GitDM, like FortiGate VM, provides similar features to FortiGate appliances or cloud solutions. However, FortiGate VM is more suitable for heavy traffic and inspection compared to GitDM. Unfortunately, FortiGate VM lacks a dedicated SPU for inspection, and all features rely on CPU and RAM.
Solution Architect - Network and Cybersecurity at NCinga
Real User
Top 10
2023-08-21T08:26:00Z
Aug 21, 2023
The ease of access and user-friendly setup is a valuable feature. Fortinet proves to be particularly straightforward to configure, offering simplicity without complexity. Moreover, visibility is easily attainable due to certain factors. Price, implementation, and budget considerations play a role. When it comes to Cisco implementation, the process tends to be more intricate, which many customers find unfavourable for their business needs.
We work in the archiving domain where a secure environment is very important. We have some special requirements regarding the security of infrastructure.
The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate-VM are the ease of use, IPS system, application filter, web filtering, and email security. Additionally, there is a migration tool that other vendors do not provide. We only need to upload the configuration file to the tool, and it converts everything, except the passwords, and gives us the new configuration, which we can directly upload on the firewall. This migration process takes a maximum of 15 minutes.
General Manager at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Top 20
2023-02-07T14:25:12Z
Feb 7, 2023
The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate-VM are its flexibility and scalability. This solution is available as a license, which allows us to activate it based on the specific needs of the customer. This gives us and the customer a great deal of versatility and customization options.
Engineering Manager at Primatel Communication Snd Bhd
Real User
2021-10-22T18:44:48Z
Oct 22, 2021
Fortinet-VM is more scalable than the hardware version. If you're using an appliance, there are limitations in terms of hardware specs. So if you want a more scalable firewall, you can get a VM and install it on a high-end server.
Network Administrator Team Lead at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees
Real User
2021-08-10T17:31:30Z
Aug 10, 2021
I like the visibility and monitoring features because they're easy to use to monitor traffic. Features like geo-blocking and more have AI, and we're currently using all of it. But for now, we're only using geo-blocking, and we're able to block traffic from different countries. I also like that it's highly responsive. VM04 is also very powerful.
Team leader technical support at a manufacturing company with 201-500 employees
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2021-05-04T14:11:20Z
May 4, 2021
Its performance is adequate. We are quite satisfied with its performance.
The fact that it is a complete ecosystem with all kinds of integrations is valuable. It did take us a couple of months to get a grip on the new software, but all in all, it replaced our on-premise and single-point solution environment.
Team Leader Network & Security at Rogers Capital
Real User
2020-07-22T08:17:00Z
Jul 22, 2020
The VM it's very quick for deployment. If we need to have a POC for a customer, if we don't have any hardware physically at our premises, at our store, in our office, we can download the VM from Fortinet and install all the VM to their environment in order to run it. If we have a customer that says "let's start tomorrow" we are able to do that in a way that's not possible with a hardware version.
We are able to closely monitor the usages of individual users and see their usage habits and other items, including the data itself, which gives us quite a bit of visibility.
FortiGate Virtual Appliances allow you to mitigate blind spots by implementing critical security controls within your virtual infrastructure. They also allow you to rapidly provision security infrastructure whenever and wherever it is needed. FortiGate virtual appliances feature all of the security and networking services common to traditional hardware-based FortiGate appliances. With the addition of virtual appliances from Fortinet, you can deploy a mix of hardware and virtual appliances,...
It’s easy to integrate the solution with our network infrastructure.
The ROI is good since I get free support.
An enhanced security solution for any kind of alert that we have configured.
The platform has a good user interface.
Fortinet is user-friendly.
The product's initial setup phase was easy.
GitDM, like FortiGate VM, provides similar features to FortiGate appliances or cloud solutions. However, FortiGate VM is more suitable for heavy traffic and inspection compared to GitDM. Unfortunately, FortiGate VM lacks a dedicated SPU for inspection, and all features rely on CPU and RAM.
The most valuable feature of the solution is that it is easy to operate.
