We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiClient and GravityZone Business Security based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The features that I have found most valuable are the ability to customize it and to reduce its size. It lets you run in a very small window in terms of memory and resources on legacy cash registers."
"The setup is pretty simple."
"NGAV and EDR features are outstanding."
"Fortinet has helped free up around 20 percent of our staff's time to help us out."
"The solution was relatively easy to deploy."
"Fortinet FortiEDR's scalability is quite good, and you can add licenses to the solution."
"Forensics is a valuable feature of Fortinet FortiEDR."
"Fortinet FortiEDR made our clients feel secure and more at ease, knowing that they had an EDR solution that would close the gap in their security posture."
"It works well and the performance is good."
"It's got a very friendly user interface."
"Fortinet FortiClient can be used with FortiManager to observe all actions that are happening."
"The VPN has proven to be quite useful."
"The EMS server gives us good control and central management."
"The service is centralized."
"This solution is very stable."
"The solution offers great stability."
"I like that the tool is a bit simple to use. In terms of handling phishing and rate mitigation, it is quite good. The product is stable. I rate it a perfect ten. The solution is scalable. I rate it an eight out of ten, with ten being the highest. The initial setup is straightforward. I have seen a return on investment."
"The most valuable feature of Bitdefender GravityZone Elite is its efficiency in finding threats, such as viruses and ransomware."
"The most valuable feature of Bitdefender GravityZone Elite is its ease of use."
"The ease of deployment via our RMM tool has been good."
"The product provides endpoint visibility and portal updates, which are very helpful."
"Offers network security protection. Management and maintenance of this solution is easy."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"GravityZone provides information about over-the-air data flow, standalone application security, and the infrastructure architecture required to meet the standalone security requirements of the complete SaaS infrastructure."
"The security should be strong for the cloud. Some applications are on-prem and some are on the cloud. Fortinet should also have strong security for the cloud. There should be more security for the cloud."
"The dashboard isn't easy to access and manage."
"Everything with Fortinet having to do with their cloud services. They need to invest more in their internal infrastructure that they are running in the cloud. One of the things I find with their cloud environment compared to others' is that they go cheap on the equipment. So it causes some performance degradation."
"Cannot be used on mobile devices with a secure connection."
"Making the portal mobile friendly would be helpful when I am out of office."
"We've encountered challenges during API deployment, occasionally resulting in unstable environments."
"We find the solution to be a bit expensive."
"We'd like to see more one-to-one product presentations for the distribution channels."
"I think that FortiClient can enhance the multifactor authentication."
"It would be interesting if the solution offered a way to try to investigate and create a use case to trace vectors."
"I would like to see endpoint detection and response included."
"Technical support needs to determine priority level based on the cases rather than the support package bundle."
"FortiClient is not communicating with the new version of the firewall."
"We would like Fortinet to add the function or the possibility to use all FortiClient features for free."
"I heard that Fortinet is going to enhance the firmware to have mobile versions. One is like Linux long-term support SCS and one with new features, but there is no support here. We spoke with the vendor multiple times, and they said that they will release these features soon."
"Fortinet needs to cover more areas where threats can come from."
"If an enterprise already has existing security features or products, GravityZone Business Security could integrate with them. This will make it a cost-effective solution without replacing their current setup."
"Bitdefender GravityZone Elite could improve the ease of use and add more features. Other solutions have more features such as Kaspersky Antivirus. For example, I could not remote connect with Microsoft Windows with Kaspersky Antivirus and the reports were better. Additionally, I have had difficulty ending tasks with solutions."
"Upgrades are heavy and require back up, making you feel like you're doing a fresh installation of this solution. Configuration can also be quite tedious if you want it to be configured based on your needs."
"Technical support could always be improved."
"From an administration perspective, the tool lacks functionalities related to RMM and MDM. The tool should offer add-ons, like RMM and MDM."
"The initial setup of Bitdefender GravityZone Elite was a little complex. It's not for the average home user. You need to know what you're doing and understand what you're doing. During the deployment, it took us approximately an hour and a half to understand fully the way we wanted it to be set up, and then from there, it wasn't too bad."
"When you have to change some of the settings, the initial setup can become complicated."
"There could be more security features included in the product."
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Fortinet FortiClient is ranked 15th in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) with 86 reviews while GravityZone Business Security is ranked 39th in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) with 12 reviews. Fortinet FortiClient is rated 8.0, while GravityZone Business Security is rated 8.4. 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 GravityZone Business Security writes "Has effective phishing handling capabilities". Fortinet FortiClient is most compared with OpenVPN Access Server, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business, Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway and Ivanti Connect Secure, whereas GravityZone Business Security is most compared with Bitdefender Total Security, Bitdefender GravityZone Enterprise Security, ThreatLocker Protect, Total Security and Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business. See our Fortinet FortiClient vs. GravityZone Business Security report.
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