We primarily use the solution for security purposes and for UTM web profile applications.
Information Technology Manager at Petra
Reliable with lots of features and good security
Pros and Cons
- "The wireless control is helpful."
- "The pricing could always be better."
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
There are a variety of features on offer.
It helps protect endpoints.
The wireless control is helpful.
It is scalable and extends well.
The solution is stable and reliable.
Technical support is helpful and responsive.
What needs improvement?
The pricing could always be better. It is very expensive.
We'd like to see Fortgate include WAF services.
The maintenance of the product can be a bit difficult.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been working with the solution for ten years.
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What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is pretty stable and reliable. There are no bugs or glitches, and it doesn't crash or freeze.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
This is a scalable product.
How are customer service and support?
Technical support is very good. They are easy to work with. We've been satisfied with the level of support.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I've also used Sophos and CyberArk. Sophos has a few more services, such as WAF services.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is moderate. It depends on the client's requirements.
We typically can deploy the solution within two or three days. We have a security engineer that handles the initial setup.
It does require some maintenance, and that can be a bit difficult.
What about the implementation team?
We implement the solution for our clients.
What was our ROI?
We have witnessed a bit of an ROI, even though it is an expensive solution.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The solution is quite pricey.
What other advice do I have?
I am an end-user and work in configuration and support for a partner.
I'm working with the latest version of the solution.
Overall, I would rate the solution ten out of ten. I am very satisfied with the product as a whole. I'd recommend the solution to others. It's easy to start working with it.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
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Network Engineer at Ahad
Easy to manage with reasonable pricing and good monitoring
Pros and Cons
- "The reporting and monitoring are very good."
- "We'd like more management across other integrations."
What is our primary use case?
We primarily use the solution for security purposes. We use it as a firewall for protection.
How has it helped my organization?
It helps protect our users, and we are able to initiate our own policies. It also provided good visibility and reporting.
What is most valuable?
The management is very easy.
It offers very good security features.
The reporting and monitoring are very good.
We can integrate the solution very well with other Fortigate solutions.
It's stable and reliable.
The solution can scale.
Pricing is reasonable.
What needs improvement?
We do not need any other features.
We'd like more management across other integrations. It would be ideal if it could centralize the management, and we could therefore manage all solutions under Fortinet instead of managing everything individually.
In some cases, depending on the module and the age, performance could be better.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using the solution for three years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is very scalable and reliable. There are no bugs or glitches.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We have 800 end users, approximately.
The solution is scalable.
How are customer service and support?
Technical support has been fine. However, we haven't really dealt with them too much. We haven't had any critical issues.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We also use other Fortinet products, including the NFGW.
We also work with Cisco devices and solutions.
We have worked with Palo Alto in the past. It has a pretty good performance.
In the end, we moved to Fortinet as the cost was very good.
How was the initial setup?
The solution is very simple. The process is easy to understand. It's not complex at all.
I helped deploy the solution. We had to integrate it with internal and external firewalls.
We had the full functionality in place within five days. We had five people managing the deployment process.
What about the implementation team?
I integrated the solution myself without outside help.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The cost of the solution is reasonable.
What other advice do I have?
I'm an end-user.
I'd rate the solution nine out of ten.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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EVP, Product Line Management & Growth at Kropmann Communications Ltd
Increases operation efficiency, offers integrated application protection, and has excellent support
Pros and Cons
- "The security fabric is excellent."
- "I haven't had a single issue since using Fortinet."
What is our primary use case?
We primarily use the solution for security. I've deployed it for some customers for protection. It is used for firewalls. I have experience with the secure SD-WAN version.
How has it helped my organization?
Our customers are happy, and when they are happy, it means they are happy with us. It helps our organization. Many customers are migrating to this solution as it increases efficiency.
What is most valuable?
The security fabric is excellent. It's great on Fortinet, generally.
It is easy to deploy.
