Fortinet FortiGate Valuable Features

Saurabh-Pal - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Security Specialist at a tech vendor with 11-50 employees

FortiGate is on the cheaper end, and it offers good value. 

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William Nogueira - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Security Specialist at a agriculture with 1,001-5,000 employees

The Intrusion Prevention System and the web filtering are both working well. The Deep Packet Inspection is also functioning properly, allowing us to see all network traffic, including encrypted data. I find the DPI to be a valuable and user-friendly feature. Additionally, the logs are clear and easy to understand. Having worked with Cisco and Check Point in the past, I can confidently say that these logs are on par with those of other leading security solutions. They greatly aid in troubleshooting, investigations, and general network monitoring. Overall, I am impressed with this solution's web filtering capabilities and robust IPS functionality. It is both easy to manage and deploy, making it a valuable tool for our network security.

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Jose Gisbert - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager Network (IT/OT) at a consumer goods company with 5,001-10,000 employees

The flexibility and ease of configuration are the most valuable features.

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Buyer's Guide
Fortinet FortiGate
April 2024
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WA
IT Consultant at Escuela de Comunicación Mónica Herrera

The GUI is good.

It's a basic firewall and it's a simple configuration. It can be ported very easily to our unit.

All of the licenses are included. We don't need to buy more licenses per pack of users. It is cost-effective. 

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Adeel Razzaq - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Ar at IBEX Holdings Ltd

Reliability is the best feature. We faced some issues when we were setting it up, but the service, portal, and administration are good.

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EhabAli - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Cybersecurity Solutions Architect at BMB

Fortinet FortiGate is user-friendly and affordable.

When it comes to Secure SD-WAN, ease of use is valuable. The visibility and reporting are also valuable. A cool thing is that SD-WAN is free of charge with the Fortinet firewall. You can just use it just by using the Fortinet appliances that you already have in the branches. You cannot have appliances from different vendors. Fortinet customers can use the feature in a very easy way. It takes one click to integrate with the firewalls. It's very very easy to deploy. You don't need to build anything.

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Esubalew-Berihun - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Engineer at Ahad

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. 

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Ismael Abdelkader - PeerSpot reviewer
Strategic Development Manager at Arrow Electronics

The most valuable features are simplicity, management, and that it's constantly evolving. 

Different modules offer different functionality including the facility for web application control, VPN, and complete security integration.

It is easy to integrate FortiGate with other products.

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Viraj Fernandopulle - PeerSpot reviewer
General Manager Group IT at DART GLOBAL LOGISTICS PTE. LTD.

The most valuable feature of FortiGate is FortiView which provides proactive monitoring. 

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JJ
IT Security Analyst at a energy/utilities company with 51-200 employees

I appreciate FortiGate's flexibility, which allows for centralized management through FortiManager. Additionally, its integration with FortiAnalyzer, which can be deployed in the cloud, enables centralized monitoring of all firewall logs.

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JA
Project Manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

We find it's good for managing the network and offers good defense against attacks.

Technical support is great. It's really fast.

Overall the solution is pretty user-friendly. It has a good dashboard and is pretty easy to navigate.

The pricing is excellent. It's much less expensive than Cisco.

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Syed Ali Waqas - PeerSpot reviewer
Head IT at Burraq Cyber Security Solutions

The most valuable features are SD-WAN, application control, IPS control, and FortiSandbox. These features help reduce our downtime, manage the ISPs, and deploy SLAs for all the website traffic.

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Ubeyd  Kara - PeerSpot reviewer
Founder at Prosight

FortiGate firewalls are easy to manage through a user-friendly web interface. They also have advanced features like DDoS and DLP. However, I wouldn't recommend enabling all these features on one device because it can cause performance issues. 

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FirasHamdan - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Technology Manager at Petra

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.

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DO
Network Solutions Architect at Yazata Solutions

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.

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MOHAN SUKUMAR - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of computer systems at Indian Institute of Space Science & Technology(IIST)

Fortinet FortiGate is an extremely user-friendly product. In terms of security, we have not experienced any security flaws or loopholes, and it has proven to be quite stable. Additionally, we have not experienced any downtime, which is of utmost importance.

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Abdallah Rukab - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Security Engineer at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Fortinet FortiGate's ease of management is the most valuable feature.

FortiGate offers numerous features that are designed to assist end users in gaining a clear understanding of the activities occurring within their network.

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Reviewer:734513 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Security & DataCenter Architect at a government with 5,001-10,000 employees

The firewall is top-notch. We are using SSL VPN.

