We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiADC and Microsoft Azure Application Gateway based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."From a technical perspective, it is the most scalable device from Fortinet."
"TSL and SSL offloading are both very good features."
"The most valuable feature is its simplicity."
"Key features include SSL Offloading, VM availability, and L7 load balancing."
"Fortinet FortiADC is a good product because each and every piece of content is monitored by it."
"The GSLB, the DR side, is the best part. Because we had our main side in one city, we created another, and we had a complete MPLS over the internet. We used the GSLB and data loss for our business applications."
"The user interface is very easy and integrates with Sandbox easily."
"I like the solution's load balance with DNS intelligence."
"The solution's most valuable feature is an HTTP solution and SSL certificate. It is also easy to use."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is the web application firewall (WAF)."
"The most valuable feature is WAF."
"I rate Microsoft Azure Application Gateway's scalability a ten out of ten. My company has more than 1000 users who use it daily."
"We find it valuable because it is compatible with our existing Azure solution."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Azure Application Gateway is its ease of use."
"This is a SaaS product, so it is always up to date."
"I find Application Gateway’s WAF module valuable because it helps prevent layer 7 attacks."
"The configuration is relatively complex."
"The L7 Persistent load-balancing algorithm has not worked for me after having tested it many times with my customer's in-house application. I'd like to suggest that the company make sure that all load-balancing algorithms work properly with most applications, even those that are in-house apps."
"Issues with SSL and encrypted traffic."
"Technical support and documentation could both be improved."
"The solution's WAF needs an upgrade because it is not as good as FortiWeb, VMware, F5, or Imperva."
"Fortinet has some drawbacks, and it can be a bit challenging to scale."
"I think it would be helpful if Fortinet put more video examples on their cookbook site."
"It would be good if they built in a fully functional web application firewall."
"The tool is a pain to deal with when it comes to the area of configuration."
"Microsoft Azure Application Gateway is harder to manage than Imperva. It is not intuitive and stable compared to other products."
"The graphical interface needs improvement because it is not user friendly."
"Needs easier integration with the existing SIAM."
"There is room for improvement in the pricing model."
"One of the challenges we faced was the solution does not support any other PCP protocols apart from HTTP and HTTPS."
"It could be easier to change servicing."
"Microsoft Azure Application Gateway could improve by allowing features to use more third-party tools."
More Microsoft Azure Application Gateway Pricing and Cost Advice →
Fortinet FortiADC is ranked 8th in Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) with 19 reviews while Microsoft Azure Application Gateway is ranked 4th in Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) with 38 reviews. Fortinet FortiADC is rated 7.8, while Microsoft Azure Application Gateway is rated 7.2. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiADC writes "High-level load balancing and routing protocols but scalability is limited to 200 gigabits". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Azure Application Gateway writes "High stability with built-in rules that reduce alerts and are easy to configure". Fortinet FortiADC is most compared with F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM), Fortinet FortiWeb, Citrix NetScaler, Kemp LoadMaster and HAProxy, whereas Microsoft Azure Application Gateway is most compared with Azure Front Door, Citrix NetScaler, F5 Advanced WAF, AWS WAF and Cloudflare Web Application Firewall. See our Fortinet FortiADC vs. Microsoft Azure Application Gateway report.
See our list of best Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) vendors.
We monitor all Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) reviews to prevent fraudulent reviews and keep review quality high. We do not post reviews by company employees or direct competitors. We validate each review for authenticity via cross-reference with LinkedIn, and personal follow-up with the reviewer when necessary.