We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiGate-VM and Palo Alto Networks K2-Series 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."The reporting and monitoring are very good."
"Security solution with a straightforward and quick setup. It's a stable and scalable product."
"We use a lot of function on the IPS and it works well for us."
"This solution has helped our organization by having strong functions and a reliable firewall."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"The most valuable feature of FortiGate is FortiView which provides proactive monitoring."
"It's a user-friendly firewall. Most of the tasks are very simple. It's simple to configure and troubleshoot this firewall."
"Customers want to load balance more than eight lines or six internet lines. FortiGate is the only solution that can accomplish this."
"I like the visibility and monitoring features because they're easy to use to monitor traffic. Features like geo-blocking and more have AI, and we're currently using all of it. But for now, we're only using geo-blocking, and we're able to block traffic from different countries. I also like that it's highly responsive. VM04 is also very powerful."
"Primarily, the VPN solution is most valuable. It allows you to have more flexibility in terms of what is there on the end-user device, and what is not there. You can check and make sure that they're current. It has more flexibility than just a straight VPN solution. It works really well. It has the features that 99% of people need."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is that it is easy to operate."
"The product is quite user-friendly so we didn't have a lot of issues that needed to be addressed."
"Good for the servers and can stop network attacks, including spam."
"Its technical support is excellent."
"Regarding specific features, I appreciate the option for external selection, where you can choose either to use a default or create a self-description. This simplifies the process compared to other vendors that require creating a test extension profile and then applying it to the installation. With FortiGate, there is a streamlined approach. From the benefits perspective, clients mainly see cost reduction, especially with FortiGate VM Firewall, as it eliminates the need for additional hardware."
"I did like the ability to back up the configuration into the cloud, as opposed to having to store the configurations or just downloading them, the backups, to local devices."
"It is a stable solution."
"We've found the solution offers us good stability."
"The most valuable feature of Palo Alto Networks K2-Series is the configuration, it is very clear."
"K2-Series' best features include its scalability, which is the best on the market."
"Palo Alto has an approach that makes the configuration easier not only for the customers but also for the IT help for the customers."
"Palo Alto has a unique solution for DNS security, which is very good."
"The solution is reliable and scales well."
"Palo Alto has better and finer controls than, say, Cisco or Check Point."
"I would like some automated custom reporting."
"The renewal price and the availability could be improved."
"Its reporting can be improved. Sometimes, I don't get proper reports."
"To some degree, it's almost a question as to why some of this stuff isn't simpler. For example, for an AP deployment, while it's integrated, the number of steps that you have to go through in order to get the AP up, seems like a lot."
"The graphical user interface of Fortinet's FortiGate product does not function well with text-based interfaces."
"The feature which gives us a lot of pain is ASIC architecture."
"They need faster serviceability and more security features."
"The central management for the FortiGate Fortinet Firewall needs improvement. They have the manager to do the essential management for both SD-WAN and for the security policy. They should also improve the SD-WAN function."
"The solution's web-filtering configuration could be better."
"his is not a good solution for enterprises. It's better for smaller companies."
"There should be integration with an active directory — with Microsoft."
"We encountered scalability issues in IPSec Module. The tunnels freeze sometimes."
"The scalability feature of the solution has certain shortcomings, making it an area where improvements are required."
"They could provide more integration options with different platforms."
"The tech support calls were not the best and could be improved. There have been times when we felt as if we knew more about the device than the support person on the phone."
"It is difficult to size the VM in terms of machine resources, and for this reason, clients prefer the appliance."
"I would like to see the threat intelligence capability integrated with other vendors such as Cisco and Forcepoint."
"In the past, we've had trouble with Palo Alto's application filtering not getting it right. I would not be recommending layer 7 application filtering yet."
"The product should get frequent updates allowing us to add new signatures."
"They could improve by providing more features in the solution."
"Sometimes there are interactions with support or the provider that are not ideal."
"We had some issues with upgrading in the past. They could make the process easier."
"I'd like to see more data protection on the system."
"Palo Alto doesn't have extended visibility to the end point in their firewalls."
Fortinet FortiGate-VM is ranked 9th in Firewalls with 113 reviews while Palo Alto Networks K2-Series is ranked 28th in Firewalls with 29 reviews. Fortinet FortiGate-VM is rated 8.4, while Palo Alto Networks K2-Series is rated 8.4. 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". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Palo Alto Networks K2-Series writes "Easy to implement and manage, and the documentation is good". Fortinet FortiGate-VM is most compared with Azure Firewall, Palo Alto Networks VM-Series, Fortinet FortiOS, OPNsense and Cisco Secure Firewall, whereas Palo Alto Networks K2-Series is most compared with Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls. See our Fortinet FortiGate-VM vs. Palo Alto Networks K2-Series report.
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In the best tradition of these questions, Feature-wise both are quite similar, but each has things it's better at, it kind of depends what you value most.
PA is good at app control, web filtering and such like, they have always been top of the pile there. The GUI is very good, and their product is very user-focused.
Fortinet is good for scalability and predictable high throughput (ASICs in the hardware), and useful things like authentication flexibility, CLI config (if you have any networking/Cisco people, they always seem to prefer CLI over GUI) and have better OT features, maybe relevant to your manufacturing use?
Fortinet seem to have a broader integration offering with their security fabric than PA do, plus they can do Fortinet-based wifi, switching, etc. Depends if you are prepared to go all-in with a single vendor.
Hi,
Both FT and PA have compelling features for large Enterprises. I would like to add a few good points about Fortinetwhich might be helpful ( from my 13 years of engagement with them as Distributor and Partner)
Fortinet:
Have higher throughput; which comes with competitive rates
Wide range of models to select to meet your requirement, without spending heavliy
Outstanding customer support and very active customer care team
Easly available skilled resources from the channel for deployment and post-implementation support
Regards
Abhilash
Hello. The question is what you are going to have as a result of application