We performed a comparison between ESET Endpoint Protection Platform and Fortinet FortiClient based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It is a scalable solution...The initial setup of Fortinet FortiEDR was straightforward."
"This is stable and scalable."
"Fortinet FortiEDR's scalability is quite good, and you can add licenses to the solution."
"The console is easy to read. I also like the scanning part and the ability to move assets from one to the other."
"The most valuable feature is the analysis, because of the beta structure."
"The price is low and quite competitive with others."
"Having all monitoring, response, tracking, and mitigation tools in one dashboard provides our analysts and SOC team with a comprehensive view at a glance."
"The stability is very good."
"The most valuable feature of ESET Endpoint Security performance."
"The maintenance is easy."
"Primarily used to protect computers from viruses and ransomware."
"The most valuable feature of ESET Endpoint Security is the antivirus for the endpoints."
"All of our devices are integrated with the solution."
"The most valuable features for me in ESET Endpoint Security are the antivirus feature and detection."
"ESET Endpoint Security’s most valuable feature is the management console."
"There are some great features in ESET Endpoint Antivirus when you are browsing on the internet. For example, they have a notification if within your LAN network something is suspected to be a threat. Additionally, the malware features are very good."
"The technical support from Fortinet and local vendors is good."
"The initial setup is easy."
"I think the solution is highly scalable."
"The initial setup of this solution is easy."
"The VPN has proven to be quite useful."
"Fortinet FortiClient can be used with FortiManager to observe all actions that are happening."
"This solution makes it easier to work from home."
"From an application perspective, this solution is stable."
"FortiEDR could add a separate scanning dashboard. In incident management, we prefer to remove the endpoint system from the environment and scan the system. We typically use Symantec for that, but if we want to use FortiEDR for that, then we need a scanning tab to clarify things."
"Cannot be used on mobile devices with a secure connection."
"The support needs improvement."
"It takes about two business days for initial support, which is too slow in urgent situations."
"I think cloud security and SASE are areas of concern in the product where improvements are required. The tool's cloud version has to be improved in terms of the security it offers."
"FortiEDR can be improved by providing more detailed reporting."
"Everything with Fortinet having to do with their cloud services. They need to invest more in their internal infrastructure that they are running in the cloud. One of the things I find with their cloud environment compared to others' is that they go cheap on the equipment. So it causes some performance degradation."
"There's room for improvement in the quick response time and technical support for integration issues, especially when dealing with multiple vendors."
"ESET should consider giving it application control."
"ESET Endpoint Security should offer more integration with multi-attack frameworks."
"The initial setup of ESET Endpoint Security was not complex because we have five years of experience. However, it is not as easy if we did not have the experience."
"The solution can improve the modules, and it is lacking centralized management and visibility of the endpoints."
"They could improve the solution by adding better ransomware features."
"ESET Endpoint Antivirus could improve the mobile device experience by having more coverage."
"I am a MAC user and my asset cybersecurity is continuously displaying warnings that I am not using their firewall."
"iOS compatibility for mobile security and parental control."
"The tool is expensive."
"One area that could be improved is cost, but you've got to pay for what you get."
"The initial setup was probably more complex. The configuration was somewhat unclear."
"Fortinet FortiClient could improve the compatibility with mobile applications that are allowed and sometimes they do not respond. However, Microsoft Windows applications are very good."
"I think that FortiClient can enhance the multifactor authentication."
"The solution can improve by adding new remote console or endpoint features to make the solution easier to use."
"More integration would be beneficial."
"The software inventory part is not yet up-to-date. It doesn't have a great interface, which is a disadvantage. I wish we could leverage it, but we don't use it at all because it's not that reliable."
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ESET Endpoint Protection Platform is ranked 9th in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) with 96 reviews while Fortinet FortiClient is ranked 16th in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) with 85 reviews. ESET Endpoint Protection Platform is rated 8.2, while Fortinet FortiClient is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of ESET Endpoint Protection Platform writes "Easy to set up with good security and rapidly improving capabilities". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fortinet FortiClient writes "Easy to set up and user-friendly with good support ". ESET Endpoint Protection Platform is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business, CrowdStrike Falcon, SentinelOne Singularity Complete and Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks, whereas Fortinet FortiClient is most compared with OpenVPN Access Server, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway, Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business and Fortinet FortiNAC. See our ESET Endpoint Protection Platform vs. Fortinet FortiClient report.
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