We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiGate-VM and Palo Alto Networks K2-Series 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 security features that they have are quite good. On top of that, their licensing model is quite nice where they don't charge you anything for the SD-WAN functionality for the firewall."
"There are great templates, so you don't have to customize them if you don't want to. You do have the option to custom create some folders and some reports, however, with what is there, you don't really need to go through extra effort, as they already give you a lot of predefined views of reports and so forth."
"It is a safe product."
"The solution is very user friendly. The user interface in particular is quite nice."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the analytics."
"The most valuable features are SD-WAN, application control, IPS control, and FortiSandbox."
"FortiGate is very simple to manage and easy to use."
"The reporting and monitoring are very good."
"The most valuable feature is the UTM, which gives them an advantage over other firewalls."
"Fortinet FortiGate-VM is purpose-built as a next-generation firewall, excelling in its performance of this specific function."
"I really like that it's internationally deployable."
"It is easy to set up the solution."
"The solution integrates well with other Fortinet products."
"It's almost perfect. It's very stable. We don't have many hardware issues."
"The functionality provided is very good."
"The dashboards are a good feature."
"K2-Series' best features include its scalability, which is the best on the market."
"The scalability of the product is quite high."
"The most valuable feature of Palo Alto Networks K2-Series is the configuration, it is very clear."
"Simple integrations with the domain controllers and other inventories"
"Everything I could possibly want has already been implanted in the new version."
"This is a very reliable firewall and we have never had problems with it."
"The solution is reliable and scales well."
"We've found the solution offers us good stability."
"The main aspect of FortiGate that could be improved is load balancing. Our management team does not want to buy another appliance for only load balancing."
"I have to say that the initial setup was complex. The deployment took a few days to get set up. Initially, we were using an IPVanish. We switched to this tool since we thought it would be easier. But it turns out it wasn't easier to set up and run."
"Bandwidth usage in reporting could be improved for Fortinet FortiGate."
"Some of the software stability could improve."
"The integration with third-party tools may be something that they should work on."
"There are some cloud-based features that could be much more flexible than they currently are."
"The license renewal process, annual renewal price, and the web application firewall features should be improved."
"In the next release, I would like to see the interface simplified to be more user-friendly."
"In terms of improvement, there have been some problems with the bandwidth of the security layer."
"Technical support could be improved."
"Fortinet devices are acknowledged as highly potent and come with a notable cost. These devices offer extensive visibility, an array of configurations, and a range of security features. However, there's room for enhancement in their routing and switching security aspects, akin to Cisco's offerings. A noteworthy aspect here is Meraki, which offers cloud controllers. If FortiGate were to introduce a similar cloud management solution, it could strongly compete with both Meraki and Cisco products. Cisco operates in two sectors: enterprise and SMB. Particularly in the SMB market, they hold sway due to their convenient cloud management features. For instance, Meraki's cameras and wireless access points can be easily controlled through their cloud management portal. If FortiGate were to provide cloud-based management solutions for SMB customers, it could cater to a significant portion of the market, considering that a substantial number of customers fall within the SMB and mid-level enterprise categories."
"To improve FortiGate-VM, Fortinet needs to harden it more. For example, if you are using Hyper-V, then you need guidelines for hardening FortiGate-VM that are specific to the Hyper-V environment. If it's VMware, there should be at least a guideline on how to harden the firewall."
"I have worked on some of the largest and smallest solutions that Fortinet sells and they all scale really well."
"VM should be more optimized."
"New versions are complicated with a big configuration."
"We encountered scalability issues in IPSec Module. The tunnels freeze sometimes."
"The product should get frequent updates allowing us to add new signatures."
"The licensing cost is a typical complaint with many clients. The solution is expensive."
"If we have issues, they take anywhere from two days to a week to respond. I even wrote to their CEO because there was no response. When it comes to support, this is the worst company."
"Palo Alto doesn't have extended visibility to the end point in their firewalls."
"The reporting functionality in GlobalProtect needs to be improved."
"Sometimes there are interactions with support or the provider that are not ideal."
"The ease of management and configuration should be improved."
"The scalability of Palo Alto Networks K2-Series is good. It is good for larger environments over smaller ones."
Fortinet FortiGate-VM is ranked 9th in Firewalls with 113 reviews while Palo Alto Networks K2-Series is ranked 28th in Firewalls with 29 reviews. Fortinet FortiGate-VM is rated 8.4, while Palo Alto Networks K2-Series is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiGate-VM writes "An easy-to-manage and configure tool that provides ample documentation to help with the setup phase". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Palo Alto Networks K2-Series writes "Easy to implement and manage, and the documentation is good". Fortinet FortiGate-VM is most compared with Azure Firewall, Palo Alto Networks VM-Series, Fortinet FortiOS, OPNsense and Cisco Secure Firewall, whereas Palo Alto Networks K2-Series is most compared with Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls. See our Fortinet FortiGate-VM vs. Palo Alto Networks K2-Series report.
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In the best tradition of these questions, Feature-wise both are quite similar, but each has things it's better at, it kind of depends what you value most.
PA is good at app control, web filtering and such like, they have always been top of the pile there. The GUI is very good, and their product is very user-focused.
Fortinet is good for scalability and predictable high throughput (ASICs in the hardware), and useful things like authentication flexibility, CLI config (if you have any networking/Cisco people, they always seem to prefer CLI over GUI) and have better OT features, maybe relevant to your manufacturing use?
Fortinet seem to have a broader integration offering with their security fabric than PA do, plus they can do Fortinet-based wifi, switching, etc. Depends if you are prepared to go all-in with a single vendor.
Hi,
Both FT and PA have compelling features for large Enterprises. I would like to add a few good points about Fortinetwhich might be helpful ( from my 13 years of engagement with them as Distributor and Partner)
Fortinet:
Have higher throughput; which comes with competitive rates
Wide range of models to select to meet your requirement, without spending heavliy
Outstanding customer support and very active customer care team
Easly available skilled resources from the channel for deployment and post-implementation support
Regards
Abhilash
Hello. The question is what you are going to have as a result of application