Our impression of a unified view of NetOps and SecOps is positive. It has a single pane of glass. It's excellent and very effective. We've been quite impressed with the visibility on the devices. We've been happy with it.
The integrated application protection provided by the solution is good. It's worth the investment. However, it does depend on how you apply it. It can help save on costs, depending on the setup. If you have it in a bank environment, each individual bank would have its own devices, and you can optimize everything. You can have some of the connections go direct from one customer to another. You can save a lot of money with a specific setup.
It's helped out operational efficiency. It helps us waste less time. A typical scenario helps us save time. Having a good connection at the head office allows other offices to maintain a good connection as well. It also has normal security features and more to help keep us safe while staying connected.
We can remediate threats more quickly. We have a single pane of glass that helps simplify the protection and visibility. We can monitor other components, even Macs or data centers. We can address items automatically, no matter where they are located. Visibility really helps.
It is helped us to reduce the mean time to detect. It can reduce the time to locate and detect effectively. It is remarkably shorter when using Fortinet. It's also reduced the time it takes to resolve problems.
The solution has helped us reduce Help Desk tickets.
We have been able to future-proof businesses with branches. We don't have branches in our office. However, we have seen benefits ourselves in terms such as load balancing, et cetera. A fiber connection helps ensure backups are seamless. We can run a backup at less cost, and knowing that we have a backup help with peace of mind. Accessing a secure network ensures this.
What needs improvement?
I haven't had a single issue since using Fortinet.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using the solution since 2018.
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?
It is a scalable product.
How are customer service and support?
Technical support is always top-notch. I always get good support.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was pretty easy. It was not difficult.
Everything I did was in one day. If I have to do some fine-tuning, that takes a little bit longer. Typically, one day is enough to deploy.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The pricing is moderate. You get good value for money. Of course, any solution could be less expensive. For a company like ours, we'd always like to pay less.
What other advice do I have?
We are partners with Fortinet. We also use the solution ourselves.
Assessing the secure SD-WAN with its interoperability with other systems is hard to say. I've not deployed it with other OEMS as of yet. We haven't consolidated any tools or applications as of yet.
I'd rate the solution nine out of ten overall.
I'd recommend the solution to others.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
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Chief Engineer at Hilton Worldwide
A next-generation firewall solution with a useful FortiManager feature
Pros and Cons
- "Whenever I need something, Fortinet improves and updates the software for me."
What is our primary use case?
We use Fortinet FortiGate for VPN. We connect the branches together for the HQ. That's why we are using the VPN, and we publish some of the websites in the HQ, and the users can access that website from outside with the two-factor authenticator and a token key. We are using FortiGate to control the connection between the branches. But, for the software, we are using this to collect the data to extract reports.
What is most valuable?
I like FortiManager.
What needs improvement?
Improvements depend on your specific needs. Currently, it meets my requirements. Whenever I need something, Fortinet improves and updates the software for me.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working with Fortinet FortiGate for about ten years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Fortinet FortiGate is a stable solution.
On a scale from one to five, I would give its stability a five.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Fortinet FortiGate is scalable. If you are familiar with it, you can work from anywhere and do whatever you want. It is very easy to scale. We have about 500 users in our organization. It is not only engineering and not IT because we publish many websites from HQ to other branches. End-users use the Fortinet username and password to log in with two-factor authentication and the token.
How are customer service and support?
Technical support is good.
On a scale from one to five, I would give technical support a five.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was very easy. We had two third-party members and four of my team members implement this solution. It took us five to six days to install and deploy both the software and hardware. For the software alone, it took us about two days to implement. You need two people to manage and maintain this solution.
What about the implementation team?
We had a third-party company help us with this implementation. They came and did the first setup, and after that, I followed the technical support from Fortinet.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Licensing costs are acceptable. I think it's cheaper than Cisco. We pay for the license on a yearly basis.
What other advice do I have?
On a scale from one to ten, I would give Fortinet FortiGate a ten.
