Fortinet FortiGate SWG Reviews

We use the solution for security.

It is a good solution. The product is stable and strong. We never had any issues with it. All the features work perfectly.

The product’s price is high. It is charging more compared to other solutions.

I have been working with the product for six to seven years. We are working with the latest version of the product.

The product is stable, so we have no complaints. I rate the tool’s stability a ten out of ten.

I rate the tool’s scalability a ten out of ten. We are an SME. We have around 300 users.

I have 20 years of experience in the industry. The initial setup is simple for me. We can deploy the solution within hours.

I rate the product’s pricing a six out of ten. We pay a yearly license fee.

We implement the solution for our clients. We never had to contact technical support. I recommend the solution to others. It is a good product. Overall, I rate the tool a ten out of ten.

My clients use it as a proxy. The second use case is to try a kind of web filtering. So that's the reason why they're buying. We have customers to whom we have sold an appliance, and we also have a customer to whom we have sold on a virtual machine. So, it's placed on their private cloud.

We've been able to try and secure our perimeter better because of the proxy and the gateway. Moreover, traffic from all our compliance actually passes through this. 

We have compliances also, so we get log reports from that, which goes into our log management software. And it actually helps us to try and analyze any security threats to our environment.

DNS security is something that is actually a good service that comes along with the FortiProXY or a Forti secure web gateway.

Fortinet FortiGate SWG is already a good solution, especially with its IP reputation and anti-botnet security features.

The UI/UX experience can be a little better.

My company has the skill set assets. 

We've been in the business for more than eight years. We have implemented FortiGate SWG in the last twelve months.

I would rate the stability a nine out of ten. It's very highly stable. Even if the appliance on-premise solutions have been working fine, Fortinet has a good RMA policy in case of failure as well.  

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.

For medium and enterprise businesses, we would be looking at a web gateway. Small businesses normally don't get into buying a web gateway as such.

We expect a little skillset from the partner as well. However, if we raise the ticket, it becomes much easier, and we get the necessary technical support.

Positive

I would rate my experience with the initial setup an eight out of ten, where one is difficult, and ten is easy.

Usually, the deployment model is in a private cloud.  It can be deployed as an on-prem solution also. The customers have proxy gateways, and so it comes as an appliance as well or as hardware. 

The deployment takes days. It doesn't take weeks. But it depends on the customer environment, like the number of users and what policies need to be configured for that. 

So, it depends on the complexity as far as configurations are concerned. But it definitely can be done in days, and it doesn't take more than ten odd days or so, depending upon the scope.

From a price standpoint, Fortinet is willing to work with partners to get good deals, and Forti will not lose on a price. 

So, we'll be able to try and have a good price versus performance metrics that Fortinet provides.

I would rate the pricing a six out of ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive.

Overall, I would rate the solution an eight out of ten. I would definitely recommend using the solution. 

We use the product as a network service for our customers.

The product's most valuable features are SD-WAN and the integration of WiFi and switches.

It is complicated to manage different kinds of on-premise boxes.

We have been using Fortinet FortiGate SWG for nine years. At present, we are using the latest version.

I rate Fortinet FortiGate SWG's stability a ten out of ten.

We have around 3000 Fortinet FortiGate SWG end users, including small and medium businesses. I rate its scalability a nine out of ten.

I rate the initial setup process a three out of ten. It takes two hours to complete.

I implemented the product myself.

I rate the product's pricing a seven out of ten. The additional cost depends on the extra feature requirements.

Fortinet FortiGate SWG is easy to set up and combine with switches and WiFi networks of appliances. I rate it a nine out of ten.

We use Fortinet FortiGate SWG to secure both Internet-facing and internal applications.

The web solutions are the most important features.

The solution could add API protection.

I have been using Fortinet FortiGate SWG for a year.

The product is stable.

The solution is scalable.

Support is good.

Positive

The deployment depends on the requirements. It takes a minimum of one day to complete.

The initial setup is managed by a partner.

Three to four people are enough for setup, depending on the tools. You need a network engineer, a partner, and a firewall engineer to install.

The product is expensive. It comes with a yearly subscription, which includes support and everything.

