Fortinet FortiWeb Other Advice

AJ
Security Specialist at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

Every team has different requirements, but if you need an easy solution that can be deployed in a very short time, FortiWeb is the right one. It doesn't need too much expertise when you're initially configuring it, and even if you're testing it, the cost is quite low. It's good even for small projects.

It has the API gateway functionality, but we aren't using that. We are also not using API discovery and API security. I've enabled machine learning, but we have not used it a lot. We are in the exploring phase.

Overall, I'd rate Fortinet FortiWeb an eight out of ten.

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Blair Griffith-Barwell - PeerSpot reviewer
Principal Network Architect at Global Processing

I rate Fortinet FortiWeb a nine out of ten. I would definitely recommend the solution. FortiWeb is rich in security features and additional features like load balancing. It's one of the best products we use. 

It's easy and quick to deploy. The documentation is excellent. We are pleased with the product and see it as an integral part of deploying new applications in the cloud or on-premises efficiently.

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Saeid Khanipour Ghobani - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Manager at Technology Evaluation Center

It is important as part of your regular process to update any tools including the solution. Versions are built in other countries so it is a good idea to ensure you are using the latest, gold-standard version for your area. For example, check for direct internet access, review active directory authentications, and configure users, servers, and certificates. 

The solution is super easy to use, is inexpensive, and includes great technical support. 

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Fortinet FortiWeb
April 2024
Learn what your peers think about Fortinet FortiWeb. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: April 2024.
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Javed Hashmi - PeerSpot reviewer
Chief Technology Officer at Future Point Technologies

I rate Fortinet FortiWeb eight out of 10. FortiWeb is a suitable product for SMEs. I recommend a proof of concept before going forward with any project.

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Simone F - PeerSpot reviewer
Director of IT at a software factory

I rate Fortinet FortiWeb an eight out of ten. 

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PawanKumar10 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Manager at a computer software company with 201-500 employees

I rate the tool nine out of ten. 

I advise anyone evaluating the solution to carry out a POC and recommend it overall.

We use the templates available in the Fortinet Web Cloud or WAF, which is sufficient to provide extended protection, traffic filtering, request blocking, and virus detection. 

Fortinet is our only WAF application because we've had excellent experiences with it. If any project requires security checks, we go with the solution.

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KA
CTO at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

I recommend it to everyone. Because we're a data protection company, we have a lot of people who want to do pen testing against us, and I'm very confident that we're protected because of Fortinet.

If you're looking for a very comprehensive web application firewall, which is both simple to set up and also has a huge number of features to turn on, features that can give you some added protection for specific needs, give Fortinet a go. It's worth your time, and it won't take much time either.

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MS
Consultant at AEC

I'm just a customer and end-user. 

I'm a consultant. Our customers are working with Fortiweb in their companies.

I'd rate the solution eight out of ten. 

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CP
Director of business and digital transformation at SERNIVEL3

I would recommend those wanting to implement this solution to use good integrators, there are not too many people who know about this solution. I lived in Spain and there are not too many installations made, it's quite difficult to find people that know a lot about it. It's not a difficult installation and the vendor helped us a lot and is very helpful. You have professional services you can use from the vendor if you choose, but they are quite expensive for customers.

One of the biggest lessons I have learned from using Fortinet FortiWeb is Fortinet helps you a lot. They can develop something specifically for a customers' use case without any costs for them.

I rate Fortinet FortiWeb a nine out of ten.

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AANKITGUPTAA - PeerSpot reviewer
Consultant at Pi DATACENTERS

I highly recommend that any web application firewall be deployed in the IT infrastructure where companies host web applications. It should be there. Whatever you choose should integrate with a third-party load balancer.

I'd rate the solution a ten out of ten.

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JS
Cloud Architect/Solution Architect at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

I use solution a lot and recommend it with a rating of seven out of ten.

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RE
Director of IT at a consultancy with 11-50 employees

Fortinet FortiWeb seems to have worked well for blocking unknown threats and attacks. It hasn't necessarily helped us streamline anything, but it has simplified how we provide the front-end firewall capability.

It has reduced false positives to some degree. It tries to identify those to tell us what are the different threats, but it's hard to provide metrics without measuring what false positives might have been there. However, I do know that the reporting that it gives can identify that.

Similarly, I don't know if it has reduced the number of alerts. However, I do know that it has allowed us to categorize and understand what types of threats we get. From the threat alerts, we get to know whether they're alerts we should be concerned about or whether they're just alerts notifying us that those are things that have come in that it has taken care of. So, I don't know if it has really reduced them as much as it has helped us to understand what they are and be able to focus more on if there are alerts that we need to take action on and investigate, or whether they're alerts for things that have been taken care of and we don't necessarily have to spend any time on.