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Network Solutions Architect at Yazata Solutions
SSL proxy makes URL filtering easier because the encryption is done before the packet ever leaves
Pros and Cons
- "FortiGate's web and URL filtering are unlike any other firewall I've used. The functionality of URL filtering in those solutions is problematic because everything is encrypted, and firewalls can't break that encryption protocol. Fortinet has an SSL proxy, so the encryption is done before the packet ever leaves the FortiGate. The URL filter is definitely one of the most helpful features."
- "My only complaint about FortiGate is a lack of QinQ VLAN tunneling. I haven't found this feature in any Fortinet product. You can do this on all Cisco routers, including the smaller models. However, QinQ isn't available on the biggest, most expensive Fortinet units. They still don't have that. I think now we're on software version 6.0, and they still haven't found a solution for QinQ. It isn't a dealbreaker, but that's my main complaint."
What is our primary use case?
We use FortiGate for security. Some clients use the whole Fortinet solution, including FortiSwitch, FortiAP, and FortiExtender, but FortiGate is my bread and butter.
We have a hybrid deployment. A lot of it is onsite, and we have data center collocations. Some customers do collocations with us, but others request connectivity to Azure or another cloud services provider. Fortinet has plugins for Azure, AWS, or Google that make it easy to configure VPNs out of the data center or off-site.
Typically, we stick with Azure because their support is better, but we do have a handful of customers that choose AWS. We have the solution deployed across Canada. One of our biggest customers is a retail company with many little stores under their umbrella. We cover everything from British Columbia to a couple of sites in Newfoundland. I estimate that we have around 1,200 users.
How has it helped my organization?
We need to allow a set of websites or block another set. FortiGate gives us the ability to do it based on URL domain. It's so much easier because you input the domain microsoft.com instead of adding the specific URL. Other firewalls can't do that the way FortiGate does. It helps us with compliance and security.
What is most valuable?
FortiGate's web and URL filtering are unlike any other firewall I've used. The functionality of URL filtering in those solutions is problematic because everything is encrypted, and firewalls can't break that encryption protocol.
Fortinet has an SSL proxy, so the encryption is done before the packet ever leaves the FortiGate. The URL filter is definitely one of the most helpful features.
What needs improvement?
My only complaint about FortiGate is a lack of QinQ VLAN tunneling. I haven't found this feature in any Fortinet product. You can do this on all Cisco routers, including the smaller models. However, QinQ isn't available on the biggest, most expensive Fortinet units. They still don't have that. I think now we're on software version 6.0, and they still haven't found a solution for QinQ. It isn't a dealbreaker, but that's my main complaint.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using Fortinet solutions for about four or five years now.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I think FortiGate is going to be around forever. If I don't see their stock price double in the next two years, I'm going to be surprised. I think it's a very underrated solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Scaling up only requires adding a router. Once you have your network in place and a basic template, you buy another router and add it to the mix. It's incredibly easy to add and configure devices.
How are customer service and support?
I rate Fortinet support 10 out of 10. The support gets better as you get more certifications. I'm trying to get my certification to see how much better it can be. With an NSE 7 certification, you can contact Tier 3 support directly. I'm already getting my cases resolved in 24 to 48 hours using Tier 1 and 2 support.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We used Juniper firewalls in the past. The two solutions are similar in terms of features, but Fortinet blew it out of the water with regards to pricing and user-friendliness.
The main difference is CLI versus GUI. You have to know what you're doing on a Juniper because it's all command-line based, but Fortinet is 99 percent GUI-based. You log in to Fortinet and check off what you want to allow or block.
How was the initial setup?
Our biggest Fortinet solution was 500 plus retail sites. This customer chose the whole nine yards, including FortiGate, FortiSwitch, FortiAPs, and the FortiExtender, which is the LTE router.
I made the templates for the configuration for our bottom tiers because they were the ones rolling them out. I made a standard template config and wrote notes specifying necessary changes for each site.
The primary difficulty was trying to understand our customer's requirements and concerns because they were with an old provider. The provider had a lot of things on-site that weren't necessary. Deploying the Fortinet solution itself wasn't hard.
