We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiClient and Symantec Norton 360 [EOL] based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Microsoft, SentinelOne, CrowdStrike and others in EPP (Endpoint Protection for Business)."The features that I have found most valuable are the ability to customize it and to reduce its size. It lets you run in a very small window in terms of memory and resources on legacy cash registers."
"Forensics is a valuable feature of Fortinet FortiEDR."
"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."
"Additionally, when it comes to EDR, there are more tools available to assist with client work."
"Fortinet FortiEDR's firewalling, rule creation, monitoring, and inspection profiles are great."
"The solution was relatively easy to deploy."
"This is stable and scalable."
"The stability is very good."
"The solution is stable, we have not had any issues in the time we have been using it."
"The solution is very scalable. It just depends on the number of licenses an organization has. The enterprise management console is related to the number of clients, and the client interface itself is free to download."
"The ability to reroute traffic from the user, connecting you to the internet rather than passing through our network area, is very useful."
"Fortinet FortiClient can be used with FortiManager to observe all actions that are happening."
"It seems to be more scalable than we thought."
"The VPN has proven to be quite useful."
"For our clients with remote sites and deployed firewalls, the filtering and authentication features are very helpful."
"It's easy to use, easy to deploy, and I have more visibility over my network that shows which users are connected to the firewalls, which users are connected to the network, and what they're accessing."
"It provides confidence by ensuring software programs are virus free and file integrity through an online backup."
"ZTNA can improve latency."
"There's room for improvement in the quick response time and technical support for integration issues, especially when dealing with multiple vendors."
"The support needs improvement."
"Once, we had an event that was locked and blocked, but information about it came to us two or three days later."
"They can include the automation for the realtime updates. We have a network infrastructure with remote sites. Whenever they send updates, they are not automated. We have to go into the console and push those updates. I wish it was more automated. The update file is currently around 31 MB. It could be smaller."
"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."
"FortiEDR could add a separate scanning dashboard. In incident management, we prefer to remove the endpoint system from the environment and scan the system. We typically use Symantec for that, but if we want to use FortiEDR for that, then we need a scanning tab to clarify things."
"In terms of improvements, their SSL VPN tunnel can be a lot better. I've seen other products that have got much better VPN features than Fortinet. Some of my colleagues get this error called "License not available." When they get this error, they have to uninstall and reinstall it. This kind of problem is there, and sometimes, we have to open a case with Fortinet to resolve it. Their support is quick, so we are able to resolve and move forward. In terms of new features, when it is connecting, it should check the endpoint and say whether the end client is actually safe enough or whether there is a vulnerability. It should give a pop-up on the client itself. Because I'm on the admin side, I can also see this information in the log. However, if a non-IT user, such as a user from finance, is working on this and there is some problem, he or she would not know about this and would call IT admin to say that this is not working. If the users get a message explaining why and what is happening, it is easy for them to understand."
"The solution could be more secure. I would like to see more safety features."
"FortiClient is not communicating with the new version of the firewall."
"The features for application control and device control must be improved."
"There is lagging in some of the authentication tools to support the newer versions, this is happening because they are not supported."
"Fortinet needs to cover more areas where threats can come from."
"The current version of this solution does not show the malicious websites that have been visited. They should add this to an upcoming release."
"The price could also use improvement."
"The free online storage capacity is limited."
Earn 20 points
Fortinet FortiClient is ranked 15th in EPP (Endpoint Protection for Business) with 84 reviews while Symantec Norton 360 [EOL] doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in EPP (Endpoint Protection for Business). Fortinet FortiClient is rated 8.0, while Symantec Norton 360 [EOL] is rated 8.6. 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 Symantec Norton 360 [EOL] writes "Provides online backup in case of ransomware and hardware failure". 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 Symantec Norton 360 [EOL] is most compared with .
See our list of best EPP (Endpoint Protection for Business) vendors.
We monitor all EPP (Endpoint Protection for Business) reviews to prevent fraudulent reviews and keep review quality high. We do not post reviews by company employees or direct competitors. We validate each review for authenticity via cross-reference with LinkedIn, and personal follow-up with the reviewer when necessary.