We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiClient and Hillstone E-Series 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."The solution has good performance."
"It's an ideal gateway solution for small and medium businesses, i.e., around 300 devices can be easily handled."
"It is very powerful."
"Compared to other similar solutions, it is faster in connecting."
"Remote connectivity is its most valuable feature."
"The integration of VPN services with endpoint security is valuable."
"The solution has inexpensive scalability, works very well and can communicate with other Fortinet devices."
"It seems to be more scalable than we thought."
"There is a lot of documentation available online."
"The solution is very scalable. It just depends on the number of licenses an organization has. The enterprise management console is related to the number of clients, and the client interface itself is free to download."
"This solution has two main features that we find very valuable; a threat-intelligence option, and a web/application filtering option. The technical support team are very good and very quick."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"Working with the Hillstone E-Series has, from a remote perspective, allowed me to give my clients a secure connectivity."
"The most valuable features of the Hillstone E-Series are its hardware capacity, innovation, and the throughput that the hardware can take."
"The initial setup was straightforward. It only took a few hours to deploy."
"I am impressed with the application filtering feature."
"The most valuable feature of the Hillstone E-Series is its user-friendliness."
"Very reliable solution with good scalability and straightforward implementation."
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."
"The documentation could be improved."
"Occasionally, the solution may provide a slow connection. In addition, there may be initialization and authorization issues that one may need to take care of while using the solution."
"The solution has some issues with stability on the user side."
"Its stability can be improved. It is not as reliable as I would like it to be. There are times when things don't work quite right. Our biggest pain point is not related to Fortinet FortiClient and the whole scheme of things. It is related to one of the additional services called FortiGuard. They are the arm that does all of the updates to definitions, keeps all the signatures updated, and responds to new threats and whatnot. What we have found is that they react quickly, but sometimes their solutions aren't compatible with all of the components of the Fortinet security suite, specifically around FortiSandbox."
"I have yet to find the benefits of the latest upgraded version."
"We would like Fortinet to add the function or the possibility to use all FortiClient features for free."
"The product's performance and pricing could be better."
"There is lagging in some of the authentication tools to support the newer versions, this is happening because they are not supported."
"The solution doesn't have a web proxy built into the system like Sophos. This is something they should work to change."
"I am not sure if this solution offers active directory integration. Adding that feature will definitely be an advantage."
"The tool provides just a general report. It does not provide a granular report. Hence, the tool should work on its reporting feature."
"Having frequent live webinars on a monthly basis would really help."
"SSL VPN license cost is not cheap."
"The tool needs to improve its price."
"The current usage reporting is very basic."
"Support from Hillstone E-Series has a shortcoming that needs improvement."
Fortinet FortiClient is ranked 2nd in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 86 reviews while Hillstone E-Series is ranked 21st in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 9 reviews. Fortinet FortiClient is rated 8.0, while Hillstone E-Series is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiClient writes "Easy to set up and user-friendly with good support ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Hillstone E-Series writes "A user-friendly and marketable solution with a virtual switching capability". Fortinet FortiClient is most compared with OpenVPN Access Server, Fortinet FortiEDR, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway and Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business, whereas Hillstone E-Series is most compared with Fortinet FortiGate, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Sophos XG, OpenVPN Access Server and Hillstone A-Series. See our Fortinet FortiClient vs. Hillstone E-Series report.
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