We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiClient and Malwarebytes based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It is very easy to set up. I would rate my experience with the initial setup a ten out of ten, with ten being very easy to set up."
"We have FortiEDR installed on all our systems. This protects them from any threats."
"The ease of deployment and configuration is valuable. It's very easy compared to other vendors like Sophos. Sophos' configuration is complex. Fortinet is a lot easier to understand. You don't need a lot of admin knowledge to do the configuration."
"Fortinet FortiEDR's firewalling, rule creation, monitoring, and inspection profiles are great."
"The product detects and blocks threats and is more proactive than firewalls."
"NGAV and EDR features are outstanding."
"Impressive detection capabilities"
"The product's initial setup phase is very easy."
"The integration of the vulnerability scan, mobile detection, and VPN client."
"Compared to other similar solutions, it is faster in connecting."
"Fortinet FortiClient offers a vulnerability test feature, allowing us to monitor end-user devices. This includes ensuring necessary updates, such as Windows updates, are not overlooked."
"It is very easy and useful. A normal user with basic information can easily connect to any environment."
"It is a scalable product."
"The setup for FortiClient is really straightforward."
"The most valuable feature is that it's easy to deploy. Deployment, configuration, and troubleshooting are very easy."
"Secure and easy connect is the most valuable feature. It is a reliable solution, and it works."
"I was very satisfied with Malwarebytes in terms of its antivirus abilities."
"The most valuable features of the solution are malware scanning and malware removal."
"The installation process is very easy, especially since it is on the cloud."
"It allows us to have better knowledge of the way people use the tool and how we can improve their workflows."
"The platform is straightforward to install."
"The product provides notifications for suspicious events. We have several public access points. The product helps to prevent unauthorized entry. Its most valuable features are pre-installation procedures and a cloud console. The console's interface is simple and can be viewed easily to take action. It covers everything in terms of security threats."
"The dashboard actually is good and it is simple."
"The most valuable feature is its ability to customize for different groups."
"The solution's installation from a central installation server could be improved because the engineers had a little bit of trouble getting it installed from a central location."
"There's room for improvement in the quick response time and technical support for integration issues, especially when dealing with multiple vendors."
"I would like the solution to extend beyond endpoint protection and include other attack surfaces such as other network components."
"The only minor concern is occasional interference with desired programs."
"The SIEM could be improved."
"Integration with Azure and SaaS provisioning tools could improve Fortinet FortiEDR."
"The solution is not user-friendly."
"Detections could be improved."
"The features for application control and device control must be improved."
"The current version of this solution does not show the malicious websites that have been visited. They should add this to an upcoming release."
"There should be more frequent releases or updates."
"More integration would be beneficial."
"The memory check needs to be improved, giving better visibility into the run-time memory."
"Fortinet FortiClient could improve the compatibility with mobile applications that are allowed and sometimes they do not respond. However, Microsoft Windows applications are very good."
"The documentation could be improved."
"It would be extremely useful to have an automatic updating feature."
"The product has major problems in almost every facet of setup and use including setup, configuration, lack of functionality, lack of stability, false positives, questionable reporting, inability to protect from randsomeware and poor technical support and development."
"I would like to see integration with other vendors going forward."
"The online reporting needs to be improved. Currently, we have to look at it online, and if we want to download a report, it just downloads as an Excel file. It's just raw information. There needs to be some way to better display it when it's downloaded."
"Every once in a while, it gets clobbered by updates from other places. I don't think this should happen."
"Malwarebytes can improve its network database. Malwarebytes can scan the files and registry. It can scan the system with a light agent. It will not impact the performance of your PC. You can do the full scan and database scan using the EDR, and the RAM and CPU consumption will not increase."
"A solution must be installed in the main gateway to give an overview of the incoming and outgoing traffic. The technical support team's response time should be faster."
"The product update capability needs to be improved."
"The reporting is not as flexible as you would find with other antivirus software."
Fortinet FortiClient is ranked 14th in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) with 86 reviews while Malwarebytes is ranked 18th in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) with 35 reviews. Fortinet FortiClient is rated 8.0, while Malwarebytes is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiClient writes "Easy to set up and user-friendly with good support ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Malwarebytes writes "Intuitive, easy to use, and does a good job of catching and stopping things for the most part and has a unique rollback feature". Fortinet FortiClient is most compared with OpenVPN Access Server, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business, Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway and Ivanti Connect Secure, whereas Malwarebytes is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, CrowdStrike Falcon, HP Wolf Security and SentinelOne Singularity Complete. See our Fortinet FortiClient vs. Malwarebytes report.
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