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FortiSASE pros and cons

Vendor: Fortinet

3.9 out of 5

14 reviews
86% willing to recommend

Pros & Cons summary

FortiSASE enables simplified deployment and management with cloud-based deep packet inspection, enhancing security via AI detections and reducing local processing load. Its integration improves security infrastructure, offering data localization advantages, though it requires better ROI calculation, backend connectivity, and visibility. Challenges include security, support improvements, high cost, and limitations with Cisco cloud channeling when using alternative firewalls.

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PROS

FortiSASE can scale effectively.

It simplifies deep packet inspection deployment.

Integration with existing security infrastructure enhances security posture.

AI-based detections identify signature-less viruses and unknown vulnerabilities.

FortiSASE operates efficiently with local data centers, as demonstrated in Jordan.

CONS

FortiSASE lacks a feature to use on endpoints without a client, which is planned for later development.

Security and support show significant shortcomings and require improvement.

The back-end connectivity and visibility are not robust and need enhancement.

Using another firewall restricts private channel establishment with the cloud.

FortiSASE is expensive with high costs involved.

FortiSASE Pros review quotes

Cyber Security Analyst and Network Operations Supervisor at a non-tech company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Feb 11, 2023

Deep packet inspection is easier to deploy in the FortiSASE environment. It's much simpler to configure one-touch deployment. It was considerably more convoluted to get that to work using FortiClient. All that processing horsepower is happening in Fortinet's cloud infrastructure, reducing the load on our local routers and on-prem FortiGate firewalls.

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Account Manager at Telefónica

Feb 3, 2023

The product can scale.

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Technical Associate at IntimeSolutions

Aug 7, 2024

It has AI-based detections for any signature-less virus or any unknown vulnerabilities.

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Damitha Anuradha

Senior Consulting, Enterprise Solutions Engineer at AcSys Networks Private Limited

Feb 26, 2024

The integration with the company's existing security infrastructure enhanced our security posture since it was a straightforward process.

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Technical Manager at PSR

Dec 28, 2023

I feel that it is a stable solution...It is a scalable solution.

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MohammedSirajuddin

Lead Consultant at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Jan 17, 2025

It is highly scalable.

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Principal at Senior Solutions Engineer

Feb 14, 2024

The solution is easy to deploy and simple to manage.

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Senior Manager at ITX360 (Pvt) Ltd

Feb 19, 2025

We utilize the web filtering part of FortiCASB for our network security.

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Yusuke Murasato

IT Network, Security Engineer at Zuken Netwave

Jan 27, 2025

FortiSASE can operate in a cloud environment with client certificates for authorizations and access control using features like PostCheck.

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Solution Manager at DYXnet Group

Jun 28, 2024

Its function is related to the licensing framework.

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FortiSASE Cons review quotes

Cyber Security Analyst and Network Operations Supervisor at a non-tech company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Feb 11, 2023

FortiSASE is a work in progress. One area where there is room for improvement is the ability to use FortiSASE on an endpoint that doesn't have the client on it. Other solutions do that by building a VPN tunnel from their on-prem router into the SASE environment. FortiSASE doesn't have that feature yet, but it is on the roadmap for Q3 of this year. I've seen it in their development environment.

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Account Manager at Telefónica

Feb 3, 2023

They need to have more concise or precise ways to come up with the return on investment for convincing or presenting this to customers.

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Technical Associate at IntimeSolutions

Aug 7, 2024

There are some issues at the agent level, and then we have to sign out and sign in.

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Damitha Anuradha

Senior Consulting, Enterprise Solutions Engineer at AcSys Networks Private Limited

Feb 26, 2024

The GUI and connectivity, along with the support offered, are some of the areas of concern in the product where improvements are required.

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Technical Manager at PSR

Dec 28, 2023

Security and support are two areas with certain shortcomings in the product where improvements are required.

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MohammedSirajuddin

Lead Consultant at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Jan 17, 2025

Stability issues persist.

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Principal at Senior Solutions Engineer

Feb 14, 2024

Some of the solution's back-end connectivity and visibility are not robust and could be improved.

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Senior Manager at ITX360 (Pvt) Ltd

Feb 19, 2025

Improvements should focus on security.

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Yusuke Murasato

IT Network, Security Engineer at Zuken Netwave

Jan 27, 2025

While connectivity from outside to inside is okay, inside to outside is not.

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Solution Manager at DYXnet Group

Jun 28, 2024

The current high-tech version of FortiSASE is not recommended due to its heavy loading.

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