We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiGate, Fortinet FortiGate-VM, and Sophos Cyberoam UTM based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
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"The most valuable features are the enterprise modeling and the simple interface."
"The dashboard I have found the most valuable in Fortinet FortiGate."
"Some of the key features of the solution is that it has good reporting, you can receive many details from the connection, for example, clients and website information."
"There are lots of features and most of them are deployed for internet security. Users are protected if they accidentally go to some malicious sites."
"The inspection and web security features are most valuable."
"The stability of the solution is excellent, as it is with other Fortinet products."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is Quota."
"An enhanced security solution for any kind of alert that we have configured."
"The most valuable features are the web proxy for protection and web gateway for deployment."
"Overall, it's an excellent solution."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate-VM are the servers, analyzer, and track protection."
"Operations have been flawless."
"It is highly scalable because it has a mesh architecture that allows consistent policies."
"A top feature is the really good web interface and the classic Fortinet features, such as IPS, IDS, AV scanner, and spam filter."
"The solution is very easy to set up. It doesn't take a lot of time and offers a quick deployment, so you can start using it almost right away."
"The product has helped control bandwidth utilization, as well as enhanced connectivity and security to remote locations."
"The user interface is well laid out and understandable."
"The security capabilities are okay."
"Our customers find it economical and offers good security. These two features are key. Ease of installation and implementation are also key factors."
"The solution is excellent for web and application filtering and remote access with the VPN."
"The VPN is excellent on the solution."
"User and network policies to be managed on a single screen with powerful filtering and search options."
"We have never had to restart a firewall. The firewalls have all worked perfectly fine."
"The sniffing packets or packet captures, can be simplified and improved because it's a little confusing."
"It could use better throughput on some of the smaller boxes for the branch offices."
"There are some tiny bugs that sometimes affect the operations. In the past revision of it, there was a bug. Because of the bug, we had to downgrade the version. It happened only with the last revision."
"I need user-behavior analytics, to find threat scenarios from inside the organization, insider attacks. That would be very helpful for us. In addition, I would like next-generation features for small and medium businesses. These businesses require UTM, all in one product. Fortinet must include it."
"The solution lacks sufficient filtering."
"Fortinet FortiGate could improve by adding FortiAnalyzer to its solution, we should not have to use another solution. FortiAnalyzer can provide more detailed information."
"The integration with third-party tools may be something that they should work on."
"Price, of course, can always be more competitive or better."
"The operating system isn't stable, so it goes to memory counters every night."
"If I could add one feature, it would be free security profiles."
"The price is sometimes very expensive."
"The product may not be as robust as Palo Alto. However, unless you are a big bank, you probably won't need it to be."
"The solution's web-filtering configuration could be better."
"The GUI could be improved."
"The solution can improve by adding separate interfaces for proxy and flow-based usage."
"We'd like to have more customization and easier customization of policies."
"The setup is a bit complex, so we needed help from a consultant."
"I would like to see a better content management pack and also the website searching should be better."
"The implementation policy needs improvment."
"It should have better VPN protection. Some of the VPN applications are not blocked by this firewall. Some VPNs are able to get through this firewall, which is why I am planning to replace this firewall with a good one in the near future."
"The price is obviously a more sensitive area to focus on."
"Maybe network traffic analysis for malware and malicious behavior."
"The solution's pricing could be a problem for some small businesses."
"Cyberoam UTM needs to have more certifications with third-parties, such as NSS Labs."
