We performed a comparison between Bitdefender GravityZone EDR and Fortinet FortiClient based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two EDR (Endpoint Detection and Response) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The main thing is that I feel safe. Because the processes that have been used to get a handle on the attackers are much better than other competitors"
"It is a scalable solution...The initial setup of Fortinet FortiEDR was straightforward."
"Having all monitoring, response, tracking, and mitigation tools in one dashboard provides our analysts and SOC team with a comprehensive view at a glance."
"This is stable and scalable."
"The price is low and quite competitive with others."
"Fortinet FortiEDR made our clients feel secure and more at ease, knowing that they had an EDR solution that would close the gap in their security posture."
"The product detects and blocks threats and is more proactive than firewalls."
"Exceptions are easy to create and the interface is easy to follow with a nice appearance."
"I like that you can manage all the time and you can uninstall and install everything via the web console."
"Bitdefender GravityZone Ultra has many features, such as VPN, web filtering, and email filtering. The product has many good reviews, and I like how straightforward it is to implement. It's also easy to access and use."
"It's hard to pick just one valuable feature as almost all of the main features are very useful. However, the ability to manage it centrally and have detailed control over settings, exceptions and other configurations is extremely beneficial."
"They are constantly updating the solution against malware."
"One strong point is that it doesn't have many background services running on the Windows system or server operating system. This minimizes impact because it's a lighter version."
"The tool alerts about lateral internet movements."
"The solution's deployment is very easy and flexible."
"The nice thing about Bitdefender is that it has modules and layers that you can add as the requirement becomes more sophisticated and dangerous or threatening."
"I think the solution is highly scalable."
"FortiClient's most valuable features are that it's fast and safe."
"It’s easy to use."
"The technical support from Fortinet and local vendors is good."
"The solution offers great stability."
"Installation was easy."
"We find the VPN features valuable."
"The VPN has proven to be quite useful."
"To improve Fortinet, we need to see more features and technology areas at the endpoint level introduced."
"The SIEM could be improved."
"The solution should address emerging threats like SQL injection."
"We'd like to see more one-to-one product presentations for the distribution channels."
"I think cloud security and SASE are areas of concern in the product where improvements are required. The tool's cloud version has to be improved in terms of the security it offers."
"We've encountered challenges during API deployment, occasionally resulting in unstable environments."
"ZTNA can improve latency."
"The solution's installation from a central installation server could be improved because the engineers had a little bit of trouble getting it installed from a central location."
"The graphical user interface for EDR could be improved."
"There was a bit of a problem deploying."
"Using this product requires quite a bit of training, which is hard to get."
"The interface could be improved."
"What would make Bitdefender GravityZone Ultra better is if Bitdefender employed more firewall policies and added even more features to the product."
"The reporting is much too simple."
"The on-premises setup for Bitdefender sometimes faces issues with connectivity. Management of Windows Defender is a bit easier compared to Bitdefender."
"The areas of Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) and Extended Detection and Response (XDR) could benefit from improvement in terms of how problems are reported and displayed. The way the problems are presented and the information provided could be improved."
"There should be more frequent releases or updates."
"Fortinet FortiClient should improve its visibility of the consumption of traffic and end-user action, which is very low."
"I would like to see endpoint detection and response included."
"Cloud services are very expensive for us."
"I don't think FortiClient is bad, but it's very buggy. We ran into some issues with the EMS, which amounted to more than 10 cases last year."
"As far as I can tell, the solution only has one single function, so they could expand its functionality."
"Compatibility issues between different versions."
"There is lagging in some of the authentication tools to support the newer versions, this is happening because they are not supported."
Bitdefender GravityZone EDR is ranked 13th in EDR (Endpoint Detection and Response) with 54 reviews while Fortinet FortiClient is ranked 15th in EPP (Endpoint Protection for Business) with 84 reviews. Bitdefender GravityZone EDR is rated 8.6, while Fortinet FortiClient is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Bitdefender GravityZone EDR writes "High-quality threat intelligence, including encryption and mobile device protection". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fortinet FortiClient writes "Easy to set up and user-friendly with good support ". Bitdefender GravityZone EDR is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, SentinelOne Singularity Complete, CrowdStrike Falcon, Intercept X Endpoint and Trend Micro Deep Security, whereas Fortinet FortiClient is most compared with OpenVPN Access Server, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway, Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business and Ivanti Connect Secure. See our Bitdefender GravityZone EDR vs. Fortinet FortiClient report.
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