We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiClient and VMware Carbon Black Endpoint 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."This is stable and scalable."
"NGAV and EDR features are outstanding."
"Forensics is a valuable feature of Fortinet FortiEDR."
"It notifies us if there's any suspicious file on any PC. If any execution or similar kind of thing is happening, it just alerts us. It doesn't only alert. It also blocks the execution until we allow it. We check whether the execution is legitimate or not, and then approve it or keep it blocked. This gives us a little bit of control over this mechanism. Fortinet FortiEDR is also very straightforward and easy to maintain."
"It is a scalable solution...The initial setup of Fortinet FortiEDR was straightforward."
"We have FortiEDR installed on all our systems. This protects them from any threats."
"Fortinet FortiEDR's scalability is quite good, and you can add licenses to the solution."
"The product detects and blocks threats and is more proactive than firewalls."
"The VPN connection is the feature that I like the most."
"The solution's most valuable feature is its integration capabilities. The processing is fast and the reporting is also very good."
"It supports securely connections for VPN users from outside our environment during the lockdown."
"The technical support from Fortinet and local vendors is good."
"What I find valuable in FortiClient is its patch management capabilities, allowing remote updates efficiently."
"I find it very easy to configure and also very stable."
"It seems to be more scalable than we thought."
"When the user gets authenticated, I can assign a different VPN or network to each user."
"The solution is extremely scalable."
"The whole purpose of the product, like application control, is very good, and also if you need to update some policies, it works well and instantly."
"The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the fact that it is one of the best EDR tools in the market."
"The triage feature that shows you the whole chain of the malware is useful."
"It uses machine learning and behavioral analytics for advanced threat detection and response."
"Some of the valuable features I have found are the online documentation of the solution is well organized and thorough. I like the simplicity of bypass and the visualization of the active components."
"CB Defense is more powerful, and you can take more actions than others. Its security features and signatures are constantly updated, so it is more effective than other security solutions."
"The product allows us to focus on endpoint and antivirus protection."
"To improve Fortinet, we need to see more features and technology areas at the endpoint level introduced."
"The EDR console should have more extensive reporting. You shouldn't need to purchase FortiAnalyzer. It should be included in the EDR part. The security adviser cloud platform could be improved with more options for exclusive or intensive rules for devices."
"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."
"The solution should address emerging threats like SQL injection."
"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."
"We've encountered challenges during API deployment, occasionally resulting in unstable environments."
"There's room for improvement in the quick response time and technical support for integration issues, especially when dealing with multiple vendors."
"FortiEDR can be improved by providing more detailed reporting."
"FortiClient is not communicating with the new version of the firewall."
"We've had some problems with having to remove the current version and either reinstalling an old version or updating to the new one."
"The user interface on the central server could be improved."
"Its stability can be improved. It is not as reliable as I would like it to be. There are times when things don't work quite right. Our biggest pain point is not related to Fortinet FortiClient and the whole scheme of things. It is related to one of the additional services called FortiGuard. They are the arm that does all of the updates to definitions, keeps all the signatures updated, and responds to new threats and whatnot. What we have found is that they react quickly, but sometimes their solutions aren't compatible with all of the components of the Fortinet security suite, specifically around FortiSandbox."
"They have an EDR feature for end protection detection and response, and this is actually with an add-on subscription, which is charged separately. What I would like to see is this included with the base cost."
"It would be interesting if the solution offered a way to try to investigate and create a use case to trace vectors."
"FortiClient's encryption key could be stronger so that it's not broken too easily."
"It has a horrible performance. It is one of the most unstable VPNs I have ever used."
"There are many different controls that are needed to be put into place for upgrading that makes it difficult. Having to re-engineer your IT infrastructure to match their software, as opposed to having it integrate and work independently causes difficulties. When there is an update to any software everyone has to be involved."
"The EDR portion could be better. I'm not a big fan, but it works."
"With the on-prem one, the bug has been reported by the community in early January or February, something like that, at the beginning of the year, and it's still not addressed. They have released two versions since then, and yet neither of them addresses this specific issue."
"The initial setup is complex."
"When you view the triage, it will show you everything within a given time frame, and not only the attack that caused the alert, which is what I want to see. It shows you all the events during that time, and that can be quite confusing."
"The UI interface needs improvement. The management needs further work in future versions."
"I would like to see the user credentials feature improved. I would also like to see more reporting features and better ways to roll the reports out."
"The product's reporting capabilities are an area of concern where improvements are required."
Fortinet FortiClient is ranked 16th in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) with 85 reviews while VMware Carbon Black Endpoint is ranked 17th in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) with 61 reviews. Fortinet FortiClient is rated 8.0, while VMware Carbon Black Endpoint is rated 8.0. 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 VMware Carbon Black Endpoint writes "Centralization via the cloud allows us to protect and control people working from home". 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, whereas VMware Carbon Black Endpoint is most compared with CrowdStrike Falcon, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Trend Micro Deep Security, SentinelOne Singularity Complete and Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks. See our Fortinet FortiClient vs. VMware Carbon Black Endpoint report.
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