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Kofi Osei-Appaw
Consultant
Consultant at WorldNet ICT Solutions Limited
Aug 28 2019
What is most valuable?
This solution has many good features. The security features are about the best that I've seen anywhere. I really like the fact that I am able to generate FortiCloud reports.What needs improvement?
FortiWAN was supposed to help in doing intersite linking, but we've realized that most of the ISPs use BGP. FortiWAN supports OSPF but does not support the BGP protocol. This is a problem for us because without BGP they are not doing anything, and we've had to pack them up. I would like to see the… more»What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The pricing for this solution is good.What other advice do I have?
This is a product that I recommend. I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.
Mohamed-Maher
Real User
Network Administrator at Mashreq Group
Aug 27 2019
What is most valuable?
The solution helps me to do internal routing and to configure interfaces. FortiMail works on the profile.What needs improvement?
I would like it if the solution could be more affordable.What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
My company pays around 28.000 Egyptian Pounds per year for this program. It is rather expensive in my opinion.If you previously used a different solution, which one did you use and why did you switch?
My company previously used a software but when using an anti-spam solution as a hardware, it's better than an application, because an application could be corrupted.What other advice do I have?
I rate this program a ten out of ten, because it's configured right. The person who configured it actually knows what the real function of anti-spam is. It protects me from cryptography. I do see some… more»Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We compared it to Sophos, but it is more for users that aren't IT experts. It is so easy that anyone can use it - even my young child can configure Sophos. But for Fortinet, you need an IT expert… more»
KevinTafuro
Real User
IT Manager at Cloudjet
Aug 28 2019
What is most valuable?
FortiVPN I think is the only one vpn that can be shared with customers and employees, however another features is FortiVM that allow us to have onne solution from… more»How has it helped my organization?
Great logging analsys with fortianalyzerWhat needs improvement?
Docker Container to have a good integration with kubernetes and more throughput as Cisco FPWhat's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
We pay an annual license fee. It is rather expensive so I would like to perhaps see a drop in price in the future.If you previously used a different solution, which one did you use and why did you switch?
I used Palo Alto NG Firewalls before but I wasn't impressed by the features it offer and the price was also too high.What other advice do I have?
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… more»Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I didn't evaluate other options because I like the experience I had with Fortinet, so I simply prefer Fortinet.Dave Winkel
Real User
President with 1-10 employees
Jun 07 2019
What do you think of Fortinet FortiGate?
What is our primary use case?
Our primary use for this solution is as an SMB boundary firewall, and we now use their Security Fabric.How has it helped my organization?
This is a quality product with ok support, and it is better than the competition we've tried.What is most valuable?
Security Fabric makes VLANs a breeze. It impresses customers, as well as saves them money over the long run when comparing apples to apples.What needs improvement?
FortiOS is not simple. Too many people think it should be simple to use, but the complexity of the product makes that impossible.For how long have I used the solution?
Seventeen years.How are customer service and technical support?
The support for this solution is ok.
E Beernink
Real User
Netwerk and Security Specialist at a healthcare company with 501-1,000 employees
Jul 15 2019
What is most valuable?
It's the extra security that is the most valuable feature. You have insight into your traffic. There are some great insights into what utilities hackers are trying to exploit. It blocks a lot of stuff from the internet.What needs improvement?
The solution is rather complicated. If you know what to do, it's not bad, but it's complicated for a first time user to configure the solution. What I'd like to improve are the custom signatures. If you want a good security solution, you have to get in kicking high for things that are getting… more»What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
You can set up licensing on a monthly or yearly basis. I'm not sure about pricing.What other advice do I have?
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… more»Real User
Network Engineer at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Nov 12 2018
What do you think of Fortinet FortiGate?
What is our primary use case?
Our primary use case is for our small company. It is basically for users on the LAN-side. So, it is just for browsing mostly.What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature is the policy routing and application control. In addition, the firewall will act as a call-switch. So, the performance within the LAN is good.What needs improvement?
The UI could be improved.For how long have I used the solution?
More than five years.How is customer service and technical support?
We sometimes wait 30 to 40 minutes to get a tech engineer. But, then they are pretty good. Whenever I call for a problem they will assist me and correct me and they will fix up the call. Only one they are sure we have solved the problem will they disconnect from the call.…
MaheshPatel
Real User
Sr. Corporate Marketing Executive at a tech services company
Jul 17 2019
What do you think of Fortinet FortiGate?
How has it helped my organization?
Single pane of glass management Easy GUI for monitorsWhat is most valuable?
FortiGate is really strong in the following: UTM IPS-like Antivirus App control AntiBotnet Anti-Spam web content filtering L3 routingFor how long have I used the solution?
We have been using it for the last five years.What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Stability is fine. I rebooted after 755 Days from the date of installation.What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Scalability is Fine.How are customer service and technical support?
Customer Service: Partner support is very good. Technical Support: FortiGuard Service is also good with the push method update.If you previously used a different solution, which
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Chingiz Abdukarimov
User
Senior Network & Security Engineer at a cloud provider with 51-200 employees
Jul 26 2019
What is most valuable?
Good VPN, both IPSEC and SSL (web-mode, tunnel-mode). An engineer/network administrator has tools to debug VPN issues that can occur during tunnel setup with other… more»How has it helped my organization?
