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SHAMIK GHOSH
IT Director at Khaitan & Co LLP
I would recommend this solution to other companies. Overall, I would rate the solution a seven out of ten.
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AhmedShakil
CEO and SISO at IONBAY Consulting Servises
We're Fortinet clients.
We are using the latest version of the solution.
We are using Fortinet 60D, 80E, and 100 also.
I'd rate this solution nine out of ten.
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Dago Pacheco
Infrastructure and Services Manager at Universidad Arturo Prat
I'm an end-user and customer.
We are using a few versions of the solution, some with 6.2, which is not the most updated version, and some others with almost legacy versions such as 5.6.
I would advise users to not stick with the last version if a new release comes out.
I would rate the solution at a nine out of ten. We have been largely pleased with its capabilities.
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Fortinet FortiOS
April 2024
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We are just customers of the solution.
We're not using the most recent version. We updated it a few years ago and we are still using that version.
I'd rate the solution ten out of ten. We are really happy with it in general.
Potential users should plan what they want to do with it before buying something this big and this good. They should know what they want to do first and then act accordingly.
View full review »Right now, more and more services are moving to the cloud. In terms of the cloud, the IP address changes so frequently. Today you see this IP for this service, the next day, without notifications, they may change IP to other IP addresses. So, originally, all firewall rules were based on the IP address. Now, it's not based on the IP address; it's based on the service. I can see Fortinet has already worked on this. For example, they provide internet service, which I remember, even though I haven't tried it yet. There's an internet service called Office 365. You just use this; you don't need to know the exact IP address or something; you just use this name. In the background, Fortinet updates this, updates all the information about this group, so you don't need to. The firewall keeps retrieving all that information from Fortinet, so you don't have to worry about the frequent change on the cloud side.
So far, I'm very satisfied with this device. Compared with other vendors, like Palo Alto and Cisco, I'm delighted with FortiGate, to be honest.
I'd rate it ten out of ten.
View full review »All of the infrastructure is hosted locally on-prem. We can't host it in the cloud due to security reasons.
We’re resellers more than partners. We provide the solution to customers. It's an industrial process environment.
Whether we use the latest deployment or not depends on the customer. However, we prefer to not install the latest version. We typically install two or three versions backward. The reason is, that your latest versions typically have a lot of bugs that are not necessarily known yet. Since this is a process plant, which is not directly connected to the internet, effectively, you go through a Purdue model, which connects to layer three or layer four before they get to the corporate network.
That then will break them out to the internet. The risk model for that is okay to have them not on the latest version. Also, since it is a process environment, literally, it's a process plant; it's an industrial process plant. The performance and uptime is king, not so much anything else. In a normal corporate environment, uptime and security is king. However, in a process environment, you need to keep the plant running 24/7 in order to pay the bills. The way that you look at how you install the product is quite a bit different than normal enterprise IT.
I’d rate the solution ten out of ten.
It is the best solution for users if they start out in a secure environment. They just need to make sure that they partner up with the correct partner that can guide them through the processes of obtaining the correct device and obtaining the correct training for themselves in order to use the device. That said, it's a highly recommended device to use from a perspective of security, usability, and installability.
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Siraj Moosakoya
Senior Network Administrator at Tawasul telecom
I'm an end-user. I used to be a partner.
We're using the latest version of the solution and update regularly.
I'd rate the solution seven out of ten.
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Ricardo Biggs
Manager, Information Technology at Spanish Court Hotel
You have to see what works best for your environment. Each environment is different depending on the applications and different services you are running in that environment. Suppose it's a full Windows environment versus a mixture if you have a hybrid environment. It all depends on the type of environment you're running and finding the right tools that meet your domain.
But for the regular Windows environment, it's perfect.
I rate it eight out of ten.
We're a customer and end-user.
We would recommend the solution.
Fortinet is a good product. However, other products are good as well. It really depends on the customer experience.
I'd rate the solution seven out of ten due to the cost of quality of services, and due to the fact that we know other firewalls are more powerful than Fortinet. That said, Fortinet is very economical and gives us an appropriate solution based on what we require.
View full review »My advice to others is for them to read the instructions on how to use the solution.
I rate Fortinet FortiOS a nine out of ten.
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Kin Gu
Senior security officer at LIB
The reserve utilization is very low. Based on my learning, my expectation is for every product to have a good intelligence system and frequently updated threat intelligence. Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.
View full review »We are Fortinet partners.
