We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiGate, Fortinet FortiGate-VM, and SonicWall TZ based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
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"We use the filtering feature the most. It has filtering and inbuilt securities. We can create customized rules to define which users can access a particular type of site. We can create policies inside the firewall."
"FortiGate Secure SD-WAN includes best-of-breed next-generation firewall (NGFW) security, SD-WAN, advanced routing, and WAN optimization capabilities, delivering a security-driven networking WAN edge transformation in a unified offering."
"The product is very stable, easy to troubleshoot, and configure, so it has reduced the time it takes for support."
"The most valuable features are the enterprise modeling and the simple interface."
"The notable features that I have found most valuable are that it includes the antivirus, and also IPS, and even SD-WAN."
"Fortinet FortiGate is stable. It's used across all the countries, this is the way most multinationals run their system."
"Mainly the FortiGate reporting system is very good. It guides us through all the expectations of security. Fortinet provides us all that we need for security. Also, Fortinet FortiGate is a next-generation firewall. It is much more advanced than others."
"Its interface is good. It comes with a lot of features, and its performance is also very good."
"The technical support is very good."
"Fortinet FortiGate-VM is very easy to create the user of VPN, allowing them to use it quickly. Additionally, the integration and interface are good."
"Overall, it's an excellent solution."
"The most valuable feature is the WAN optimization."
"In terms of administration, it's perfect."
"The solution can scale well."
"We like FortiGate-VM's IPS features and its ability to create multiple virtual firewalls."
"SonicWall TZ is very user-friendly and has network MAC binding. Additionally, the firewall works well."
"It does exactly what it says on the tin. It is good for protecting the business from being compromised. Its port protection is very good."
"We like the unified threat management for defense-in-depth. We can terminate our site-to-site and remote access VPNs with it."
"Ease of management and the VPN integration."
"Good VPN connection."
"It lets me monitor in live time if someone is 'hogging' bandwidth."
"We like the central interface and we like the security features. Additionally, we use SonicWall with VPN connectivity and we have had no problems with SonicWall all these years."
"Its user interface and simplicity are the most favorite parts for our clients. They find it stable and easy to use. Its performance is also good."
"The cloud features and integration could be improved."
"It should have a better pricing plan. It is too expensive. It should also have a more granular view of the attack. I don't have FortiAnalyzer, and it is difficult for me to have a complete view when there is an attack on my server."
"Fortinet needs more memory to save the log files. We need it to save the logs on the hardware and not in the cloud. I know this feature is available in FortiCloud, but if we need this log locally, it is not available."
"Some of the filtering is not robust, you can escape it with a VPN. Some of the users bypass some of the filters. It catches some but it also misses some, that area could be improved. It's functioning reasonably but there's room for improvement in that area."
"My only complaint about FortiGate is a lack of QinQ VLAN tunneling. I haven't found this feature in any Fortinet product. You can do this on all Cisco routers, including the smaller models. However, QinQ isn't available on the biggest, most expensive Fortinet units. They still don't have that. I think now we're on software version 6.0, and they still haven't found a solution for QinQ. It isn't a dealbreaker, but that's my main complaint."
"The debugging and troubleshooting has room for improvement."
"I would like to see improvements in the support from Fortinet. Here in the Philippines, whenever we have problems with a Fortinet product, we mostly ask for support from distributors and resellers and not directly from Fortinet."
"The solution is very expensive."
"The interface needs to be updated and simplified."
"The user interface (UI) and the performance of interface both need improvement."
"Fortinet could improve the availability and delivery of its products. It takes four to six weeks for every purchase to arrive."
"The graphical user interface should be enhanced."
"The solution is fairly complex."
"Areas for improvement would be application control and web filtering."
"Sizing can be challenging for customers interested in using Fortinet FortiGate-VM."
"Fortinet support needs improvement. The response times are lackluster. Fortunately, the product is stable and we seldom have issues. Also, it takes months for them to deliver hardware when we order it."
"The technical support has room for improvement."
"In general, the company needs to think contingently and integrate more security options."
"The VPN that is available in the new version is a bit bulky and slower in speed."
"Its pricing can be better. It is very expensive."
"Full monitoring obviously needs to be improved. We need full monitoring covered under the security licensing."
"The solution has lost the trust of its customers because of moving from one company to another."
"It could be made more user friendly."
"An additional feature that I would like to see is reporting that includes metrics to give me more information about the number of viruses that it has actually detected and interrupted."
