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Client Services Manager at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
Real User
Top 20
A highly stable and easy-to-use solution that is suitable for small, medium, and enterprise businesses
Pros and Cons
  • "Fortinet FortiClient is easy to use, and the single-access managed login is pretty good."
  • "The solution's access control could be improved."

What is most valuable?

Fortinet FortiClient is easy to use, and the single-access managed login is pretty good. The solution incorporates the Microsoft portion of things, which is very nice. In terms of VPN, Fortinet FortiClient is a very good solution.

What needs improvement?

The solution's access control could be improved. It's a little difficult to work on access control because a lot of things are grouped under certain access groups in terms of things that go under gambling when sometimes they're not even gambling.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been working with Fortinet FortiClient for three years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Fortinet FortiClient is a very stable solution.

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What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We recommend Fortinet FortiClient for small, medium, and enterprise businesses.

I rate Fortinet FortiClient an eight out of ten for scalability.

How are customer service and support?

The technical support team's response time is good.

How was the initial setup?

The solution's initial setup is pretty straightforward.

What other advice do I have?

Overall, I rate Fortinet FortiClient an eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Hybrid Cloud
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Enterprise Solutions Consultant at a computer software company with 201-500 employees
Real User
Powerful with good connectivity and the ability to expand
Pros and Cons
  • "It is very powerful."
  • "The solution requires skillful users."

What is our primary use case?

We primarily use the solution support on the customer's network. It's a VPN product. We enter into their network and give support. 

What is most valuable?

It's good to use the solution with other solutions. There's good connectivity.

It is very powerful. 

The solution is good for scalability. 

If you are knowledgable, it can be set up rather easily.

What needs improvement?

The solution requires skillful users. 

There are a lot of requirements. It makes it a bit complex to use. 

Security could always be improved. This is true for every VPN provider. We are seeing quantum computers, and it's only a matter of time before we will be using something like this we'll need security to match, including quantum-safe keys for VPNs and so on. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I've used the solution for two to four years. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution can scale, at least for my purposes. I'm not sure if there is a limit to how large it can scale. It can scale security-wise. Users can move from a simple password to two-factor authentication. 

How are customer service and support?

Technical support has not been used. We don't have any issues with the problem.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I work with a lot of clients and therefore use a lot of VPN solutions. For example, we also use Palo Alto or OpenVPN. OpenVPN is simpler to use. 

How was the initial setup?

I find the solution very easy to set up as I am knowledgeable. 

The solution can be deployed in ten minutes. If you need to configure something, it might take five minutes more on a new computer. 

The deployment is very easy. You simply download the solution from Fortinet, and the installation software is simple to click through, so long as you don't need too many configurations. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

I can't speak to the pricing. The customer handled the costs. 

What other advice do I have?

We're using the latest version of the solution. 

We use the solution personally as our clients use the product. 

I'd rate the solution nine out of ten. I'd recommend the solution to others. It is a very good product. OpenVPN is also quite a good solution as well. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Technical Director at Kaldera Ltd
Reseller
Provides helpful filtering and authentication for remote sites with deployed firewalls
Pros and Cons
  • "For our clients with remote sites and deployed firewalls, the filtering and authentication features are very helpful."
  • "The filtering process could be improved."

What is our primary use case?

We are resellers. The solution is deployed on-premises.

Less than 50 people use this solution in my company.

What is most valuable?

For our clients with remote sites and deployed firewalls, the filtering and authentication features are very helpful.

What needs improvement?

With more features, the solution would be more independent from the firewall because some sites don't require a firewall to be installed. FortiClient could be more centralized. The filtering process could be improved.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have used Fortinet for more than five years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

We haven't had any issues with the stability.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It's scalable.

How was the initial setup?

The setup is straightforward.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We compared FortiClient with Sophos, but we already had FortiGate deployed on those sites, so we went with FortiClient.

What other advice do I have?

I would rate this solution eight out of ten. 

I would recommend this solution to others.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Senior Network Engineer at a tech vendor with 11-50 employees
Consultant
Helpful support, good reliability, and offers great VPN capabilities
Pros and Cons
  • "It's very stable."
  • "We'd like to see a deployment wizard to help implementation become streamlined."

What is our primary use case?

We primarily use the solution for the VPN.

What is most valuable?

The VPN capabilities are good. 

It's very stable. 

It can scale well.

Techical support has been helpful.

What needs improvement?

We'd like to have a guided config process. We'd like it so that, when you want to configure something or allow new segments or servers, you launch a wizard, which will guide you on how to configure it.

We'd also like to see a deployment wizard to help implementation become streamlined. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I've used the solution for four years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability is very good. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. It's reliable. I'd rate the stability five out of five. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We have about 300 people using the solution right now. 

The scaling is pretty good. I would rate it four out of five in terms of its scaling capabilities. 

How are customer service and support?

I've had a positive experience with technical support. They are very good. 

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I did not previously use a different solution. 

How was the initial setup?

I was in the company when they were refreshing the hardware. I handled the setup. It's not very straightforward in that there are many steps involved. You have to define the separate routing and then deal with the portal for separate applications, and then have a policy for that. It took one or two days to do the deployment. 

We only need two people to maintain the solution internally. 

What about the implementation team?

We had the help of a consultant, a reseller. 

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We may have compared this solution to Check Point. We found Fortinet to be simpler and had better compatibility.

What other advice do I have?

We are customers and end-users. 

I'd rate the solution eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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System Engineer at ALLOT
Reseller
Reliable, easy enough to set up, and is easy to use
Pros and Cons
  • "It's got a very friendly user interface."
  • "We would like Fortinet to add the function or the possibility to use all FortiClient features for free."