Maintenance is easy. One person is enough to do the regular maintenance, but two are suitable for feasibility.

The product is good. It does the job of what is said. It is very stable and reliable. One should consider based on the POC and their requirement, but for our requirement, FortiGate was the one to go for.

We use it for Internet-facing applications and web-based applications. We use it more as a web solution. There might be other use cases or other requirements for other companies.

Overall, I rate the solution a seven out of ten.

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.

I believe the package offered by FortiGate provides great value for the solution. It integrates well, allowing us to use Wi-Fi solutions, switches, and firewalls with a centralized management portal. The security it provides is great and one of the best in the market.

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.

We have been using the solution for the past 20 years.

I rate the stability of the solution as a nine out of ten.

I rate the scalability of the solution as a seven out of ten.

We have encountered some issues with the support. Although it is included in the solution, the support could be faster.

Neutral

The initial setup was straightforward.

There has been a return on investment.

When comparing this solution to others, I would rate it a ten out of ten in terms of pricing. However, the issue of requiring a separate license for redundancy is a drawback, and I would rate it a nine out of ten.

The advice I can offer is to compare the entire solution with its competitors. While certain narrow aspects might show some glitches and areas for improvement, when viewed completely, it becomes evident that Fortinet is a great solution. Overall, I would rate the solution as a nine out of ten.

We use Fortinet FortiGate SWG for firewall, antivirus, scanning, and web filtering.

The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate SWG are IPS and scanning. Fortinet FortiGate SWG is also easy to use.

The solution’s stability could be improved.

I have been using Fortinet FortiGate SWG for six years.

I rate Fortinet FortiGate SWG an eight out of ten for stability.

Around 60 users use Fortinet FortiGate SWG in our organization.

The solution’s initial setup is straightforward.

We implemented the solution through an in-house team.

Fortinet FortiGate SWG is an affordable solution.

I would recommend Fortinet FortiGate SWG to other users.

Overall, I rate Fortinet FortiGate SWG a nine out of ten.

We use the firewall to protect our internal network and endpoints or servers and to establish the VPN with our other locations. We also use this solution to aggregate multiple WAN links using SD-WAN.

The user interface is intuitive. Anyone can configure the firewall with little knowledge of the product. The back-end is robust with good security.

All entries in the firewall are linked to all relevant items. For example, if I create one IP address for a LAN segment and I use that IP address in a particular group or if I create a policy or rule inside the firewall, it will be tagged and linked. This makes it easy to identify where and how a particular object is being used.

By clicking on a single point, we can view to all other relevant records. I found this very useful for our tech team and IT admins. 

We have experienced a number of failures when trying to upgrade firmware and the process takes a long time. We only experienced this when doing major upgrades between versions. We have not experienced this challenge with other solutions. 

Fortinet has a policy of pushing all logs into the cloud but the log management is sluggish and slow. The problem is on the site or application where the cloud is hosted.

We have used this solution for more than five years. 

This is a stable solution. I have many customers whose firewalls have been running for a couple of years without any periods of downtime.

The Fortinet back-end team are quite experienced and very helpful. In some cases they take more time than expected. The ETA for resolution could be better.

We are a partner of Fortinet and have a dedicated support team for our Fortinet customers. When they need assistance, we encourage them to contact us instead of Fortinet so that we can resolve their queries faster.

Neutral

The pricing for this solution is reasonable. 

I would rate this solution a nine out of ten. 

We are using Fortinet FortiGate SWG as a firewall.

This solution has helped our organization because it is connected to the internet and has provided us with stable VPNs and networking solutions.

The most valuable feature of Fortinet FortiGate SWG is its stability.

We are providing VoIP and the IP licensing could improve in Fortinet FortiGate SWG.

I have been using Fortinet FortiGate SWG for approximately one year.

I rate the stability of Fortinet FortiGate SWG a ten out of ten.

I rate the scalability of Fortinet FortiGate SWG a ten out of ten.

I rate the support of Fortinet FortiGate SWG a ten out of ten.

Positive

The initial setup of Fortinet FortiGate SWG is simple and quick.

We have received a return on investment.

I rate Fortinet FortiGate SWG a ten out of ten.