We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiGate Cloud and HashiCorp Terraform based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about AlgoSec, Tufin, Palo Alto Networks and others in Firewall Security Management."The tool's GUI is user-friendly."
"One firewall box can contain various top-of-the-line services that are packaged together for easy administration."
"This is a vast system that includes a lot of features."
"The sandboxing feature is very important."
"We use the solution for routing and cloud security. We have multiple offices nationwide, all connected through the MPRS network, which is terminated at our FortiGate firewall. We consolidate our networks, filter packets, and segment our network through this firewall. My company has around three lakh firewalls."
"We have found the most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate Cloud are the firewall and the VPN connection manager. I am not worried about any cyber attacks, the solution is secure and I receive daily summary reports."
"Fortinet FortiGate Cloud has valuable firewall, SSL VPN, and web filtering features."
"FortiGate Cloud's most valuable feature is that it's 100% managed."
"The most valuable feature is the support for different platforms like cloud, datacenters, VCS, databases, various storage types, and Kubernetes."
"The feature "Terraform Plan" is the most valuable in HashiCorp Terraform as it allows us to see the differences between the current infrastructure and the one we are about to deploy, keeping things safe. Additionally, we appreciate the use of the modules as it helps in making the application scalable."
"Modules can be reused extremely easily."
"It is the customization of Terraform's modules that I find most valuable."
"It is easy to recreate an exact duplicate or output of an environment."
"One of the most valuable features is that it offers the ability to create a VPC, Virtual Private Cloud and VPN connectivity to the VPC can be automated without having to do it manually."
"The most valuable feature of HashiCorp Terraform is the custom modules."
"One of the most valuable features is that it offers the ability to create a VPC, Virtual Private Cloud and VPN connectivity to the VPC can be automated without having to do it manually."
"We needed to do some training to be able to implement Fortinet FortiGate Cloud and after the training, we did the implementation in-house."
"Fortinet should simplify the licensing model. It's too complex for decision-makers to choose from the range of options. Handling the pricing model is a nightmare, so it's difficult to sell the solution."
"The only area that requires improvement is the login reports. We aim to integrate it with our local mobile service provider."
"The Linux version currently lacks some of the latest features, notably in the IPv6 tool stack, which is available for Windows clients."
"The command-line interface could definitely be improved in future iterations. It's lacking right now."
"If more products convert their configuration to Fortinet configuration, it will be easy for migration."
"The platform's reporting and analysis capabilities need improvement."
"When we're upgrading, it's sometimes quite challenging, especially firmware. We usually don't upgrade unless we have a bug, and we still feel it's not safe to react instead of being proactive. We often have some delays when updating FortiGuard, too."
"Some areas where Terraform could improve would be challenges in managing sensitive information, especially when dealing with secret files or credentials."
"The syntax is a bit difficult, and it would great if it could be easier."
"Community tech support could be a little better."
"They have added a feature that helps us to import existing resources to our workspace, but if they can help us to create the code for the import, as well, then it would be a great addition."
"If you are copying something from a well running machine to a remote machine, there are some issues with the current version, but it is acceptable."
"The product can integrate and utilize more services from different competitors. Currently, their commands are quite similar to Kubernetes, which we use in our CI/CD pipeline. Also, they should consider incorporating Windows command line, like PowerShell."
"Terraform should also support YAML language, which is more user-friendly than HCL. They should also add a GUI, so you don't need to memorize all the commands. A GUI would enable us to do everything with a click of a button."
"They should include tutorials for understanding the use cases."
Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is ranked 5th in Firewall Security Management with 57 reviews while HashiCorp Terraform is ranked 7th in Configuration Management with 38 reviews. Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is rated 8.2, while HashiCorp Terraform is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiGate Cloud writes "Useful for routing and cloud security purposes but needs to incorporate XDR capabilities ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of HashiCorp Terraform writes "Easy to use, technically strong, and great for multi-provider or multi-cloud environments". Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is most compared with Fortinet FortiManager, AWS Firewall Manager, Palo Alto Networks Panorama, FortiGate Cloud-Native Firewall (FortiGate CNF) and Skybox Security Suite, whereas HashiCorp Terraform is most compared with Microsoft Intune, Red Hat Satellite, SaltStack, Microsoft Configuration Manager and ManageEngine OS Deployer.
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