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Fortinet Penetration Testing Service vs The NodeZero Platform by Horizon3.ai comparison

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

Categories and Ranking

Fortinet Penetration Testin...
Ranking in Penetration Testing Services
5th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
The NodeZero Platform by Ho...
Ranking in Penetration Testing Services
1st
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.0
Number of Reviews
29
Ranking in other categories
Vulnerability Management (7th), Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) (13th), Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS) (1st), Risk-Based Vulnerability Management (3rd), AI-Powered Penetration Testing (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the Penetration Testing Services category, the mindshare of Fortinet Penetration Testing Service is 2.6%, up from 1.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of The NodeZero Platform by Horizon3.ai is 8.8%, down from 13.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Penetration Testing Services Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
The NodeZero Platform by Horizon3.ai8.8%
Fortinet Penetration Testing Service2.6%
Other88.6%
Penetration Testing Services
 

Featured Reviews

João Carvalho - PeerSpot reviewer
TIO at Fundação de Serralves
Integration with existing systems saves time and streamlines operations
We use the Fortinet Penetration Testing Service because it was recommended by the company we work with The integration with Fortinet Security Fabric is perfect for us. It is also a time-saving solution because we have other solutions from Fortinet and the Fabric integration is beneficial for us.…
Brent Hamlin - PeerSpot reviewer
Infrastructure Manager at a construction company with 501-1,000 employees
Continuous threat scanning has improved remediation time and strengthened executive reporting
The best features that The NodeZero Platform by Horizon3.ai offers include the automated scans, which are great to use; you set it, scope it, and let it go, which works really well. The executive reporting feature is impactful for me as a manager, providing a strong foundation to give quarterly and yearly reports to our executives and board to see the state of our infrastructure from a security standpoint. The level of detail and clarity in the executive reports from The NodeZero Platform by Horizon3.ai absolutely helps me communicate effectively with leadership. They are detailed enough for me to extract the necessary information tailored for the executives and to provide a broader perspective on our mitigation efforts or accepted risk stance and where additional controls exist. The NodeZero Platform by Horizon3.ai has positively impacted my organization by giving us a better continuous picture of our security posture, what's exploitable, and what can be used against the organization. It allows us to run scans whenever needed, unlike a single third-party system that only provides a snapshot in time; our processes must be ongoing as the security landscape is dynamic. NodeZero's endpoint security effectiveness feature impacts my understanding of potential security threats by providing a clear picture of both the external and internal landscapes within my organization, enabling me to prioritize and adjust as needed for vulnerabilities such as WordPress plugin issues or user enumerations and software code version assessments. I have built The NodeZero Platform by Horizon3.ai into our weekly and monthly workflows for security CI/CD, and we scan our externally accessible assets every week to address anything quickly if it comes up. That includes our firewalls, websites, and anything that is an external web server, which we scan weekly, while the monthly scans are for internal systems that feed our security CI/CD pipeline, enabling us to action across and prioritize any vulnerabilities caught by The NodeZero Platform by Horizon3.ai.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Based on my experience, I would recommend the Fortinet Penetration Testing Service, especially to those who have other Fortinet solutions, as it integrates well with Fortinet Security Fabric."
"We didn't use customer service often, but my opinion is that they are really good."
"The platform is stable."
"The best feature of The NodeZero Platform by Horizon3.ai is that it is an autonomous pen testing tool that knows how to penetrate into the system automatically and perform lateral movement inside the network without the need for scripting."
"We realized that the approach with the simple deployment and the pricing are better than with the competitors, and Horizon puts a lot of focus on AI, which simply shows that the solution is future-proof."
"The NodeZero Platform by Horizon3.ai has positively impacted my organization by catching vulnerabilities and exploits that we wouldn't otherwise be able to find as easily or as quickly, so I'd say it helps better our cybersecurity posture."
"After the third party conducts the pen test, The NodeZero Platform is run, and it finds the same things they found and sometimes a few other things that they did not even identify."
"Using The NodeZero Platform by Horizon3.ai has helped us close more deals and speed up our sales cycle, as it is well-known that we sell to customers within the Horizon company through the partner portal and deal registration."
"The automated updating of scans has been a huge value-add for us; we're a small cybersecurity team, so speed to value is the biggest thing to multiply the force of our small team, saving a lot of man-hours."
"We experienced a threat that could have severely crippled us, but we were able to shut it down before it escalated, thanks to internal vulnerability testing and addressing critical vulnerabilities using their tool."
"Overall, I'd rate NodeZero at nine to 9.5 out of ten."
 

Cons

"I think the Fortinet Penetration Testing could be further improved by making it more robust than what it is now."
"The product needs to enhance the interaction feature in terms of speed. Sometimes, when we need to get a virtual view of websites, the speed of notifications between customers and the site works slowly."
"The price should be improved."
"I encountered challenges with patch management, as we struggled to test and implement patches due to time constraints. This led to our patch management process being ineffective."
"They've added a chatbot which isn't particularly useful, but when it can't answer questions, it forwards messages to human support."
"When it comes to the stability of The NodeZero Platform by Horizon3.ai, I would rate it around seven to eight because the stability is not that high initially due to the need for daily updates and modifications as new vulnerabilities appear."
"Running these tests does take quite a while to complete for the first time since we are conducting every single test, and it actually took several weeks."
"You need to be cautious about what it scans, as it could potentially cause issues."
"The reports are quite useless."
"Sometimes even their support doesn't know why we're seeing certain issues."
"We did hundreds of tests, so that is why we did not continue, as it was very expensive for a very low yield."
 

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Top Industries

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Comms Service Provider
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

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Company SizeCount
Small Business17
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise12
 

Questions from the Community

What is your primary use case for Fortinet Penetration Testing Service?
We use the Fortinet Penetration Testing Service ( /products/fortinet-penetration-testing-service-reviews ) because it was recommended by the company we work with.
What advice do you have for others considering Fortinet Penetration Testing Service?
Based on my experience, I would recommend the Fortinet Penetration Testing Service, especially to those who have other Fortinet solutions, as it integrates well with Fortinet Security Fabric. I wou...
What needs improvement with Horizon3.ai?
The NodeZero Platform by Horizon3.ai could be improved if automated fixes could be implemented, which would be fantastic. I rate it an eight because speeding up the penetration test time for runnin...
What is your primary use case for Horizon3.ai?
My main use case for The NodeZero Platform by Horizon3.ai is penetration testing for cybersecurity. A specific example of how I have used The NodeZero Platform by Horizon3.ai for penetration testin...
What advice do you have for others considering Horizon3.ai?
The NodeZero Platform by Horizon3.ai's AI capabilities demonstrate very good governance and security, which I like very much as it has been helpful to my team and it really allows us to tackle the ...
 

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Sample Customers

edward jones, panasonic, steelcase, United Learning, Harry Rosen, Volkswagen Groupe Retail France
Government agencies, Defense Industrial Base organizations, and enterprises in regulated industries such as finance, healthcare, manufacturing, and criticalinfrastructure rely on NodeZero to meet rigorous security and compliance requirements with continuous, scheduled, and on-demand testing.
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