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Azure Firewall Manager vs Fortinet FortiGate Cloud comparison

Microsoft and Fortinet are both solutions in the Firewall Security Management category. Microsoft is ranked #10 with an average rating of 9.3, while Fortinet is ranked #5 with an average rating of 8.5. Microsoft holds a 2.5% mindshare in Firewall Security Management, compared to Fortinet’s 4.3% mindshare. Additionally, 85% of Microsoft users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 95% of Fortinet users who would recommend it.
Azure Firewall Manager
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85% willing to recommend
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95% willing to recommend
 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 4, 2024

Fortinet FortiGate Cloud and Azure Firewall Manager are products that compete in the cloud-based security management solutions category. Azure Firewall Manager seems to have the upper hand due to its comprehensive security features and robust scalability, appealing particularly to larger infrastructures.

Features: Fortinet FortiGate Cloud offers seamless integration with Fortinet's security ecosystem, advanced threat protection, and straightforward policy management. Azure Firewall Manager provides comprehensive threat intelligence, centralized management, and extensive scalability for large infrastructures.

Room for Improvement: Fortinet FortiGate Cloud could enhance its scalability options and provide more detailed documentation for complex deployment scenarios. It might also improve threat intelligence features to better compete with Azure Firewall Manager. Azure Firewall Manager could simplify its initial setup process and offer more cost-effective plans for smaller businesses. It might also provide more user-friendly interfaces to ease management tasks.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is noted for its user-friendly setup and responsive customer service, ensuring an easy transition to the cloud. Azure Firewall Manager, while more complex to deploy due to advanced security configurations, offers robust customer support with detailed setup guidance for complex environments.

Pricing and ROI: Fortinet FortiGate Cloud generally requires a lower initial investment, making it attractive for smaller businesses with competitive ROI. Azure Firewall Manager involves higher setup costs but offers a stronger ROI in environments needing extensive security management and scalability, potentially justifying the additional expense with its advanced features.

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Categories and Ranking

Azure Firewall Manager
Ranking in Firewall Security Management
10th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
4.8
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
Microsoft Security Suite (26th)
Fortinet FortiGate Cloud
Ranking in Firewall Security Management
5th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
80
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Firewall Security Management category, the mindshare of Azure Firewall Manager is 2.5%, up from 1.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is 4.3%, down from 5.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Firewall Security Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Fortinet FortiGate Cloud4.3%
Azure Firewall Manager2.5%
Other93.2%
Firewall Security Management
 

Featured Reviews

Sikkander Batcha - PeerSpot reviewer
Sikkander Batcha
DevOps Engineer at CloudIQ
Has managed traffic effectively but lacks visibility and advanced control features
Azure Firewall is typically behind other vendor firewalls because we don't see what kind of traffic is traveling through it. That is one drawback. The main drawback is that we need log support from Azure Firewall, which can be quite costly. There is no login feature in Azure Firewall because only the IAM feature is available in the Azure site; we manage it only through the Azure portal, not through any other portal. Other vendors, such as Palo Alto, provide GUI or CLI interfaces to manage their firewalls, whereas we only manage Azure Firewall through the Azure portal. In the future, I would like to see additional features in Azure Firewall Manager to make it more competitive, such as technologies like App-ID and User-ID that Palo Alto has. Azure Firewall currently only allows traffic based on layer four and sometimes layer seven, so they need to improve in those areas compared to other vendors.
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Firman Sanjaya
Security Engineer at Exclusive Networks
Cloud logs have supported long-term auditing but security vulnerabilities still raise concerns
It depends on the user. When he needs maybe data retention for one year, for three months or more, I recommend Fortinet FortiGate Cloud. If he doesn't want to set the log on FortiAnalyzer, I will recommend him with Fortinet FortiGate Cloud. It depends. As I mentioned before, if they don't have a syslog server or any other SIEM, I will recommend it. If they need an audit for one year of data retention, I will recommend it because it's worth the money for one year of log retention. It's straightforward. If I enable Fortinet FortiGate Cloud feature on the FortiGate on-premise or VM, it will copy the configuration on the cloud. Depending on my license, I can configure it or have it as read-only with a limited license. That's one of the main purposes of Fortinet FortiGate Cloud for me. The report doesn't have many templates, but the log retention is so good with one-year retention. If you compare it with the FortiAnalyzer or maybe with any other product such as a FortiSIEM template, with the limited license, you only get the 360 template, it's called. I think the security function, I mainly use it for configuration purposes and log retention purposes. The security is the same as the VM or the hardware, I think. The sandbox. I think it has it, but not a lot if you only have the default capability with only 10 files per minute. I think the user needs to be selective with the files that they want to send to the sandbox on the cloud.
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Quotes from Members