Getting there was hard because we had to sit down with the customer and their tech team to determine what was needed because they had old Cisco routers. That took about three weeks and required a lot of on-site visits, but it wasn't hard to deploy the solution once we got an understanding of the requirements was not hard.
We trained the customers to manage and maintain the solution themselves. The only maintenance we do is emailing them monthly when we get notifications from Fortinet about router upgrades. You can configure it and then forget it.
What about the implementation team?
We are the integrator/consultant for the solution. We are the one in between the client and the internet service provider.
What was our ROI?
FortiGate firewalls pay for themselves. We bought our first FortiGate when they came out with the 50Fs and thought we would never see the return on investment. However, they paid for themselves because we rent them out, and customers loved them so much that we just retired our Juniper and Cisco solutions.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Fortinet's pricing is more straightforward than other solutions. If Fortinet doesn't stick out when you're searching for a solution, you are a glutton for punishment. You only need to know two things when purchasing a Fortinet solution: your total bandwidth and bandwidth at the site. You need to estimate the future bandwidth with other solutions if your customer plans to upgrade.
You have to consider whether you'll need to resell your licenses or wait until they expire and get new ones. You need to worry about out-of-pocket costs with other solutions, but you could pay for a higher-tier Fortinet license. You don't need to worry about it for 10 years and still be under budget.
Fortinet encourages people to buy their base product and then add what they need. That mentality goes a lot farther in the game because it affords people security. That's how they got into the market and became so competitive.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We evaluated Meraki, Dell's old SD-WAN, and Cisco's Viptela. Price and flexibility were the main factors. Viptela, Juniper, and others make it so hard to pick a solution. You have to be highly specific about what you want, including the amount of bandwidth and encryption level at every site. You have to pick a different router per site, depending on your functionality and requirements.
What other advice do I have?
I rate FortiGate 10 out of 10. It's a tremendous little firewall. It takes care of all your security concerns. When people say, "I need to make my organization more secure," the first thing that comes to mind is Fortinet. Everyone is talking about Cisco, Juniper, Palo Alto, and Check Point but overlooking Fortinet, which is a relatively new player in the game.
Fortinet's next-generation firewall is more affordable and user-friendly. They also have an extensive knowledge base online. Good luck finding that community support on a Palo Alto, Cisco, or Juniper website without paying.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Hybrid Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Microsoft Azure
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Network Engineer at Thunder Software Technology Co., Ltd.
Reasonably priced with many great features and excellent reliability
Pros and Cons
- "The pricing is great and very reasonable."
- "It would be good if they had fewer updates."
What is our primary use case?
It is our primary router here in the office with all the firewall policies.
What is most valuable?
The solution has many valuable features. I like all of them.
Its stability is great. On a previous job, we set probably up to 100 FortiGates, and during the three years they were set up none of them failed.
It's a very scalable solution.
The pricing is great and very reasonable.
The initial setup is simple.
We use a yearly subscription for a unified protection model. I like the features that it gives me. It is actually a built-in proxy server and it allows me to use great protection and so on. In terms of application control, the built-in anti-virus is okay. One of the things that I like the most is it has a built-in SD-WAN solution - its price is included in the hardware. I don't need to buy anything else to use SD-WAN. This is the feature that I like, in Fortinet, probably the most. All other vendors sell SD-WAN as a separate solution and you must buy a separate controller which has to be installed somewhere, on-premise or on the cloud, and it costs money. Fortigate does not.
What needs improvement?
I can't think of an area of the product that needs improvement. Even the cost is okay. I have no real complaints.
It would be good if they had fewer updates. Almost every update has bots that are either critical or something small yet valuable. Whenever I try to do an update, I always fear that something will break.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've used the solution for a few years. I used it on a previous project and I use it now as well.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The stability has been excellent. It's very reliable and the performance is great. They have not failed in three years. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The scalability of the product is great. If a company needs to expand it, it can do so.
