We performed a comparison between Check Point Power-1 [EOL] and Fortinet FortiGate-VM based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Netgate, Fortinet, OPNsense and others in Firewalls."The CLI is robust and powerful, enabling rapid, consistent changes via SSH."
"Web filtering and two-factor authentication are great features."
"The security fabric is excellent."
"We are using the FortiGate 100D series. VPN, firewall, anti-malware, OTM, and intrusion prevention are useful features."
"Security management tool that's easy to integrate and easy to work with. No issues found with its stability and scalability."
"The interface is very user-friendly and I like it very much."
"The most valuable features are the possibility of having one fabric for switching on security."
"This solution has solid UTM features combined with a nice GUI."
"The VPN allows users to connect remotely and securely."
"The configuration, graphical interface and command line are easy to use."
"The IPS module is my favorite because of the security advantage reached with a few clicks and its automatic updates."
"An enhanced security solution for any kind of alert that we have configured."
"The most valuables features are the ease of use and deployment."
"It provides an ease of management and configuration as well."
"The policies are very valuable. They allow me to secure and manage future traffic effectively."
"The solution is stable."
"It's very easy to set up, even for more junior developers."
"FortiGate support could do some improvements on their IPv6 configuration. Right now it's still in the very early stage for utilizing in an enterprise level network environment."
"It could use better throughput on some of the smaller boxes for the branch offices."
"The initial setup is complex."
"It needs to improve its ISP load balancing."
"FortiOS is not simple."
"Improvement is needed in the Web Filter quotas to restrict users with allocated quotas."
"FortiGate is really good. We have been using it for quite some time. Initially, when we started off, we had around 70 plus devices of FortiGate, but then Check Point and Palo Alto took over the place. From the product perspective, there are no issues, but from the account perspective, we have had issues. Fortinet's presence in our company is very less. I don't see any Fortinet account managers talking to us, and that presence has diluted in the last two and a half or three years. We have close to 1,500 firewalls. Out of these, 60% of firewalls are from Palo Alto, and a few firewalls are from Check Point. FortiGate firewalls are very less now. It is not because of the product; it is because of the relationship. I don't think they had a good relationship with us, and there was some kind of disconnect for a very long time. The relationship between their accounts team and my leadership team seems to be the reason for phasing out FortiGate."
"The captive portal could be improved."
"Multi-factor authentication would have been a plus in security at the time."
"In terms of improvement, there have been some problems with the bandwidth of the security layer."
"We are experiencing a failed login issue. There should also be improvements in functionalities we store to enhance our services."
"The graphical user interface should be enhanced."
"The user interface could be improved."
"The operating system isn't stable, so it goes to memory counters every night."
"Web filtering is a feature that needs some improvement. There should be some additional features to allow active users to change their own passwords."
"Fortinet devices are acknowledged as highly potent and come with a notable cost. These devices offer extensive visibility, an array of configurations, and a range of security features. However, there's room for enhancement in their routing and switching security aspects, akin to Cisco's offerings. A noteworthy aspect here is Meraki, which offers cloud controllers. If FortiGate were to introduce a similar cloud management solution, it could strongly compete with both Meraki and Cisco products. Cisco operates in two sectors: enterprise and SMB. Particularly in the SMB market, they hold sway due to their convenient cloud management features. For instance, Meraki's cameras and wireless access points can be easily controlled through their cloud management portal. If FortiGate were to provide cloud-based management solutions for SMB customers, it could cater to a significant portion of the market, considering that a substantial number of customers fall within the SMB and mid-level enterprise categories."
"In the first two releases of FortiOS 5.6, we had some trouble with the SSL VPN service. Sometimes it stopped working, and the IPS daemon too."
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Check Point Power-1 [EOL] doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in Firewalls with 2 reviews while Fortinet FortiGate-VM is ranked 9th in Firewalls with 113 reviews. Check Point Power-1 [EOL] is rated 8.0, while Fortinet FortiGate-VM is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Check Point Power-1 [EOL] writes "Good intrusion prevention, firewall, and VPN capabilities". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fortinet FortiGate-VM writes "An easy-to-manage and configure tool that provides ample documentation to help with the setup phase". Check Point Power-1 [EOL] is most compared with , whereas Fortinet FortiGate-VM is most compared with Azure Firewall, Palo Alto Networks VM-Series, Fortinet FortiOS, OPNsense and Cisco Secure Firewall.
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