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Pros

"The solution is very easy to set up."
"We are utilizing Azure Entra ID for group labeling, so Active Directory, or now it is Entra ID, securing our application for everyone who accesses it, and Azure Firewall Manager is definitely securing our projects and all its features are fine."
"From a traffic management perspective, it's a good firewall because it's automatically scalable based on the traffic availability."
"The tool's support is good."
"The best feature of Azure Firewall Manager is that it is easy to maintain and configure."
"The most valuable feature of Azure Firewall Manager is the testing and configuration."
"Azure Firewall Manager centralizes network security management with a hub and spoke architecture."
"From a traffic management perspective, it's a good firewall because it's automatically scalable based on the traffic availability."
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"Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is easy to use."
"The VPN features are the most valuable."
"FortiGate Cloud boosts productivity because one solution covers all the requirements, features, and management functions. Staff can operate it with less security knowledge, so it decreases the workload of our security specialists. Anyone with training on the console can manage access to users and devices based on standardized structural services."
"FortiGate Cloud's most valuable feature is that it's 100% managed."
"The most valuable features are management and integration."
"The installation is very simple."
"The initial setup is relatively easy."
"It covers all needs of our customers and works well. It is also easy to deploy and troubleshoot."
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Cons

"The configuration and settings require substantial time for learning, particularly for new users. Improvements in ease of configuration would benefit users significantly."
"The configuration and settings require substantial time for learning, particularly for new users."
"There should be a simple one-click deployment for a firewall, rather than a set of setup instructions that include steps such as the DNS configuration, et cetera."
"The tool's security features need to improve. It needs also to include a monitoring system for logs. It is also complicated to find a query on the Azure firewall."
"The cost is a significant concern because we are in a region where the dollar is not our default currency, and converting to dollars makes it very expensive."
"The price is okay. This said, the solution is certainly expensive in comparison with other cloud services."
"The solution can improve the integration with open-source tools."
"Azure charges for many aspects including scaling, automated scaling deployment, and traffic management, which leads to higher costs."
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"When it comes to technical support, the problem we have found is that if an issue comes, it takes a day to get everything resolved. It could be faster. They can be better at optimizing how they answer tickets in terms of response times. There must be ways to make the process more streamlined. It would make it easier for their clients."
"I would like to see more reporting from the analysis improved in the future."
"The licensing is a little bit confusing and needs to be improved."
"Fortinet FortiGate Cloud should improve its pricing. Also, its support is slow in Vietnam."
"Currently with the solution, if you want to manage more than one FortiGate you have to use a VM, and a VM can control up to 10."
"We are seeking a solution that can monitor our network traffic running through 17 firewalls in Malaysia and Indonesia. We want a solution that can record and monitor all the logs from all the firewalls. We want to consolidate all our firewalls into one portal so we can monitor all the activities from all the firewalls."
"Having a built-in SOC solution like an XDR platform within the solution would be convenient for customers."
"I would like to see Wi-Fi management inside the firewall."
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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price of the solution is reasonable but it is reasonable for the features."
"The solution is certainly expensive in comparison with other cloud services."
"Unlike other firewalls, the cost of Fortinet FortiGate is low, and the functionality is nearly identical, which is why we chose it."
"The solution's pricing is good compared to that of Cisco and Meraki devices."
"The price of Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is reasonable when compared to Juniper and others, we are happy. We have a three-year subscription."
"The solution is neither cheap nor expensive."
"The pricing is mid-ranged, it's not very expensive but it's not the cheapest or most affordable in the market."
"We pay around $19,000 a year and do not pay for extra technical support."
"The license for Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is annual."
"Fortinet has only an annual payment method. There is no monthly payment option. They have only one standard license without any additional features."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
16%
Computer Software Company
15%
Educational Organization
8%
University
6%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Computer Software Company
11%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Financial Services Firm
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise2
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business50
Midsize Enterprise10
Large Enterprise22
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Azure Firewall Manager?
The pricing for Azure Firewall Manager is expensive. In our project, we have used both Palo Alto Firewall and Azure Firewall. Azure charges for many aspects including scaling, automated scaling dep...
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What needs improvement with Azure Firewall Manager?
Azure Firewall is typically behind other vendor firewalls because we don't see what kind of traffic is traveling through it. That is one drawback. The main drawback is that we need log support from...
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What is your primary use case for Azure Firewall Manager?
My customers are using Azure Firewall Manager, so I'm learning from both documentation and practical knowledge. I usually recommend Azure Firewall Manager for projects such as an animal hospital pr...
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Fortinet FortiGate Cloud?
I am very satisfied with the price and licensing cost of Fortinet FortiGate Cloud, rating it an eight out of ten.
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What needs improvement with Fortinet FortiGate Cloud?
It needs to improve the vulnerability that I found recently regarding the single sign-on from Fortinet FortiGate Cloud account. That became a concern for my user. The CVE that was leaked recently a...
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What is your primary use case for Fortinet FortiGate Cloud?
I am not a user at this time. I am a system integrator. Mostly firewall and network protection. Rarely with endpoint protection. I can say a partner and reseller, I think.
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Overview

Azure Firewall Manager is a security management service that provides central security policy and route management for cloud-based security perimeters.

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