Overall, I'd rate Fortinet FortiWeb an eight out of ten for what it does.

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KacemCHAMMALI - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Security Consultant at FleXos

This solution works best for medium and enterprise-size companies. One of our clients is a bank, another is an educational institute with over 20,000 users. 

I rate this solution eight out of 10. 

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Eduard Otto - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Technical Consultant at PROMOS consult

We are just customers and end-users.

Potential new users should compare different products from different vendors to make a decision on a web application firewall. It doesn't matter if it is FortiWeb, or F5, or something else, just take some time to compare. 

I'd rate the solution six out of ten.

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DN
I.T. Manager at Pacific Cigarette Company

The reason I recommend this product is because it guarantees that your network will be safe if it is set up properly and you fully utilize most of the functions.

Overall, I would rate FortiWeb solution a nine out of 10.

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PL
Project development at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees

We are using the latest version of the solution.

I'd rate the solution an eight out of ten.

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DT
Presale Engineer at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees

I sell or presell, and in general, the feedback is great. In fact, I think that Fortinet FortiWeb is number one in terms of performance.

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KA
Sales manager at Xxx

Overall, I rate the solution a seven out of ten.

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Sisay Assefa - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Specialist, IT Security at Ethiopia Commodity Exchange

I rate Fortinet FortiWeb a nine out of ten.

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Melvin Obiri - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Systems Engineer at Kipepeo Solutions Ltd

I rate Fortinet FortiWeb a seven out of ten.

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AK
Cyber Security Engineer at Mudra Electronics limited

I rate FortiWeb a five out of ten.

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EG
Senior Information Security Consultant at Future Telecom

Fortinet FortiWeb is rated as one of the top WAF devices in many of the independent research reports. Our customers find Fortinet FortiWeb much better than other solutions. 

We plan to continue using this solution if an opportunity is there. It depends on the customer's requirements. If a customer is going for an online e-commerce website, we would always recommend going with Fortinet FortiWeb. 

I would rate Fortinet FortiWeb an eight out of ten.

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YA
Network and Security Engineer at ONB

The solution does not require a lot of maintenance.

I would recommend this solution to others. If someone wants to use the internet with an application website or any other internet application, content filtering is very useful to filter all the requests that are coming to the server so that no one can hack or harm the system.

I rate Fortinet FortiWeb a nine out of ten.

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AA
Data Center Network Expert at TOSAN

This is a good product and I strongly recommend it, especially for companies in the banking industry.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

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Soroush-Enayati - PeerSpot reviewer
Network security engineer at freelancer

I rate the solution a ten out of ten, and I recommend it for every organization with web services.

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Pedro Andrade - PeerSpot reviewer
General Manager at Ip4u

We are not an end user. We are resellers.

I'd rate the solution seven out of ten.

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TI
Manager at a construction company with 1-10 employees

I would rate the solution a six out of ten. 

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KA
Commercial Manager at Natco Information technology

We're using the latest version of the solution. I cannot speak to the exact version number, as I don't have it on hand. 

We're a company that helps implement this product for clients. 

At this time, I'd rate the product at an eight out of ten. We've largely been very satisfied with its capabilities. 

I'd recommend the product to other users and companies. 

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GS
Information Security Officer at State Audit Office

We like the product, but we haven't yet decided to purchase it because we don't have the budget for now. We will express our preferences towards FortiWeb to our top management, and it will be decided by them. We will suggest to them that it is a good product.

I would rate Fortinet FortiWeb a nine out of ten.

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AE
Senior Security Engineer at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

I can't give general advice because I work with medium to large-scale organizations – my perspective is different from someone who uses a few servers in a data center. So, my advice for larger companies is that you need to have a very clear analysis of your specific needs. Each configuration option can make or break your business at that scale.

In my opinion, FortiWeb would be a good fit for load balancing between three or four servers in a single physical data center location. And if you primarily want protection from standard, known web threats – OWASP type of stuff. If you have an application in one place and don't need to do specialized manipulation of requests to the website, then it's a good solution.

Overall, I would rate the solution a five out of ten because it lacks advanced options and isn't very scalable. It seems suitable for average websites – that's my personal opinion.

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Dino R - PeerSpot reviewer
System Administrator at a insurance company with 1,001-5,000 employees

You need to accurately calculate the requirements of your infrastructure before implementing FortiWeb or any other web application firewall. Accuracy is very critical when scaling the product or the model that will be deployed on your infrastructure. 

