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Fortinet FortiGate-VM vs SentinelOne Singularity Endpoint comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
4.5
Fortinet FortiGate-VM offers cost-effective security, efficient threat handling, and seamless Microsoft AD integration, enhancing network reliability in Brazil.
Sentiment score
6.0
SentinelOne Singularity Endpoint offers efficient threat detection, minimizes downtime, enhances resource efficiency, and integrates seamlessly, providing strong ROI.
I observed a fifty to sixty percent reduction in operational costs after migrating to FortiGate VM.
Senior Network Consultant at Visionet Systems Inc.
They have a platform that organizes their networks and access effectively.
Pre-Sales Analyst at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees
We haven't used MPLS for over five years now, and it was extremely beneficial to see the changes from MPLS to SD-WAN using Fortinet FortiGate.
Chief Technology Officer at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
SentinelOne Singularity Complete has helped reduce my organization's mean time to detect by fifty percent.
Director, Infrastructure & Security at Dreamscape Companies
If I engage five engineers for this project and implement SentinelOne, then only one resource is needed to manage the dashboard and criticality alerts.
Business Head at Ivalue Infosolution
In comparison, other EDRs such as Microsoft Defender are quite resource-hungry, and employees often complain about laptop speed, but we do not face those issues.
Cybersecurity Product Manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.4
Fortinet FortiGate-VM's support is praised for responsiveness and expertise, though some note variability and inefficiency in complex cases.
Sentiment score
7.4
SentinelOne Singularity Endpoint's support is praised for responsiveness and expertise, though access can depend on subscription and issue complexity.
Their support is helpful and effective.
Senior Network Consultant at Visionet Systems Inc.
The end-user support is delayed at levels L2 and L3.
Chief Executive Officer at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
They support us almost instantly.
Chief Technology Officer at GM Modular
If we get stuck at midnight, any other TAC team will be in GMT or Europe or America, and they will assign our support engineer and suddenly schedule a call for us and resolve the issue.
Soc Analyst at Softcell Technologies Limited
For the support team of SentinelOne Singularity Endpoint, I would rate them nine out of ten because there is a human voice there, so they are listening and responsive.
Mdr Analyst at Softcell Technologies
Most of the time, we are not aware of how to resolve those questions, and SentinelOne Singularity Endpoint's customer support helps us significantly with a prompt response.
SOC Analyst at Softcell Technologies
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
6.6
Fortinet FortiGate-VM is scalable and cost-effective, though some users encounter challenges with scalability and specific modules.
Sentiment score
7.8
SentinelOne Singularity Endpoint is highly scalable, effectively managing thousands of endpoints, supporting seamless growth and expansion without issues.
Fortinet FortiGate-VM adapts effectively; for example, you have a limited number of VPN connections on VM01, accommodating around 1,000 remote users, and if the customer needs another endpoint, we can deploy VM02 and manage that transition effectively.
EMEA Enterprise Solutions Architect at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
Scalability is well-supported, with the notable ability to implement features easily.
Assistant Operation Manger at IIJ Singapore
It can start with a single core and scale up to a 32-core license for a robust deployment.
Chief Executive Officer at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
The system can scale any number of times, and only the license for each endpoint is needed.
Mdr Analyst at Softcell Technologies
I would say ten out of ten for the scalability of SentinelOne Singularity Endpoint because we can scale up and scale down as per requirement.
Security Analyst at a media company with 501-1,000 employees
The cloud-based management model makes it easier to onboard, manage, and monitor large numbers of endpoints without needing additional backend infrastructure.
Cybersecurity Engineer at Gigabit Technologies Pvt Ltd
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
6.6
Fortinet FortiGate-VM is highly stable with minimal bugs, consistently reliable performance, and improved high availability for network security.
Sentiment score
8.0
SentinelOne Singularity Endpoint is highly stable, with minimal downtime and strong user satisfaction, despite occasional update connectivity issues.
The stability of Fortinet FortiGate is excellent.
CEO at Kapstone Technological Services LLP
The product has been very stable, based on my ten to eleven years of experience.
Assistant Operation Manger at IIJ Singapore
In the past couple of years, they started releasing numerous new features, and things have become somewhat unstable.
Chief Technology Officer at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
If I have to rate the stability level of Singularity Platform from one to ten, I would say it would be a strong nine.
Information Security Officer at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
The automation helps a lot, and once implemented, we face no further issues regarding stability or scalability; everything works absolutely fine.
Associate Vice President at Novac Technology Solutions
Even if the agent disconnects from our console, it will still protect the desktop or laptop.
Soc Analyst at Softcell Technologies Limited
 

