Fortinet FortiClient vs OpenText Core Endpoint Protection comparison

Fortinet and OpenText are both solutions in the Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) category. Fortinet is ranked #11 with an average rating of 8.1, while OpenText is ranked #43. Fortinet holds a 1.8% mindshare in EPP, compared to OpenText’s 1.5% mindshare. Additionally, 92% of Fortinet users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 89% of OpenText users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 29, 2026

Fortinet FortiClient and OpenText Core Endpoint Protection both compete in the endpoint protection category. Fortinet FortiClient seems to have the upper hand for users who prioritize integration with Fortinet products and feature-rich security, whereas OpenText Core Endpoint Protection leads in ease of deployment and low resource consumption.

Features: Fortinet FortiClient offers effective deployment, simple configuration, and integrates well with Fortinet products. It provides remote connectivity, VPN capabilities, and centralized management. OpenText Core Endpoint Protection features an easy setup process, minimal resource usage, and includes AI functionalities and advanced analytics.

Room for Improvement: Fortinet FortiClient could enhance endpoint detection capabilities, better integrate features, and offer more competitive pricing. Users mentioned the support experience could be improved and updates should be faster. OpenText Core Endpoint Protection needs to improve analytics, detection capabilities, and reporting functionalities. Some users experienced stability issues and suggest better ransomware protection and user interface efficiency.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Fortinet FortiClient is praised for flexibility in deploying across cloud and on-premises platforms and offers various support resources, although user support experience varies. OpenText Core Endpoint Protection stands out for easy rollout on cloud platforms, with supportive but sometimes slow response from support teams.

Pricing and ROI: Fortinet FortiClient's pricing varies with features and packages but is seen as expensive by some. Still, it often provides competitive value with its extensive functionality. OpenText Core Endpoint Protection is viewed as cost-effective and offers flexible licensing models. Both solutions deliver effective ROI by securing endpoints and supporting remote work capabilities.

To learn more, read our detailed Fortinet FortiClient vs. OpenText Core Endpoint Protection Report (Updated: April 2026).

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Fortinet FortiClient vs. OpenText Core Endpoint Protection

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Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) category, the mindshare of Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is 3.6%, down from 3.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Fortinet FortiClient is 1.8%, down from 2.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OpenText Core Endpoint Protection is 1.5%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks	3.6%
Fortinet FortiClient	1.8%
OpenText Core Endpoint Protection	1.5%
Other	93.1%

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Featured Reviews

ABHISHEK_SINGH

Senior Process Expert at A.P. Moller - Maersk

Gained full visibility and streamlined threat detection through behavior-based insights and AI integration

Initially, we got to have a lot of false positives when we onboarded, but nowadays it's quite smooth. We have fine-tuned our security policies and allowed different levels of policies to get rid of those false positives. Currently, we are getting a fairly good amount of incidents that are not false positives or benign, but actionable items. The process is streamlined. In the initial days, the operations used to get involved in a lot of benign and other activities, but now the process is streamlined. We are leveraging the auto-detection and remediation plans. The operations teams are now more involved in other business roles as well, not just looking into the logs and fetching out what's happening there. They have fixed a lot of things. Initially, they didn't have IAC code drift detection, cloud posture management, or security posture management, but they have those now. They purchased different vendors and did a merger with that. They have now Prisma Cloud that gets integrated and now they are working with Cortex Cloud. Everything that was negative has now been addressed, and the product altogether looks to be in a very better and mature shape now. Currently, it's more or less detecting the workloads with AI-based best practices. Since most organizations are consuming AI agents and other things, we are looking forward to seeing what other feature enhancements Palo Alto can support in that.

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Kok Keong-Low

Senior Technical Manager at Flexaccel

Remote access has become seamless and secure while deployment remains simple for our users

Performance could be improved today. People are now moving toward SASE, which stands for Secure Access, Secure Edge Solution. Fortinet also has that offering, which would be easier since it operates through the cloud, acting as a first line of defense. When the user connects to the internet, they connect to the cloud first for posture assessment and monitoring before connecting to the outside world. The impact is significant because nowadays people are adopting SASE. During COVID time, many users were trying to connect back to their office, causing the performance or CPU utilization of the firewall to increase tremendously, which slowed down performance. I have not worked with endpoint telemetry in Fortinet FortiClient that could have been helpful for threat mitigation.