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JM
Network admin at Penobscot Valley Hospital

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.  

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Javed Hashmi - PeerSpot reviewer
Chief Technology Officer at Future Point Technologies

Fortinet has a very good solution for Secure SD-WAN. One very good feature is that they have robust and simple FortiOS through which they provide all solutions. That's their strength. There's not much complexity involved with the Secure SD-WAN solution of Fortinet as compared to Cisco's solution, which has a lot of flexibility but complexity also comes with that flexibility.

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PP
Global Chief Information Officer at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees

FortiGate provides solid protection against viruses, malware, and other threats. 

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Leif Thomas - PeerSpot reviewer
Director, Information Systems at Ohio Art Co

The features I found most valuable are the high availability rollover/fail-over capabilities. The integration with other Fortinet products is worth a look at the lineup.

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Costa Mitsios - PeerSpot reviewer
Deputy Technical Director at Space Hellas S.A.

The most valuable feature of Fortinet FortiGate is URL filtering.

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Ehab.Fawzy Mohamed - PeerSpot reviewer
Chief Engineer at Hilton Worldwide

I like FortiManager.

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Taha Turkestani - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior IT specialist at Saudia Airlines

Its performance in fulfilling our requirements has been satisfactory. The graphical user interface is straightforward to navigate.

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Moeed  Mahmood - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Administrator at Chase Up

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.

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JB
Senior Network Engineer at a government with 201-500 employees

Their VPN connection, their routing capabilities, their layer three throughput, and their firewall management capabilities that limit access from one VLAN to another are all the most valuable aspects for us. 

The solution is stable.

It can expand easily.

Support is helpful.

The product is significantly cheaper than, for example, Cisco. 

The user productivity has been good as they can, for example, transfer files easier. There is no slowdown. 

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PK
Network Manager at a tech company with 1-10 employees

Fortinet FortiGate is user-friendly.

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Heson Ko - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Development Specialist at Unicomp Information Co. Ltd.

Security, SD-WAN, and Streetscape are valuable features. It is a straightforward solution for our partners. The solution is more efficient for user applications.

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GD
HEST manager at ALTT CONTROL PLUS

The tool is a nice product and easy to handle. The software's user interface is also good. You can easily implement remote access in the solution. 

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ES
Solutions Engineer/Consultant at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

One of the nice things about FortiGate is that it can be deployed on the cloud or on-premises. You can actually do both. That's the biggest reason why I stick with this solution as opposed to something like Cisco Meraki. Another nice thing is that I can log directly into a FortiGate or get to it through their FortiCloud access products. They're pretty reliable and consistent.

One of the reasons why I started using the product was their single pane of management. I can deploy their line of firewalls in conjunction with their switching and access points, and I can manage the entire network from one interface. I don't have to log into one interface for the firewall, another one for the access points, and another one for the switches. These firewalls have access point controller functionality built right into the system, so I don't even have to purchase additional devices to manage them.

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AB
Cybersecurity & IT Operations Professional (VirtualCxO) at BrainWave Consulting Company, LLC
  • The CLI is robust and powerful, enabling rapid, consistent changes via SSH. 

    The device identification is very flexible, facilitating the creation of rules to regulate all sorts of devices that might spring up on a network, especially via WiFi.
  • The IPsec tunnels are very easily created, and quite interoperable with devices from other vendors.
  • WAN load-balancing has improved, but needs some refinement.

    You can set up a different DDNS config for each WAN link.

    It is great to be able largely use the same OS features across the family of devices.
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Irshad Ali - PeerSpot reviewer
Presales Manager at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

The security features that they have are quite good. On top of that, their licensing model is quite nice where they don't charge you anything for the SD-WAN functionality for the firewall. The routing and firewall features are also good.

The unified view that they have built into this firewall is good. Within the same dashboard, you get to see the security profiles, the type of traffic that's passing through, the top applications that are being consumed, etc.

It's also very easy to use.

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Sitti Ridzma Salahuddin - PeerSpot reviewer
System Engineer at a wholesaler/distributor with 501-1,000 employees

FortiGate firewalls are user-friendly, and I like the security profiling features. 
FortiGate has always had good interoperability. Their fabric enables you to integrate a lot of products into one vendor. 

The secure SD-WAN gives you a tool for failproof your connections, especially with a branch-to-branch setup. FortiGate also comes with FortiGuard, which is an excellent threat-detection service. They have their own R&D and threat intelligence for FortiGuard.

