We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiOS and Qualys VMDR based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Netgate, Fortinet, OPNsense and others in Firewalls."The initial installation is very straightforward."
"Fortinet FortiGate is a stable solution."
"It has very easy management and an amazing ETM configuration."
"User-friendly and affordable security solution that's recommended for SMB customers. This solution has good technical support."
"The product offers very good security."
"The most important features of Fortinet FortiGate are the Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) and firewall control applications."
"The wireless control is helpful."
"The usage in general is pretty good."
"We found the initial setup to be straightforward."
"All networks are security-driven, we get throughputs and security. We feel that the people at Fortinet are easy to deal with from a support standpoint. If they need to jump in and help us, they're very willing to do that. Their email filtering, their data loss prevention, their intrusion prevention, type of products in the newest OSs has been outstanding."
"FortiOS allows us to set up alarms for blocked websites and SSL verifications. When someone tries to access a blocked site, the solution sends a notification to the IT manager's mailbox."
"FortiOS' most valuable features are management, security, and easy updates with no downtime."
"Performance-wise, I think FortiOS is much better than its Juniper counterpart. Based on our actual experience and performance metrics, FortiOS-based products are much better than Juniper."
"The main features I find useful are intrusion prevention and web filtering. Additionally, the solution is easy to manage."
"The most valuable feature of this solution would be the caching feature."
"The stability of Fortinet meets our requirements and I'm satisfied with it."
"There are many features. Its reliability, ease of installation, ease of use, and the richness of the information provided are the most valuable features."
"Technical support is great and we've never really had a problem."
"It is very easy to use and there are lots of options. We can usually easily go through it and all of the things we want to configure, and we can configure everything to our specifications very easily."
"It gives a very good overview of the inventory assessment process, and it can be accessed across our company because it's a global tool."
"The reporting functionality is great."
"Provides great functionality."
"I like that we have many scanners and channels that don't overload. It helps us scan and track easily. Also, the tagging system is good for tagging. We can still use QualysAgent task ID tools even if tags aren't made."
"Intuitive and easy to use."
"Fortinet doesn't provide multiple virtual firewalls which would facilitate end users and customers."
"The captive portal could be improved."
"Vulnerability scanning could be improved."
"They've become quite expensive."
"The support system could be improved."
"The solution could have licensing fees reduced in the future."
"Fortinet currently has many products bundled with FortiGate including the basic firewall and load balancer, and I think that that they need to have separate product portfolios for each of these specialized services."
"The support team for Fortinet FortiGate needs to be more customer friendly."
"Fortinet FortiOS need to manage its memory and CPU utilization better. It peaks at times, which sometimes can be challenging."
"Fortinet FortiOS can improve the monitoring function, it could be more accurate, easy to use, and understandable."
"The support is not very good, but the product is stable so it is not so much of a problem."
"Fortinet FortiOS is stable. However, last month we had an issue with a released patch. We had to receive another update to fix the firewall issue consuming all of the resources. The patches should be tested more before going into circulation."
"You can enable and disable certain modules in it. However, with disabling, nobody can really tell us if that module is disabled."
"Fortinet FortiOS can improve the GUI and remove the command line interface. All the functionality should be available from the GUI. Day-to-day management can be tough for IT administrators. Additionally, the reporting is not very good."
"The solution's graphic interface could be a bit more responsive and include notations when changes are made."
"In terms of what needs improvement, the pricing could be lower. The price is very steep."
"Qualys VM could improve by having more skilled support personnel."
"I would like to see more accuracy in detections, better reporting capabilities, and better dashboard download capabilities."
"When tested on Zero day, there were errors."
"The IoT scan is not great."
"Qualys could be improved in its overall performance compared to other vulnerability management or scanning tools."
"The only improvement I can think of is on the implementation side. At times it is a bit slow."
"Finding things in management can be quite difficult."
"It's not very user-friendly at times and requires in-depth understanding. So, a layman or someone new to Qualys won't be able to easily understand it. You need education to use the solution."
Fortinet FortiOS is ranked 15th in Firewalls with 73 reviews while Qualys VMDR is ranked 3rd in Risk-Based Vulnerability Management with 77 reviews. Fortinet FortiOS is rated 8.4, while Qualys VMDR 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 Qualys VMDR writes "Good visibility but expensive and needs better support". Fortinet FortiOS is most compared with Fortinet FortiManager, Fortinet FortiWeb, Fortinet FortiGate-VM, Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection and Darktrace, whereas Qualys VMDR is most compared with Tenable Nessus, Tenable Security Center, Rapid7 InsightVM, Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management and Tenable Vulnerability Management.
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