I would rate FortiWeb an eight out of ten.

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AhmedIsmael - PeerSpot reviewer
Network & Telecom Manager at a retailer with 1,001-5,000 employees

In summary, this is a good product and I can recommend it for others.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

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AG
IT Infrastructure Manager with 201-500 employees

The type of product you get depends on what you want to protect, how you want to protect it, and how many people will be accessing FortiWeb.

What we have now is working fine.

I would rate FortiWeb as an eight (out of 10).

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VK
Senior Cyber Security Engineer at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

The solution protects a web server with more than 1,000 users making use of the solution. 

The solution is good. It has a preferable price, stability and security, all which recommend it to other users. My only issue is with the machine learning. 

I rate Fortinet FortiWeb as an eight out of ten. 

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BF
GRC Security Consultant at Ionize

My advice to people would be to evaluate the marketplace against your requirements and choose appropriately. Fortinet does operate at the enterprise level. It is listed on the Australian standard and it does carry Australia's approval for common criteria. So it does address the requirements needed for security for the assessments. Not every product can.  

On a scale from one to ten (where one is the worst and ten is the best), I would rate this Fortinet solution as a seven-out-of-ten because of user administrative controls, usability, and price.  

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YA
Tech Manager at Global tec

In the version of Fortinet FortiWeb that we have, it does not include the scanner. We cannot access every feature. If you have all the popular products, you can use the system perfectly to connect everything. 

Fortinet can improve the security firebase in support for HTTPS and the CPU with additional configurations. On a scale from 1 to 10, I would rate Fortinet FortiWeb a two.

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OR
Senior Network Security Planning at Ooredoo Kuwait

I would rate it a seven out of ten. A seven and not a ten because of the antivirus issue. 

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Ahmet Coruk - PeerSpot reviewer
Co-founder at Korunet

The solution can be deployed on-premise and on the cloud. We have been working with governments in Turkey and they tend not to trust their data on the cloud and choose on-premise deployments. However, many companies here are moving to the cloud.

I would recommend this solution to others.

I rate Fortinet FortiWeb a nine out of ten.

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it_user239088 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Information Security Engineer with 1,001-5,000 employees

It is a great product, but be careful with version upgrades.

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PK
Jr. Engineer at a computer software company with 5,001-10,000 employees

We have been using Fortinet for four years and internally we are using Cisco.

We would certainly recommend this product.

I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.

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it_user136506 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director with 51-200 employees

Evaluate the product first and compare it to what you are used to and what you want. It provides very good value for money, but if the budget were there, I would probably choose another vendor in certain circumstances.

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MC
Full support analyst at Gruppen

As I am a Fortinet partner, I make use of many of its products. 

I like the FortiWeb products. 

I rate Fortinet FortiWeb as a nine out of ten. 

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FC
Information security officer at a financial services firm with 1-10 employees

Be sure that the security is correctly configured and all the attack patterns are covered. Make sure to do an independent assessment of the security. 

I would rate it a nine out of ten. We are very satisfied with it. 

We have an issue when the underlying web protected generates a logout and we want the authentication portal to recognize that the application has been logged out. When the underlying application generates a logout, the portal does not recognize the logout. I would like a way for the FortiWeb portal to easily recognize the portal. 

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it_user293079 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Analyst at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

Thorough review of architecture is required. It’s recommended to get it deployed by authorized FortiWeb vendors. Attention to the rules is a must. Otherwise, it might lead to lots of false positives.

Fortinet WAF can also be integrated with SIEM, which could be beneficial for centralized monitoring.

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SC
Director at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

I would advise getting the right engineer. You need someone who is a specialist, and that's very important.

I would rate it an eight out of 10. 

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MS
Presales Solutions Architect at Hilal Computers

We are a solution provider and system integrator company. We work for DCC countries. We deal with Fortinet, Meraki, Sophos, Check Point, Barracuda, and Juniper SRX solutions.

Fortinet FortiWeb is comparable to Barracuda. We don't have many customers for Fortinet WAF, and we couldn't get that much good feedback. We mostly use Barracuda WAF. We use it even in the cloud environment. 

Fortinet is fine on the firewall side. We haven't sold many Barracuda firewalls, but for WAF, we mostly use Barracuda. We prefer Barracuda because they provide good training, and they always follow up. Customers also prefer Barracuda or any other WAF service. Customers receive good support from Barracuda. Fortinet WAF is rare. 