If a company is looking for a local security enhancement, we tend to recommend or select this kind of solution.
I'd rate the product nine out of ten overall.
View full review »The solution is a leader in security according to the Gartner Report and I recommend its use.
I rate the solution an eight out of ten.
View full review »I rate Fortinet FortiOS a nine out of ten.
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YuvarajP
Netwrok and Security Engineer
We're a customer and end-user.
We have the solution deployed on the cloud and on-premises.
I've deployed the 600F model a couple of times.
New users need to do some homework, and then we proceed with the configuration. Security-wise, they need to make the customized port.
I'd rate the solution eight out of ten.
View full review »The solution is easy to configure and has good performance.
Anytime I have thought of a possible feature I'd like added to the solution, it seems the developers are on the same page and it is available within a few months.
I rate the solution a nine out of ten.
View full review »I rate this solution a nine out of ten. The solution is very good but needs a feature that allows users to create another site on a VPN.
View full review »We are customers and end-users.
I’d rate the solution seven out of ten.
I’d recommend the solution for an enterprise user. However, it may be a bit much for a small or medium-sized organization.
View full review »I recommend this solution to potential users because it has many features, and it's a stable product.
On a scale from one to ten, I would give Fortinet FortiOS an eight.
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LanreFabiyi
Head of Infrastructure Network at innovectives
We are using the on-premises deployment model.
We are an integrator, so we do integrations using Fortinet, Cisco, Sophos, and Palo Alto.
If you're an SMB or a small enterprise, I would recommend Fortinet.
I would advise users to make sure they are getting value for what they are paying for. I can say that Fortinet is not as expensive as the others, but it also gives good value. The main thing is not about the cost, but the value and Fortinet delivers on that front.
I would rate the solution nine out of ten.
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reviewer1297902
Sr. Architect at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
I rate Fortinet FortiOS a seven out of ten.
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Vincent Gonzales
Senior Network & Security Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
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Rafael Riera
Pre-sales Engineer at a wholesaler/distributor with 51-200 employees
We work with a lot of manufacturers of firewalls. It's normally Fortinet, however, we also work with Cisco, Palo Alto, and Sophos. My company works with Barracuda as well. To be honest, I am not a specialist with Barracuda. I normally don't work with that.
That said, typically, when we work with clients, one of the first solutions we will suggest will be Fortinet. We do normally also recommend Cisco first, as well, due to the fact we are Cisco partners. We're also partners with Fortinet.
We have a deal with Palo Alto and our security center recommends Barracuda because of their other security solutions like WAF or solutions in the cloud (not their firewall).
Normally, we use the on-premise deployment model. At this moment, we are working with a public cloud deployment model as well.
I'd rate the solution eight out of ten overall.
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JOSEPH MILLER
President at Key Solutions, Inc.
My advice to someone implementing this solution is not to take shortcuts. Shortcuts aren't good. Don't hesitate to use FortiGate's technical support.
Always buy support. Always buy FortiCare. You can buy it for one year, two years, or three years with the initial purchase. We always buy it and sell it to our customers for three years. And the product will last more than three years.
Fortinet competes in the big companies as well. We just don't. Our marketplace is the smaller users two or three, maybe four locations, 150 to 300 endpoints. So we're not dealing in the 10,000s of users trying to get into 100 of servers. We're dealing with tens and fifties and a hundred, trying to get into a few servers.
I would rate it a nine out of ten. It could more scalable for the lower end users.
View full review »Fortinet FortiOS is very effective and easy to use to configure. I would recommend it to others.
I rate Fortinet FortiOS a ten out of ten.
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Sudeep Maydeo
Senior Manager IT at Tata International Limited
This particular solution will be in a firewall. It's not a firewall, but it is a unified threat management (UTM) box. It acts as a firewall, plus it has many features like web filtering, VPN, DSCP, IPS, and IDS. It also has the high availability (HA) feature. You are getting a very good solution with all these features combined into one box.
I would rate Fortinet FortiOS a nine out of ten. We will surely keep using Fortinet FortiOS because it is a great and very secure product. We intend to only go with this product.
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reviewer1956708
Manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
I'm a customer and an end-user.
I'd rate the solution nine out of ten. It has worked well for us overall, and we are happy with its capabilities.
View full review »I would rate this solution as a seven out of ten.
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KofiOtchere
Security Architect - SME at Rrivate Entrepreneur
I rate Fortinet FortiOS an eight out of ten.
View full review »I rate Fortinet FortiOS a nine out of ten.
