We performed a comparison between Azure Firewall and Fortinet Fortigate VM based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Based on the parameters we compared, Azure Firewall seems to be the more favorable choice. Fortinet Fortigate VM is more expensive; it includes fewer features; and its support team is less efficient. Users also have yet to see an ROI.
"The solution can autoscale."
"The initial setup is straightforward; Azure Firewall does not have a complex implementation process. It is very simple; you just need to enable the service within Azure. It does not require any maintenance because it is managed by Microsoft, that is, it is a fully managed service."
"I think that one of the best features is definitely the premium version, along with the IDPs in terms of the intrusion detection and prevention system."
"It is easy for me to protect certain ports or even the IP addresses, as well as do whitelisting, blacklisting, and the FQDN when we want virtual machines connected and to protect certain websites."
"The Layer four features are okay and meet my business needs."
"The most valuable feature is threat intelligence. It is based on filtering and can identify multiple threats."
"It provided ease of maintenance. If a new firewall was needed, we only had to run the pipelines for this. So, the maintenance was very easy."
"In terms of the reporting, it's beautiful. It integrates with Azure monitoring and with Azure policies. That piece is a big help. You can set governing policies and you can use the application firewall, as well as the Azure Firewall, to enforce those policies."
"The product is very stable, easy to troubleshoot, and configure, so it has reduced the time it takes for support."
"Initial setup is easy to configure."
"We are using the FortiGate 100D series. VPN, firewall, anti-malware, OTM, and intrusion prevention are useful features."
"The solution is very, very easy to use."
"I like several features that this product has, such as antivirus and internet navigation inspection. It is also simple to use."
"The simplicity of the configuration and the stability of the product are most valuable. The VPN concentrator is very useful."
"The SD-WAN is the most valuable feature."
"Good load balancing feature."
"There should be better monitoring and logging. Currently, it is put in Sentinel. It should be more seamless and from the interface."
"An Azure firewall is not a real firewall."
"For larger enterprises, they need to adjust the scalability."
"It needs a lot of improvement, especially on intruder detection. They are working hard on that."
"It is a cloud service, but the lending speed for each region is not always the same. For example, in China, the speed is slow. They need to think about how to make sure that the service pace or speed is always the same in all regions. It would be a great improvement if they can provide the same pace worldwide."
"Currently, it only supports IP addresses, so you have to be specific about the IPs that are in your environment."
"It's a little heavy compared to a FortiGate or other firewalls."
"The product could be made more customizable."
"It should provide better visibility over the network and more information in the form of reports for the end users. Its installation should also be easier."
"This product needs to have an analysis feature, rather than having the analysis done through the integration of a different product."
"Some configuration elements cannot be easily altered once created."
"NGN, reporting and controls."
"Pricing for it is a bit high. It could be cheaper."
"Currently, without the additional reporting module, we only have access to basic reporting."
"FortiGate should have a better way of detecting and managing the system memory because otherwise if the memory is too low, a system restart is required."
"If they had better integration with security products, such as Cisco ISE or Rapid Threat Containment, then it would be an improvement."
Azure Firewall is ranked 16th in Firewalls with 33 reviews while Fortinet FortiGate is ranked 2nd in Firewalls with 306 reviews. Azure Firewall is rated 7.2, while Fortinet FortiGate is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Azure Firewall writes "Easy to use and configure but could be more robust". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fortinet FortiGate writes "It's a reliable solution that's easy to install and cheaper than competitors ". Azure Firewall is most compared with Fortinet FortiGate-VM, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Palo Alto Networks VM-Series, Microsoft Defender for Cloud and Netgate pfSense, whereas Fortinet FortiGate is most compared with Sophos XG, Cisco Secure Firewall, Netgate pfSense, Meraki MX and Check Point NGFW. See our Azure Firewall vs. Fortinet FortiGate report.
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