We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiOS and Meraki MX 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."Good performance, stability, and virtual domain ability."
"Overall, the pricing of the solution is very good. The product offers good value."
"The product is easy to use and is stable. The SV1 functionality is a benefit."
"The most valuable feature is the interface, which is very user friendly. We are utilizing most of the features, like content filtering. The firewall is powerful."
"The main reason why I purchased the particular unit was that it had good reviews and what other people were saying as far as its completeness and its leading capabilities in terms of endpoint security was very good."
"In terms of security, we have not experienced any security flaws or loopholes, and it has proven to be quite stable."
"Security management tool that's easy to integrate and easy to work with. No issues found with its stability and scalability."
"It has very easy management and an amazing ETM configuration."
"The solution is very easy to configure and has a good interface, plus it offers more configuration options than other vendors."
"I have found the most valuable features to be the policies, cache, and the SD-WAN."
"The initial setup is easy. It's the easiest firewall installation process on the market. I work with three or four other products and this one is the easiest."
"There are a lot of features that we like within the solution. The resources or performance of the firewall is very good. However, the real selling point is the fact that the solution offers so many features, it gives our clients a lot of extras that they can work with. There's a lot on offer."
"This is a user friendly solution and offers comprehensive integrations."
"The most valuable features are the ease of use, and the overall simplicity, everyone can use it with a small introduction."
"All of the features in this solution are effective and efficient."
"FortiGate as a product is very easy to configure."
"MX is easy to manage, configure and install."
"The cloud management system is really valuable."
"In a week, we can make new policy and view what all our users did."
"The internet traffic shaping has been very valuable."
"I am happy with the technical support for the solution. I rate the technical support a ten out of ten."
"When you try to create an IP or when you have an alert about when a website is banned, these features are helpful."
"What I like best about Meraki MX is that it's easy to deploy remotely. The product works. It has automatic updates. I also like that Meraki MX is a brilliant device. You turn it on, stick the key in there, activate it, and then you're done. Meraki MX does what my customers need at the end of the day, so I also like that."
"It is very fast to implement."
"Their software support needs improvement. I would prefer to have better support for bug fixes. Sometimes, we open a ticket, and it is very difficult to get a solution. Specifically, we are not at all happy with their support for load balancing."
"The solution could be more evenly structured."
"The user interface could be improved."
"We'd like more management across other integrations."
"Some of the software stability could improve."
"The graphical user interface of Fortinet's FortiGate product does not function well with text-based interfaces."
"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."
"I would like to have logs, monitoring, and reporting for a month without extra fees."
"Fortinet FortiOS need to manage its memory and CPU utilization better. It peaks at times, which sometimes can be challenging."
"I would like to see the features of FortiAnalyzer included in Fortinet FortiOS. Right now, you're required to have an additional license and a different device for features such as processing the log, reporting, and analyzing traffic."
"The product needs a feature that allows users to create another site on a VPN."
"The solution could improve by making the dashboard easier to use."
"The solution is good, but they have poor marketing in Nigeria. They need to market their product better."
"There is some room for improvement in the support."
"The reporting for this solution could be improved. It could also be more stable and offer better pricing."
"Fortinet's central management needs to be improved. FortiManager's technical tool provider ability should manage all Fortinet security products. Right now, FortiManager only manages the configuration of FortiGate."
"The product doesn't support route summarization and BGP dynamic routing protocol."
"From the improvement perspective, we need more monitoring capabilities. We want to have full-based access visibility, such as, what is happening when something is trying to reach and it is denying. We cannot see some parts of it. The integration of active directory with this product is not very fruitful. It has some bugs or lacks in the functionality of active directory integration. We are unable to identify where exactly and whether it has really applied our policy."
"The solution's pricing should be reduced."
"It is very expensive."
"You can only have one tunnel in the whole infrastructure — one tunnel with one device."
"We can’t access GUI management and CLI opening features when the Internet is unavailable."
"The current lead time is longer for Meraki MX, and it needs to be improved."
"They're very complacent and I find the rule set to be a little arcane."
Fortinet FortiOS is ranked 15th in Firewalls with 73 reviews while Meraki MX is ranked 2nd in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 59 reviews. Fortinet FortiOS is rated 8.4, while Meraki MX is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiOS writes "Provides effective filtering features, good stability but initial setup is moderately challenging". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Meraki MX writes "Cost-effective, simplified, easy to manage, and reliable with advanced security features and granular visibility". Fortinet FortiOS is most compared with Fortinet FortiManager, Fortinet FortiWeb, Fortinet FortiGate-VM, Darktrace and Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection, whereas Meraki MX is most compared with Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Cisco Secure Firewall, Sophos XG, SonicWall TZ and Netgate pfSense. See our Fortinet FortiOS vs. Meraki MX report.
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