What is our primary use case?

I need the FortiClient to connect to the remote sites as I'm a network engineer. With FortiClient, I'm setting the network devices on the remote sites.

In general, it's only used for VPN. I don't use all the functionality and features of FortiClient. I know that it has more features such as endpoint control and secure endpoint modules, however, if anything, I'm using the VPN module only.

What is most valuable?

In my opinion, it's easy to use. It's got a very friendly user interface. The GUI is great. I can see my actual list of VPN connections. There's a feature to save the login password to set the type of the VPN (like IPsec VPN, SSL VPN, and so on). It's enough for me in terms of features.

It is stable. 

What needs improvement?

We would like Fortinet to add the function or the possibility to use all FortiClient features for free.

It has enough features in general for our usage requirements. It doesn't need anything more. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I've used the solution for more than two years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is stable and reliable. I would rate it a five out of five. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash. It doesn't freeze. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We don't need to scale the solution. 

In my company, we have other network engineers who also are connecting to the remote site using the FortiClient VPN. There are three people using it directly.

We've never explored increasing usage. 

How are customer service and support?

I've only connected with local Fortinet engineers. I haven't directly reached out to Fortinet's engineers at its central location. We don't really ask for or need assistance.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I've previously used Palo Alto.

How was the initial setup?

Two people participated in the deployment and three people handle any daily work and maintenance. 

We are network engineers and found the process to be very simple and straightforward. 

I can't recall how long it took to have everything set up and deployed. It wasn't that long. 

What about the implementation team?

We handled the deployment ourselves. 

All of us are very skilled in deploying. Some of us also have the certificate for NSE 4.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Our company isn't planning to buy the full version as it's not needed now.

What other advice do I have?

We are resellers of Fortinet products. However, we've only resold FortiGate products, not FortiClient. 

The FortiClient VPN is deployed on the machines in Windows. I'm not sure which version we're using. 

I'd rate the solution ten out of ten. So far, everything has been good. It's a great way to connect remotely; people should use it for that. I'd recommend people use it. 

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Software Analyst at Altron
Real User
Top 20
A very stable solution with room for expansion in its functionality
Pros and Cons
  • "The setup for FortiClient is really straightforward."
  • "As far as I can tell, the solution only has one single function, so they could expand its functionality."

What is our primary use case?

We use the solution internally when we need to access something on the network and we are not at the office.

What needs improvement?

As far as I can tell, the solution only has one single function, so they could expand its functionality.

For how long have I used the solution?

My company has been using FortiClient for the last few years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is very stable. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

There are currently about 800-900 employees using this solution at my company. 

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

Previously we just used a normal built-in Windows Defender and McAfee, but we don't use them anymore.

How was the initial setup?

The setup for FortiClient is really straightforward. 

What about the implementation team?

We implemented it in-house and it only took a few minutes. 

What other advice do I have?

The product works fine and I have never had any problems with it. 

I would rate this solution as an eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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AICARDO Sylvain - PeerSpot reviewer
System Engeneer at Inatum
Real User
Easy to use, simple configuration, but stable need improvement
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiClient are ease of use and simple configuration."
  • "Fortinet FortiClient could improve the connection because sometimes it drops."

What is our primary use case?

I use Fortinet FortiClient to protect my connection to my company. It is a VPN.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiClient are ease of use and simple configuration.

What needs improvement?

Fortinet FortiClient could improve the connection because sometimes it drops.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Fortinet FortiClient for approximately one year.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Fortinet FortiClient could improve the stability.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We have approximately 800 people using Fortinet FrotiClient in my company.

How are customer service and support?

I have not used the support from Fortinet FortiClient.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I previously used Pulse Connect Secure and it was more stable than Fortinet FortiClient.

What other advice do I have?

I rate Fortinet FortiClient a seven out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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Information Security Engineer at a healthcare company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Does a lot of things, has good security features, and is easy to scale
Pros and Cons
  • "It is a fantastic product. Its overall security is valuable. We are very impressed with the web filtering and the application firewall it provides."
  • "The software inventory part is not yet up-to-date. It doesn't have a great interface, which is a disadvantage. I wish we could leverage it, but we don't use it at all because it's not that reliable."

What is our primary use case?

We are using it for our web filtering and VPN needs. We are one version behind the latest one. 

It was deployed on-prem, but we moved it to the cloud. It is a public cloud provided by Fortinet.

What is most valuable?

It is a fantastic product. Its overall security is valuable. We are very impressed with the web filtering and the application firewall it provides. 

What needs improvement?

The software inventory part is not yet up-to-date. It doesn't have a great interface, which is a disadvantage. I wish we could leverage it, but we don't use it at all because it's not that reliable.

For how long have I used the solution?

We deployed it about a year back, and I use it pretty much every day.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

We haven't seen any downtime since we deployed it about a year back. It has been pretty good.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We have deployed it across all employee laptops. We have approximately 1,500 users. 

It was easy to scale. We got merged with another company, and it was easily scalable.

How are customer service and support?

Their support is good.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We used Cisco AnyConnect. Because we had FortiGate on the other side, we decided to go with Fortinet.

How was the initial setup?

It was straightforward. 

What about the implementation team?

I did it myself. Their support was also good.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

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

What other advice do I have?

It definitely fulfills the purpose. It does a lot of things. I'm specifically using it for web filtering and VPN, but it also has other features. The zero-trust network feature is one of them. I haven't yet tried their zero network policies, and that's something that I'm now looking into. They claim to have fantastic features there, and that's the next one for me to try.

They also have an antivirus, but because we already have a Microsoft one, I just didn't give it a try. It is a part of the huge list of its benefits.

I would rate it a nine out of 10.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Other
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