We performed a comparison between FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) and Fortinet FortiGate-VM 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."Easy to use support and licensing portal as well as activation process."
"It does a lot for you for intrusion protection and as an antivirus. The threat management bundle is worth the money. You don't need another company to monitor your web traffic for you. You can do everything yourself on the firewall. You restrict your own black list for people on the firewall. You don't need to pay some other company for another product to do that for you. The firewall can do that for you. So, it's an easy-to-use product for people to be independent. They don't need to rely on other vendors to do what the firewall can do. They can do everything."
"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."
"Its stability is the most valuable."
"Whenever I need something, Fortinet improves and updates the software for me."
"Fortinet FortiGate is easy to use. Anyone can easily maintain it."
"The Fortinet FortiGate local partners were good. I did not have direct contact with Fortinet support."
"It is user friendly, and has all the features you need."
"The most valuable aspects of FortiGate NGFW are its top-notch reputation in peer reviews, user-friendly interface, and excellent support."
"It is a scalable solution."
"I like the common administration and the possibility of adding Fortinet defense systems."
"The product is user-friendly and not complex."
"FortiGate NGF is simple compared to other firewalls. It is easy to use and you don't need any training. Any person with basic firewall knowledge can use it."
"The GUI configuration is its most valuable feature"
"The solution is used in my company since its management is very comfortable"
"The tool's most valuable feature is IPS. In my experience, I haven't encountered any issues with integration. It easily integrates with the FortiGate solution. However, verifying through documentation and assessing their support is necessary."
"FortiGate-VM's firewall is excellent."
"The most valuable features are the SD-WAN and the web filtering applications control."
"The solution offers good documentation."
"Web filtering and the IPS functionality."
"The interface is decent."
"The stability of the solution is good. We haven't faced any issues at all while using the product."
"It is easy to set up the solution."
"I have worked on some of the largest and smallest solutions that Fortinet sells and they all scale really well."
"It should have a better pricing plan. It is too expensive. It should also have a more granular view of the attack. I don't have FortiAnalyzer, and it is difficult for me to have a complete view when there is an attack on my server."
"Web security solutions can be improved."
"In some cases, its initial setup could be hard for customers."
"The scalability could be better."
"The solution needs to improve its integration with cybersecurity."
"The reports are very basic."
"Fortinet FortiGate needs to improve to be on par with its competitors, such as Palo Alto and Sophos. They are the market leaders. Fortinet FortiGate needs to improve its capabilities. However, we are happy with Fortinet FortiGate."
"The debugging and troubleshooting has room for improvement."
"The solution needs to integrate VPN features."
"The product has to be upgraded every few weeks."
"There is room for improvement in pricing."
"Being a great product, some changes in the pricing would make it a great choice for even more organizations."
"There is an area for improvement in vulnerability management."
"The solution needs to improve its support."
"There should be better customization in the IPS."
"I see problems with the licensing. If I have to add a new feature, we need to add a license."
"The user interface needs to be improved."
"FortiGate should be more customer friendly and budgeted better."
"The one thing that could be improved is the integration with the exchange. The gateway level controls can be enhanced a bit more. For example, it's still little here and there. You do get malicious attacks and suspicious emails like spam. It's not like Sophos where we got a lot of spam email, and yet, it's still relatively vulnerable. It can be upgraded, maybe with a fifth-generation firmware that it is ready for unknown threats."
"It is difficult to size the VM in terms of machine resources, and for this reason, clients prefer the appliance."
"The performance could be better. Some features need to have quality control when the switch is working. The dedicated bandwidth for some users is not reliable."
"The product's initial setup phase is a bit complex."
"There were challenges during setup, and many of them were self-inflicted."
"We are experiencing a failed login issue. There should also be improvements in functionalities we store to enhance our services."
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FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) is ranked 14th in Firewalls with 37 reviews while Fortinet FortiGate-VM is ranked 9th in Firewalls with 113 reviews. FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) is rated 8.4, while Fortinet FortiGate-VM 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-VM writes "An easy-to-manage and configure tool that provides ample documentation to help with the setup phase". FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) is most compared with OPNsense, Netgate pfSense, Tailscale, Twingate and Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy, whereas Fortinet FortiGate-VM is most compared with Azure Firewall, Palo Alto Networks VM-Series, Fortinet FortiOS, OPNsense and Cisco Secure Firewall. See our FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) vs. Fortinet FortiGate-VM report.
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