Better manageability (opening and closing ports/services/addresses is very quick). Outstanding reporting tools when coupled with FortiAnalyzer (Fortinet's log collector… more»What needs improvement?
I think there could be more QoS features in GUI. FortiGate has Traffic Shaping that is enough in most cases, but sometimes I just need 802.1p prioritizing (Class of… more»What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Setup cost may be not so low, as you expect, because it depends on different factors, but TCO for 5 years may pleasantly surprise you.If you previously used a different solution, which one did you use and why did you switch?
We used an old IPS from Cisco. We switched because of End-of-Support on that device.What other advice do I have?
Many interesting things are hidden in CLI, they can help you in different situations. Web-interface (GUI) is primarily intended for day-to-day routine. Don't underestimate… more»Which other solutions did I evaluate?
Palo Alto, Cisco ASA, CheckPoint
YousefAltaj
Reseller
Tech. Manager at global tec
Jul 23 2019
What is most valuable?
FortiWeb offers machine learning in the latest product. Before that, there was an auto-learning feature. This fixed many problems. There are no false negatives now. Fortinet FortiWeb now has artificial intelligence and machine learning.How has it helped my organization?
With this product, you can secure all the Fortinet products together. I'm an entrepreneur. Most people fail in the publication of a firewall.What needs improvement?
What I would like to see improved in Fortinet FortiWeb will probably be included in the next release. The legal feature needs better step-by-step use of the form. We use the FortiGate guidebook for step-by-step instructions. But the FortiWeb guidebook is only is a demonstration kit which is not… more»What other advice do I have?
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… more»Panos Kre
Real User
User
May 01 2019
What do you think of Fortinet FortiGate?
What is our primary use case?
We primarily use this solution for our firewall, Application Control, QoS, IPSec, and SSL VPN.How has it helped my organization?
This solution has a very friendly GUI and CLI as compared to other vendors.What is most valuable?
The features that we have found most valuable are the SSL VPN and the user Portal.What needs improvement?
This product could be improved with active directory integration and better handling in IPsec and GRE Tunnels. There are not enough recent online materials to assist in integration with Cisco for VPN, GRE, and IPSec.For how long have I used the solution?
One to three years.What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Our experience with this solution is that it is stable and reliable.Which other
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Imad-Awwad
Real User
Group IT Manager at Malia Group
Sep 09 2019
What is most valuable?
This a user-friendly solution. Troubleshooting is very simple because you can see where the email was not delivered and why it would be considered as spam. For the IT team, it is important, because… more»What needs improvement?
The dashboard is small, it doesn't have a huge dashboard that you can rely on, you need another application to work with it, which is why they created FortiAnalyzer. This allows you to dig deeper if… more»What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
We are satisfied with the pricing of this solution. Licenses are based on everyone's needs. If you don't need the full bundle that includes everything, you have options for the small or medium… more»If you previously used a different solution, which one did you use and why did you switch?
Previously we used a different solution. We switched to FortiMail because our old solution was not good, or stable. We used many solutions before, including Sophos Email, and when you have a good… more»What other advice do I have?
Emails are dangerous to deal with. You need backdoors for all people, You don't have any control over it because you are not the person who's dealing with emails for the employees. Everyone is dealing… more»Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I was doing both the evaluating and testing. I had researched the internet for the leaders. I did not go with Gartner as they pay to gain leadership. I went to other sources. I went to reviews, and I… more»Yash Rana
Real User
Manager IT at OTE
Sep 26 2019
What is most valuable?
I think the spamming feature is very valuable. One of the features of FortiMail is the sandbox. If any suspicious or malicious thing is detected, it uploads to the FortiMail, and then to the database, and then it's checked. Once it's… more»How has it helped my organization?
The solution provides different tools and reporting so now one can prevent malicious spam coming through. You can put that on the blacklist, white list or accordingly. Based on the IP repetition score, there are so many things the… more»What needs improvement?
FortiMail is currently available in the appliance mode so I believe the technology can be improved a little. There are a lot of viruses and malicious things out there that can damage your environment. So I think they need to be analytical… more»If you previously used a different solution, which one did you use and why did you switch?
We used Trend Micro Gateway and another McAfee gateway, but Fortinet is a good product. We were using McAfee, the email gateway security filtering, anti-spam filtering.What other advice do I have?
The filtering is really effective to protect any mail environment of any company. I can definitely recommend this solution and my rating is a nine out of ten.Fortinet Projects
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Miriam Tover
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IT Central Station
Jul 10 2019
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Jul 23 2019
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Content Specialist
IT Central Station
Jun 13 2019
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People like you are trying to decide which one is best for their company. Can you help them out?
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Miriam Tover
Content Specialist
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Jul 30 2019
One of the most popular comparisons on IT Central Station is Cisco ASA vs Fortinet FortiGate.
People like you are trying to decide which one is best for their company. Can you help them out?
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Mehdi Gafsi
IT Manager with 51-200 employees
We are a medium size company with 120 employees across 3 offices and growing.
We are still debating between a cloud solution such as Zscaler Web Security or iboss and a physical appliance such as Fortigate 201E. Which Web Security Solution do you recommend?
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