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FatPipe SD-WAN vs Fortinet FortiGate comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 29, 2026

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Categories and Ranking

FatPipe SD-WAN
Ranking in Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions
23rd
Ranking in WAN Edge
20th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Fortinet FortiGate
Ranking in Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions
1st
Ranking in WAN Edge
1st
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
594
Ranking in other categories
Secure Web Gateways (SWG) (2nd), Firewalls (1st), Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) (1st), ZTNA (1st), Unified Threat Management (UTM) (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions category, the mindshare of FatPipe SD-WAN is 1.3%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Fortinet FortiGate is 8.7%, down from 19.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Fortinet FortiGate8.7%
FatPipe SD-WAN1.3%
Other90.0%
Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions
 

Featured Reviews

Akshay Kharkar - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Engineer at Manschaft IT Pvt Ltd
Beneficial technology, reliable, and simple deployment
Our client has a data center and all the applications servers and servers are in their data center. We design a solution, for all their branches. If they wanted to access the internet or the applications, they route traffic to their data center and then can access these applications with FatPipe…
Yati Gharat - PeerSpot reviewer
Chief Technology Officer at Litmus
Unified security management has simplified data center protection and optimized branch connectivity
In my opinion, a potential area of improvement for Fortinet FortiGate is that while it has a pretty good dashboard, which is not an issue as such, when we talk about hardware parameters, sometimes the hardware gets pretty heated up. Given the amount of traffic going through it, that is fine. However, the heat of the hardware has to be looked into. Fortinet FortiGate firewall is good, but other products like the switching part and all that fabric, in handling very audio-video traffic, sometimes it struggles on the switching part, but on the routing part, it is fine. On the firewall part, it is good; there is no issue as such up till now. Additionally, I suggest that Fortinet can add software which is in a controlled way, particularly regarding AI and ML. It should not happen that the AI/ML takes certain decisions which are not beneficial for the organization. The control should remain with the team members who are responsible for configuring this firewall.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"My advice to others is if you are looking for an SD-WAN solution then FatPipe SD-WAN is a good choice."
"The most valuable feature of FatPipe SD-WAN is it's based on SD-WAN technology."
"Fortinet solutions are very easy to implement, proven, certified and tested."
"The solution provides good threat intelligence feeds."
"From the security point of view, it works, and it does its job."
"Palo Alto did a good job on the IPv6 interfaces and security policies."
"I like FortiGate's zero-trust capabilities and protection against zero-day threats. Zero-day threat protection is critical because we're seeing constant changes in the threat landscape. The sandboxing and web access controls are also robust."
"Overall, this is a very good solution and I personally haven't had any problems with it."
"It has improved our organization with control data."
"Fortigate can mitigate all attacks, it can handle a lot, it has a good set of UTM features, a good bandwidth shaping mechanism, and other features."
 

Cons

"FatPipe SD-WAN can improve the price to scale the solution."
"The price could be improved."
"I wish Fortinet FortiGate's UI updates would be done in a more simplified way to improve it."
"The pricing could be reduced or include the first year warranty."
"I am looking to implement key authentication for admin access for the Fortinet product."
"The search tool needs improvement."
"Fortinet FortiGate can be improved by being more stable because when we look for logs or open a case, we always find a bug and then we have to upgrade it."
"Sometimes you do need to know some CLI commands, so it's a bit harder for technicians or new people that don't know it."
"I feel they need to work on the alert and event logs."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"There is a license to use Fortinet FortiGate."
"Fortinet FortiGate is expensive."
"The initial setup is super straight forward and as far as the licensing goes for the small product that we have, the pricing was pretty competitive. It wasn't as simple and as cheap as a SonicWall but for the service we would get it was a good price."
"Compared to other firewall products, it's a little cheaper in terms of pricing."
"The pricing is flexible."
"It is not the cheapest one, but its price is very competitive."
"We just pay a flat monthly fee to the vendor for the support."
"The pricing is reasonable."
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Comparison Review

it_user216600 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Technical Consultant with 51-200 employees
Jan 3, 2016
Sophos UTM vs. Fortinet FortiGate
I have used both Sophos and Fortinet products in production and I have found the Sophos UTM appliances (hardware and virtual) to be a better fit most of the time -- with a few caveats which I will touch on below. In both instances, the transition from TMG will be mostly straightforward. The main…
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Media Company
17%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Computer Software Company
11%
Retailer
9%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Computer Software Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
7%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business372
Midsize Enterprise138
Large Enterprise195
 

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What are the biggest technical differences between Sophos UTM and Fortinet FortiGate?
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Also Known As

FatPipe Symphony, Symphony, FatPipe Symphony SD-WAN, Symphony SD-WAN
Fortinet FortiGate Next-Generation Firewall
 

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Sample Customers

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Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, IBM, Cisco, Dell, HP, Oracle, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, Vodafone, Orange, BT Group, Telstra, Deutsche Telekom, Comcast, Time Warner Cable, CenturyLink, NTT Communications, Tata Communications, SoftBank, China Mobile, Singtel, Telus, Rogers Communications, Bell Canada, Telkom Indonesia, Telkom South Africa, Telmex, Telia Company, Telkom Kenya
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