We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiOS and Rapid7 Metasploit based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Netgate, Fortinet, OPNsense and others in Firewalls."We are a visual effects company, and there have been a number of high profile security issues in our industry. This has brought us to a higher standard of security, which our clients are very keen on these days."
"The security on offer is very good."
"FortiGate firewalls are user-friendly, and I like the security profiling features."
"We purchased Fortinet because of the pricing, its functionality, because it met our requirements, and the total cost of ownership over five years was quite reasonable. In the market, Fortinet is rated quite well."
"A strong point of FortiGate is the graphical interface is complete and easy to use."
"Initial setup is straightforward. There weren't too many issues with setting it up. It takes one hour or so."
"The signature database and zero-day detection are Fortinet FortiGate's most valuable features."
"The next-gen features, the unified threat management capabilities are something that just about everybody is interested in at this point."
"I have found the most valuable feature of Fortinet FortiOS is the low maintenance."
"For my organization, it has become much easier to scan the firewalls because the solution is more user-friendly than competitors."
"All of the features in this solution are effective and efficient."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiOS are the SD-WAN, SSL inspection, and IDS/IPS functions."
"It's very easy to use."
"The solution is extremely scalable."
"I have found the most valuable features to be the policies, cache, and the SD-WAN."
"The most valuable feature of this solution would be the caching feature."
"It contains almost all the available exploits and payloads."
"The most valuable features of the solution are the scripts, the modules, and the tools that the Rapid7 Metasploit framework has."
"The most valuable feature for us is the support for testing Linux-based web server components."
"I use Rapid7 Metasploit for payload generation and Post-Exploitation."
"The solution is open source and has many small targetted penetration tests that have been written by many people that are useful. You can choose different subjects for the test, such as Oracle databases or Apache servers."
"The reporting on the solution is good."
"The Search Engineering feature is good."
"Technical support has been helpful and responsive."
"The command line is complicated, and the interface could be better."
"There are some cloud-based features that could be much more flexible than they currently are."
"We sometimes have issues with FortiGate's routing table in the latest firmware update. We had to downgrade the device because our customers complained about bugs."
"There are some license issues. Not every feature must have a separate license. There must be some of kind synergy between the license so we don't have to pay for every individual license that we would like to have."
"Lacks sufficient security options."
"I don't like that anything more than very basic reporting is not included."
"We would like to see better pricing."
"The support is the main thing that needs to be improved."
"The reporting for this solution could be improved. It could also be more stable and offer better pricing."
"The solution needs improvement with DDoS protection."
"SD-WAN configuration could be easier."
"There is no flexibility."
"Fortinet FortiOS's integration could be improved."
"We had assistance from one person from our local vendor for the implementation."
"FortiOS doesn't work well with all browsers. I think they need to do a better job of making it compatible with the various browsers that are out there."
"The support could be improved, Fortinet's response time is very slow. Setting up the VPN could be made much easier, especially when deployed with Azure."
"I would like to see more capabilities, more functions, and more features. More types of attack vectors."
"Rapid7 Metasploit could be made easier for new users to learn."
"It is necessary to add some training materials and a tutorial for beginners."
"The solution is not user-friendly and has room for improvement."
"At the time I was using it, the graphical user interface needed some improvements."
"The solution should improve the responsiveness of its live technical support."
"The open-source version has reporting limitations. You need to develop these capabilities yourself. Built-in reporting is an excellent feature for penetration testing, but it isn't a must-have. The solution could also cover more vulnerabilities. Metasploit has around 10,000 exploits in its library, but more is always better."
"Rapid7 Metasploit can add a GUI feature because it is only available online."
Fortinet FortiOS is ranked 15th in Firewalls with 73 reviews while Rapid7 Metasploit is ranked 11th in Vulnerability Management with 18 reviews. Fortinet FortiOS is rated 8.4, while Rapid7 Metasploit is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiOS writes "Provides effective filtering features, good stability but initial setup is moderately challenging". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Rapid7 Metasploit writes "Helps find vulnerabilities in a system to determine whether the system needs to be upgraded". Fortinet FortiOS is most compared with Fortinet FortiManager, Fortinet FortiWeb, Fortinet FortiGate-VM, Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection and Darktrace, whereas Rapid7 Metasploit is most compared with Tenable Nessus, Pentera, Acunetix, Rapid7 InsightVM and Nucleus.
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