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vCIO At Grove Networks Inc. at a computer software company with 11-50 employees

Improving threat detection is critical for enhanced protection

We use Webroot Business Endpoint Protection as a NextGen antivirus solution for our clients. It's included in the contract we have with our clients as a cost-effective option for antivirus protection Webroot Business Endpoint Protection is cost-effective for rolling it out to all of our clients,…

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The level of security I get for my endpoints and servers is extremely valuable."

"Traps pays for itself within the first 16 months of a three-year subscription."

"What I like about Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is that it is a comprehensive solution that contains everything the organization may need when using endpoints."

"The initial setup isn't too bad."

"Its ability to react to cyber data attacks is awesome. That is pretty much the use of it. What blows your mind is the ability to access your assets remotely and see what is actually going on with them. You can not only see them in a console. You can also react very rapidly to your assets that are compromised."

"Cortex is the best tool for endpoint detection, and I have used it to verify hashes or domains to identify malicious activity, trigger playbooks that automate and gather endpoint logs, block malicious processes, and update incident tickets, showcasing end-to-end processes with automation in investigation and reducing the analysis workflow."

"On a scale from one to ten, I would rate Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks a nine."

"The user interface of the solution is sophisticated and straightforward."

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"The deployment was fast and easy to use, and on the firewall we can see if you are a client or not, so it's good for visibility while also offering strong vulnerability scanning, useful malware protection, and solid patch management."

"The integration capabilities are good."

"The integration of the vulnerability scan, mobile detection, and VPN client."

"This solution makes it easier to work from home."

"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 setup for FortiClient is really straightforward."

"Having a centralized console is a valuable feature. The Fortinet fabric is also very valuable where all different pieces talk together to secure our network and track the North, South, East, and West movement of files and data through our network."

"The solution has helped increase staff productivity by approximately 15 percent."

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"The ability to generate profiles specific to both business groups and organizations has made managing nearly 1000 endpoints very simple."

"It is very light. It is the only solution that can be installed on a machine that already has an antivirus. It is a pretty complete solution."

"Webroot's tech support is pretty good; they've given me some pointers."

"Speed"

"This is a great solution - it helped us a lot without business and improved the security we're offering to our customers."

"The most valuable aspect of the solution is that they have the lightest agent, as it is only six MBs, installs in a matter of seconds, is very lightweight, and has a very minimal, negligible performance impact on the machine and endpoints."

"We've not had any issues with scalability. If an organization needs to expand, they can do so quite easily."

"The feature we found most valuable is the AI functionality for maintaining endpoint security, which is very powerful and has been useful over the last year."

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Cons

"There are a large number of false positives."

"The only issues that we have are, one the cost, two the dashboard is not very intuitive, even though you can drill down within the dashboard, we usually have to gather information from other sources to determine locations and if its a false positive."

"However, if you do not have Palo Alto in your environment, you are paying these additional services just for Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks, so it is not a cost-effective solution."

"Currently, if you use Palo Alto endpoint protection as the only solution it's very complicated to remove pre-existing threats."

"The connection to the internet has not performed as expected."

"Cortex does not offer an on-premises solution. However, some customers would prefer not to be on the cloud. It would be ideal if it could offer something on-prem as well."

"I recommend adding a data loss prevention (DLP) solution to Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks. The inclusion of this feature would allow the application of DLP policies alongside antivirus policies via a single agent and console, making it more competitive as other OEMs often offer DLP solutions as part of their antivirus products."

"Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is a strong tool, but it is true that digesting information sometimes makes the tool go a little bit slower."

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"One area that could be improved is cost, but you've got to pay for what you get."

"Their support is very bad. The product is good, but the support is very bad."

"The pricing of the solution should be less expensive."

"I would like for the next release to be more user-friendly for users who do not have as much of a technical background."

"I don't think FortiClient is bad, but it's very buggy. We ran into some issues with the EMS, which amounted to more than 10 cases last year."

"The user interface could be more inviting."

"One challenge we faced was with the installation."

