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Vendor: Fortinet
4.2 out of 5
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As of June 2025, the mindshare of Fortinet FortiGate in the Firewalls category stands at 21.4%, up from 17.8% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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CategoryFirewallsMay 31, 2025Download
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Educational Organization
18%
Computer Software Company
14%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
5%
Government
5%
University
4%
Retailer
4%
Healthcare Company
3%
Construction Company
3%
Media Company
3%
Hospitality Company
2%
Non Profit
2%
Energy/Utilities Company
2%
Insurance Company
2%
Real Estate/Law Firm
2%
Legal Firm
2%
Outsourcing Company
2%
Wholesaler/Distributor
2%
Performing Arts
1%
Transportation Company
1%
Recreational Facilities/Services Company
1%
Consumer Goods Company
1%
Pharma/Biotech Company
1%

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IT Consultant at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Verified user of Fortinet FortiGate
May 22, 2025
Cloud features enhance security measures and simplify network management

Pros

"The scalability is easy with switches and access points that are basically plug-and-play for the most part."

Cons

"For Fortinet FortiGate, their code development would definitely be something they need to improve on to reduce vulnerabilities that need to be patched. "
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IT Professional at a wholesaler/distributor with 51-200 employees
Verified user of Fortinet FortiGate
May 29, 2025
Ease of setup and cost-effectiveness but support needs improvement

Pros

"The primary feature I appreciate about Fortinet FortiGate is the ease of setup."

Cons

"The AI with Fortinet FortiGate is not very well integrated on their devices, and their cloud infrastructure is not as good as Cisco's. "
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Brian M. - PeerSpot user
Network Administrator at a educational organization with 501-1,000 employees
Verified user of Fortinet FortiGate
May 29, 2025
A solid firewall with straightforward management and robust capabilities

Pros

"It is pretty straightforward to manage and has robust capabilities. I appreciate that Fortinet FortiGate can be a central controller for other Fortinet products, such as switches and access points. "

Cons

"It's one of the more expensive brands."
RS
Senior Network Consultant at Visionet Systems Inc.
Verified user of Fortinet FortiGate
Nov 26, 2024
Has enables a reduction in our security budget

Pros

"I'm looking forward to FortiGate's dashboard features, insights, application oversight, and monitoring, which could help us significantly."

Cons

"The configuration part was challenging, especially converting configurations from another OEM to FortiGate."
Boaz Katabazi - PeerSpot user
Network &Security Engineer at Natioanal Drug Authority Uganda
Verified user of Fortinet FortiGate
Apr 14, 2025
Provides good application control and security, and it's user-friendly

Pros

"Application control and the web filter are the best features of Fortinet FortiGate. "

Cons

"Its pricing can be better. "
FS
General Surgery Specialist at Helwan University Cairo
Verified user of Fortinet FortiGate
May 17, 2025
Comprehensive traffic management and explore improve initial setup processes

Pros

"Fortinet FortiGate is among the best options in the market."

Cons

"They could simplify their deployment process, especially when customers have existing devices. "
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Senior Network Engineer/ Security at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees
Verified user of Fortinet FortiGate
May 31, 2025
Ease of deployment and cost-effective but has occasional support challenges

Pros

"It's very similar to a Cisco firewall, yet less expensive."

Cons

"From a support perspective, I had more issues that I didn't think the person on my case handled the way I was expecting. We called them for a geolocation issue and we didn't get any proper assistance."
Rizki Arya Indracahya - PeerSpot user
Information Technology Infrastructure Section Head at a consumer goods company with 11-50 employees
Verified user of Fortinet FortiGate
Apr 26, 2025
Product version discussed: 7.2.1
Does its job effectively and protects our environment

Pros

"The best features of Fortinet FortiGate are that it does the job effectively and protects our environment. "

Cons

"We faced difficulties with the configuration because there are many features we could optimize using Fortinet FortiGate, but our reseller didn't have a good understanding of it. So, we just use it on a basic level, not with the best practice for using FortiGate."
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Taha Turkestani - PeerSpot user