Room For Improvement

Fortinet FortiGate-VM needs simplification in activation, integration, interface, and support, with calls for enhancements in features and pricing.
SentinelOne Singularity Endpoint users want customizable dashboards, intuitive interfaces, better integration, less resource use, and improved support.
You should not look just at a data sheet, but also look at real tests in the field and load tests from companies who are making them.
Founder at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
The API needs better integration to match accounts and objects more effectively.
Senior Network Consultant at Visionet Systems Inc.
Now, these features require separate products like FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer, and a FortiCloud subscription for reporting.
Chief Executive Officer at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
The only thing that prevented the attack from succeeding was a free version of Malwarebytes.
Director, Information Technology at Premier Realty Group
When I find a log suspicious, if it automatically points out that a particular point in the log at a specific timing or frame is looking malicious, it would be easier for me.
Cyber Security Trainee at DataSpace Academy
SentinelOne Singularity Complete doesn't have data security solutions such as Forcepoint DLP or 48 layer; SentinelOne Singularity Complete doesn't have that DLP solution.
Soc Analyst at Softcell Technologies Limited
 

Setup Cost

Fortinet FortiGate-VM offers competitive pricing with flexible licensing, appealing to medium-large enterprises but challenging for smaller firms.
SentinelOne Singularity Endpoint offers enterprise pricing between $7 and $12 monthly, with scalable and volume-discounted licensing options.
The license for Fortinet FortiGate-VM costs 100K to 150K Philippine pesos per year for VM1 or VM2.
System Engineer at Trends and Technologies, Inc
I don't have this experience with Fortinet FortiGate-VM because my colleagues in Germany are reaching better prices than me.
Network Administrator at THK Co Ltd
As long as there is competition, they go with 50% + discounts.
Senior Presales Consultant at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
If you want protection, you have to pay the price.
Information Security Principal at a venture capital & private equity firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
There are other products that are less expensive, but I tell my clients that in security, they cannot cut corners or look for the cheapest solution.
President at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Reputation and quality are important, but especially in today’s economy, price is a significant factor.
Security and Compliance at a outsourcing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
 

Valuable Features

Fortinet FortiGate-VM combines strong security, ease of use, scalability, and affordability with advanced threat detection and centralized management.
SentinelOne Singularity Endpoint offers in-depth log analysis, real-time threat detection, and streamlined incident management with AI-driven capabilities.
The more integrated we become, the less we spend on solving bugs and issues, allowing us to reduce time focusing on understanding and improving our network.
Pre-Sales Analyst at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees
Fortinet is the only provider to have successfully set up a unified operating system on all its products in the network security ecosystem.
System Administrator, Security Engineer, Security Result at a tech vendor with 201-500 employees
For what we need to do, which is setting up a VPN connection between both sides and using it for SSL VPN connections for remote users, it works effectively and we haven't encountered vulnerabilities.
EMEA Enterprise Solutions Architect at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
I have an advanced app providing visibility of all my endpoints, which was not the case before.
AGM IT Security at Page Industries Ltd
SentinelOne has a feature to decommission automatically, which has been fantastic.
Computer Technician at VILLE DE POINTE-CLAIRE
There's also automation that gives my team free time, preventing them from having to look for every alert.
Network & Security Section Head/Digital Transformation at a government with 201-500 employees
 

