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As of June 2025, the mindshare of Fortinet FortiGate in the Firewalls category stands at 21.4%, up from 17.8% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Computer Software Company
15%
Educational Organization
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Comms Service Provider
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Manufacturing Company
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Financial Services Firm
6%
Government
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University
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Retailer
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Healthcare Company
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Construction Company
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Media Company
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Hospitality Company
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Non Profit
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Energy/Utilities Company
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Insurance Company
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Real Estate/Law Firm
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Outsourcing Company
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Wholesaler/Distributor
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Performing Arts
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Transportation Company
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Recreational Facilities/Services Company
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Consumer Goods Company
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Pharma/Biotech Company
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Vasu Gala - PeerSpot user
Manager, Information Technology Operation/Presales at TechMonarch
Verified user of Fortinet FortiGate
Jun 14, 2025
A stable solution with an intuitive interface and quick customer service

Pros

"The best features of Fortinet FortiGate include its easy configuration and user interface. "

Cons

"One drawback of Fortinet FortiGate is that they provide two types of models: one with a hard disk and another without. The model without a hard disk has very low ROM where you can store very few logs, after which you need to upload it to the cloud or purchase a firewall with SSD. That's the only drawback."
Mageshwaran S - PeerSpot user
Solution Architect at airtel
Verified user of Fortinet FortiGate
Jun 19, 2025
Enables customers to manage security effortlessly with intuitive features and easy integration

Pros

"The main benefits that Fortinet FortiGate brings to customers include that if you're going for a single fabric with core switches, access switches, and APs, compared to legacy Cisco or Aruba, the Fortinet FortiGate does not require a controller for the access points."

Cons

"I would rate the technical support of Fortinet FortiGate as a five because it is not as strong as Cisco. Additionally, the turnaround time is very high compared to Cisco."
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Manager, Information Technology at a consumer goods company with 11-50 employees
Verified user of Fortinet FortiGate
Jun 14, 2025
A robust and customizable firewall with constant updates

Pros

"Fortinet FortiGate is pretty robust. The updates and firmware releases are pretty timely. They have a good product revision and review system, so they are constantly reviewing their configuration and the different mechanisms that are used on Fortinet FortiGate."

Cons

"We haven't tapped into most of the functionalities that Fortinet FortiGate offers because we're using it just for gateway security. One of the things that I would prefer is a more expansive use of their analyzer. They could do more work on FortiAnalyzer in terms of the data and the information coming from it."
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Senior Network Engineer/ Security at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees
Verified user of Fortinet FortiGate
May 31, 2025
Ease of deployment and cost-effective but has occasional support challenges

Pros

"It's very similar to a Cisco firewall, yet less expensive."

Cons

"From a support perspective, I had more issues that I didn't think the person on my case handled the way I was expecting. We called them for a geolocation issue and we didn't get any proper assistance."
Jorge Martínez - PeerSpot user
Presales Engineer at Sencinet
Verified user of Fortinet FortiGate
May 31, 2025
Offers good SD-WAN capabilities and integrates easily with Fortinet devices

Pros

"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate are its SD-WAN capabilities, such as dynamic routing, and other features, including security options such as antivirus, IPS, and IDS—all integrated into one device. "

Cons

"Fortinet FortiGate is a very good device overall, though it can be improved in certain areas regarding the licenses, particularly the big one called unified threat management, which has many capabilities. "
Bernard Samontanes - PeerSpot user
Staff Infrastructure & Security Engineer at Mozn Systems
Verified user of Fortinet FortiGate
Jun 14, 2025
Cost-effective and flexible with good integration capabilities

Pros

"The best feature of Fortinet FortiGate is the IPS or IDS implementation. I appreciate most the agility or the flexibility to create hashes to block incoming threats, and I can integrate with third-party threat intelligence with our FortiGate."

Cons

"They have recently acquired a CNAP solution which should be integrated into FortiGate boxes natively for protection at any application layer. Since Fortinet FortiGate has Layer 7 protection, they should integrate that as soon as they can for threat detection and network detection."
Aymar Tala Defo - PeerSpot user
Cyber Security Analyst at a educational organization with 10,001+ employees
Verified user of Fortinet FortiGate
Jun 13, 2025
Powerful and offers many security features in a single box

Pros

"One of the best features of Fortinet FortiGate is that it's a very powerful equipment that gives many security features in a single box with good performance, and the user interface is friendly to use and configure."

Cons

"FortiGate can only retain logs for 24 hours or 7 days. I'm not sure if it holds them for a longer period, such as for a month. It will be useful for assessing our strategy and monitoring our environment without investing in FortiGate Analyzer. It would be beneficial if Fortinet could enhance the FortiGate by providing more statistical and monitoring views for a longer timeframe, rather than requiring access to FortiGate Analyzer. "
PD
IT Consultant at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Verified user of Fortinet FortiGate
May 22, 2025
Cloud features enhance security measures and simplify network management

Pros

"The scalability is easy with switches and access points that are basically plug-and-play for the most part."

Cons

"For Fortinet FortiGate, their code development would definitely be something they need to improve on to reduce vulnerabilities that need to be patched. "
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DineshKumar28 - PeerSpot user