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We performed a comparison between AWS Firewall Manager and Fortinet FortiGate Cloud based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Firewall Security Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed AWS Firewall Manager vs. Fortinet FortiGate Cloud Report (Updated: March 2024).
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Pros
"AWS Firewall Manager isn't a separate solution when you create the virtual private cloud (VPC), so you can control the traffic through that security group.""The most valuable feature is the centrally managed rule. I also like the central orchestration.""Also, the strength of the community is invaluable.""Once this solution is set up, we hardly have to touch it.""The interface is intuitive and it is easy for the users.""It has centralized cloud firewall management rules. It provides compliance in tracking and reporting."

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"The solution includes a very stable VPN and IPS.""Fortinet FortiGate Cloud has valuable firewall, SSL VPN, and web filtering features.""It covers all needs of our customers and works well. It is also easy to deploy and troubleshoot.""It's user-friendly.""FortiGate Cloud's key features are the user interface and ease of access.""The most valuable feature of Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is the logs are stored longer on this cloud version. If you have the on-premise version you will not be able to store the logs for more than one or two months.""The hardware is reliable, and their support is excellent.""The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate Cloud are the protection of internal and remote systems."

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Cons
"They could consider organizing and enhancing documentation in a more structured and chronological manner""Enabling and configuring the logging is not that straightforward.""I would like to see AWS add some UTM features to the firewall. It would also be great if AWS Firewall had native IPS/IDS. They have the separate IPS/IDS, GuardDuty.""The system should be more customizable.""This solution is suitable for a small-scale enterprise and may not scale up to a very high volume of traffic or a large number of servers.""It needs to be more employee-friendly, and the security management could be more efficient."

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"The platform's reporting and analysis capabilities need improvement.""We do find we get a bit of a lag.""The solution should allow users to keep the data for longer than the current periods. I can't get any historic data after more than a month. I would like to be able to, after a year, look for trends from the past 12 months. It would make things much easier.""Some configuration changes would be helpful.""Fortinet FortiGate Cloud could improve security. Some of my customers do not trust on-cloud solutions.""The licensing is a little bit confusing and needs to be improved.""The solution should include a commit button that allows for review of changes and deployments before they are submitted.""The command-line interface could definitely be improved in future iterations. It's lacking right now."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "The AWS Firewall Manager is a little on the costly side."
  • "The licensing is on a pay-as-you-go basis and we are billed monthly."
  • "From what I've heard from my colleagues, it appears that the pricing is competitive, which influenced our decision to choose this option."
  • "It is a cost-efficient product."
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  • "The price is over $1,000 USD annually."
  • "The pricing is mid-ranged, it's not very expensive but it's not the cheapest or most affordable in the market."
  • "The license does not include many of the features that are necessary, which means that you have to pay extra for them."
  • "It is expensive."
  • "The price of the solution is high compare to competitors."
  • "As with us, our customers need not pay for a license. One brings one's own."
  • "When comparing this solution to others it is less expensive and there is an annual license required."
  • "The pricing is competitive."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:It has centralized cloud firewall management rules. It provides compliance in tracking and reporting.
    Top Answer:They provide cost governance plans. We can choose a plan to suit our business requirements. It is a cost-efficient product.
    Top Answer:AWS Firewall Manager could provide more automation. It needs to be more employee-friendly, and the security management could be more efficient.
    Top Answer:Fortinet FortiGate Cloud has valuable firewall, SSL VPN, and web filtering features.
    Top Answer:Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is more inexpensive than other vendors.
    Top Answer:The platform's reporting and analysis capabilities need improvement.
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    Also Known As
    FortiCloud, FortiGate Cloud
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    Overview

    AWS Firewall Manager is a security management service which allows you to centrally configure and manage firewall rules across your accounts and applications in AWS Organization. As new applications are created, Firewall Manager makes it easy to bring new applications and resources into compliance by enforcing a common set of security rules. Now you have a single service to build firewall rules, create security policies, and enforce them in a consistent, hierarchical manner across your entire infrastructure.

    Using AWS Firewall Manager, you can easily roll out AWS WAF rules for your Application Load Balancers, API Gateways, and Amazon CloudFront distributions. Similarly, you can create AWS Shield Advanced protections for your Application Load Balancers, ELB Classic Load Balancers, Elastic IP Addresses and CloudFront distributions. Finally, with AWS Firewall Manager, you can enable security groups for your Amazon EC2 and ENI resource types in Amazon VPCs.

    FortiCloud can help with your wireless and security challenges in a number of ways. Our solution addresses common IT difficulties including time-consuming provisioning, high investment costs, complex management, vulnerability to advanced threats, and the need to easily scale with growth.

    Sample Customers
    Expedia, Intuit, Royal Dutch Shell, Brooks Brothers
    Black Gold Regional Schools, Amadeus Hospitality, Jefferson County, Chunghwa Telecom, City of Boroondara, Dimension Data
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company18%
    Financial Services Firm14%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Government6%
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    Comms Service Provider28%
    Manufacturing Company17%
    Computer Software Company10%
    Agriculture7%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company23%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    Financial Services Firm7%
    Comms Service Provider6%
    Company Size
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    Small Business50%
    Large Enterprise50%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business17%
    Midsize Enterprise12%
    Large Enterprise71%
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    Small Business61%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise23%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business30%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
    Large Enterprise52%
    Buyer's Guide
    AWS Firewall Manager vs. Fortinet FortiGate Cloud
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about AWS Firewall Manager vs. Fortinet FortiGate Cloud and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
    765,234 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    AWS Firewall Manager is ranked 8th in Firewall Security Management with 6 reviews while Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is ranked 5th in Firewall Security Management with 55 reviews. AWS Firewall Manager is rated 7.8, while Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of AWS Firewall Manager writes "Streamlining security and enhanced file transfer control". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fortinet FortiGate Cloud writes "Useful for routing and cloud security purposes but needs to incorporate XDR capabilities ". AWS Firewall Manager is most compared with Palo Alto Networks Panorama, Azure Firewall Manager, Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center, FireMon Security Manager and Skybox Security Suite, whereas Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is most compared with Fortinet FortiManager, Palo Alto Networks Panorama, FortiGate Cloud-Native Firewall (FortiGate CNF), Fortinet FortiPortal and ExtremeCloud IQ. See our AWS Firewall Manager vs. Fortinet FortiGate Cloud report.

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