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Ed Sexton - PeerSpot reviewer
Account Director at Exponential-e

Fortigate represents a really scalable way of delivering perimeter network security, some level of layer 7 security, WAF, and also a way to create a meshed ADVPN solution.

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AV
Specialist at a comms service provider with 11-50 employees

The firewall, IPS, and VPN functions are the most valuable features. The antivirus functions are also good.

It works very well. It has a lot of different functionalities. Its cost is also fine for our customers.

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Girgis Hady - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Technical Lead/Manager at WadiDegla

It is our perimeter firewall. URL filtering, IPS, and antivirus features are most valuable.

It is easy to manage, and it doesn't need much knowledge from the team. It is a stable device, and there are many features that are included out of the box.

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AK
Senior Manager (Engineering Department) at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees

The UTM feature is quite good. FortiAP is easy to deploy because both Fortigate and FortiAP are under the same brand. Otherwise, you need to do more work on the configuration.

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KM
Technical Architect at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees

The most valuable feature is the FortiManager for centralized management.

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AhmedAboalassaad - PeerSpot reviewer
Network & Security Team Head at Amiral

The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate are the different types of profiling. It has been the most effective for me. The WAF and the antivirus profile are the most effective in network protection.

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Raphael Haroun  Ikyagh - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Administrator at Letshego

I am satisfied with the solution for now.

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VK
Network Engineer at a retailer with 10,001+ employees

The solution offers very easy usability. 

The product can scale well.

The solution is extremely reliable.

The pricing and licensing models are pretty good. 

The user interface, both the web and CLI versions, are very good.

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AJ
Operation Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

FortiGate is highly user-friendly and promptly addresses security threats and vulnerabilities commonly found in the modern technology world. Additionally, Fortinet offers the latest versions to cater to the needs of enterprises. They provide a range of firewalls, suitable for both small-scale businesses and larger enterprises. Overall, we are quite satisfied with their performance, and it has been working well for us so far.

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Özden Aydın - PeerSpot reviewer
Technology Consultant at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

The secure web gateway module and the application control module are valuable. HA operations are very easy.

It's a very easy and simple solution for implementation and integration. I don't have any problems with this solution.

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CT
Head of IT at a educational organization with 51-200 employees

The signature database and zero-day detection are Fortinet FortiGate's most valuable features.

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Michael Vlahakis - PeerSpot reviewer
Founder at Digivalue

It is useful for protecting and segregating the internal networks from the internet. Most of our customers also use the FortiGate client to connect to their offices by using the VPN client, and of course, they usually activate the antivirus, deep inspection, and intrusion prevention services. They are also using it for web filtering and implementing various policies dealing with forwardings, NAT, etc.

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DE
Technical support engineer at a comms service provider with 1-10 employees

The feature I like most is the SD-WAN. It allows you to manage more than one ISP at the same time. And there is a high-availability mode, so if one of your ISPs is down, you still have a backup.

It also provides us with visibility because we are able to track the IP addresses, as well as the type of device, OS, vendor name, and the name of the devices.

In addition, Fortinet Security Fabric helps us meet regulations and compliance requirements.

The built-in APIs enable us to integrate with different vendors, such as TP-Link and Luigi. We did not have any problems with the integration. It's very easy to configure and connect. This helps reduce deployment time, but that has more to do with network knowledge than with the product. If you're familiar with basic networking, it would be easy for you to understand the application of a certain device and integrate it with the API of your choice.

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WG
IT Engineer at a aerospace/defense firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

The email protection and VPN features are the most valuable.

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Ibidapo Ibrahim - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of IT Infrastructure at a non-tech company with 1,001-5,000 employees

The most valuable features of the solution are SD-WAN, filtering testing applications, web filtering, and the new VPN. The new web flash is especially noteworthy because it supports Google and the single sign-on for our VPN activities.

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Luis Teran - PeerSpot reviewer
Engineer at Cyber Sea

The license management is very valuable. You can get a new license each year, or you can enroll every two to four years. You can get the logs, and you will get the information on the risk in your network and the entire organization. With this information, you can take action on your actives, computers, or devices. You can bring your own device as an SSE.

The simplicity of the deployment and the digitization of risk are other valuable features that Fortinet provides.

The cost is low.

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Rehan Rauf - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Engineer at Nayatel Pvt. Ltd

I like the security that Fortigate offers; it has great URL filtering with a next-generation firewall that can do internet routing, plus give us advanced layer seven application control. It offers good features. 

