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Categories and Ranking

Fortinet FortiGate
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Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
379
Ranking in other categories
Firewalls (2nd), Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions (1st), WAN Edge (1st)
Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Pl...
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
23
Ranking in other categories
WAN Optimization (2nd), Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions (7th), WAN Edge (7th)
Citrix SD-WAN [EOL]
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
22
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Featured Reviews

Vasu Gala - PeerSpot reviewer
A stable solution with an intuitive interface and quick customer service
I have been working with Fortinet FortiGate, WatchGuard, Sophos, and SonicWall. I'm not as comfortable with SonicWall because of their UI and limitations. I prefer Fortinet above all other options. When it comes to configuration, I am confident in my ability to handle various tasks, including creating policies such as firewall rules, web policies, and application policies. Additionally, I can configure VPNs and implement load balancing, among other tasks. Overall, I feel much more comfortable working with Fortinet. Fortinet has made significant improvements by integrating AI with firewalls for threat analysis and prevention. In the past 2-3 years, they have launched FortiSASE and SIEM, and they also provide SOC services. Both Palo Alto and Fortinet FortiGate are excellent. While Fortinet FortiGate comes at higher prices, the functionality and support justify the cost. They promptly resolve firmware issues and inform all support providers about configuration changes.
JOHN UNAMBA - PeerSpot reviewer
Integrated security features and robust support improve network management
The solution was installed across two branches for a financial institution. One location had a data center, and the other was a branch office. For SaaS applications, traffic broke out from EdgeConnect directly to the cloud. Applications using the data center were channeled through the MPLS link…
Rohit Ghorpade - PeerSpot reviewer
A scalable solution for MCN controller but lacks technical supports, upgrades
There are a few things that can be improved, are domain-based routing and the slowness of virtual parts, and it may be due to the wrong configuration, which we have been unable to find out. Previously, we faced some issues with the slowness part. Apart from that, feature like end gateway level antivirus. We are currently using a NetFlow proxy to establish a virtual position for the NetFlow. Our current environment has many use cases, but we are not using them on the Citrix SD-WAN. When I navigate the NCL part, it involves configuration. I want to highlight this disadvantage. Sometimes, when we push the configuration, it tries to push it to all branch locations. This process takes a lot of time, nearly 30 minutes, to push a single change from the NCL. Overall, I don't think Citrix meets our use cases what we have. This is based on my feedback after using it for the past year and working on this Citrix SD-WAN. However, from my experience, it is the worst solution I have seen. There's no domain-based routing, which is horrible. That's why we are moving to other products. We have checked our use case requirements with Fortinet, Palo Alto, and they meet them. I will consider the PoC or another OEM. There are many things in the area you need to be prompt, like the automation part. If any link or device goes down, alerting notification, etc. We need to perform and highlight so many things to your management. This should be improved.

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Pros

"Fortinet FortiGate's reliability is valuable."
"FortiGate's ability to perform as expected and fulfil our needs has been the most compelling feature for network security."
"We purchased Fortinet because of the pricing, its functionality, because it met our requirements, and the total cost of ownership over five years was quite reasonable. In the market, Fortinet is rated quite well."
"The wireless control is helpful."
"It's user-friendly and easy to operate."
"The primary feature I appreciate about Fortinet FortiGate is the ease of setup."
"Security management tool that's easy to integrate and easy to work with. No issues found with its stability and scalability."
"One of the best features of Fortinet FortiGate is that it's a very powerful equipment that gives many security features in a single box with good performance, and the user interface is friendly to use and configure."
"First and foremost, it enables the customer to deploy high availability connections. This kind of solution enables them to deploy these HA connections for policies mostly automatically. It's a more automated approach than with other vendors."
"The platform is valuable for bandwidth reduction."
"The most valuable features of Silver Peak VX are we can register our customers and they can receive free training and all the solutions features."
"At the moment, for us, it is a very good solution because it has all the features we need and it is not so expensive."
"We had several clients that were paying $7,500 a month for an MPLS line for one single 10 megabit circuit and we were able to take that from $7,500 a month down to $500 a month for two 10 megabits circuits that added redundancy where before they did not have redundancy and it gave them a much better throughput."
"I really love the auto-tunnel creation feature."
"The solution includes features for SD-WAN and WAN such as batch conditioning and optimization."
"The tool is easy to configure due to the existing pre-configured templates. It is easy to manage compared to legacy systems, which takes time. We can complete a site within 30 minutes. The tool's best feature is outdoor onboarding. You need to bring the box to the site with the internet. It is a simple plug-and-play. The solution offers a zero-touch procedure."
"The most valuable feature of Citrix SD-WAN is customization. You are able to customize the solution to your needs."
"The scalability and stability are quite good in general."
"The solution is brilliant, the way it calculates its paths and trails is great."
"The zero-touch deployment is most valuable for us."
"They have a zero downtime failover mechanism, where, when there's a link failure or a link weakness, or bad link conditions, they provide the ability to fail back seamlessly."
"The most valuable feature is its reliability."
"The VPN and the load balancing are the most valuable features."
"The reliability of connectivity is most valuable."
 

