We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiGate-VM and Zscaler Internet Access based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Firewalls solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."You can create multiple Virtual Domains (VDOMs), which are treated as separate firewall instances."
"Consolidated our network environment at all locations, but mainly at our datacenter."
"It is a safe product."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate are the rules and quality of service."
"SSL-VPN is very useful for us and has been very reliable."
"It's very good and very stable for businesses. It works very well."
"The solution can scale well."
"The web filtering feature and the intrusion protection system are the most valuable. It is a resilient appliance. I never had an issue with it in terms of any security breaches."
"Regarding specific features, I appreciate the option for external selection, where you can choose either to use a default or create a self-description. This simplifies the process compared to other vendors that require creating a test extension profile and then applying it to the installation. With FortiGate, there is a streamlined approach. From the benefits perspective, clients mainly see cost reduction, especially with FortiGate VM Firewall, as it eliminates the need for additional hardware."
"The ease of access and user-friendly setup is a valuable feature. Fortinet proves to be particularly straightforward to configure, offering simplicity without complexity. Moreover, visibility is easily attainable due to certain factors. Price, implementation, and budget considerations play a role. When it comes to Cisco implementation, the process tends to be more intricate, which many customers find unfavourable for their business needs."
"The pricing of the solution is good."
"Initial setup is very straightforward with a wizard, if needed."
"It is a complete package, and it has complete offerings. It fit the needs, and our customer is happy with it."
"Overall, it's an excellent solution."
"The standard features, including the filtering, are quite good. All the basic features are pretty useful for us."
"The thing that I like the most is that they're very willing to work with us to resolve issues that they haven't taken care of before in their product."
"I like the granularity of the control of all the traffic, including SSL inspection. I also like the fact that the user interface is intuitive. The latencies with Zscaler are minimal compared to those of any other competitor. Other competitors do not really have the global scale that Zscaler has and cannot promise low latencies."
"The policies are very intuitive and easy to configure, with very little possibility of messing things up."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a nine and a half out of ten...The setup phase was easy."
"The data loss prevention feature is the most valuable. It stops our users from inadvertently leaking our customers' data to the Internet or anywhere else it shouldn't go."
"The URL filtering has been the most valuable feature."
"Zscaler excels in security protection and the cloud is always up-to-date. It does not matter if you are a small or big organisation, you will receive the same security quality."
"The initial setup is very straightforward."
"The solution is scalable and stable."
"Fortinet could improve the windows opener or the virtual IP solutions for opening windows. The virtual IP settings need improvement as firewalls are trending in new development directions."
"The way everything is set up could be easier. Currently, people need a lot of experience and knowledge to administer it and to link it to devices."
"The graphical user interface of Fortinet's FortiGate product does not function well with text-based interfaces."
"The solution's framework needs to be frequently updated in order to have a stable solution."
"I'm not sure if it's something that they already have or are developing something, however, we need some dedicated features for container security."
"I think there could be more QoS features"
"It needs to improve its ISP load balancing."
"We would like to see a better training platform implemented."
"The product's initial setup phase is a bit complex."
"The stability of the product is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"Right now, we have two data centers that are a thousand kilometers apart. It would be nice to be able to string them together."
"Capacity-wise, I think the solution's log storage area is something that needs to be increased since, by default, it stores logs for only seven days."
"It has a monitoring tool, but it could be improved."
"We encountered scalability issues in IPSec Module. The tunnels freeze sometimes."
"We are experiencing a failed login issue. There should also be improvements in functionalities we store to enhance our services."
"Web filtering is a feature that needs some improvement. There should be some additional features to allow active users to change their own passwords."
"Zscaler does not provide dedicated IPs to each customer. Hence, they share a pool of IPs provided by Zscaler. There is a chance of blacklisting these IPs. I also do not like the multi-management portal."
"What could be improved in Zscaler Internet Access is its price. It could be cheaper."
"Zscaler Internet Access's troubleshooting is very limited, and their textbook logs need to be more informative."
"The price of the solution could be improved."
"If they can also integrate with the multi-factor authentication to prompt users to do another, second-factor authentication, that would be ideal."
"They could provide more time for the onboarding the training of an IT person."
"We'd like for them to include some sort of antivirus tool."
"Zscaler Internet Access needs to integrate more ISPs. It is good to have more than three ISPs."
Fortinet FortiGate-VM is ranked 9th in Firewalls with 113 reviews while Zscaler Internet Access is ranked 2nd in Secure Web Gateways (SWG) with 46 reviews. Fortinet FortiGate-VM is rated 8.4, while Zscaler Internet Access is rated 8.2. 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". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Zscaler Internet Access writes "Provides integrated CASB and file sandboxing but could be less expensive ". Fortinet FortiGate-VM is most compared with Azure Firewall, Palo Alto Networks VM-Series, Fortinet FortiOS, OPNsense and Netgate pfSense, whereas Zscaler Internet Access is most compared with Cisco Umbrella, Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps, Netskope , Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks and Appgate SDP. See our Fortinet FortiGate-VM vs. Zscaler Internet Access report.
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