Up to 100 people use it right now, and likely we will increase usage so that it covers 150 to 200 users.
If our other branch offices open in other cities or other countries, I will buy another firewall for them as well.
How are customer service and support?
I've contacted technical support in the past.
For example, I tried to update my firewall to 7.0.4 and there was a block with the DHCP server. Some devices did not acquire an IP address. Really, it was something about FortiGate. I asked Fortinet for technical support and I created a ticket, and the next day they replied to me they agree that this was a bug that they would work on. As far as I can see now, there is already an option of 7.0.5. While I didn't test it myself, in the changelog I can see that this bug is fixed.
So far, we have been satisfied as they have answered us by the next day typically.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I did not previously use a different solution.
How was the initial setup?
It's an easy setup. Everything is very straightforward and simple to understand. It's not complex, not difficult. A company won't have any issues with the process.
The deployment might take up to one week. I don't remember exactly. I continued to add some features, however, in the instant deployment, when it came here I had another router here, it wasn't too long of a process. Later, I asked my bosses to buy a firewall and when it arrived, on a Friday in the evening, I installed it and everything was fine. It was very fast.
I handle the deployment and maintenance myself. We do not need a big team to manage everything. It's pretty low-maintenance.
What about the implementation team?
I handled the implementation myself. I did not need a consultant or an integrator.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The pricing is very fair for a firewall. There's nothing to complain about in terms of licensing.
The price model is fair. I have to pay only for the features that only Fortinet gives me. Things like routing are free. Other vendors like Cisco, make me pay for things that should be free.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend the solution to others.
Fortinet has an education platform that is named trainingfortinet.com and many courses are on there. All the video lessons are free. Users can view them to learn about the features that Fortinet has. It's an excellent resource.
I would rate the solution at a nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
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Network admin at Penobscot Valley Hospital
An easy-to-use product that does a lot for you and allows you to be independent
Pros and Cons
- "It does a lot for you for intrusion protection and as an antivirus. The threat management bundle is worth the money. You don't need another company to monitor your web traffic for you. You can do everything yourself on the firewall. You restrict your own black list for people on the firewall. You don't need to pay some other company for another product to do that for you. The firewall can do that for you. So, it's an easy-to-use product for people to be independent. They don't need to rely on other vendors to do what the firewall can do. They can do everything."
- "I don't really have anything negative to say as far as Fortinet firewalls are concerned. If anything, they can support a user a little bit better. They can stop being so time-sensitive about how much time the support call has taken, and they can help you do it yourself."
What is most valuable?
It does a lot for you for intrusion protection and as an antivirus. The threat management bundle is worth the money. You don't need another company to monitor your web traffic for you. You can do everything yourself on the firewall. You restrict your own black list for people on the firewall. You don't need to pay some other company for another product to do that for you. The firewall can do that for you. So, it's an easy-to-use product for people to be independent. They don't need to rely on other vendors to do what the firewall can do. They can do everything.
The GUI is good. I'm really happy with the ease of use of the firewall. Fortinet's support is also great.
What needs improvement?
I don't really have anything negative to say as far as Fortinet firewalls are concerned. If anything, they can support a user a little bit better. They can stop being so time-sensitive about how much time the support call has taken, and they can help you do it yourself.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've had different models of Fortinet since 2009. They all are physical appliances. I had 300As, and now I'm on 300Ds. I've got a remote site with a different model, which probably is 60F. They are great little firewalls, and for bigger size places, they have 300 models.
I don't have virtual appliances. I don't have a virtual infrastructure. I have an older virtual environment with Hyper-V, and the servers are not up-to-date. It was a money thing. So, it was better to go with the appliance itself.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I'm happy with what they got. It is a great product. Sometimes, you're going to get a lemon—the way it initially happened with FortiAuthenticator 300F—but that doesn't happen very often.
