We performed a comparison between Fortinet Forticlient and Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Of the two products, Fortinet Forticlient users find the deployment to be easier than Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business. They also find its price to be more reasonable.
"This is stable and scalable."
"The ease of deployment and configuration is valuable. It's very easy compared to other vendors like Sophos. Sophos' configuration is complex. Fortinet is a lot easier to understand. You don't need a lot of admin knowledge to do the configuration."
"Fortinet has helped free up around 20 percent of our staff's time to help us out."
"It is very easy to set up. I would rate my experience with the initial setup a ten out of ten, with ten being very easy to set up."
"The product's initial setup phase is very easy."
"The solution was relatively easy to deploy."
"Fortinet FortiEDR's firewalling, rule creation, monitoring, and inspection profiles are great."
"Exceptions are easy to create and the interface is easy to follow with a nice appearance."
"The solution's TNA feature blocks devices from entering the network that do not meet compliance protocols."
"It supports securely connections for VPN users from outside our environment during the lockdown."
"The most valuable feature is the single pane of glass, single point of management."
"The integration capabilities are good."
"It is very simple to use. I've used some of the others in the past, such as Cisco AnyConnect, which was a nightmare. I've used a couple of others, but FortiClient is very simple to use."
"I find all of the features valuable."
"Installation was easy."
"FortiClient has good signatures, good protection and, up until recently, it integrated really well with our firewall."
"The solution is secure."
"The main feature of this solution is it is easy to use."
"The signature update is done securely."
"Ability to specify the level of protection on devices,"
"The malware threat detection has been excellent overall."
"It has improved our performance and deployment."
"It has helped our company protect the confidential data of our customers."
"The security and vulnerability assessment features are valuable."
"The SIEM could be improved."
"Integration with Azure and SaaS provisioning tools could improve Fortinet FortiEDR."
"The solution is not stable."
"The EDR console should have more extensive reporting. You shouldn't need to purchase FortiAnalyzer. It should be included in the EDR part. The security adviser cloud platform could be improved with more options for exclusive or intensive rules for devices."
"The solution should address emerging threats like SQL injection."
"We'd like to see more one-to-one product presentations for the distribution channels."
"The support needs improvement."
"ZTNA can improve latency."
"The licensing feature of the product requires improvement since whenever the license expires, the tool logs out its users automatically, irrespective of whether they are on the network or not, which can be problematic for me."
"FortiClient's encryption key could be stronger so that it's not broken too easily."
"The user interface could be more inviting."
"It would be extremely useful to have an automatic updating feature."
"I would like to see an improvement in the web filter, because I think it can be more user-friendly."
"The solution has some issues with stability on the user side."
"The initial setup was probably more complex. The configuration was somewhat unclear."
"With Fortinet, some clients have to wait two to four days for a response. That is the biggest complaint from end customer about Fortinet's technical support."
"The installation is technical. You need to be certified."
"We would like to see improved performance and faster deployment in the next release."
"When I do a malware scan on my computer it takes a long while. This process could improve in the future. Additionally, the security could improve."
"The GUI mode in the product is an area with certain shortcomings since it looks old with the graphics provided by Kaspersky."
"I would like to see machine learning and AI as added features."
"It is expensive, it could be cheaper, so I think the solution's pricing could be better."
"We have had some problems with it comes to uninstalling it, so you have to make sure that you do everything right."
"The deployment could be better."
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Fortinet FortiClient is ranked 15th in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) with 86 reviews while Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business is ranked 12th in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) with 111 reviews. Fortinet FortiClient is rated 8.0, while Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business is rated 8.0. 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 Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business writes "Easy to setup, stable and good security use cases". Fortinet FortiClient is most compared with OpenVPN Access Server, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway, Ivanti Connect Secure and CrowdStrike Falcon, whereas Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, CrowdStrike Falcon, ESET Endpoint Protection Platform, Check Point Harmony Endpoint and Trend Micro Apex One. See our Fortinet FortiClient vs. Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business report.
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