Cons

"I would like to see a more intuitive dashboard."
"I need user-behavior analytics, to find threat scenarios from inside the organization, insider attacks. That would be very helpful for us. In addition, I would like next-generation features for small and medium businesses. These businesses require UTM, all in one product. Fortinet must include it."
"I believe there is room for improvement in machine learning and AI in Fortinet FortiGate."
"They've become quite expensive."
"I would like reporting to be improved and should offer a lot more tools to monitor the products."
"A lack of integration between our data centers."
"It would be ideal if they had some sort of GUI interface for troubleshooting and diagnostics."
"Currently, without the additional reporting module, we only have access to basic reporting."
"If compared with Cisco, then Aruba's pricing is very aggressive."
"I would like to have a physical appliance to use with the orchestrator for managing all EdgeConnect appliances."
"Reporting is something that they can improve on."
"I guess the tool should give you a little more flexibility on what you can show on the main window, which can be an area of improvement."
"They have to implement more security with it. The security, mainly their firewall functions, have to be included in the firewall features."
"We would like to have better features for path selection. For example, if we know the network is going to go down then we would like to set up an alternate route for data packets in real-time."
"Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform needs to improve integrations with other vendors."
"Their WAN optimization in terms of wireless connectivity doesn't have a very good cellular capability."
"The communication around the life cycle would have been really helpful. The main issue we have had is related to the life cycle because some of the things that we are using were discontinued. They were discontinued within a year after we had purchased it, which is a bit painful. If we had known that, we would've made some other decisions."
"Overall, network security and next-generation firewall features are areas that they can improve on."
"I would like to see more customization to adjust for the WAN lock-out due to our unexpected power outages."
"Enhancements are needed to improve the stability."
"The reports need to be improved. We need to have them customized but they don't have that right now. I would like for them to have better system predictions. We don't have that right now. My system may be working fine right now but after making some changes, that can change."
"The initial setup could be a bit easier."
"I would like to either see the price reduced or have it packaged with other products to give better value for the money."
"Citrix SD-WAN does not have the SD-WAN with one optimization in a single license. Other competitors have this option and it should be added to this solution."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"In the Asian economy in which we operate, FortiGate is expensive."
"On a scale of one being cheap and ten being expensive, I rate the tool's price as an eight."
"The license of Fortinet FortiGate should be reduced."
"The Fortinet FortiGate security features cost approximately $1,500 a year. The firewall itself doesn't have a recurring cost. It's the security features on top of that that you pay for."
"Fortinet has one or two license types, and the VPN numbers are only limited by the hardware chassis make."
"I find it quite reasonable."
"The price is fair for what we get with FortiGate."
"The price of Fortinet FortiGate is better than Cisco, Check Point, and Palo Alto. In terms of pricing, it's probably a better-priced firewall solution overall."
"You can get both yearly and monthly options in licensing. It is not expensive."
"You typically will license the hardware and you license the software to access the hardware capabilities. The price will range anywhere from a hundred to $300 a month. There are no additional costs."
"The license for Silver Peak Unity EdgeConnect is paid annually."
"On a scale of one to ten, where one is low, and ten is high, I rate the pricing around five to six."
"You have to negotiate when it comes to pricing and licensing."
"The license could improve for Silver Peak VX."
"The licensing would be cheap if we compare it with the others, like Cisco."
"The pricing for this product is good."
"As NetScaler is now, I find it quite pricey."
"The price of the subscription should be cheaper."
"I'm not quite sure of the price ranges. Roughly, the hidden devices can scale up to $20K for one appliance. However, the branch CPs are USD $1,000 to $2,500."
"It is a bit expensive. A cheaper product would be good, but everybody likes things to be cheaper. We bought the devices up front, and then we pay for the annual support."
"Citrix SD-WAN is quite an affordable product."
"The price is relatively expensive."
"The license was a one-time purchase. It's expensive."
"It depends on the scale. In our case, it would have been better if we had known about the life cycling steps, but otherwise, it is worth the money."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
15%
Educational Organization
10%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Computer Software Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Legal Firm
7%
Computer Software Company
25%
Real Estate/Law Firm
11%
Educational Organization
7%
Government
5%
 

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Questions from the Community

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What is the biggest difference between Sophos XG and FortiGate?
From my experience regarding both the Sophos and FortiGate firewalls, I personally would rather use FortiGate. I know...
What are the biggest technical differences between Sophos UTM and Fortinet FortiGate?
As a solution, Sophos UTM offers a lot of functionality, it scales well, and the stability and performance are quite ...
What do you like most about Silver Peak NX?
The tool's most valuable feature is bandwidth optimization.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Silver Peak NX?
It is an affordable product and yet still a bit expensive.
What needs improvement with Silver Peak NX?
One area for improvement is the Intel support integration. The security could also improve.
What do you like most about Citrix SD-WAN?
It lowered our Internet costs and gave me the flexibility to choose providers based on each location's connectivity.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Citrix SD-WAN?
It is on the expensive side. I would give it an eight out of ten in terms of costliness. In my region, the approximat...
What needs improvement with Citrix SD-WAN?
The solution's licensing model could be improved. Citrix SD-WAN is a good product from a technical point of view. How...
 

Also Known As

FortiGate 60b, FortiGate 60c, FortiGate 80c, FortiGate 50b, FortiGate 200b, FortiGate 110c, FortiGate, Fortinet Firewall
Silver Peak NX, Silver Peak VX, Silver Peak Unity EdgeConnect
Citrix CloudBridge, WOC, NetScaler SD-WAN
 

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