We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiClient and Hillstone E-Series based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Enterprise Infrastructure VPN solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The solution has good performance."
"It's an ideal gateway solution for small and medium businesses, i.e., around 300 devices can be easily handled."
"Fortinet FortiClient is not disruptive, and its interface is great. It has an in-built VPN, which is very useful."
"The stability is pretty good."
"The solution has inexpensive scalability, works very well and can communicate with other Fortinet devices."
"The connection speed is fast. I can connect quickly at any time, and there are never any interruptions to the FortiClient connection. I could easily code into the client's server with that connection, with no lag."
"The Fortinet FortiClient is simple to use."
"It is a feature-rich product that is easy to use and install without sacrificing security."
"The most valuable feature is that it's easy to deploy. Deployment, configuration, and troubleshooting are very easy."
"The configuration is the most valuable feature."
"This solution has two main features that we find very valuable; a threat-intelligence option, and a web/application filtering option. The technical support team are very good and very quick."
"The most valuable features of the Hillstone E-Series are its hardware capacity, innovation, and the throughput that the hardware can take."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"I am impressed with the application filtering feature."
"The initial setup was straightforward. It only took a few hours to deploy."
"Very reliable solution with good scalability and straightforward implementation."
"Five out of five ROI."
"The installation is easy, we have not had any complaints from our customers."
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."
"The deployment status is not good in Mac devices and sometimes in Windows-based devices using GPO, like Active Directory, that are not on the local network."
"There should be more frequent releases or updates."
"It would be interesting if the solution offered a way to try to investigate and create a use case to trace vectors."
"As far as I can tell, the solution only has one single function, so they could expand its functionality."
"Initially, the support was very poor. It is getting better, but they should continue to improve this."
"I haven't found that that solution does anything amazing."
"I would like Fortinet to improve FortiClient's compatibility with macOS."
"I have yet to find the benefits of the latest upgraded version."
"I am not sure if this solution offers active directory integration. Adding that feature will definitely be an advantage."
"The solution doesn't have a web proxy built into the system like Sophos. This is something they should work to change."
"Support from Hillstone E-Series has a shortcoming that needs improvement."
"The tool provides just a general report. It does not provide a granular report. Hence, the tool should work on its reporting feature."
"Having frequent live webinars on a monthly basis would really help."
"SSL VPN license cost is not cheap."
"The current usage reporting is very basic."
"The tool needs to improve its price."
Fortinet FortiClient is ranked 2nd in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 85 reviews while Hillstone E-Series is ranked 20th in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 9 reviews. Fortinet FortiClient is rated 8.0, while Hillstone E-Series is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiClient writes "Easy to set up and user-friendly with good support ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Hillstone E-Series writes "A user-friendly and marketable solution with a virtual switching capability". Fortinet FortiClient is most compared with OpenVPN Access Server, Fortinet FortiEDR, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway and Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business, whereas Hillstone E-Series is most compared with Fortinet FortiGate, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Sophos XG and OpenVPN Access Server. See our Fortinet FortiClient vs. Hillstone E-Series report.
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