Fortinet FortiGate Reviews

We are a reseller of Fortinet products. We use FortiGate for Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) support. This is the most important reason that we use Fortinet FortiGate.

We required our network to be more secure. We also use FortiGate for improving the speed of the internet because the network here does not perform as we would like it to.

The most important features of Fortinet FortiGate are the Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) and firewall control applications.

The main aspect of FortiGate that could be improved is load balancing. Our management team does not want to buy another appliance for only load balancing.

The network routing with Fortinet FortiGate can be an issue, but it generally depends on the size of the company.

More than five years.

FortiGate is a wonderful appliance.

We have knowledge of other firewall products but FortiGate is the best.

We like the Fortinet technical support and how they have responded in the past.

The initial setup was easy and not complex at all.

There is only one issue with Fortinet FortiGate: It's the price. If the company makes its products cheaper then we can convince our clients to buy more.

I would rate Fortinet FortiGate a nine out of ten because I don't know all of the features of the platform personally.

To protect network perimeters.

Security. The main options feature protection and security against attacks.

Reliability and performance, those are key factors.

I have only one request and that is to have Fortinet as a market download in Azure. 

Less than one year.

So far, so good.

I'm an integrator, so I use SonicWall, Sophos, and Fortinet.

It has given us improved security over the internet.

Ease of use, single console, Unified Threat Management (UTM) features.

NGN, reporting and controls.

We had some stability issues but we upgraded.

There was a hardware limitation, affecting scalability.

I would rate the technical support as 8/10.

We had a different solution in the organization arising from different OEMs and this solution was chosen with consideration of requirements and costs.

The initial setup was simple but the DC was complex.

Go for long term pricing negotiated at the time of purchase.

We evaluated Check Point, Cisco ASA.

You should be clear concerning the scope and outcome you are looking for.

The most valuable features for us are

• VPN
• WebFilter
• Firewall

It's features are highly customizable. This means that when our different business groups have different needs, the implementations can be customized to meet the demands of those groups and needs.

I'd like to see an improvement in the Bandwidth Management and Traffic limit control.

Also, the licenses are expensive, turning off some users.

We've used all units for five years, except the FortiGate 200D which has been in use for one year. Alongside FortiGate, we also have FortiAnalyzer 1000B and the FortiManager 200D.

There have been no issues with the deployment.

There have been no stability issues.

It has not been a problem to scale it.

Customer Service:

Customer service is very good.

Technical Support:

Technical support is very good.

I depend on different products from different vendors depending on the required function.

The initial setup is simple in the CLI or Web GUI.

An in-house network engineer implemented it using the best practice recommendations from the vendor.

The appliances and licenses are expensive, and I know some people use other vendors because of this.

You should know the customization you want from the beginning, and plan your requirements appropriately.

The key features of this product are:

• Network security
• UTM Features
• Configuration and ease of deployment.
• IP/User/Device Mac ID/Device Type based policy configuration
• Traffic shaping
• Load balancing
• Ease of VPN configurations
• Explicit proxy
• Link segregation
• Application signatures
• Network object based HTTPS/SSL inspection etc.

In many organizations it helps to come up with the requirements of proxy servers, defining network traffic and the amount of bandwidth for any network object or specified user(s). It has also provided us with security compatibility with other network devices such as IP cameras, the video conferencing system, VOIP phones. It also logs & reports on individual users network activities.

The FortiGate series does not have that much troubleshooting & network testing features in its GUI, hence we’ll definitely be looking for some add-on features in near future.

I have been using this solution for the past year.

No issues yet.

No issues yet.

For massive logs & reports (over a month) we have to go for a separate logging & reporting device i.e. FortiAnalyzer/FortiCloud, as this is not available in Fortigate itself.

Customer Service:

7/10.

Technical Support:

8/10.

We started with FortiGate itself.

This product has a setup wizard (FortiExplorer) for the initial configuration, while the physical connectivity is done via a USB cable which is very easy to use.

We implemented the solution ourselves.

It is value for money product as we’ve purchased it with Fortinet's three-year warranty package.

We have evaluated Dell’s Sonicwall & Cyberoam.

Analyze your needs first before implementing this product.

I am using different features of this product but the most valuable are -

• SSL VPN
• Web filter
• Explicit proxy
• IPS
• Application control
• Routing

I replaced my core router with a Fortigate appliance and it is performing inter-VLAN routing. I removed manual proxies and used transparent proxy using Fortigate security profiles, and implemented traffic shaping, web filter, application control, IPS and anti-virus. All the servers are protected by Fortigate security profiles.

• WAN link load balancing
• Reports
• Anti-virus.

I have been using this solution since 2013.

We faced some technical issues on the Fortinet side.

No issues encountered.

No issues encountered.

Customer Service:

6/10.

Technical Support:

6/10.

I didn't use any other solution prior to Fortinet.

It was complex because there was a huge network with VLANs configured and routing protocols enabled.

We implement this through a vendor. I would rate their level of experience 8/10.

I would only say that Fortinet provides business and security returns at a cost substantially lower than the benefits derived.

We evaluated Sophos and Barracuda alongside Fortigate.

Our experience of using Fortigate is excellent and we strongly recommend it.

• It's version of throughput is good
• It has a strong active cluster, as you can have between three and 32 units to a cluster

Finally there is a UTM Fortinet. It has given me complete oversight of my network in a centralized fashion, so I know what is going on at all times. It provides me with a solution that can automatically take control of situations when they arise, with the most intuitive interface. It stops you needing to be on the phone to tech support, or a local vendor, for days on end.

• Security
• LAN
• WAN

I've used it for three years.

No issues encountered.

No issues encountered.

No issues encountered.

Customer Service:

8/10.

Technical Support:

8/10.

No previous solution was used.

It was easy to set up.

The most important factor is that you choose a firewall or UTM solution that fits your organizations security requirements. Begin by determining what business problem you are trying to solve, what technical controls you need to implement (Firewall, IPS, NAC, VPN, endpoint, mobility, web filtering, malware detection, etc.). Then, determine what hardware features you need such as (HA clustering, link aggregation or 10Gb, port sensity), and what kind of throughput, and how many concurrent connections.

The two most valuable features are VPN and firewalling.

Fortigate 300c is a very robust product, unlike Cisco ASA Firewall, you have already the web gui interface inside the device. Although they the same concept. Fortigate 300c has one of the easiest gui configuration compared to ASA Firewall, where you can lose your way.

I have been using the solution for 2 years. It has served as an SSL VPN server.

So far, I haven't encountered any issues and that was the first time I implemented it. I just followed some concepts with Cisco ASA firewall and 2 hours later I finished configuring SSL VPN with 3 different capabilities.

None so far.

None so far, well it depends with license of the vpn. You need to purchase it and discuss it with the vendor.

Before I was to implement ASA for SSL VPN, it was already working. My boss told me that we would be implementing Fortigate instead. He told me that Cisco's license is more expensive than Fortinet so I think that was the tipping point for why we changed to Fortinet.

Yes it was, when you plug-in to the Fortigate Manager there is this wizard that will guide you to making it work basically, and that was it.Afterwards you can add your additional features as your company needs. The initial setup took me just 10 or 15 minutes.

Through a vendor team. On a scale of 1 to 10, I would rate them 8. The representative from the vendor seems to know the basics of the product but when it comes to troubleshooting he seems to lack information. He had to come back the other day just to provide a solution for a specific issue.

We only evaluated two, Cisco and Fortinet.