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SS
Information Technology Solutions Manager at UBG

The most useful functionality of Fortinet FortiGate is the user interface, multiple engines, and their cloud with the latest integrations. Additionally, the Security Fabric tool is very good.

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JL
Senior Manager at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

The most valuable feature of Fortinet FortiGate is load balancing. It can provide central management and VPNA. Additionally, it has enhanced our security environment.

The management UI is more user-friendly than Cisco's solution.

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Taimoor Khan - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Operations Engineer at Inara Technologies

It's very good and very stable for businesses. It works very well. 

The UI is better than the alternatives. 

We like using Fortinet devices. They integrate well with one another.

Fortinet provides good visibility and segmentation.

Fortinet's devices are purpose-built to operate in various environments. It operates well across clouds. We can run Fortigate as an MSP.

It helps with intrusion prevention specific to various environments. It provides us with details about the traffic for better monitoring. 

FortiGate has helped reduce the risk of cyberattacks that might disrupt our client's production. 

The product provides policies for strict monitoring to make the network secure. If something hits against a policy, it will be blocked.

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SA
IT Manager at SICOM LTD

We were looking for the VPN feature and controlling the inflow and outflow of all the traffic within the site and across the sites. We are also using it for the VPN and VLANs.

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Mario De Keer - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Infrastructure & Service Manageer at Cerba Research

We are mostly using it as a defense mechanism. It has many more possibilities, but at this moment, it is only used for defense against attacks. It is doing what it should do with the FortiGuard subscription on it, which is an advanced security subscription.

It is easy to use. We chose this product for the possibility to have virtual domains (VDOMs). We are building another company in the group, and we would like to split the firewalling rules and policies between these two companies. Each company would be able to manage its own policies and security rules, which is an advantage of Fortinet FortiGate. We can define VDOMs, and every company can manage its own VDOM as if it has its own physical firewall, but in fact, we would be using the same physical appliance because we are also using the same internet lines. So, it allows us to reuse the existing resources without the disadvantage of having to compromise on policies and security. Each company can choose its own way of working.

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JS
Network Engineer at a logistics company with 10,001+ employees

The simplicity of the configuration and the stability of the product are most valuable. The VPN concentrator is very useful. 

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Volodymyr Khorenzhyi - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Engineer at Thunder Software Technology Co., Ltd.

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.

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SP
Senior ICT Solutions Architect at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Fortinet FortiGate is user-friendly. When it comes to firewall enterprise security and email security, this solution is at the top. It's better and it's affordable. If you compare it with some other email security like Mimecast and similar solutions, those products are better than Fortinet, but here in the Fiji region, Fortinet FortiGate has better service. In some other regions, this solution may not be doing well, but in Fiji, it's working out well. Fortinet has so many customers in Fiji.

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DO
Managing Director with 51-200 employees

Fortinet FortiGate is a firewall solution and once it's deployed, you can rest assured that your system is secure.

Since we have been using Fortinet FortiGate, we've not had anyone breaking into our network. We've used some penetration tests, and the system is very secure. However, the security of the network is dependent on the personnel itself.

For example, if you have a phishing email, you click on it, it takes you to the wrong server, and you put your credentials there, they can use those credentials to attack your system. In terms of somebody trying to break into your network without having the necessary credentials, Fortinet FortiGate is very good.

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Ahmad Aloqlah - PeerSpot reviewer
General Manager at GlobalTech

The most valuable feature is the interface, which is very user friendly. We are utilizing most of the features, like content filtering. The firewall is powerful.

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YM
Presales Manager at rayat

I like its interface. It is a simple solution. As compared to Sophos, its interface is easier. It is easy to create a policy, and you can easily understand it. 

The integration with Active Directory is one of the good features. Most of the customers are now looking for the Single Sign-on feature. So, being able to integrate Active Directory with the firewall is useful. It is also easy.

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GM
Manager GIS at epfam

Its user interface is good, and it is always working fine.

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KN
IT Manager at KSB MIL Controls Limited

The solution is very, very easy to use.

The user interface is very nice.

The product seems to offer pretty good customization.

The configuration of the product has been very straightforward and simple.

The reporting on offer is quite good.

The initial setup is straightforward as well.

We've found the pricing to be pretty good.

Technical support from the partner has been very helpful.

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AT4 - PeerSpot reviewer
Security Engineer at Mercantile Communications Pvt. Ltd.

The solution is user-friendly in terms of configuration and implementation.

