites, and all in all, we have around 300 users.

We don't deal with Fortinet.

It was complex for me, but it was quick.

We had to use an outside resource to set it up.

We are going to move over to Meraki, so we won't be using this solution. I would recommend this solution to others, but it is a matter of preference.

I would rate Fortinet FortiGate an eight out of ten.

We use this solution for marketing and manipulation purposes.

Within our organization, there are roughly 500 people using this solution.

At the moment, we don't have any plans to extend our usage of this solution — currently, we are happy with the way things are.

The next-generation firewall is great.

The captive portal could be improved.

I have been using this solution for four years.

This solution is very stable.

I have never had to contact customer support. We have a team that handles all of the troubleshooting; however, they do provide excellent documentation.

The initial setup was very easy.

At the moment, we don't have a deployment strategy.

We have a team of three people who handle all maintenance-related issues.

Overall, on a scale from one to ten, I would give Fortinet FortiGate a rating of ten.

We primarily use the solution for network security and security next-generation firewalls.

The solution is quite user-friendly. 

We find that the system interface is simple to navigate.

The initial installation is very straightforward.

There are some cloud-based features that could be much more flexible than they currently are.

It's my understanding that they are currently working on improving the cloud solution quite substantially.

I've been using the solution for five years.

The solution is very stable. It doesn't have bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. It's reliable.

We find the solution to be quite scalable. If your organization needs to expand this solution out, you shouldn't have any problems doing so.

We have two or three different locations and have between 50 to 200 users amongst those locations.

The technical support is very good.

Most of the time, whenever a ticket is opened and we reach out to support on behalf of our customers, they offer good advice and are very responsive. We're satisfied with the level of service we're provided. 

The implementation is not complex. It's very straightforward to set up and does not take a lot of time to deploy everything.

That said, I did not handle the implementation myself, so I can't speak to more technical aspects of the job.

We had four or five resources that assist in network security and they all helped with the deployment.

I don't handle the pricing side of the product and therefore can't speak to anything in regards to the licensing or costs.

Although we largely handle on-premises deployment models, we have suggested cloud versions to our clients recently.

We are a solution-providing company, and we are offering products to our customers.

Although we really enjoy the solution, there's a lot of very interesting competition in the market. The competition is huge. As a partner of the product, we get a lot of questions we have to answer, and, to be honest, this solution isn't as strong in some areas as others.

That said, we would recommend the solution to others. 

Overall, I'd rate the solution an eight out of ten.

Needed to get off of EOL Cisco ASA platform and we evaluated Checkpoint, Palo Alto, and FortiGate 1500 and 3000D. We chose FortiGate, FortiAnalyzer, and FortiManager as our solution.

• Better visibility into traffic patterns
• Lightening fast troubleshooting and reduced management complexity overall.

• Live traffic viewer
• Packet capture, and
• The option of using GUI and CLI interchangeably.  

FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer helps us manage multiply firewalls.

The speed of synchronization between FortiManager and FortiGate could be improved, but that could be because we host them in Azure.