The ease of access and user-friendly setup is a valuable feature. Fortinet proves to be particularly straightforward to configure, offering simplicity without complexity. Moreover, visibility is easily attainable due to certain factors. Price, implementation, and budget considerations play a role. When it comes to Cisco implementation, the process tends to be more intricate, which many customers find unfavourable for their business needs.
We work in the archiving domain where a secure environment is very important. We have some special requirements regarding the security of infrastructure.
It is highly scalable because it has a mesh architecture that allows consistent policies.
The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate-VM are the ease of use, IPS system, application filter, web filtering, and email security. Additionally, there is a migration tool that other vendors do not provide. We only need to upload the configuration file to the tool, and it converts everything, except the passwords, and gives us the new configuration, which we can directly upload on the firewall. This migration process takes a maximum of 15 minutes.
The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate-VM are its flexibility and scalability. This solution is available as a license, which allows us to activate it based on the specific needs of the customer. This gives us and the customer a great deal of versatility and customization options.
It's a very simple solution to manage.
I've found the UTM features and the SD-WAN to be most valuable.
The product can scale.
Fortinet FortiGate-VM is very easy to create the user of VPN, allowing them to use it quickly. Additionally, the integration and interface are good.
The most valuable features are the SD-WAN and the web filtering applications control.
The best part about FortiGate-VM is its strong security.
The most valuable feature is the WAN optimization.
Fortinet-VM is more scalable than the hardware version. If you're using an appliance, there are limitations in terms of hardware specs. So if you want a more scalable firewall, you can get a VM and install it on a high-end server.
It is very versatile.
The most valuable features are the IPS and Antivirus.
I like the visibility and monitoring features because they're easy to use to monitor traffic. Features like geo-blocking and more have AI, and we're currently using all of it. But for now, we're only using geo-blocking, and we're able to block traffic from different countries. I also like that it's highly responsive. VM04 is also very powerful.
Its interface is good. It comes with a lot of features, and its performance is also very good.
Overall, it's an excellent solution.
I really like that it's internationally deployable.
The most valuable features are network security, VLAN, network protection, and encryption are very valuable to us.
In spite of the solution being inexpensive, it has everything one would need.
Its performance is adequate. We are quite satisfied with its performance.
The fact that it is a complete ecosystem with all kinds of integrations is valuable. It did take us a couple of months to get a grip on the new software, but all in all, it replaced our on-premise and single-point solution environment.
The support is good. We don't have any issues with the technical support.
It's a relatively simple product that is easy to use. It's not overly complex.
The solution offers good documentation.
The initial setup is very user-friendly.
The performance overall is very good.
It is a complete package, and it has complete offerings. It fit the needs, and our customer is happy with it.
Technical support is very helpful.
This product is affordable and it's a good, high-performance appliance.
The EPM bundle is a good feature.
The most valuable features of this solution are the integration within the environment, with centralized reporting.
The user interface is the most valuable aspect of the solution.
The solution is very easy to set up. It doesn't take a lot of time and offers a quick deployment, so you can start using it almost right away.
The VM it's very quick for deployment. If we need to have a POC for a customer, if we don't have any hardware physically at our premises, at our store, in our office, we can download the VM from Fortinet and install all the VM to their environment in order to run it. If we have a customer that says "let's start tomorrow" we are able to do that in a way that's not possible with a hardware version.
Web filtering and the IPS functionality.
The user interface, stability, and scalability are the most valuable features.
We are able to closely monitor the usages of individual users and see their usage habits and other items, including the data itself, which gives us quite a bit of visibility.
While the stability maybe isn't quite to the level of Cisco, it is a very cost-effective solution. It's cheap compared to Cisco.
The functionality provided is very good.
In terms of administration, it's perfect.
The stability of the solution is good. We haven't faced any issues at all while using the product.
The most valuable features are the web proxy for protection and web gateway for deployment.
The most valuables features are the ease of use and deployment.
The most valuable feature is the UTM, which gives them an advantage over other firewalls.
The most valuable features are site-to-site connections and UTM.
The standard features, including the filtering, are quite good. All the basic features are pretty useful for us.
The product is quite user-friendly so we didn't have a lot of issues that needed to be addressed.
FortiGate is a nice and very good product.