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AG
Senior Director Information Technology at a hospitality company with 1,001-5,000 employees

The best feature is the ease of use. I think it's pretty much a well-rounded product. It has more features than we use, but a lot of products are like that. We purchased Fortinet because of the pricing, its functionality, because it met our requirements, and the total cost of ownership over five years was quite reasonable. In the market, Fortinet is rated quite well.

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IS
CEO at Acme Technologies

Customers are more inclined towards FortiGate because of application control, web filtering, and anti-spam features. The support from the FortiGate team is good, and price-wise, it is affordable.

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SM
Owner at a consultancy with 1-10 employees

The ease of setting the solution up is a valuable aspect for us.

The most valuable aspect that differentiates it from other solutions is that the client (the SSL VPN client or the IP sec VPN client, the same clients) is included in the solution. We don't have to pay extra for the software and the clients. 

I have had some issues, but no more than others and I don't have to buy an expensive add-on license to do it and it's managed and it's updated automatically. That's the key thing, that the client is included and it updates itself so I don't have to do too much to manage it and it's very transparent to the end-user.

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Sunil Kumar Nair - PeerSpot reviewer
Director Of Information Technology at Al Falah University

Fortinet FortiGate UTM has many valuable features, such as application control, advanced persistent threat protection, Web and content filtering, IP reputation, integrated WLAN controller, intrusion prevention system, data loss prevention, and antimalware, antivirus, and antispam. It has security features that are in level with the Firewall technologies that are available in the market.

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RM
Deputy Manager Of Information Technology at Nitco Limited

The most valuable feature is the SSL VPN, as it allows us to connect and it separates this product from other firewalls.

The VPN performance with multiple users is very good.

We are able to generate a report where we can see details on exactly what the users are accessing. We can set limits as well as easily analyze what they are uploading and downloading.

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JT
Technical Account Manager at DSM Technology Consultants, LLC

There is an enormous amount but it also depends on the customer. Some have to do with the tracking of bandwidth to ensure that the students are not using too much or too little bandwidth. 

There is also reporting. The reporting is valuable.

The next-gen features, the unified threat management capabilities are something that just about everybody is interested in at this point.

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MK
ICT/Presales Manager at Balton Uganda

Fortinet FortiGate's reliability is valuable.

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SC
Technical Project Manager at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

Fortinet FortiGate is easy to use. Anyone can easily maintain the box in small to large organizations. Even if we configure and hand it over to them, they can easily consider and register policies. And it's easy to monitor the end-to-end network through the firewall.

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NC
Sales Director at Visualize Technology (M) Sdn. Bhd.

The solution provides good firewall security and has great VPN features. The product is generally very simple to deploy and is quite flexible. 

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TN
Network Administrator at Automated Outsourcing services

What we like about Fortinet FortiGate is that it's fast. You can also use it immediately, e.g. you don't have to wait and apply the policy before you can use it. It's robust and offers immediate usage, unlike Check Point, which we noticed was a slow product.

Fortinet FortiGate is also more secure, depending on how you set up the SD-WAN technology.

We also like the zero trust access, arrays, and the EDR features on this product. It's also 100% more user-friendly, e.g. even when I worked with them configuration-wise. The availability of the support hotline and their knowledgebase articles, e.g. the Cookbook, help a lot. Those articles are accessible to everyone, and they're free.

Whenever you implement a solution, you can run through Cookbook, then you can install the Fortinet certificate if you aren't able to, if you're stuck, but most of the time you are likely to get it right. The Cookbook explain everything straight to the point, and this makes it much easier.

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AR
Product Manager at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees

I'm pretty happy with its reliability. It is also very scalable.

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Michael-Sugg - PeerSpot reviewer
President at Sovereign Managed Services

The main reason why I purchased the particular unit was based on other reviews and leadership in this space. Being able to have a VPN solution as well as integrated access points is a plus. For me, it's all about simplicity. When you look at my particular model for a managed service provider, it's basically to help simplify, protect, and remain compliant. When you're trying to implement something, it's about making sure it is simplified. This seems to fit the bill.

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CA
Director at a integrator with 11-50 employees

Good VPN, both IPSEC and SSL (web-mode, tunnel-mode). An engineer/network administrator has tools to debug VPN issues that can occur during tunnel setup with other vendors' equipment.

SD-WAN feature at no cost. This is really great feature for remote locations (branch offices) and HQ, application steering between many ISP links becomes a simple task. Steering can be done dynamically by measuring link quality (latency, jitter, packet loss, available bandwidth).

Wi-Fi and Switch controller at no cost. FortiSwitch and FortiAP can become a kind of port extender of the firewall, all its ports can be referenced in firewall policies. When you have such management plane consolidation it gives you a simpler way to operate.