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reviewer930837
Senior Manager (Engineering Department) at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
I rate FortiOS at least eight out of 10, and we recommend it to our customers.
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Mohamed Talbi
Network and Security Engineer at Neurones
It's important to have 24/7 support because the documentation is poor and you will need the support. It's important to have a support team and a support contract.
I would rate it a nine out of ten. Not a ten because of the troubleshooting. Other solutions have a mechanism to find your IP network. Cisco has something called Packet Tracer which is very advanced that helps you test your configuration. It really helps the engineers to test without affecting the product environment.
View full review »Compared to other firewalls like Palo Alto, FortiOS is easy to deploy and upgrade - for example, an upgrade of Palo Alto takes at least thirty minutes, but Fortigate can be done in around ten. I would rate FortiOS eight out of ten.
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Arpith A
Manager IT at wintac
I rate Fortinet FortiOS a nine out of ten.
View full review »I rate the solution as a seven out of ten.
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Cesar Reza
Director at REDCO
Depending on the situation, performance issues may require changing out the box.
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reviewer1876488
Technical Presales Engineer at a educational organization with 10,001+ employees
I rate Fortinet FortiOS nine out of 10.
View full review »I rate this solution an eight out of ten. I advise users to go through the documentation very thoroughly as it's not the same as your on-premises Fortinet Power. It's slightly different. Setting up the VPN is a bit tricky in Azure, deploying the Fortinet firewall and Azure is somewhat tricky.
View full review »I rate Fortinet FortiOS a nine out of ten.
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Chukwunenye Ekwe Jnr.
Senior Presale Manager at a tech services company with self employed
For my requirements and expectations, I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.
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Adil Cullychurn
Tech Engineer at a financial services firm with 201-500 employees
We use the on-premises deployment model.
I would recommend the solution. As a co-firewall, it does a good job.
I would rate the solution seven out of ten.
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reviewer1653135
President at a manufacturing company with self employed
I would rate FortiOS a seven or an eight.
View full review »I rate the solution seven out of 10.
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Mitku Bitew
Head of Network Administration Section at Zemen Bank S.C.
I would rate FortiOS eight out of ten.
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Bas Bonvanie
System Administrator at Heisterkamp Beheer I B.V.
It's a good reliable product. I'd rate it as a solid eight out of 10. It has room left for improvement.
We'd chosen the solution because of the price and the support contract, but just a few years later the support contact pricing was all of a sudden pretty steep. They increased it by 20% to 30% from one year to another year, and it's hard to explain why.
View full review »Overall, I would rate the solution an eight out of ten.
View full review »I do recommend this product to clients for use but it depends on their case needs. For example, in the AAA (Authentication Authorization and Accounting) some of the accounting and some of the VPN tunneling features are removed from Fortinet FortiOS due to some security configurations. In some projects, we need those features for the client and when that is the case, I cannot recommend that the client use the FortiOS solution.
It would be a better product if there were a logging feature. You need to have FortiAnalyzer in your installation to have logging management capabilities. It will be a better solution if some logging and history capabilities were integrated without requiring an additional product installation.
On a scale from one to ten, where one is the worst and 10 is the best, I would rate Fortinet FortiOS a seven. It is a good product but there are a few problems.
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I rate Fortinet FortiOS an eight out of ten because the reporting, configuration, and management for the IT administrators could improve.
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technica379896
Technical Head at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
I would probably recommend Check Point to most users considering FortiO if they do not have any ACI (Application Centric Infrastructure) implementation or a Cisco ACI. If you could do a workaround on the ACI, then I would probably still recommend Check Point. But if you do not know how to make that type of adjustment or can not and you do not have any partners that need to access your systems, then it is better you go for Fortinet.
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reviewer1951032
Product Manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
I rate this solution a nine out of ten.
View full review »I would recommend this solution to others.
I rate Fortinet FortiOS an eight out of ten.
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Directhost465
Director Of Hosting Services at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
We have lots of experience in using and installing FortiOS, and because of the experience has mostly been positive, I recommend FortiOS as a solution for firewalling. Besides the few issues we have experienced in the past, this is a stable solution and the high-availability feature is very, very good.
On a scale from one to ten, where one is the worst and ten is the best, I would you rate Fortinet FortiOS as a nine. Despite the few problems we had in the past it is a very good solution which does what it is designed to do.
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Prdctmangr67
Product Manager & System Engineer at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees
We use the private cloud deployment model.