Categories and Ranking

Fortinet FortiGate-VM
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
151
Ranking in other categories
Firewalls (11th)
SentinelOne Singularity End...
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
275
Ranking in other categories
Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) (2nd), Anti-Malware Tools (2nd), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (1st), Extended Detection and Response (XDR) (1st), AI-Powered Cybersecurity Platforms (2nd), AI Observability (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

Fortinet FortiGate-VM and SentinelOne Singularity Endpoint aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Fortinet FortiGate-VM is designed for Firewalls and holds a mindshare of 2.2%, up 1.8% compared to last year.
SentinelOne Singularity Endpoint, on the other hand, focuses on Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), holds 5.3% mindshare, down 5.6% since last year.
Firewalls Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Fortinet FortiGate-VM2.2%
Fortinet FortiGate14.0%
OPNsense7.9%
Other75.9%
Firewalls
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SentinelOne Singularity Endpoint5.3%
CrowdStrike Falcon7.2%
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint5.6%
Other81.9%
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)
 

Featured Reviews

Ehab Ali - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Presales Consultant at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Unified security fabric has simplified multi-country deployments and strengthened threat response
FortiGate VM delivers exceptional performance and security with no degradation of service or protection (same features as the HW option). As part of the Fortinet Security Fabric, it extends across clouds and distributed locations, mitigating blind spots in virtual infrastructures. FortiGate VM can be rapidly deployed, managed through a centralized platform, and offers a range of purchasing options to suit every need. Also, FortiGate VM offers versatile deployment options across both public and private clouds, supporting all major public clouds including AWS, Azure, and Google as well as most hypervisors such as VMware, Hyper-V, and KVM. These deployments enable organizations to create scalable, high-performance firewalls that can be tailored to different virtualized environments and hyper-scale public cloud infrastructures. FortiGate VM integrates seamlessly with various infrastructure as code (IaC) tools such as Jenkins and GitLab, supporting security as code practices.
Vaibhav Mahendra Kolhe - PeerSpot reviewer
Soc Analyst at Softcell Technologies Limited
Automation has reduced alerts and freed the soc team to focus on faster incident response
Regarding mean time to respond, the improvements I see with SentinelOne Singularity Complete are that genuine files also get alerts. We are getting false positives, but we are also getting genuine true positive alerts. The improvement will be deep visibility because as I am using Splunk as a SIEM, I compare deep visibility with Splunk, but deep visibility has limited access with only a 14-day policy to retain logs. The improvement will be in overall policy management. The third point will be the complexity of policies. If we want some endpoints to use only USB or if we need to block USB on some points, the policy management is very complex. The fourth point will be that Mac OS and Linux don't have the rollback policy; that policy is only for Windows. These four points are improvements if SentinelOne Singularity Complete can address them. Data privacy and security when utilizing Purple AI is crucial for SentinelOne Singularity Complete, and SentinelOne Singularity Complete lacks in data security. Data security is very important in this world. In my organization, if we deploy SentinelOne Singularity Complete and we have integrated all the firewalls, all devices, and AWS devices to SentinelOne Singularity Complete, logs will be forwarded to SentinelOne Singularity Complete through SentinelOne Singularity Complete. However, SentinelOne Singularity Complete doesn't have data security solutions such as Forcepoint DLP or 48 layer; SentinelOne Singularity Complete doesn't have that DLP solution. From the data security point of view, SentinelOne Singularity Complete is not good.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
8%
Construction Company
8%
Computer Software Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business74
Midsize Enterprise35
Large Enterprise43
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business131
Midsize Enterprise70
Large Enterprise92
 

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Also Known As

FortiGate Virtual Appliance, FortiGate-VM
Sentinel Labs, SentinelOne Singularity, Singularity Platform
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

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