Security Fabric Framework is helping in analyzing sudden and rapid changes in whole infrastructure, and gives the ability to simplify daily operations (e.g. address objects synchronization between all firewalls in Fabric, estimating overall security rating, single-sign-on for admin access and many more)

Single Sign On support with deep LDAP integration (several variants for environments with different scales), RADIUS authentication.

Can work as transparent and explicit web-proxy, the last option supports Kerberos authentication which requires no agents installed on any windows server.

Human readable firewall policies with editable security policies and
addresses in single page. This is very useful and time saving feature.

Firmware upgrade process is very simple, even for cluster configurations it is fully automated by default.

Straightforward SNAT and DNAT; you may work in two ways: with Central NAT rules configuration and by applying translation directly inside firewall policies.

Bulk CLI commands are uploaded via gui in script file (portions of config file).

VDOMs are very useful when you need to grant admin role to clients separately. VDOMs in FortiGate can be represented in FortiAnalyzer's ADOMs (administrative domain), which can have different log storage policies, event handling and alerting configurations. You can create one VDOM working in NAT/Route mode, and another VDOM working in Transparent mode.

If you don't want to create and use second VDOM you can still transparently inspect traffic at layer 2 level while having only one VDOM in NAT/Route mode. This is achived by configuring Virtual Wire Pair ports that work like a separate bridge.

Ability to capture packets going through any interface of device (and VM too). You can set number of packets, filter out packets by IP and port number for particular troubleshooting purposes, then download a .pcap file from web gui and analyze it in your favorite programm.

Advanced routing (RIP, OSPF, BGP, PBR). It gives you a seamless and simple integration into a large network.

IPS, AV, Web Filter, AppControl profiles are working very well.

SSL Inspection and CASI (Cloud Access Security Inspection) profiles.

Rich logging options allow you troubleshoot most problems.

Straightforward HA with different redundancy schemas.

IPv6 support.

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AS
Senior System & Security Administrator at a legal firm with 51-200 employees

The main feature that Fortinet FortiGate has that is very useful for me, is that I can connect two sides of the network to each other with Fortinet. 

I can make two VPNs run side-to-side. VPN is very simple and so easy with FortiGate.

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BS
Assistant Manager - Network & Security at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees

The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate are it is one of the most mature firewalls in the UTM bundle.

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GD
Executive at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees

The solution is very user-friendly.

The collection of the integration of multiple nodes makes everything very easy. The fact that you can push, directly, one element, and you can leverage the distribution of the policy very well has been great. 

Honestly, the console is done very well. It's easy to use.

From a strategic point of view, I've seen, in recent years, a big challenge from Fortinet to recover some kinds of space with respect to the other two biggest players, Check Point and Palo Alto. That has happened much more since the beginning of the next generation file. I found Fortinet recovered much market space in the last year.

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DG
Senior Network Architect at Combat Networks

We are software integrators. 

Our clients like the packaging because it's an appliance. It has specific chip sets to accelerate different features in the product.

Additionally, it's inexpensive compared to some of the other technology out there.

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UB
Solution Architect at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

One of the things I like best is the ease of configuration.

Management-wise, it is very good.

The most important feature, normally for small business customers, is link load balancing.

The firewall throughput is very good. Most of the customers in this region use FortiGate for their data center firewalls, and the main reason is because of its high throughput.

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MO
Security Solutions Architect at Verizon Communications

Virtual Domains (VDOMs) are a feature that we found valuable.

We found the Firewall, VPN, Application Control, IPS, Fortiguard Web filtering, anti-botnet, FortiGuard, Anti Spam Wireless LAN controller, WAN optimization, vulnerability assessment, and endpoint control all to be valuable.

Fortinet certifications include NSS Labs for NGFW, firewall, IPS, SSL, antivirus, and antispam.

Fortinet provides a consolidated security platform for the market place and certifications with NSS labs prove their security assurance.

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it_user236517 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior NetOps Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
  • GUI
  • Flexibility
  • Easy to configure
  • UTM
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AN
Technical Specialist at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

Its threat prevention capabilities are most valuable. 

It's a user-friendly firewall. Most of the tasks are very simple. It's simple to configure and troubleshoot this firewall. 

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JS
Infrastructure Engineer at a hospitality company with 51-200 employees

What I like about this solution is that it is simple to use, has less complications and is very straightforward. Their interface is very easy to use, it is without bugs. 