If there is a problem, the next business day, they send it and get the replacement, and they help me configure it.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
In terms of its users, everybody uses the firewall because they're going out. That's our egress point. So, there are about 20 users for that. We have a dozen IPsec tunnels with which we connect to different companies. So, security is a big part of it. I also have a remote location with about 10 users who use a different firewall.
We probably won't be increasing its usage. Now that I got Authenticator, it nicely compliments the Fortinet firewall. The size of the company isn't going to grow any more than what it is. So, we're good.
How are customer service and support?
Their support is great, but it also depends on who you get for support. From the support perspective, they can help you do it yourself, which is always more beneficial to both parties. They can stop being so time-sensitive about the call duration and let a user help himself a little bit more.
It takes time to study this stuff, and I don't always have time to do it. So, I'm looking for a quick answer because I get interrupted all the time during work. I don't always have the time to study something and figure it out. So, I have to call them, but I don't always get somebody who really knows what they are doing. They don't know deep enough to help you. They're troubleshooting with you, and that's the difference between Level 1 and Level 2 support.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
When I first got here in this job in 2007, they had Cisco ASA Firewall, but it was too cryptic. You had to enter all these CLI commands for a configuration. It also didn't do everything that Fortinet could do. It was very limited, and it wasn't easy to use. I know what I want to do, and I don't have to learn a special language in order to do it. I just want to be able to use some basic programming code that they have put into the firewall and use the GUI interface with it to actually visualize what I am looking at. Some of the Cisco products are not visual enough. That was one of the reasons I stayed away from it. Cisco is also very high-priced. They price themselves out of business a lot of times for equipment, but Fortinet is just great.
I've also used SonicWall before. It was okay, but it is better for bigger places. I was looking for a midrange-size firewall for a couple of hundred users, and I felt Fortinet was the right fit.
How was the initial setup?
Its deployment and maintenance are easy.
What about the implementation team?
I pretty much used the support from Fortinet to do it. They're good about their support. I did it myself by being a nuisance to Fortinet. I kept calling them to ask questions. They had to remote on to it and see you do something you don't know how to do.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
It was probably about $2,500 per firewall. It was all included. It included support, services, threat management software, and 24/7 FortiCare on it. Cisco products are more expensive.
What other advice do I have?
Fortinet has got great firewalls. They do everything. They do FortiTokens for two-factor. They do the IPsec VPNs, SSL VPNs. They have a great GUI for you to know, but you still got to know the CLI commands.
I would rate it a 10 out of 10. It does its job, and it is easy to use. The support is great.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Network Administrator at Chase Up
Great for intrusion prevention, with a great pipe filter application
Pros and Cons
- "The pipe filter application is an outstanding feature."
- "The updates Fortinet provides are sometimes unstable."
What is our primary use case?
Our primary use case is for social network blocking and for unusual applications in our network as well as for intrusion prevention. We are a department store.
How has it helped my organization?
This product has made it easier to secure our network.
What is most valuable?
The pipe filter application is an outstanding feature. The hardware processors are also very impressive. In general, this is an easy-to-use application, with a user-friendly interface. If you have any issues, Fortinet has a support library where you can search for videos and documentation. If you want to configure anything and you're unsure about it, the solution is in the videos. If a single link fails, it automatically connects to a secondary one and that's saved me a lot of time as I would have previously had to deal with it manually. Fortigate blocks unusual traffic and therefore secures our network. Third-party integrations are good.
What needs improvement?
The updates Fortinet provides are sometimes unstable. We have to check everything thoroughly before any upgrade.
For how long have I used the solution?
We've been using this solution for seven years.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution is very scalable. The processor, the microprocessor and the security processors are very intelligent so they can scale significantly and manage that well.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is straightforward and easy to manage. There is no maintenance required.
What was our ROI?
We've seen a return on our investment.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
This is a very comprehensive solution but the cost is quite high.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We evaluated several options before going with Fortinet.
What other advice do I have?
I think this is the best solution of its kind on the market and I rate it nine out of 10.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.

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