We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiClient and SonicWall Mobile Connect based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about OpenVPN, Fortinet, Cisco and others in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN."The solution has good performance."
"It's an ideal gateway solution for small and medium businesses, i.e., around 300 devices can be easily handled."
"The stability is pretty good."
"The setup for FortiClient is really straightforward."
"From my perspective as an end user, it's consistently stable, and I would rate the stability as a nine out of ten."
"The most valuable feature is that it's easy to deploy. Deployment, configuration, and troubleshooting are very easy."
"The technical support from Fortinet and local vendors is good."
"The initial setup of this solution is easy."
"The integration of VPN services with endpoint security is valuable."
"It is a scalable product."
"The ease of use is great. It's pretty easy for users to get on the tablet or whatever and select the bookmark they need and just take it over."
"The solution offers multiple OS support."
"I can say that it's stable and the performance is acceptable."
"The solution benefits IT managers in backend programming. The ease of configuring and securing it while ensuring security measures is crucial. The tool is easy in terms of user experience. It is straightforward."
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."
"When we change our endpoint, we have to connect again, which means having to enter our credentials and permissions."
"The solution's access control could be improved."
"The deployment status is not good in Mac devices and sometimes in Windows-based devices using GPO, like Active Directory, that are not on the local network."
"The only thing that is lacking in this product is the support. Their support can be improved."
"Fortinet FortiClient should improve its visibility of the consumption of traffic and end-user action, which is very low."
"I haven't found that that solution does anything amazing."
"One area that could be improved is cost, but you've got to pay for what you get."
"The features of Fortinet FortiClient could be improved."
"SonicWall Mobile Connect’s marketing efforts are commendable; they may not be perceived as the most secure player compared to Fortinet or Meraki. SonicWall Mobile Connect should focus on positioning itself as a strong contender in the mid-market segment to improve its standing. Many high-end engineers dismiss it in favor of Fortinet or Meraki, often due to a lack of firsthand experience."
"Licensing includes things that my customers don't need."
"Technical support can always get better. Any time you have to call in for any certain thing, it can be difficult."
"Lacks multiple cloud integration."
Fortinet FortiClient is ranked 2nd in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 85 reviews while SonicWall Mobile Connect is ranked 35th in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 4 reviews. Fortinet FortiClient is rated 8.0, while SonicWall Mobile Connect 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 SonicWall Mobile Connect writes "A straightforward tool with high adoption rate due to its user-friendliness ". Fortinet FortiClient is most compared with OpenVPN Access Server, Fortinet FortiEDR, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway and Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business, whereas SonicWall Mobile Connect is most compared with SonicWall Netextender, Tailscale, OpenVPN Access Server and Google Cloud VPN.
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