We performed a comparison between Comodo Dome Firewall [EOL] and Fortinet FortiGate-VM based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Netgate, Fortinet, OPNsense and others in Firewalls."FortiGate is on the cheaper end, and it offers good value."
"I like that you are able to manage FortiGate from the FortiManager to create a more centralized environment."
"The most valuable feature is the web filter."
"Their proxy-based inspection is responsive and secure."
"We use a lot of function on the IPS and it works well for us."
"It's quite comfortable to handle the FortiGate firewall."
"Whenever we raise a complaint with FortiGate, their response and resolution times are minimal."
"It performs very well."
"This solution is user-friendly."
"In terms of specific features, I like FortiGate's load balancing, interface, and priority on the network."
"This product is affordable and it's a good, high-performance appliance."
"One top feature is the ability to use the appliance as a WLAN controller for up to 10 access points with the new 5.6 firmware."
"Technical support has been super responsive and dedicated to getting any challenges resolved."
"The most valuable features are site-to-site connections and UTM."
"The performance overall is very good."
"The tool's most valuable feature is its ability to deploy it on live physical hardware. Specifically, when providing firewall services for clients, we can leverage such hardware appliances to support multiple customers on the same hardware."
"Initial setup was quite straightforward, as we can simply head to the required sections to apply the planned network."
"The web-cache feature which was previously on the FortiGate device, but was deleted with the recent upgrade should be returned. It was a very valuable feature for us."
"I think the only issue that needs improvement is the interface."
"The firmware needs improvement because there are bugs when a new release comes through. Sometimes, the configuration changes, and it's a bit harder to see where the fail is. The first time that you have the firmware, it tends to have some issues, and it's better to wait a bit to update the equipment."
"With FortiGate, the main complaint that I have heard is about the technical support."
"We would like to see an upgrade to the VPN feature, we are using the VPN from outside of our office and there is a limitation to 10 connections, more connections would be suitable."
"The cloud management and automation capability could be improved."
"You do need some IT knowledge in order to effectively work with the solution."
"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."
"I haven't seen any feature that will allow me direct authentication for a VPN solution."
"There is always room for improvement in any solutions, including Fortinet's FortiGate-VM. Although the solution claims to have a superior throughput compared to other OEMs, upon closer examination and comparison, there is potential for significant improvement in this area. In today's rapidly evolving technology world, it is important to continuously strive for enhancement and development, and I believe Fortinet can make significant strides in this direction for the FortiGate-VM."
"It needs an Application Inspection."
"The biggest area for improvement is storage configuration. It could be smoother."
"New versions are complicated with a big configuration."
"Improvements are needed for the responsive UI and JIT traffic reporting."
"It should have the SD-WAN feature. This would increase the number of features that are available in the box."
"The price and licensing of the solution can be better."
"Data backup functionality could be included in the product."
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Comodo Dome Firewall [EOL] doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in Firewalls while Fortinet FortiGate-VM is ranked 9th in Firewalls with 113 reviews. Comodo Dome Firewall [EOL] is rated 8.0, while Fortinet FortiGate-VM is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Comodo Dome Firewall [EOL] writes "User-Friendly, improves security, and gives me more control over my VoIP". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fortinet FortiGate-VM writes "An easy-to-manage and configure tool that provides ample documentation to help with the setup phase". Comodo Dome Firewall [EOL] is most compared with , whereas Fortinet FortiGate-VM is most compared with Azure Firewall, Palo Alto Networks VM-Series, Fortinet FortiOS, OPNsense and Netgate pfSense.
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