We performed a comparison between FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) and Fortinet FortiGate based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Firewalls solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The tool's most valuable feature is IPS. In my experience, I haven't encountered any issues with integration. It easily integrates with the FortiGate solution. However, verifying through documentation and assessing their support is necessary."
"FortiGate Next Generation Firewall's design is good...I am very impressed with the product's stability."
"It is easy to install. There is not much complexity involved."
"I like the common administration and the possibility of adding Fortinet defense systems."
"The FortiGate Next-Generation Firewall is always updating. For example, if there is a big attack, they fix it in their firmware. They release new firmware with the necessary patches to address the vulnerabilities."
"The scalability is very good."
"Overall, I am satisfied with the product."
"The setup is easy."
"The web tutor and automatic rules by schedule are good features."
"Fortinet FortiGate is a security device. It can optimize security on the networks of a company. It actually protects the company from attacks from outside. With FortiGate, you can categorize the users. You can create a group of users that can access all of the websites for their work. You can limit other users' access."
"The features that prevent internet connections, the filtering are the most valuable because we did not have any internet protection before."
"The main benefit is the grouping of our security monitoring."
"This solution made it very easy to manage our bandwidth."
"The technical support in our region is excellent."
"The IPS is good. It protect my network from attackers."
"Layer-3 firewall and routing are the most valuable features."
"The product's data guard feature should support a USB port when the internet connection is unavailable."
"Technical support is not helpful."
"I see problems with the licensing. If I have to add a new feature, we need to add a license."
"Someone without certification and experience with other firewalls might find it a bit more challenging to grasp the FortiGate format and its platform layout."
"There have been several vulnerabilities in the firewall. It is hackable, some of the images are hackable."
"The solution must improve the support provided for customers around the globe, considering the time differences in different places."
"The product has to be upgraded every few weeks."
"The solution needs to improve its support."
"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 that the reporting needs to be improved."
"Fortinet already improved FortiGate, but in the current market, many brands of security devices have improved together. Fortinet still needs to catch up with market standards. Fortinet is lacking in features in comparison to competitors."
"They can do more tests before they release new versions because I would like to be more assured. We had some experiences where they release something new and great, but some of the old features are disabled or they don't work well, which impacts the product satisfaction. The manufacturer should be able to prove that everything works or not only that it might work. This is applicable to most of the other services, software, and hardware companies. They all should work on this. We cannot trust every new release, such as a beta release, on the first day. We wait for some comments on the forums and from other companies that we know. We always wait a few weeks before we use the updated version. They should also extend the VPN client application, especially for Linux versions. Currently, it has an application for Linux devices, but it doesn't work the way we want to connect to the VPN. They use only the old connection, not the new one. They have VPN client applications for Windows and Mac, but they can add more useful features to better manage the devices and monitor the current health of each device. Such features would be helpful for our company."
"The process of configuring firewall rules appears excessively complex."
"Fortinet needs more memory to save the log files. We need it to save the logs on the hardware and not in the cloud. I know this feature is available in FortiCloud, but if we need this log locally, it is not available."
"Fortinet FortiGate is a stable solution. However, my issue is the performance only. When I use all the profiles, this affects the performance. From the beginning, I should have had a better sizing of the box."
"It should have a better pricing plan. It is too expensive. It should also have a more granular view of the attack. I don't have FortiAnalyzer, and it is difficult for me to have a complete view when there is an attack on my server."
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FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) is ranked 14th in Firewalls with 37 reviews while Fortinet FortiGate is ranked 2nd in Firewalls with 306 reviews. FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) is rated 8.4, while Fortinet FortiGate is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) writes "Easy to set up but needs better pricing and more helpful support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fortinet FortiGate writes "It's a reliable solution that's easy to install and cheaper than competitors ". FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) is most compared with OPNsense, Netgate pfSense, Tailscale, Twingate and Fortinet FortiGate-VM, whereas Fortinet FortiGate is most compared with Sophos XG, Cisco Secure Firewall, Netgate pfSense, Meraki MX and WatchGuard Firebox. See our FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) vs. Fortinet FortiGate report.
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