We performed a comparison between Barracuda SSL VPN and Fortinet FortiClient based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about OpenVPN, Fortinet, Cisco and others in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN."The solution has good performance."
"It's an ideal gateway solution for small and medium businesses, i.e., around 300 devices can be easily handled."
"The setup is straightforward and hassle-free."
"The product is easy to connect."
"The most valuable feature would be that you can actually narrow down your session to one application on one server, which is really nice."
"It's a stand alone system that functions well."
"The Fortinet FortiClient is simple to use."
"From an application perspective, this solution is stable."
"What I like most about FortiClient is that it's easy to use. The way it displays information is very straightforward."
"Overall Fortinet FortiClient has good functionality."
"Secure and easy connect is the most valuable feature. It is a reliable solution, and it works."
"The product is user-friendly."
"Having a centralized console is a valuable feature. The Fortinet fabric is also very valuable where all different pieces talk together to secure our network and track the North, South, East, and West movement of files and data through our network."
"It's very stable."
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."
"Barracuda should find other ways to stir up interest about this product."
"There could be more security features included in the product."
"Reporting could be improved."
"Since it's not going to be getting any more software updates as per the end of this year, we have to move off to a different product.."
"There is lagging in some of the authentication tools to support the newer versions, this is happening because they are not supported."
"Working with Distribution sometimes comes at a cost due to a lack of knowledge of the current status of your licensing and products."
"The solution could be more secure. I would like to see more safety features."
"In terms of improvements, their SSL VPN tunnel can be a lot better. I've seen other products that have got much better VPN features than Fortinet. Some of my colleagues get this error called "License not available." When they get this error, they have to uninstall and reinstall it. This kind of problem is there, and sometimes, we have to open a case with Fortinet to resolve it. Their support is quick, so we are able to resolve and move forward. In terms of new features, when it is connecting, it should check the endpoint and say whether the end client is actually safe enough or whether there is a vulnerability. It should give a pop-up on the client itself. Because I'm on the admin side, I can also see this information in the log. However, if a non-IT user, such as a user from finance, is working on this and there is some problem, he or she would not know about this and would call IT admin to say that this is not working. If the users get a message explaining why and what is happening, it is easy for them to understand."
"Its stability can be improved. It is not as reliable as I would like it to be. There are times when things don't work quite right. Our biggest pain point is not related to Fortinet FortiClient and the whole scheme of things. It is related to one of the additional services called FortiGuard. They are the arm that does all of the updates to definitions, keeps all the signatures updated, and responds to new threats and whatnot. What we have found is that they react quickly, but sometimes their solutions aren't compatible with all of the components of the Fortinet security suite, specifically around FortiSandbox."
"Fortinet FortiClient should improve its visibility of the consumption of traffic and end-user action, which is very low."
"The features for application control and device control must be improved."
"The initial setup was probably more complex. The configuration was somewhat unclear."
Barracuda SSL VPN is ranked 18th in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 4 reviews while Fortinet FortiClient is ranked 2nd in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 84 reviews. Barracuda SSL VPN is rated 8.2, while Fortinet FortiClient is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Barracuda SSL VPN writes "Provides good scalability and has a simple setup process". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fortinet FortiClient writes "Easy to set up and user-friendly with good support ". Barracuda SSL VPN is most compared with OpenVPN Access Server, Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client, Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway, Check Point Remote Access VPN and SonicWall SMA, whereas Fortinet FortiClient is most compared with OpenVPN Access Server, Fortinet FortiEDR, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway and Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business.
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