We compared Fortinet FortiClient and Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway based on our user's reviews in several parameters.
Fortinet FortiClient stands out for its strong security measures, user-friendly interface, and comprehensive firewall policies. On the other hand, Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway is praised for its reliable and secure connections, ease of deployment, and cost-effective pricing structure. While Fortinet FortiClient excels in customer service and customizability, Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway is valued for seamless integration and high network throughput. Both products offer a positive return on investment but require improvements in different areas - Fortinet FortiClient in speed and user-friendliness, and Azure VPN Gateway in performance and stability.
Features: Fortinet FortiClient is appreciated for its strong security, user-friendly interface, and seamless integration with other Fortinet products. Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway excels in reliable and secure connections, efficient VPN management, and easy deployment and configuration.
Pricing and ROI: Fortinet FortiClient offers reasonable and hassle-free setup costs, while Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway provides a quick and straightforward setup process. Fortinet FortiClient's licensing options are flexible, while Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway offers convenient and customizable licensing options., Fortinet FortiClient offers robust features, seamless integration, and improved security, while Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway provides seamless integration, reliable performance, cost-effectiveness, and enhanced security.
Room for Improvement: Fortinet FortiClient could benefit from enhancements in user-friendliness, speed, customer support, bug fixes, customization options, and flexibility. Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway needs improvements in performance, stability, connection drops, configuration, authentication, documentation, user interface, and integration with other Azure services.
Deployment and customer support: The user feedback regarding time to establish a new tech solution varies for Fortinet FortiClient and Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway. FortiClient users mentioned both 3 months and 1 week for deployment and setup, while Azure Gateway users mentioned 3 months for deployment and 1 week for setup., Customers have given high praise for both Fortinet FortiClient and Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway in terms of customer service. Users have commended the knowledgeable and responsive support staff in resolving their issues.
The summary above is based on 53 interviews we conducted recently with Fortinet FortiClient and Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway users. To access the review's full transcripts, download our report.
"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."
"The stability is pretty good."
"The initial setup of this solution is easy."
"FortiClient has good signatures, good protection and, up until recently, it integrated really well with our firewall."
"Overall Fortinet FortiClient has good functionality."
"What I like most about FortiClient is that it's easy to use. The way it displays information is very straightforward."
"What I find valuable in FortiClient is its patch management capabilities, allowing remote updates efficiently."
"The VPN connection is the feature that I like the most."
"It's pretty stable, and I don't have any problems with it."
"It is a stable solution in our company, and we monitor critical health and performance parameters daily and weekly."
"The Azure tool is useful and powerful and availability for clients. The updates are very good and reliable."
"It is scalable and depends on your chosen network bandwidth."
"What I like best about Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway is that it's a managed VPN, so it's one of the most powerful VPNs I've ever found. It also provides point-to-site VPNs configurable within a few minutes."
"It works perfectly for me. It is very user-friendly in terms of the configuration and the setup process."
"The best feature is the ability to connect from anywhere."
"The ability to connect old protocols like Border Gateway Protocol is valuable."
"The most valuable feature is the networking. I didn't have a good experience with the networking that Sophos has."
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."
"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 interesting if the solution offered a way to try to investigate and create a use case to trace vectors."
"Technical support needs to determine priority level based on the cases rather than the support package bundle."
"While we like patch management, it would be nice if it could handle patch management for other solutions, like Microsoft."
"Fortinet needs to cover more areas where threats can come from."
"We've got one client where it was blocking the smartphones, and there's a way to set it up on Fortigate that's supposed to do that. However, it didn't work with them since they had a 2FA multi-factor."
"The tool is expensive."
"One area that could be improved is cost, but you've got to pay for what you get."
"Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway could improve by providing IPS zero-day threat protection. For example, the IPS zero-day threat protection can monitor the user behavior to protect the infrastructure. The solution can only be used as a VPN, it is lacking features."
"Microsoft could work on having micro VPNs to integrate with mobile devices."
"Considering my past interactions with Microsoft's support team, it is difficult to get the right support unless you find the right person to speak with from the customer support team."
"I would like for them to improve the troubleshooting features. We have some problems with traffic and I can't identify where the problem is coming from. I have to open a ticket with support until it gets resolved. Microsoft doesn't offer enough tools to resolve the issue."
"The product must provide a single sign-on."
"More configuration options could be included in Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway."
"Documentation and configuration settings can be improved."
"The connectivity should be faster."
Fortinet FortiClient is ranked 2nd in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 86 reviews while Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway is ranked 4th in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 19 reviews. Fortinet FortiClient is rated 8.0, while Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway is rated 8.2. 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 Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway writes "A scalable and reliable solution that enables users to connect to older protocols that other products do not have". Fortinet FortiClient is most compared with OpenVPN Access Server, Fortinet FortiEDR, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business and Ivanti Connect Secure, whereas Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway is most compared with OpenVPN Access Server, Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client, Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks, AWS PrivateLink and Ivanti Connect Secure. See our Fortinet FortiClient vs. Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway report.
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