I would recommend this product only based on customer requirements. At the end of the day, how you install, configure, and meet customer requirements are more valuable. I never place a product ahead of a customer. Fortinet WAF might not be suitable for certain customers. Similarly, Barracuda WAF might not be suitable for certain customers. I always get customer requirements and then supply the product according to their requirements.

I would rate Fortinet Fortiweb a five out of ten. It is neither good nor bad.

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MH
Information Security Specialist at a financial services firm with 201-500 employees

In my opinion, F5 is the best solution in the world, whereas Fortinet FortiWeb would be second.

I have heard that Barracuda is a good solution, but I have not worked with it. In my experience, F5 is the better solution.

I would rate Fortinet FortiWeb a seven out of ten.

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EB
Netwerk and Security Specialist at a healthcare company with 501-1,000 employees

Every external solution acceptable for work will use FortiWeb. We do have three or four FortiWeb solutions now and if there is anything we need to share through the internet, it's going to be through FortiWeb.

In terms of advice, I'd say take a good look at the support side of the help documents. There a very good document cycle on the Fortinet website. There's a lot of information. Get to know the solution.

I would rate this solution eight out of 10.

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willie.Na. - PeerSpot reviewer
System Engineer at Trans Business Machines Ltd

I rate this solution seven out of 10. 

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MT
Cyber Security Division Manager at 3SC Security Solutions Services and Consultant

FortiWeb is a security product that I can recommend. My advice for anybody who is implementing this type of solution is not to simply believe the words of the vendors. Test the product in your environment and then you can select the best one for your needs. A lot of vendors nowadays will tell you that they are the best, but the best thing to do is test each of the products inside your network.

The roadmap that the vendor has for this product is good. They have a lot of extra features that they are developing for future releases. They have an amazing R&D team, they know the competition, and they know the market. In my department, we find that it is amazing and are not searching for additional functionality.

I would rate this solution a ten out of ten.

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it_user406593 - PeerSpot reviewer
Engineer at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

I advise being careful with the upgrade procedures. Also, it is a good idea to use Fortinet for a 60-day trial. That way, you can do a lot of testing on your own before deploying it. Using the VM (virtual machine) you can save a lot of time, can do proofs of concept and avoid opening tickets asking basics questions.

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DI
SE at a comms service provider with 11-50 employees

If you are looking to be partner with Fortinet, you have to buy licenses. Not even VMs are free to partners.  

Fortiweb in essence, needs to become part of Fortigate. Fortinet is not suitable for SMB customers since you have to deploy several boxes in order to get thing right. Also, speed of deployment is important and that isn't fast with many boxes. 

On a scale from one to ten, I would rate this product a solid seven. It's a good product. 

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RF
Head of Security systems department at Zerde Business Solutions

I would rate it an eleven out of ten. 

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it_user389823 - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of Security at a tech company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Look at the PRICE and the PERFORMANCE.

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MH
Security Engineer at a tech consulting company with 51-200 employees

I would recommend this solution to others. Additionally, I would recommend F5.

I rate Fortinet FortiWeb a nine out of ten.

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it_user134931 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Support Engineer at a consumer goods company with 51-200 employees

FortiNet shows me the health of the entire network. Evaluate how you would use FortiNet UTM. Look for the solution which fits your business infrastructure requirements such as VPNs, firewalls, application and web filtering, throughput, and most of all, which device which gives you the best performance.

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Ali Rochmat - PeerSpot reviewer
Sales Manager For State-Ownership Enterprise at PT EDI INDONESIA

I rate Fortinet FortiWeb an eight out of ten.

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Anupama Perera - PeerSpot reviewer
Marketing at Bluechip Technical Services Pvt Ltd

I rate FortiWeb nine out of 10. I would recommend it.

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it_user821967 - PeerSpot reviewer
Viznet Bilişim Hizmetleri

Here's how I would break down my rating of this product:

  • Session Management: 10 out of 10 
  • Security: 10 out of 10 
  • Stability: 10 out of 10
  • Health check feature: eight out of 10.

If your goal is security, FortiWeb is your best choice.

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it_user430797 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Engineer at a mining and metals company with 1,001-5,000 employees

It is an easy-to-manage, great product for a small office.

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it_user321963 - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Security Leader at a government

It has a good quality/price relationship. The web vulnerability scan module is useless.

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it_user976896 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Engineer at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

While I have not done comprehensive testing with FortiWeb, I have no complaints so far.

My advice for anybody who is considering this product is that if they are not very advanced in terms of technical training, this product is a good choice because it is very simple to implement.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

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FS
Technical Advisor at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

I rate it eight out of 10. I understand that a 10 is for products that not only execute smoothly but are also easy to use and manage, even when used on a multi-site corporation.

