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We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiClient and KeepSolid VPN Unlimited based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"It's an ideal gateway solution for small and medium businesses, i.e., around 300 devices can be easily handled.""The solution has good performance."

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"The most valuable feature of Fortinet FortiClient is dual authentication and the VPN is secure.""We find the VPN features valuable.""From my perspective as an end user, it's consistently stable, and I would rate the stability as a nine out of ten.""The integration of the vulnerability scan, mobile detection, and VPN client.""The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiClient are ease of use and simple configuration.""FortiClient is very easy, useful, and practical.""It's pretty stable, and I don't have any problems with it.""It has a very easy-to-use interface. It has ease of management, and all the modules are there. SKUs are also easily identifiable. Whatever is required in the firewall is already there in it. It's very advanced, and analytics reporting is very good. They also have cloud reporting. You get all the services that are available for your device in the cloud. You just have to subscribe. It's very easy. There's a lot of demand for this solution because it's an all-in-one solution. The throughput is very high."

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Cons
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."

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"There is lagging in some of the authentication tools to support the newer versions, this is happening because they are not supported.""I haven't found that that solution does anything amazing.""The solution's access control could be improved.""While I cannot think of new features to add, it would be nice if the reports were improved, to have these sent automatically.""It takes too long to install.""I would like to see an improvement in the web filter, because I think it can be more user-friendly.""There is room for improvement by increasing the solution's knowledge base.""There should be more frequent releases or updates."

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"The scalability could be a bit better."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "There is not a license required for this solution but the price should be less expensive."
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  • "Licensing was free up to ten users and after that, it was pretty reasonable."
  • "Anyone can download this product for free, but you have to have a FortiGate gateway that you are connecting to."
  • "An annual license costs about 1.5 to 3,000 US dollars. There are no additional costs."
  • "The price is okay and competitive."
  • "Fortinet requires you to buy a lot of product in order for you to have proper protection."
  • "FortiClient is quite reasonably priced."
  • "The pricing is reasonable."
  • "The pricing is good because you get and end-to-end security solution in one package price."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:It's an ideal gateway solution for small and medium businesses, i.e., around 300 devices can be easily handled.
    Top Answer:The product is very cost-effective and has no requirement for additional licenses. The setup is not easy. Users need… more »
    Top Answer:THe solution is used as a primary gateway with two lease lines of 450 Mbps total. Around 200 users are under it. There… more »
    Top Answer:Fortinet FortiClient is a feature-rich solution that is easy to use and deploy without sacrificing safety and security… more »
    Top Answer:I suggest Fortinet’s FortiEDR over FortiClient for several reasons. For starters, FortiEDR guarantees solid protection… more »
    Top Answer:You need to pay for a yearly license. The pricing is okay. It's fair. It's not overly expensive.
    Top Answer:We haven't had any issues with the product overall. We aren't yet using the full range of features. The scalability… more »
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    Also Known As
    TNSR
    FortiClient
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    KeepSolid
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    Overview

    TNSR is an advanced open source-based secure networking software platform with highly-scalable packet processing, manageability, and service expansion capabilities. This video provides a high-level introduction. that address a number of commonly asked new product questions - in just a couple of minutes.

    FortiClient is a fabric agent that delivers endpoint protection, endpoint compliance, and secure access in a single, lightweight, lightweight client, providing visibility, information, and control to your endpoints. In addition, it enables secure, remote connectivity to the security fabric. It also integrates network and endpoint with segmentation and automation. FortiClient enables unified endpoint awareness by sharing endpoint telemetry with the security fabric. It is compatible with third-party EDR (endpoint detection and response and anti-malware solutions.

    The FortiClient fabric agent can:

    • Report on the status of a device, including firmware version and applications running.
    • Send all suspicious files to a fabric sandbox.
    • Enforce USB control, application control, URL filtering, and firmware upgrade policies.
    • Provide application firewall service and malware protection.
    • Enable devices to connect securely to the security fabric over either ZTNA tunnels or VPN (IPsec or SSL), both encrypted. The connection to the security fabric can be either a SASE service or a FortiGate next-generation firewall.

    You can purchase FortiClient with one of three levels of capability:

    Zero Trust security - The ZTNA edition enables both VPN and ZTNA encrypted tunnels, as well as USB device control and URL filtering.
    Endpoint security - The EPP/APT edition adds AI-based NGAV (next-generation antivirus), application firewall, endpoint quarantine, and support for cloud sandbox.
    Cloud-based endpoint security

    Benefits and Features

    • Fabric agent leverages integrations and provides telemetry information to the rest of the Fortinet security fabric.
    • SAAS control and web/content filtering
    • Dynamic access control helps with automation and simplifies compliance.
    • Software inventory management enables visibility as well as management of licenses.
    • Automated response detects and isolates any endpoints that may be compromised.
    • ZTNA delivers better remote access and consistent application access policies
    • Managed endpoint security services remotely assist with setup, configuration, deployment, vulnerability monitoring, and overall monitoring of endpoint security.

    Reviews from Real Users:

    PeerSpot users like that FortiClient is easy to use and integrates well with other solutions. They also appreciate the richness of its features and find it to be inexpensive in comparison to other products that require separate purchases for separate features.

    Whatever device you have, VPN Unlimited supports them all! It’s available for macOS, Windows, Linux, Android, iOS, Windows Phone, and also comes as a browser extension for Chrome, Opera, and Firefox.

    To top it off, you can set it up on your router, NAS and streaming devices, and much more. Protect your entire online life with KeepSolid VPN Unlimited!

    Sample Customers
    UCLA, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, shopify
    Black Gold Regional Schools, Amadeus Hospitality, Jefferson County, Chunghwa Telecom, City of Boroondara, Dimension Data
    macOS, Windows, Linux, Android
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company16%
    Comms Service Provider10%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    Government7%
    REVIEWERS
    Computer Software Company23%
    Financial Services Firm15%
    Comms Service Provider15%
    Retailer6%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Educational Organization35%
    Computer Software Company11%
    Comms Service Provider6%
    Government5%
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    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business29%
    Midsize Enterprise18%
    Large Enterprise53%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business52%
    Midsize Enterprise22%
    Large Enterprise26%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business22%
    Midsize Enterprise46%
    Large Enterprise33%
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    Fortinet FortiClient is ranked 2nd in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 85 reviews while KeepSolid VPN Unlimited is ranked 24th in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 1 review. Fortinet FortiClient is rated 8.0, while KeepSolid VPN Unlimited is rated 8.0. 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 KeepSolid VPN Unlimited writes "Responsive support, fair pricing, and good performance". 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 KeepSolid VPN Unlimited is most compared with OpenVPN Access Server.

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