We performed a comparison between FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) and Fortinet FortiGate based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Firewalls solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The FortiGate Next-Generation Firewall is always updating. For example, if there is a big attack, they fix it in their firmware. They release new firmware with the necessary patches to address the vulnerabilities."
"I like the common administration and the possibility of adding Fortinet defense systems."
"The most valuable feature of FortiGate Next Generation Firewall is its SD-WAN."
"FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) 's most valuable features are reporting and filtering."
"The solution’s interface is pretty user-friendly."
"Overall, I am satisfied with the product."
"FortiGate is a rapidly growing vendor with a wide range of ready-to-use products. Their delivery time is remarkably quick, usually between two to four weeks."
"FortiGate Next Generation Firewall is a good solution because it has a range of options and a clear ecosystem."
"We use the filtering feature the most. It has filtering and inbuilt securities. We can create customized rules to define which users can access a particular type of site. We can create policies inside the firewall."
"I like that they have given me a solution at a fair price."
"What I like the most is the configuration and that it's simple, and straightforward to maintain."
"It's quite comfortable to handle the FortiGate firewall."
"Fortinet FortiGate is a scalable solution."
"You can purchase switches and you don't need to do anything with them. You just put in the firewall and the switches get all the policies and rules that you already have in the firewall. With Fortinet, you just connect the FortiSwitch to the Fortinet and that's it."
"The license management is very valuable. You can get a new license each year, or you can enroll every two to four years. You can get the logs, and you will get the information on the risk in your network and the entire organization. With this information, you can take action on your actives, computers, or devices. You can bring your own device as an SSE."
"The most useful functionality of Fortinet FortiGate is the user interface, multiple engines, and their cloud with the latest integrations. Additionally, the Security Fabric tool is very good."
"The solution must improve the support provided for customers around the globe, considering the time differences in different places."
"There have been several vulnerabilities in the firewall. It is hackable, some of the images are hackable."
"Someone without certification and experience with other firewalls might find it a bit more challenging to grasp the FortiGate format and its platform layout."
"The solution needs to improve its support."
"FortiGate NGFW can improve technical support. The engineer who answers the technical support call, email, or phone call, whatever the medium may be. The response time is very bad."
"The licensing model and pricing need improvement."
"The solution needs to integrate VPN features."
"There is an area for improvement in vulnerability management."
"Currently, FortiGate is providing SSL VPN. But they're missing some features that are available in Palo Alto's SSL VPN."
"They are doing good, but they can improve the distributor assignment. The availability of the product and the timeline of delivery are the main things. The distribution should be swift, and the distributor should not reach out to end customers directly. They should work as a distributor. There should also be one more local distributor. Currently, there is only one distributor in Pakistan, and the rest of them are in UAE. It is difficult to work with only one distributor. Sometimes, you don't get along with the same distributor, and that's why they should have one more distributor. Their licensing should also be improved. The activation or renewal of the product should be done from the date of renewal, not from the date on which the license expired."
"The solution could be more secure and stable."
"There are a lot of bugs I have found in the solution and it is difficult to upgrade. These areas need improvement."
"Fortinet FortiGate needs to improve to be on par with its competitors, such as Palo Alto and Sophos. They are the market leaders. Fortinet FortiGate needs to improve its capabilities. However, we are happy with Fortinet FortiGate."
"It should come integrated or have its own type of network monitor tool in a module. There should just be one package, and you are good to go."
"There were quite a few problems with the stability of the system."
"In the future, I would like to see improvements made to cloud-based management."
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FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) is ranked 14th in Firewalls with 37 reviews while Fortinet FortiGate is ranked 2nd in Firewalls with 306 reviews. FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) is rated 8.4, while Fortinet FortiGate is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) writes "Easy to set up but needs better pricing and more helpful support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fortinet FortiGate writes "It's a reliable solution that's easy to install and cheaper than competitors ". FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) is most compared with OPNsense, Netgate pfSense, Tailscale, Twingate and Fortinet FortiGate-VM, whereas Fortinet FortiGate is most compared with Sophos XG, Cisco Secure Firewall, Netgate pfSense, Meraki MX and WatchGuard Firebox. See our FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) vs. Fortinet FortiGate report.
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