Take at least the Fortinet online course, or make sure that your reseller has experienced professionals.

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MA
Security Technical Manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

I would recommend this solution. I hope they are able to make some changes to compete with other solutions, such as F5 and Citrix.

I rate Fortinet FortiWeb a seven out of ten.

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ZM
Solutions Architect at a computer software company with 5,001-10,000 employees

I would recommend this solution to others if they can afford it. We plan to continue using this solution. It is a good solution, and the customers are quite happy using it. 

I would rate Fortinet FortiWeb a nine out of ten.

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TA
Senior solution architect at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees

I would recommend this solution to others who are interested in using it.

I plan to continue with my usage of this solution in the future. It's a good product, but if they could better the stability, it would be great.

I would rate Fortinet FortiWeb an eight out of ten.

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it_user394836 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Administrator at a local government with 501-1,000 employees

Look at sizing. And if you are a 24/7/365 shop, get two for HA.

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PK
Engineer : Cyber Security & Telecommunication at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

Our company is a Fortinet partner.

I'd rate the solution at a seven out of ten.

In terms of functionality, it does a perfect job, however, when you have to integrate with third-party tools, that's where you might have issues. Going forward, maybe what Fortinet needs to do is to ensure that they don't have integration issues with the other big vendors that are common in terms of what's deployed out there. Someone might want FortiWeb, however, for example in my case where a bank needed to integrate that with Jamalt or HSM for description, they have to do their homework. 

When you're dealing with financial clients, they need to have seamless integration and not to have these challenges where it would take time to fix as an issue. That should be figured out pre-deployment. Companies in banking can't wait for clients to point out that this is an issue. They have to attend to it beforehand and resolve issues to meet expectations. 

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FO
Technology Consultant at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

FortiWeb is easy to operate with a reasonably high level of protection. FortiWeb provides multiple deployment options with a physical or virtual (FortiWeb-VM) appliance, and acts either as a reverse/transparent proxy or out-of-band. It is also available on AWS and Azure.

I would advise requesting a PoC test with a learning policy.

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MB
System Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

The interface has been a pain in the past but now with the later version, 2.2, the user behavior analysis has improved. Before when you want to deploy an application, for example, you needed to have a login page and make sure to search for the user behavior and all the interactions. That way, you could generate flexible usage for that application. Now that's automated, so apart from that, there's no huge report or feature that we would like to improve.

I would rate this product a ten out of ten.

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SI
Manager at a government with 201-500 employees

I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.

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PW
CEO at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

Evaluate this product against other vendors out there.

We were previously a partner.

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JC
Products Specialist at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

I would rate this solution as seven out of ten.

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it_user267984 - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Security Expert at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees

In my opinion, the FortiGate appliances, and especially the D series, are really powerful ones and worth providing for your network.

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DJ
Network System Administrator at a computer software company with 201-500 employees

It is a really good product. It is worth using in your network.

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it_user818139 - PeerSpot reviewer
Security Consultant at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

Be sure to look at industry reviews, they have good knowledge about threat intelligence.

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it_user256842 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Admin at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees
  • Be aware of logs.
  • Does not compare with Check Point about finding policies.
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it_user175359 - PeerSpot reviewer
Security Expert at a tech services company

It is a good option, keeping in mind pricing and features.

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FP
Technical Presales Engineer at a comms service provider with 11-50 employees

We're using the latest version of the solution.

Usually, for our security programs, I'm using on-prem. For now, in my experience, the typical Indonesian customer is using on-prem, as they worry about using the cloud, as the data cannot be stored in HR and it's actually often stored in another country. 

It's my understanding that we'll continue to use the solution for a while to come.

Overall, I would recommend the product. On a scale from one to ten, I'd rate it at an eight. If it had a better interface and/or better pricing, I might rate it a bit higher.

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it_user200313 - PeerSpot reviewer
Security Consultant at Accenture

Check the market before implementing it... because I didn’t get the chance to do so.

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DD
Network Security Engineer at Technicom Mali

I rate FortiWeb at eight out of 10 because it is good at what it does but I think it could do more, like combining DDoS protection.

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RR
Jefe de Venta Especialista de Seguridad Informatica at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

I would rate this solution a ten out of ten.

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Buyer's Guide
Fortinet FortiWeb
April 2024
Learn what your peers think about Fortinet FortiWeb. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: April 2024.
767,995 professionals have used our research since 2012.