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 solution has helped our organization secure our network and connect remote sites."
"User identification and application identification are valuable features."
"The most valuable features we found are the SD-WAN, FortiGate SD-WAN, and the standard UTM protection, among others."
"The usability of the solution is its best feature."
"The product is user-friendly and not complex."
"Fortinet offers comprehensive security solutions for various purposes."
"It is a very user-friendly solution. Moreover, Foritgate offers good performance."
"Routing and reporting are two areas where the product has an added advantage compared to any other product."
"FortiGate SD-WAN facilitated a smooth transition for our customers between their two internet service providers, ensuring uninterrupted connectivity without any downtime."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate are the ease of use and there are several operating systems that can include the hardware capacities. In the newer releases, the resources were more useful because they were included in the operating system."
"It blocks the vulnerabilities that can negatively impact us."
"The SD-WAN is the most valuable feature."
"The integration with Active Directory is one of the good features. Most of the customers are now looking for the Single Sign-on feature. So, being able to integrate Active Directory with the firewall is useful. It is also easy."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate are remote access, web filtering, and IPS."
"Fortinet FortiGate protects against internet-based threats, both internal and external. It is scalable, stable, easy to use, and easy to install."
"The reporting and monitoring are very good."
"Being a great product, some changes in the pricing would make it a great choice for even more organizations."
"The solution needs to improve its support."
"There are some issues with security features and aspects like logs not being up to the mark."
"The solution needs to improve its support."
"The product's data guard feature should support a USB port when the internet connection is unavailable."
"I see room to explore its integration with Secure Service Automation for a more comprehensive security view."
"There have been several vulnerabilities in the firewall. It is hackable, some of the images are hackable."
"The inability to change passwords when using FortiGate firewall and relying on a local FortiGate database for account creation can be problematic, particularly in non-Active Directory setups."
"Its customer service could be better."
"The firmware needs improvement because there are bugs when a new release comes through. Sometimes, the configuration changes, and it's a bit harder to see where the fail is. The first time that you have the firmware, it tends to have some issues, and it's better to wait a bit to update the equipment."
"Some of the web policy reports could be improved."
"Backup can be improved."
"In the next release, maybe the documentation on how to use this solution could be improved."
"Fortinet FortiGate could improve by having more capabilities for troubleshooting VPN connections. For example, I do get some feedback about the current status, but I could use some history and logging of important events. The information is logged in our Syslog server, but I could use that information from the device. If they could provide a GUI to have some more insight on what's going with my VPN would be useful."
"For the migration, everyone has a firewall in use and I am selling Fortinet. Typically, I am replacing another firewall. Previously, there was a tool available to convert configurations from one firewall, such as Palo Alto, to Fortinet, but this tool is no longer free. If it could be made free again, it would be very beneficial."
"Its filtering is sometimes too precise or strict. We sometimes have to bypass and authorize some of the sites, but they get blocked. We know that they are trusted sites, but they are blocked, and we don't know why."
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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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