Fortinet FortiClient Reviews

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

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

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

The solution is very stable. 

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

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

The setup for FortiClient is really straightforward. 

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

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

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

We are using an on-site EMS server for this product and our clients install it on their workstations. I'm a security officer and we are customers of Fortinet. 

The valuable features for us are the integration of the vulnerability scan, mobile detection, and VPN client. The advantage of FortiClient for us is the integration with FortiGate and that they support Linux, which most other solutions do not. One-third of our users have Linux workstations.

FortiClient has compatibility issues between different versions, for example, the VPN doesn't work well between FortiClient 6.4 and FortiGate. There are usability issues with vulnerability scanning and with reporting. It's often difficult to interpret and there are inadequate features in management identity. I would appreciate a better explanation of the findings of the malware scanning and of things like real-time protection. The solution is geared toward centralized single sign-on for the workstations, which is something we do not have. From that point of view, it's not a good match. I've also found the SSL VPN very sensitive to network disruptions. The anti-ransomware feature is hard to use because when it finds something, it doesn't provide adequate information and there are false positives that are hard to identify. Generally, it's difficult to access the documentation of the APIs as it requires an invitation via sponsorship from a Fortinet employee. We had some long-running issues, but that's perhaps because our configuration is not mainstream.

I've been using this solution for over a year. 

We haven't had any crashes, so the product is stable. We have problems with the stability of the VPN connection which tends to disconnect, but my impression is that it's just sensitive to network disruptions and is not related to the solution.

It's hard for me to comment on scalability because we are a company of 50 employees. We have one person who deals with maintenance for a minimal amount of time.

The technical support could be improved because it takes time to get through the first level of support, where you have to prove your case. When you get to where you need, it gets better, but just to get to someone who understands the problem can be tedious. We had some technical problems that they were never able to resolve.

The solution can be set up manually which can be quite complex on some operating systems because it requires a lot of manual settings. It can also be set up on Linux but they only support some distributions. 

I believe that licensing costs $500 per year for a 25-seat pack. It's a reasonable price although for small businesses, the disadvantage is that you have to buy a minimum 25 licenses.

I rate this solution six out of 10. 

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

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

Fortinet FortiClient could improve the connection because sometimes it drops.

I have been using Fortinet FortiClient for approximately one year.

Fortinet FortiClient could improve the stability.

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

I have not used the support from Fortinet FortiClient.

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

I rate Fortinet FortiClient a seven out of ten.

I use FortiClient to connect my home office to the company.

FortiClient's most valuable features are that it's fast and safe.

We've had some problems with having to remove the current version and either reinstalling an old version or updating to the new one.

I've been using Fortinet FortiClient for four to five years.

Previously, I used Check Point but switched to FortiClient as it's much cheaper.

The initial setup was easy.

I would give FortiClient a rating of nine out of ten.

We primarily use FortiClient for our VPN access.

We were on the free version before, then transitioned to the EMS server. Now that we transitioned to that, it's been extremely helpful.

The EMS server gives us good control and central management. The product is easy to use. Integration with VeloCloud allows immediate deployment, rather than having to wait six months for a piece of hardware. 

The reports could be easier to set up.

We've used it for five or six years.

The solution has been stable. It's been good.

Yes, it's scalable.

I had to call them to figure out how I was going to transition from the old unmanaged client, and we had to push out the new managed client. I reached out to them about how we were going to attack that, and they were good. Their engineers really know their product well.

Positive

The initial setup was straightforward.

We have a network engineer, so he's the one who deals with Fortinet.

I would rate Fortinet FortiClient an eight out of ten. It's so easy to use. I just wish the reports were a little easier to use.

We are going through a growth spurt, buying up many little offices. FortiClient integrated with VeloCloud allows us to convert them fast, and that's our end game.

We have more than 1200 users.

The connection speed is fast. I can connect quickly at any time, and there are never any interruptions to the FortiClient connection. I could easily code into the client's server with that connection, with no lag.

I would like Fortinet to improve FortiClient's compatibility with macOS.

I've used FortiClient for more than a year. 

FortiClient is stable. 

The setup was managed by the infrastructure team. They just sent me a laptop with FortiClient already installed. 

I rate FortiNet FortiClient eight out of 10.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

Their support is good.

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

It was straightforward. 

I did it myself. Their support was also good.

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

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.

Our primary use case is when we've set up a Forti VPN or a IPsec VPN Full Mesh of 18 different locations on our FortiGates. It goes hand in hand with the FortiAPs as well.

The most valuable feature is the single pane of glass, single point of management.

One area that could be improved is cost, but you've got to pay for what you get.

The stability of the solution is very good.

Scalability of the solution is very good.

The tech support with Fortinet is phenomenal.

The initial setup is very straightforward.

Return On Investments for the solution would be about a 4 out of 5.We've set up Full Mesh and then we piggybacked on the ability to print anywhere. We have networked our phone systems together so that we can dial any of our locations on a four-digit dial, versus having to dial the 10-digit phone numbers. It's quick, it's easy, and a lot better for the staff.

The biggest lesson I've learned with this solution is just keep the documentation up to date.

I would give this solution a nine out of ten.