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MH
Fraud Risk Analyst at a university with 1,001-5,000 employees

What I found most valuable from Fortinet FortiGate is that it gave us better protection against internet-based threats. Aside from giving us good protection, it is also easy to use, and it's fully automated.

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Yassin Hassan - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Technical Support Engineer at a agriculture with 1,001-5,000 employees

I like Fortinet's cloud management. It allows me to manage all my devices in different branches for three cloud accounts. Even though I use on-prem devices, I can manage everything on the cloud.

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AM
Security Presales Consultant at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees

The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate are the ability to work in proxy mode, which other solutions, such as Palo Alto cannot. There are some features that are better that come at no extra license or subscriptions cost, such as basic SD-WAN. The DLT is useful, other solutions have the same feature too, such as Palo Alto.

Fortinet FortiGate can be deployed in the cloud, they have a full portfolio for security. You are able to integrate other Fortinet solutions together to take full advantage of their security portfolio.

The Fortinet FortiGate documentation library and full resources can be reached easily. You can search and find a solution to a problem you might have. Additionally, the overall solution is highly user-friendly.

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MM
Information Security Principal at Alkhorayef

FortiGate Secure SD-WAN includes best-of-breed next-generation firewall (NGFW) security, SD-WAN, advanced routing, and WAN optimization capabilities, delivering a security-driven networking WAN edge transformation in a unified offering. 

Fortinet Secure SD-WAN delivered the lowest total cost of ownership (TCO) per Mbps among all other vendors.

Antivirus, Application Control, Web Filtering, IPSec, and SSL-VPN are great features with the next-generation Fortinet firewall. They are all very easy to manage.

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Sabyasachi Sen - PeerSpot reviewer
IT General Manager at Manav Rachna International School

The only feature is that I don't have to be worried about categorization of the websites. I am able to put on the policies for the blog because this is an institution.There are several restrictions out there to get onto the websites. It creates a "headache free" environment for us.

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Raphael Nwosu - PeerSpot reviewer
EVP, Product Line Management & Growth at Kropmann Communications Ltd

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. 

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JA
Founder / Principal at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

It increases security posture and is helpful for firewall reporting, intrusion protection, web filtering, and SD-WAN implementation.

The hardware is reliable. There are no surprises in terms of performance or add-on pricing.

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Ali ALI - PeerSpot reviewer
Assistant Manager Traditional Channels at FrieslandCampina

The interface is very good.

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PH
Deputy Manager at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

The solution has a very good set of rules.

The customization potential is quite impressive. It can be customized based on our licensing contracts.

The initial setup was pretty simple. We didn't find it to be overly difficult to execute on.

Technical support is rather helpful.

We find the stability to be pretty good.

We didn't have any trouble setting up the solution.

We find the pricing to be fairly good.

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MM
Assistant Manager IT at Urmi Garments Ltd

We are very happy with the general bandwidth agility we have seen from one website to another website.

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BK
Network Security Executive at a media company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Fortigate's most valuable feature is that it doesn't need a push policy when writing rules.

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Kirubel Markos - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Cyber Security Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate are the APIs. They are the most widely known.

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RK
Systems & Network Administrator at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Fortinet FortiGate's most valuable features are ease of use, flexibility, and most of the configuration we can be done using the GUI. When we compare Fortinet FortiGate with other solutions the firewall policy are very easy to understand.

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YK
Head of the Satellite Infrastructure and Operation System Department at a government with 1,001-5,000 employees

The multi-tenancy feature is most valuable. It integrates very well with FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer.

They are flexible in terms of installation. They support many architectures. They can operate with most major public cloud providers. It is a trend now to use hybrid solutions.

It has a lot of features, and it is reliable.

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US
Sr. Network Engineer at a pharma/biotech company with 5,001-10,000 employees

With the Covid pandemic, the VPN has become the most valuable feature. With the majority of traffic connecting from remote locations, the VPN provides stability and reliability. The antivirus and its IPS, intrusion prevention system, also helps with stability.

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JS
Network Systems Engineer at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees

The solution is very easy to install.

The services from Fortinet products are very, very good. The WIFI that Fortinet provides for us, for example, is fantastic. 

The VPN tunnel is very stable and there is more than one option for the tunnel, which is helpful. 

We can customize the product well.

There's a very intelligent solution that they gave us in order to make the VPN connection easy. It is a very, very, very useful tool. 

The stability of the solution is excellent, as it is with other Fortinet products.

