We performed a comparison between FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) and Fortinet FortiGate-VM 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 most important features with FortiGate are the web filter and application controls. We can control our internet usage and use the web filter for application purposes."
"Their proxy-based inspection is responsive and secure."
"Fortinet FortiGate's ease of management is the most valuable feature."
"It's very easy to set up, it's very easy to make policies and, for an organization, that means you don't need IT expert in firewalls. You just need to have somebody who knows a little bit of IT, and that's it. With other products, you need someone with a "Masters" degree in firewalls."
"We purchased Fortinet because of the pricing, its functionality, because it met our requirements, and the total cost of ownership over five years was quite reasonable. In the market, Fortinet is rated quite well."
"Fortinet has a very good solution for Secure SD-WAN. One very good feature is that they have robust and simple FortiOS through which they provide all solutions. That's their strength. There's not much complexity involved with the Secure SD-WAN solution of Fortinet as compared to Cisco's solution, which has a lot of flexibility but complexity also comes with that flexibility."
"We have found it to be very reliable and that's why our teams and various users in our company use it as our main firewall every day."
"The customization potential is quite impressive."
"The usability of the solution is its best feature."
"The most valuable aspects of FortiGate NGFW are its top-notch reputation in peer reviews, user-friendly interface, and excellent support."
"The most valuable features we found are the SD-WAN, FortiGate SD-WAN, and the standard UTM protection, among others."
"FortiGate NGF is simple compared to other firewalls. It is easy to use and you don't need any training. Any person with basic firewall knowledge can use it."
"The product is easy to configure."
"It is a stable solution compared to other vendors."
"The solution is used in my company since its management is very comfortable"
"It is a scalable solution."
"The combination of SD-WAN and VPN capabilities is the most valuable feature."
"The EPM bundle is a good feature."
"High network throughput while providing leading edge network security technology for a competitive price."
"The most valuable features are the SD-WAN and the web filtering applications control."
"The support is good. We don't have any issues with the technical support."
"The policies are very valuable. They allow me to secure and manage future traffic effectively."
"The platform has a good user interface."
"The configuration, graphical interface and command line are easy to use."
"Lacks sufficient security options."
"There could be more integration between the logging and analytical platforms to make it more seamless and integrated."
"Fortinet FortiGate needs to improve the logging and reporting. Additionally, the next-generation application's policies should be improved. When they were released they had bugs."
"In the balance between links feature normally you can just choose one option to balance. It would be better for the solution to have more than one option, preferably three."
"It can be a little bit more user-friendly in terms of policy definition and implementation. It seems a little bit complicated, and it could be simplified."
"Bandwidth usage in reporting could be improved for Fortinet FortiGate."
"The routing capability on the FortiGate devices has room for improvement."
"The reporting in Fortinet FortiGate could improve. Customers are having to purchase additional reporting components. When I have used the Sophos solution it is a complete solution, in Fortinet FortiGate you have to use additional tools to have the features needed."
"One of the weaknesses of the solution is something we noticed, especially after comparing the tool with SD-WAN features, since, unfortunately, in a massive scale size environment, the solution is not good. I"
"The pricing of the solution is expensive, so it could be cheaper."
"There is room for improvement in pricing."
"The solution needs to improve its support."
"Being a great product, some changes in the pricing would make it a great choice for even more organizations."
"There are some issues with security features and aspects like logs not being up to the mark."
"The product has to be upgraded every few weeks."
"There should be better customization in the IPS."
"FortiGate should be more customer friendly and budgeted better."
"The solution is fairly complex."
"Support could be improved a little."
"The price and licensing of the solution can be better."
"Their offering for MFA isn't the cleanest."
"They should keep us up to date about the latest version. That's the biggest thing. Currently, we have to go looking for the latest version. We should get notified about what's going on with the versions. I would like to see easier dual-factor authentication."
"There should be a bit more automation."
"The user interface (UI) and the performance of interface both need improvement."
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FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) is ranked 14th in Firewalls with 37 reviews while Fortinet FortiGate-VM is ranked 9th in Firewalls with 113 reviews. FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) is rated 8.4, while Fortinet FortiGate-VM is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) writes "Easy to set up but needs better pricing and more helpful support". On the other hand, 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". FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) is most compared with OPNsense, Netgate pfSense, Tailscale, Twingate and Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy, whereas Fortinet FortiGate-VM is most compared with Azure Firewall, Palo Alto Networks VM-Series, Fortinet FortiOS, OPNsense and Cisco Secure Firewall. See our FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) vs. Fortinet FortiGate-VM report.
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