Try our new research platform with insights from 80,000+ expert users
Fortinet FortiGate SWG Logo

Fortinet FortiGate SWG pros and cons

Vendor: Fortinet
4.3 out of 5

Pros & Cons summary

Buyer's Guide

Get pricing advice, tips, use cases and valuable features from real users of this product.
Get the report

Prominent pros & cons

PROS

Fortinet FortiGate SWG is simpler to configure compared to Cisco Firepower, offering a more streamlined experience without requiring command line use.
Users appreciate Fortinet FortiGate SWG for its strong endpoint security, enabling secure transactions and specific segment protection within workflows.
The comprehensive features of Fortinet FortiGate SWG include integration with vulnerability management and superior security compared to Cisco.
Pricing for Fortinet FortiGate SWG is considered excellent, with valuable features like content filtering and inspection.
Fortinet FortiGate SWG is highly scalable, stable, and offers flexibility with features such as SD-WAN and GRE tunneling.

CONS

Fortinet FortiGate SWG is expensive, impacting its market competitiveness.
Reporting capabilities need significant improvement to provide better insights.
Technical support responsiveness could be enhanced.
Deployment and integration processes are complex and could be simplified.
Issues with firmware upgrades leading to failures are noted.
 

Fortinet FortiGate SWG Pros review quotes

David Carlson - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 13, 2022
FortiGate is easy to configure. We configured one of the units and sent it to Indiana to be installed. We asked them to give us a call when they got it, so we could help them through the process, but they called us back to tell us it works great.
Yuvaraj P - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 8, 2023
The product is easy to install since we only need to follow the user manual, documents, and articles provided by Fortinet to install the product.
Mark Moloney - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 19, 2020
It is simpler to configure. It is not like Cisco Firepower, where you go crazy trying to follow the Cisco documentation to figure out how to configure one little thing. Unlike Cisco Firepower, where you can't do everything through the web interface and you have got to do some command line stuff, Fortinet FortiGate SWG is simpler. There are four different things in Cisco to get in, which is not the case with Fortinet FortiGate SWG. It is one of my favorite solutions to work with. I would much rather work with it than Cisco Firepower, for example. Even though I've got 20 years of Cisco experience with different firewalls, I would much prefer this solution.
Learn what your peers think about Fortinet FortiGate SWG. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: December 2024.
824,053 professionals have used our research since 2012.
Pravin Mandlik - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 19, 2023
I would rate the scalability of this product a nine out of ten because it is highly scalable. We have not had problems with customers in terms of scalability.
RohitKumar - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 5, 2023
It's a flexible solution.
Gaurav Amar - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 31, 2023
The response from the technical support team has always been excellent.
GHAZANFAR ALI - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 13, 2023
Customers keep on improving their licenses. The solution remains scalable and flexible. On-premises deployments may have some limitations. However, cloud deployments offer a high degree of flexibility.
Jaffar Ali - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 3, 2023
Web filters, particularly web application controls, grant us the ability to regulate user access effectively.
ML
Jul 24, 2023
FortiGate is a great solution, although initially, it faced challenges in the Brazilian market due to lower brand recognition than Cisco. However, explaining and demonstrating its product format and offerings has proven easy. The cost-effectiveness and better features of FortiGate have made some clients skeptical. We set up a trial period, and they eventually opted for it. Many clients were convinced it was great after experiencing the solution's capabilities firsthand.
Nickolay Tolstopyatov - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 2, 2023
I am content with its user interface and functionalities.
 

Fortinet FortiGate SWG Cons review quotes

David Carlson - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 13, 2022
Fortinet needs to continue to improve network traceability. Other than that, we haven't run into anything that would give me any concern.
Yuvaraj P - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 8, 2023
Fortinet's support team consists of a huge networking team, because of which there is a delay in response at times.
Mark Moloney - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 19, 2020
Their technical support could be improved a little bit in terms of responsiveness.
Learn what your peers think about Fortinet FortiGate SWG. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: December 2024.
824,053 professionals have used our research since 2012.
Pravin Mandlik - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 19, 2023
The UI/UX experience can be a little better.
RohitKumar - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 5, 2023
Another issue is how deduplication services don't work reliably after enabling deduplication on Fortinet.
Gaurav Amar - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 31, 2023
The graphical user interface of Fortinet FortiGate SWG is an area of concern where improvements are required.
GHAZANFAR ALI - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 13, 2023
Fortinet FortiGate SWG should be localised to specific regions to comply with local data privacy regulations because of the data privacy rules in the countries. In the Middle East, data organisation and KFA requirements are stringent.
Jaffar Ali - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 3, 2023
There's room for improvement in the interface, especially following their upgrade to version nineteen.
ML
Jul 24, 2023
One area of improvement I've noticed is the lack of built-in monitoring capabilities in the firewall. Currently, we rely on third-party solutions for monitoring purposes. However, I believe the firewall itself has the potential to do a better job in this aspect. Another aspect of Fortinet that concerns me is related to redundancy. We have a setup with two firewalls working in parallel, which requires a highly adaptable configuration. However, it feels unfair that clients need to purchase two licenses, especially when one of the firewalls serves as a backup. We have noticed that other manufacturers have different policies on this matter.
Suresh Vijayen - PeerSpot reviewer
May 16, 2022
What could be improved in Fortinet FortiGate SWG is its pricing because it's a bit higher. If it's cheaper, my company could pitch it to customers and engage with customers better about it. What I'd like to see in the next release of Fortinet FortiGate SWG is an improvement in its dashboard or GUI. I'd like it to be more user-friendly.