We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiClient and Norton Small Business based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."I like FortiClient EMS. FortiEDR has a lot of great features like lockdown mode, remote wipes, and encryption. I can set malware outbreak policies and controls for detecting abnormalities. You can also simulate phishing attacks."
"Fortinet FortiEDR's firewalling, rule creation, monitoring, and inspection profiles are great."
"It is very easy to set up. I would rate my experience with the initial setup a ten out of ten, with ten being very easy to set up."
"Fortinet FortiEDR's scalability is quite good, and you can add licenses to the solution."
"It is a scalable solution...The initial setup of Fortinet FortiEDR was straightforward."
"The product detects and blocks threats and is more proactive than firewalls."
"I get alerts when scripts are detected in the environment."
"Fortinet has helped free up around 20 percent of our staff's time to help us out."
"It is a scalable product."
"It's got a very friendly user interface."
"It supports securely connections for VPN users from outside our environment during the lockdown."
"The most valuable feature is that it's easy to deploy. Deployment, configuration, and troubleshooting are very easy."
"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."
"The initial setup is easy."
"It is very easy and useful. A normal user with basic information can easily connect to any environment."
"The connection speed is fast. I can connect quickly at any time, and there are never any interruptions to the FortiClient connection. I could easily code into the client's server with that connection, with no lag."
"The product’s valuable feature is the availability of support services 24/7."
"The most valuable feature of Norton 360 has been its robust notification system."
"The solution detects viruses very, very fast."
"Norton 360 offers the best defense compared to other low-priced antivirus solutions. Its most valuable feature is storage and automatic backup. You can restore materials from the tool's cloud backup. It is encrypted with authentication."
"It offers diverse features, such as antivirus protection, firewall, identity protection, secure VPN, device backup, password management, parental controls, and performance optimization."
"The product offers all the essential licenses compatible with Windows, Mac OS, and mobile platforms."
"It efficiently scans for threats without causing disruptions, unlike some other antivirus software."
"The solution has good performance."
"Everything with Fortinet having to do with their cloud services. They need to invest more in their internal infrastructure that they are running in the cloud. One of the things I find with their cloud environment compared to others' is that they go cheap on the equipment. So it causes some performance degradation."
"The security should be strong for the cloud. Some applications are on-prem and some are on the cloud. Fortinet should also have strong security for the cloud. There should be more security for the cloud."
"We'd like to see more one-to-one product presentations for the distribution channels."
"The solution is not stable."
"FortiEDR can be improved by providing more detailed reporting."
"To improve Fortinet, we need to see more features and technology areas at the endpoint level introduced."
"The solution should address emerging threats like SQL injection."
"Once, we had an event that was locked and blocked, but information about it came to us two or three days later."
"The reports could be easier to set up."
"Fortinet FortiClient could improve the compatibility with mobile applications that are allowed and sometimes they do not respond. However, Microsoft Windows applications are very good."
"Compatibility issues between different versions."
"I would like Fortinet to improve FortiClient's compatibility with macOS."
"The deployment status is not good in Mac devices and sometimes in Windows-based devices using GPO, like Active Directory, that are not on the local network."
"The product's performance and pricing could be better."
"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."
"When we change our endpoint, we have to connect again, which means having to enter our credentials and permissions."
"The solution’s stability could be improved."
"The tool should be easily available in the market and should be cheaper."
"The integration with Android devices needs enhancement."
"One area where Norton 360 could improve is the constant push for upselling."
"Norton 360’s features for device optimization could be better."
"I would like to see Norton 360 improve the speed of its cloud backup."
"There's a need for enhanced security measures."
"The product should be improved with more storage. Though included in its price, the tool's auto VPN doesn't work at times."
Fortinet FortiClient is ranked 14th in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) with 86 reviews while Norton Small Business is ranked 36th in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) with 9 reviews. Fortinet FortiClient is rated 8.0, while Norton Small Business is rated 8.6. 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 Norton Small Business writes "Provides a secure and hassle-free environment". Fortinet FortiClient is most compared with OpenVPN Access Server, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business, Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway and Ivanti Connect Secure, whereas Norton Small Business is most compared with HP Wolf Security, CrowdStrike Falcon, Kaspersky Total Security, Microsoft Defender for Business and VIPRE Endpoint Security. See our Norton Small Business vs. Fortinet FortiClient report.
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