"Technical support has been a nightmare."

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"Its detection capability for certain attacks should be improved. It should have better and wider detection for certain malware attacks."

"I believe that Webroot Business Endpoint Protection should offer a more modern UI."

"I'm not happy with Webroot Business Endpoint Protection, for only one reason. It seems that it slows down my interface when I'm doing programming in Microsoft Access, tremendously."

"Webroot Business Endpoint Protection needs to focus on how they can widen their area of scope by not just being an antivirus tool anymore. The shortcoming in the customization area of the tool needs improvement."

"We need more control over when upgrades to the app are rolled out."

"We need to have a stronger defense against CryptoLock and other attackers."

"There needs to be more advanced analytics. It would make it a more powerful antivirus solution within the marketplace."

"I want Webroot to be easier to use and set up. It is not very intuitive."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing is a little high. It is per user per year."

"I don't like that they have different types of licenses."

"We pay about $50,000 USD per year for a bundle that includes Cortex XDR."

"The return on investment is from the user side because we have seen the performance of it increase the delivery time of the product if we are using too many web-based and on-premise applications. In indirect ways, we saw the return of investment in terms of performance and user satisfaction increase."

"It has a yearly renewal."

"The pricing seems fair, and I do like the licensing model. You use wherever they are, and it is elastic."

"The cost depends on your chosen license type, like Pro or other licenses."

"The price of the solution is high for the license and in general."

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"The price of the solution depends on the type of firewall you have from FortiGate. I am satisfied with the price of the solution."

"It is not that expensive. It was within the range. A dollar per user per month is nothing."

"An annual license costs about 1.5 to 3,000 US dollars. There are no additional costs."

"Its pricing is good. One thing that has always attracted us to the Fortinet range of products is that their pricing is very competitive. Our particular licensing is on a yearly basis. However, as part of this project, we did pre-purchase three years of maintenance and support at a fairly significant discount."

"The price is reasonable compared to competitors, it is very good."

"The solution is more cost efficient than Cisco, as FortiGate tends not to charge for the client license, which allows one to make free use of whatever is supported on the device."

"Pricing is an area that I would like to see improved, as it could be lower."

"Anyone can download this product for free, but you have to have a FortiGate gateway that you are connecting to."

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"I think the price is fairly reasonable. I was really prepared to pay more, but the price is fine."

"I rate the product's pricing a three on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive. There are no costs in addition to the product's standard licensing fees."

"With Webroot Business Endpoint Protection, I can select a yearly billing cycle."

"Webroot is less expensive than SentinelOne."

"If you purchase for clients, then you are the managing billing entity. It's better to either get a monthly subscription check from your clients, or to prepay for the year (so as to not keep cash in reserve to pay the bill each month) IMHO."

"The solution is very cost-effective."

"We evaluate other options using multiple choices, best value, management and functionality."

"The solution is pretty cheap, actually. At our level, which is at 2,500 endpoints, we're paying 87 cents an agent per month."

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

12%

Construction Company

12%

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Manufacturing Company

11%

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Small Business	46
Midsize Enterprise	20
Large Enterprise	49

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Small Business	59
Midsize Enterprise	23
Large Enterprise	25

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Small Business	35
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Fortinet FortiClient?

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Also Known As

Cyvera, Cortex XDR, Palo Alto Networks Traps

FortiClient

Webroot SecureAnywhere Business Endpoint Protection

Overview

Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks provides advanced threat detection with AI-driven endpoint protection and seamless integration, ensuring multi-layered security and automatic threat response.

Cortex XDR is designed to safeguard endpoints against malware and suspicious activities. It offers advanced threat detection and response capabilities using behavioral analysis, AI, and machine learning. It seamlessly integrates with security infrastructures, providing endpoint security, firewall integration, and enhanced visibility in both cloud-based and on-premises environments.

What are the key features of Cortex XDR?

Advanced Threat Detection: Uses AI and machine learning for proactive threat identification.
Multi-layered Security: Combines various security measures for comprehensive protection.
Endpoint Protection: Safeguards against malware and exploits.
Behavioral Analysis: Monitors suspicious activity for early detection.
Automatic Threat Response: Automates responses to neutralize threats.

