We performed a comparison between Fortinet Forticlient and Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Of the two products, Fortinet Forticlient users find the deployment to be easier than Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business. They also find its price to be more reasonable.
"Having all monitoring, response, tracking, and mitigation tools in one dashboard provides our analysts and SOC team with a comprehensive view at a glance."
"The stability is very good."
"Fortinet has helped free up around 20 percent of our staff's time to help us out."
"Fortinet FortiEDR's firewalling, rule creation, monitoring, and inspection profiles are great."
"Additionally, when it comes to EDR, there are more tools available to assist with client work."
"NGAV and EDR features are outstanding."
"Fortinet FortiEDR's scalability is quite good, and you can add licenses to the solution."
"The console is easy to read. I also like the scanning part and the ability to move assets from one to the other."
"Compared to other similar solutions, it is faster in connecting."
"The ability to reroute traffic from the user, connecting you to the internet rather than passing through our network area, is very useful."
"It’s really easy to use."
"Starting from FortiGate and from the EMS server, you have to begin at the endpoint, and that's the most useful thing about using FortiClient."
"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."
"I use the tool to connect server to an ISP Data Center."
"The return on investment was very reasonable. It was low cost and it functioned, so the return on investment was excellent."
"Fortinet FortiClient is not disruptive, and its interface is great. It has an in-built VPN, which is very useful."
"I like that Kaspersky isn't heavy."
"The centralized management is a nice features. It gives us the leeway to deal with other things as protection is being carried on in the background. We do not have to keep on watching as long as we have the right updates. It also saves us time."
"We found the installation to be very straightforward and the deployment process to be very fast."
"It helps to improve our security for our mobile and VMware infrastructure. The remote tasks are great."
"The security and vulnerability assessment features are valuable."
"The solution is very easy to use. It's an extremely user-friendly product."
"Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business detects malware and is easy to configure."
"As far as it functions, it works fine."
"Detections could be improved."
"To improve Fortinet, we need to see more features and technology areas at the endpoint level introduced."
"FortiEDR could add a separate scanning dashboard. In incident management, we prefer to remove the endpoint system from the environment and scan the system. We typically use Symantec for that, but if we want to use FortiEDR for that, then we need a scanning tab to clarify things."
"The EDR console should have more extensive reporting. You shouldn't need to purchase FortiAnalyzer. It should be included in the EDR part. The security adviser cloud platform could be improved with more options for exclusive or intensive rules for devices."
"The dashboard isn't easy to access and manage."
"The solution's installation from a central installation server could be improved because the engineers had a little bit of trouble getting it installed from a central location."
"We've encountered challenges during API deployment, occasionally resulting in unstable environments."
"ZTNA can improve latency."
"I would like to see endpoint detection and response included."
"Technical support needs to determine priority level based on the cases rather than the support package bundle."
"The connectivity could be improved."
"In the next release, I would like to see an additional layer of security added."
"One area that could be improved is cost, but you've got to pay for what you get."
"FortiClient is not great in Linux."
"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."
"Sometimes there are issues when we are trying to connect."
"There should be some AI involved. We already have machine learning involved in recent releases but machine learning should be more enhanced in the upcoming versions."
"I would like to see better reporting."
"It needs more computer resources. They should have more anti-spam features."
"There are many improvements needed, such as faster responses, faster notification, and immediate reports."
"The UI, user interface, could be improved."
"Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business needs an easier mechanism for updates."
"The solution could be a lot lighter. You really feel it when the laptop starts."
"There are times when Microsoft Windows's antivirus called Defender interferes with the functionality of Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business. There should be better integration with Windows."
More Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business Pricing and Cost Advice →
Fortinet FortiClient is ranked 15th in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) with 85 reviews while Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business is ranked 12th in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) with 111 reviews. Fortinet FortiClient is rated 8.0, while Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business is rated 8.0. 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 Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business writes "Easy to setup, stable and good security use cases". Fortinet FortiClient is most compared with OpenVPN Access Server, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway, Ivanti Connect Secure and CrowdStrike Falcon, whereas Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, CrowdStrike Falcon, ESET Endpoint Protection Platform, Check Point Harmony Endpoint and Trend Micro Apex One. See our Fortinet FortiClient vs. Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business report.
See our list of best Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) vendors and best Endpoint Compliance vendors.
We monitor all Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) reviews to prevent fraudulent reviews and keep review quality high. We do not post reviews by company employees or direct competitors. We validate each review for authenticity via cross-reference with LinkedIn, and personal follow-up with the reviewer when necessary.