We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiClient and Palo Alto Networks WildFire 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."Fortinet FortiEDR's firewalling, rule creation, monitoring, and inspection profiles are great."
"We have FortiEDR installed on all our systems. This protects them from any threats."
"This is stable and scalable."
"he solution is an anti-malware product that integrates well with other vendor products such as firewalls, SIEM, etc. It captures threat intelligence and gives you better visibility. The product also has sandboxing features."
"The most valuable feature is the analysis, because of the beta structure."
"Fortinet has helped free up around 20 percent of our staff's time to help us out."
"Ability to get forensics details and also memory exfiltration."
"Fortinet is very user-friendly for customers."
"The most valuable feature is the single pane of glass, single point of management."
"From my perspective as an end user, it's consistently stable, and I would rate the stability as a nine out of ten."
"Fortinet FortiClient is not disruptive, and its interface is great. It has an in-built VPN, which is very useful."
"There is a lot of documentation available online."
"It’s really easy to use."
"I find it very easy to configure and also very stable."
"This is a solid and stable solution."
"It seems to be more scalable than we thought."
"A good tool for file scanning and email threat detection, especially when it comes to attachments and communications."
"The most valuable feature for us is the VPN."
"The way that the solution quickly updates to adjust to threats is the solution's most valuable aspect. When there's a security attack, within five minutes, all Wildfire subscribers have access to updates so that all systems will be safe. Its threat prevention is way better than other vendor products."
"The most valuable features of this solution are sandbox capabilities."
"The most valuable features are all of the security features in terms of protection and SSL and VPN."
"Using WildFire has reduced the number of viruses and the amount of malware that comes into our system, which means that I don't have to rely on the end-users to identify it."
"The most valuable feature is the cloud-based protection against zero-day malware attacks."
"It gives a more accurate assessment of a virus in terms of whether it's truly a virus, malware, or a false positive. We have some legacy software that could pop up as being something that is malware. WildFire goes through and inspects it, and then it comes back and lets us know if it's a false positive. Usually, when it finds out that it's not a virus, it lets us know that it's benign, and it can exclude it from that scan, which means I don't even have to worry about that one popping up anymore."
"ZTNA can improve latency."
"Cannot be used on mobile devices with a secure connection."
"The support needs improvement."
"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."
"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."
"I haven't seen the use of AI in the solution."
"Making the portal mobile friendly would be helpful when I am out of office."
"I would like to see an improvement in the web filter, because I think it can be more user-friendly."
"The current version of this solution does not show the malicious websites that have been visited. They should add this to an upcoming release."
"Working with Distribution sometimes comes at a cost due to a lack of knowledge of the current status of your licensing and products."
"I would like Fortinet to improve FortiClient's compatibility with macOS."
"The features for application control and device control must be improved."
"The user interface on the central server could be improved."
"The solution can improve by adding new remote console or endpoint features to make the solution easier to use."
"The solution could add data to the endpoint."
"The only complaint that we receive from our customers is in regards to the price."
"They provide a medium level of technical support."
"The solution can improve its traffic management."
"Any enhancements should likely be focused on the firewall appliance to further strengthen overall security capabilities, such as refining app and user identity features."
"The GUI is better in 8.0, but I still feel it lacks the fast response most of us desire. Logs are much quicker."
"The only problem with this solution is the cost. It's expensive."
"The global product feature needs improvement, the VPN, and we need some enhanced features."
"They should make their user interface a little more user-friendly."
Fortinet FortiClient is ranked 16th in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) with 85 reviews while Palo Alto Networks WildFire is ranked 3rd in Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) with 58 reviews. Fortinet FortiClient is rated 8.0, while Palo Alto Networks WildFire is rated 8.4. 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 Palo Alto Networks WildFire writes "Good technical support and provides automatic analysis that saves us time in filtering email". 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 Palo Alto Networks WildFire is most compared with Cisco Secure Firewall, Fortinet FortiGate, Proofpoint Email Protection, Juniper SRX Series Firewall and Fortinet FortiSandbox. See our Fortinet FortiClient vs. Palo Alto Networks WildFire report.
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