I would rate the solution nine out of ten.
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Pierre Robert
System Administrator at RBDigital
I know Fortinet and SonicWall, and If I had to consider other solutions or if I have to redo it again, I would take a closer look with Palo Alto first.
With Palo Alto, the cost is more, but when I switch from SonicWall to Fortinet FortiOS, I lost a lot in the features. I would check to see if Palo Alto has what was lost in terms of features.
The stability is good. I would rate Fortinet FortOS an eight out of ten.
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Khaled Barakat
Technical Consultant at ezz elarab
I rate this solution an eight out of ten and I will definitely recommend it to others because many people are using it around the world now.
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Gaurab Dev Manandhar
Senior Network Administrator at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
I would recommend this solution to others.
I rate Fortinet FortiOS a nine out of ten.
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Emmanuel Munisi
IT Field Engineer at Double Click Company
The only advice I have for anybody who is implementing this solution to make sure that they have a proper internet connection with good bandwidth.
Overall, the Fortinet OS is great.
I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.
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SajidKhan
Senior Network Security Engineer at Qatar Datamation Systems
I rate FortiOS an eight out of ten because I believe Fortinet can make improvements on policy optimization, reporting and traffic logs to enhance user readability.
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Mohamed Hasheemudeen
Technical Manager at AL HIBA INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
I wouldn't specifically recommend one product of this type over another. We provide a plethora of products and it depends on the client's needs.
I would rate this solution a six or seven out of ten. We deal with a lot of products, this one is okay. It really depends on the client.
View full review »I would give FortiOS a rating of nine out of ten.
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777246
Solutions Consultant at a manufacturing company with 11-50 employees
I rate Fortinet FortiOS an eight out of ten.
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Truc Ngo
Sales engineer/Technical support engineer at Vietnet
I rate FortiOS nine out of 10.
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reviewer1400061
Executive - Data & IP at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees
We're just customers. We don't have a business relationship with Fortigate.
I'd rate the solution eight out of ten.
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KevinTafuro
IT Manager at Cloudjet
My advice to other customers would be to have good knowledge about the traffic in their network. In the future, I would like to see more user-friendly dashboards and a drop in the price. My rating for this solution is therefore only eight out of ten.
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reviewer1752105
Systems manager at a educational organization with 51-200 employees
My advice to those wanting to implement this solution is to use a good partner that can help set up and troubleshoot the solution.
I rate Fortinet FortiOS an eight out of ten.
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Mohamed Fouad
IT Manager at a pharma/biotech company with 201-500 employees
I will definitely recommend this program to others, and I rate it a nine out of ten.
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reviewer1191684
IT Infrastructure at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
The most advanced solution Fortinet has is intruder prevention.
My advice to those wanting to implement Fortinet FortiOS is they should do a site survey, but not exactly the site survey. They need to study and scale the environment for which they want to implement the FortiGate solution. FortiGate solutions aren't exactly cheap, but if they undersize the environment and they purchase or implement FortiGate solutions that are not good enough power-wise for the environment that's being used, it could lead to problems. Although it is a stable solution, it is prone to lockouts if it goes above the recommended use cases. Proper sizing of the environment is very important.
I rate Fortinet FortiOS an eight out of ten.
View full review »I would recommend this solution. I would rate it an eight out of 10.
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reviewer535182
Principal Cyber Security Architect at a comms service provider with 5,001-10,000 employees
I would rate this solution an eight out of ten. I would recommend it to someone considering it.
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Lloyd Fearn
Technical Lead at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Research and plan, ensure that the product falls in line with your requirement and has room to grow, and don't let a Product dictate your requirements.
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reviewer1320183
Systems Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
We're using version 6.2 of the solution right now, however, the latest version available is 6.4.
I'm part of the security team at our organization. We're business partners with Fortinet.
I would advise other companies to choose a firewall brand that they can they afford. Cost is an important aspect. It needs to work well within an organization's budget. It doesn't make sense to look at products that are out of an organization's price range, so make sure you are looking at options that are affordable.
The second thing to consider is the solution's functionality. If that particular brand or particular product has the functionality required, and they are able to implement it on their network or in their infrastructure, that's a good sign.
The third consideration should be support. It's important for a company to understand how fast and how reliable the support is. That's very important after the sale.
I'd rate the solution eight out of ten.
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Fortinet FortiOS
April 2024
Learn what your peers think about Fortinet FortiOS. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: April 2024.
768,578 professionals have used our research since 2012.