We performed a comparison between Citrix SD-WAN and Fortinet FortiGate based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."We are using it widely for the local record for SaaS-based applications. Another valuable feature is a local breakout."
"The most valuable feature is its reliability."
"The reliability of connectivity is most valuable."
"They have a zero downtime failover mechanism, where, when there's a link failure or a link weakness, or bad link conditions, they provide the ability to fail back seamlessly."
"The stability is the main feature of Citrix SD-WAN. You can also upgrade the data packages or have less transmission."
"The solution is brilliant, the way it calculates its paths and trails is great."
"The SD-WAN solution as it is already is quite feature-rich and the upgrade process is very simple."
"It allows you to combine two asymmetrical connections."
"Layer-3 firewall and routing are the most valuable features."
"The scalability is good in Fortinet FortiGate."
"The tool is a nice product and easy to handle. The software's user interface is also good. You can easily implement remote access in the solution."
"The email protection and VPN features are the most valuable."
"It has improved our organization with control data."
"The web filtering facility and application control are the most valuable features from the point of view of our clients. The VPN feature is also quite popular amongst our clients. Two-factor authentication is one of the good features in Fortinet. These features are important for the current scenario of security. Security has become a necessity nowadays. With cyber-attacks becoming more common, protecting an organization's data is one of the major tasks. It is also very stable and scalable, and it is very straightforward to configure. Their technical support is also good."
"Unified Threat Management (UTM) features."
"The ease of setting the solution up is a valuable aspect for us."
"The initial setup could be a bit easier."
"Enhancements are needed to improve the stability."
"The communication around the life cycle would have been really helpful. The main issue we have had is related to the life cycle because some of the things that we are using were discontinued. They were discontinued within a year after we had purchased it, which is a bit painful. If we had known that, we would've made some other decisions."
"I would like to see more customization to adjust for the WAN lock-out due to our unexpected power outages."
"There are a few things that can be improved, are domain-based routing and the slowness of virtual parts, and it may be due to the wrong configuration, which we have been unable to find out."
"The only improvement for Citrix SD-WAN would be to lower its cost."
"Overall, network security and next-generation firewall features are areas that they can improve on."
"The price could be improved, it's an expensive solution."
"Backup can be improved."
"I think that the infrastructure for the VPN could be improved. The way that it is bundled also made it difficult to use and sell as it is too expensive."
"It would be ideal if they had some sort of GUI interface for troubleshooting and diagnostics."
"They need faster serviceability and more security features."
"Fortinet needs more memory to save the log files. We need it to save the logs on the hardware and not in the cloud. I know this feature is available in FortiCloud, but if we need this log locally, it is not available."
"Due to its higher cost, Fortinet FortiGate can lead to increased operational expenses."
"The search tool needs improvement. It's very difficult to search for policies right now."
"Lacks sufficient security options."
Citrix SD-WAN is ranked 9th in Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions with 21 reviews while Fortinet FortiGate is ranked 2nd in Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions with 306 reviews. Citrix SD-WAN is rated 8.2, while Fortinet FortiGate is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Citrix SD-WAN writes " A scalable solution for MCN controller but lacks technical supports, upgrades". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fortinet FortiGate writes "It's a reliable solution that's easy to install and cheaper than competitors ". Citrix SD-WAN is most compared with Cisco SD-WAN, Steelhead, Meraki SD-WAN, Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform and Cato SASE Cloud Platform, whereas Fortinet FortiGate is most compared with Sophos XG, Cisco Secure Firewall, Netgate pfSense, Meraki MX and Check Point NGFW. See our Citrix SD-WAN vs. Fortinet FortiGate report.
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