What benefits should users expect?

Ease of Use: Simplifies security management with intuitive design.
Resource Efficiency: Minimizes impact on system resources.
Integration Capabilities: Works well with existing security setups.
Reduced Analyst Workload: Automates processes to decrease manual intervention.

Organizations in diverse sectors deploy Cortex XDR to protect against malware, leveraging its advanced threat detection capabilities. Its integration with existing security infrastructures appeals to those seeking comprehensive protection in both cloud and on-premises environments, providing enhanced visibility and threat intelligence.

Palo Alto Networks

Fortinet FortiClient is a comprehensive security tool, renowned for its VPN capabilities and seamless remote access, making it ideal for businesses seeking efficient endpoint protection and secure remote work options.

FortiClient integrates well with Fortinet systems, offering user-friendly features and centralized management. It supports Active Directory, multi-factor authentication, and delivers robust security measures including web filtering and antivirus. As a cost-effective solution, it provides rapid connectivity, scalability, and performance for businesses. While valued for its functionality, users seek improvements in management simplicity, web filtering, multifactor authentication, and version compatibility. Challenges include occasional slow connections, support quality, and pricing concerns. Areas needing enhancement involve deployment, stability, security, and reporting. Frequent updates demand better endpoint detection, broader integration, and reliable connectivity with improved documentation and analytics.

What are the key features of Fortinet FortiClient?

VPN Capabilities: Enables secure remote access and integrates with Fortinet firewalls for protected connectivity.
Antivirus and Malware Protection: Offers comprehensive security for laptops and desktops against cyber threats.
User-Friendly Interface: Simplifies management with intuitive controls and centralized features.
Active Directory Integration: Seamlessly connects with existing directory services for streamlined access management.

What benefits should users consider when evaluating Fortinet FortiClient?

Cost-Effectiveness: Provides a unified security solution that balances performance with affordability.
Scalability: Easily adapts to changing business needs with scalable features and capabilities.
Performance: Ensures rapid and reliable connectivity for remote operations and endpoint protection.
Security Enhancement: Offers comprehensive protection against threats, ensuring business continuity and data security.

In specific industries, FortiClient is utilized in sectors such as finance and healthcare, where high levels of security are mandatory. It enables secure VPN access to critical systems and data, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. Education institutions deploy FortiClient to protect academic data and facilitate remote learning environments, safeguarding both faculty and student interactions online.

Fortinet

OpenText Core Endpoint Protection offers cloud-managed endpoint security with AI integration, providing real-time protection and lightweight performance. It ensures low system impact, seamless cloud integration, and cost-effective security solutions for various devices.

OpenText Core Endpoint Protection is a comprehensive endpoint security platform utilized by managed-service providers for antivirus and firewall functionality across servers, workstations, and mobile devices. It employs AI for robust threat detection, integrating with cloud applications for real-time updates. Multi-layered security features include malware protection, network defense, and DNS protection. Although connectivity and threat reporting need improvement, this platform extensively supports remote device management and integrates efficiently with Active Directory policies.

What are the key features of OpenText Core Endpoint Protection?

Cloud Management: Centralized admin console for easy oversight
AI Integration: Enhanced threat detection capabilities
Lightweight Performance: Minimal impact on system resources
Real-time Threat Database: Constant updates for effective protection
Web Control Interface: Monitors and controls web traffic

What benefits are associated with OpenText Core Endpoint Protection?

Ease of Setup and Maintenance: Facilitates quick deployment and upkeep
Seamless Cloud Integration: Simplifies scalability and operation
Cost-Effectiveness: Affordable pricing with comprehensive features
Mobile Security Capabilities: Supports remote device management

OpenText Core Endpoint Protection finds application in industries requiring stringent data protection and peace of mind over device security. Managed-service providers implement this for comprehensive antivirus and firewall features, safeguarding multi-device networks. It is particularly useful for DNS protection and integrating with Active Directory policies, enabling secure yet flexible operations across sectors.

OpenText

Sample Customers

CBI Health Group, University Honda, VakifBank

Black Gold Regional Schools, Amadeus Hospitality, Jefferson County, Chunghwa Telecom, City of Boroondara, Dimension Data

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