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We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiGate Cloud and Puppet Enterprise based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"The intel we get from Fortinet is its most valuable aspect.""The functionality of the solution is excellent.""The solution is very easy to use.""One firewall box can contain various top-of-the-line services that are packaged together for easy administration.""We have found the most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate Cloud are the firewall and the VPN connection manager. I am not worried about any cyber attacks, the solution is secure and I receive daily summary reports.""It's easy to use and the fact that I can schedule the report to come to my inbox at set times is very convenient for me.""FortiGate Cloud boosts productivity because one solution covers all the requirements, features, and management functions. Staff can operate it with less security knowledge, so it decreases the workload of our security specialists. Anyone with training on the console can manage access to users and devices based on standardized structural services.""We like the availability of the hardware and the service that we get from FortiGate, as well as the kind of reach that they have as a part of their sales folks."

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"Puppet Enterprise is a stable solution.""Puppet3 and 4 series provides optimum deployment solutions for infrastructure and applications.""Puppet Enterprise has reduced the time of production changes or environment changes.""The versatility is great.""Anything that we manage through Puppet always runs perfectly.""The main purpose for this automation tool would be: deploying, controlling, ordering change for the system and IT Infrastructure.""Puppet Enterprise has good functionalities.""The most valuable features are the agent, high load balancing, and overall robustness and features."

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Cons
"The interface and dashboards should improve in Fortinet FortiGate Cloud. Other solutions have better graphical interfaces.""If you need to scale, you do need to trade up to a new Fortinet solution.""Fortinet should simplify the licensing model. It's too complex for decision-makers to choose from the range of options. Handling the pricing model is a nightmare, so it's difficult to sell the solution.""Fortinet could improve FortiGate Cloud by providing better integration with third-party applications and features.""They're still trying to digest that Meru acquisition and need a plan.""Fortinet FortiGate Cloud could improve security. Some of my customers do not trust on-cloud solutions.""The command-line interface could definitely be improved in future iterations. It's lacking right now.""The Linux version currently lacks some of the latest features, notably in the IPv6 tool stack, which is available for Windows clients."

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"We would like Puppet to add more integration for applications.""It's a bit of a pain point to make sure that everything works once we've upgraded it because Puppet has been evolving pretty fast.""At the beginning the initial setup was kind of complex.""Puppet Enterprise is more complex and difficult to configure.""The solution has really complex code, you have to understand the Ruby language. However, once you know the code then you can move ahead without any problems.""Puppet Enterprise should improve the general extensibility for places where they can't install it.""There's a lot of scope for enhancement on the DevSecOps side. They should definitely include features for compliance, for both the Linux and Windows side of the devices, as well as for network devices. Compliance is something they need to work on."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "The price is over $1,000 USD annually."
  • "The pricing is mid-ranged, it's not very expensive but it's not the cheapest or most affordable in the market."
  • "The license does not include many of the features that are necessary, which means that you have to pay extra for them."
  • "It is expensive."
  • "The price of the solution is high compare to competitors."
  • "As with us, our customers need not pay for a license. One brings one's own."
  • "When comparing this solution to others it is less expensive and there is an annual license required."
  • "The pricing is competitive."
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  • "The main thing that we noticed when we switched from the enterprise version to the community version was the difference in cost — the infrastructure is pretty expensive."
  • "Depending on the size of the organization there is a point when the price of Puppet Enterprise should be lower. However, they provide really good functionality, features, and capabilities."
  • "Puppet Enterprise’s pricing is competitive."
  • "Puppet Enterprise can be an expensive solution for smaller businesses."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:Fortinet FortiGate Cloud has valuable firewall, SSL VPN, and web filtering features.
    Top Answer:Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is more inexpensive than other vendors.
    Top Answer:The platform's reporting and analysis capabilities need improvement.
    Top Answer:Puppet Enterprise is a stable solution.
    Top Answer:Puppet Enterprise can be an expensive solution for smaller businesses.
    Top Answer:Puppet Enterprise should improve the general extensibility for places where they can't install it.
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    Also Known As
    FortiCloud, FortiGate Cloud
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    Overview

    FortiCloud can help with your wireless and security challenges in a number of ways. Our solution addresses common IT difficulties including time-consuming provisioning, high investment costs, complex management, vulnerability to advanced threats, and the need to easily scale with growth.

    Puppet Data Center Automation helps sysadmins automate configuration and management of machines and the software running on them. With our software, businesses can make rapid, repeatable changes and automatically enforce the consistency of systems and devices, across physical and virtual machines, on prem or in the cloud.

    Sample Customers
    Black Gold Regional Schools, Amadeus Hospitality, Jefferson County, Chunghwa Telecom, City of Boroondara, Dimension Data
    Los Alamos National Laboratory, GitHub, IP Commerce, Cedexis, Spiceworks, Server Density, Swisstopo, Chockstone, Constant Contact, NICS, Citrix
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Comms Service Provider29%
    Manufacturing Company19%
    Computer Software Company10%
    Agriculture6%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company23%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    Financial Services Firm7%
    Comms Service Provider6%
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    Educational Organization42%
    Financial Services Firm11%
    Computer Software Company9%
    Government6%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business62%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
    Large Enterprise22%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business31%
    Midsize Enterprise18%
    Large Enterprise51%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business69%
    Midsize Enterprise8%
    Large Enterprise23%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business10%
    Midsize Enterprise48%
    Large Enterprise42%
    Buyer's Guide
    Firewall Security Management
    May 2024
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    Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is ranked 5th in Firewall Security Management with 57 reviews while Puppet Enterprise doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in Firewall Security Management with 12 reviews. Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is rated 8.2, while Puppet Enterprise is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiGate Cloud writes "Useful for routing and cloud security purposes but needs to incorporate XDR capabilities ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Puppet Enterprise writes "A set-it-and-forget-it management solution". Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is most compared with Fortinet FortiManager, AWS Firewall Manager, Palo Alto Networks Panorama, FortiGate Cloud-Native Firewall (FortiGate CNF) and Fortinet FortiPortal, whereas Puppet Enterprise is most compared with AWS Systems Manager, Red Hat Satellite, Microsoft Configuration Manager, BigFix and BMC TrueSight Server Automation.

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