We performed a comparison between Barracuda SSL VPN and Fortinet FortiClient based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Enterprise Infrastructure VPN solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It's an ideal gateway solution for small and medium businesses, i.e., around 300 devices can be easily handled."
"The solution has good performance."
"The setup is straightforward and hassle-free."
"The product is easy to connect."
"The most valuable feature would be that you can actually narrow down your session to one application on one server, which is really nice."
"It's a stand alone system that functions well."
"Fortinet FortiClient is not disruptive, and its interface is great. It has an in-built VPN, which is very useful."
"What I like most about FortiClient is that it's easy to use. The way it displays information is very straightforward."
"When the user gets authenticated, I can assign a different VPN or network to each user."
"It's easy to use, easy to deploy, and I have more visibility over my network that shows which users are connected to the firewalls, which users are connected to the network, and what they're accessing."
"The product's initial setup phase is easy."
"Having a centralized console is a valuable feature. The Fortinet fabric is also very valuable where all different pieces talk together to secure our network and track the North, South, East, and West movement of files and data through our network."
"The VPN has proven to be quite useful."
"We mainly use this solution because we have many Fortinet solutions like antivirus and SSL assessment."
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."
"Reporting could be improved."
"Since it's not going to be getting any more software updates as per the end of this year, we have to move off to a different product.."
"Barracuda should find other ways to stir up interest about this product."
"There could be more security features included in the product."
"FortiClient is not great in Linux."
"I heard that Fortinet is going to enhance the firmware to have mobile versions. One is like Linux long-term support SCS and one with new features, but there is no support here. We spoke with the vendor multiple times, and they said that they will release these features soon."
"We would like Fortinet to add the function or the possibility to use all FortiClient features for free."
"The current version of this solution does not show the malicious websites that have been visited. They should add this to an upcoming release."
"It would be nice to see more in hand features in terms of the DLP, so that the solution can be integrated with the DLP, as well as more reporting features on the end point."
"There should be more frequent releases or updates."
"We'd like to see a deployment wizard to help implementation become streamlined."
"Compatibility issues between different versions."
Barracuda SSL VPN is ranked 20th in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 4 reviews while Fortinet FortiClient is ranked 2nd in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 86 reviews. Barracuda SSL VPN is rated 8.2, while Fortinet FortiClient is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Barracuda SSL VPN writes "Provides good scalability and has a simple setup process". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fortinet FortiClient writes "Easy to set up and user-friendly with good support ". Barracuda SSL VPN is most compared with OpenVPN Access Server, Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client and Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway, whereas Fortinet FortiClient is most compared with OpenVPN Access Server, Fortinet FortiEDR, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business and Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway. See our Barracuda SSL VPN vs. Fortinet FortiClient report.
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