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JM
PTL Network Administrator at a non-profit with 1,001-5,000 employees

It gives priority to certain applications compared to others as well because internally all our applications are web based.  We use FortiGate to prioritize certain applications to be accessed much faster than the others. For end users, it enables access to the applications and web filtering, as well. That's where we block off most of the sites and we can do scheduling, as well as access to certain sites within certain periods of time.

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ZaidoonAbuhanak - PeerSpot reviewer
SALES PRODUCT MANAGER at NOURNET

The most valuable features are the enterprise modeling and the simple interface.

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Mohamed El-Sherbini - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Manager at Mada Insurance

The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate are the ease of use and the UI. It has always provided me with what I needed. I have no need for additional costs that other solutions have, such as Sophos.

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Charbel Hajj - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Supervisor at MEPEQ

The performance is good.

It is easy to use.

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Hariom Kumar - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager Technical Support at Rubik Infotech Pvt. Ltd

With many companies dealing with users now working from home, definitely a great feature is the SSL VPN. With that, a user can control everything from their own devices and get connected to the servers even if they are off-site.

The initial setup is easy. It's not overly difficult. 

The solution offers very good security. 

It's a good firewall. It's very easy to configure.

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AP
Security Engineer at Hitachi Systems, Ltd.

FortiGate is primarily a gateway,  but customers also use web filter threat protection and application control. And some people use it as a special VPN for remote access. I recently deployed one virtual firewall where they're only using the FortiGate firewall for VPN. I can't say one feature is the most valuable because it's a bundle solution. So no one uses FortiGate for just one single feature. 

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NA
Manager systems at HOCL

The most valuable feature is the threat protection. With many users, I've found an issue where sometimes I need to monitor the traffic that I need to filter.

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it_user283398 - PeerSpot reviewer
Security Analyst at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

The UTM (application control) features have been very important, because they have solved many issues that other firewall providers have not developed as Fortinet has.

A clear example of this feature advantages is blocking and allowing the Google suite. For example, without UTM, we would not have been able to execute some customer requirements like this one:

A customer asked us that some host on their LAN is going to be assigned to be a POS workstation. They needed that workstation to have permissions to some applications and some URLs, and they needed to block users from opening sites like YouTube, Google+, and Google Drive, but they needed to get in to some POS URLs hosted in the Google cloud. We were working with rules allowing some specified URLs, but it didn’t work because the subnetting IP address the customer needed to be allowed, sometimes matched the YouTube service. Google support engineers told us they rotate their IP addressing subnets to be more secure and they do not always attach an IP address to a domain name. So, sometimes the customer’s workstations were able to open YouTube sites too.

The way we could block YouTube and allow the customer POS URLs sites, was by configuring an application control sensor, where we were able to block some categories like this:

Another requirement was to allow some specified applications, so we configured the next sensor structure:

Another customer reported to us they had issues working with Gmail attachment files; they could not do it. Executing some packet captures and with the Fortinet TAC help, we found they were using the latest Chrome versions that use the QUIC Google protocol, which is not supported by Fortinet because it is not a valid protocol. We proceeded to block the QUIC protocol using an application control sensor.

After this blocking action, the customer was able to work without any issue.

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Tamer Baher - PeerSpot reviewer
Professional Services Manager at Insight Technology

From the firewall perspective, the rules and policies are very sufficient and easy to use.

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RM
Works at a non-profit with 51-200 employees

It is simple to manage, and there are a lot of functionalities in the same box.

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AT
Network Administrator at Hellenic National Meteorological Service

The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate are remote access, web filtering, and IPS.

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JH
Architect at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

I like that you are able to manage FortiGate from the FortiManager to create a more centralized environment.

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RV
Business Development Manager - Security at a computer software company with 201-500 employees

The security on offer is very good.

It's very simple to use.

They have a very good technical center.

It's, overall, a very good product.

The solution is stable.

The initial setup is straightforward.

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LeandroCoelho - PeerSpot reviewer
Pre-sales Analyst at Algar Telecom

The most valuable feature of Fortinet FortiGate is security. They are known for efficiency and are on the top of Gartner Quadrant reviews. Fortinet FortiGate has an easy-to-use platform with a good graphical interface. The configuration is simple and the solution provides an overall good layer of security.

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MA
Manager IT at Riphah

The threat prevention is the solution's most valuable aspect.

The solution's initial setup is very simple and straightforward. It's not hard to implement it.

The stability if the product is very good so far. We haven't had any issues.

The pricing of the product is reasonable.

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KS
Owner at Computech Associates

The web filtering facility and application control are the most valuable features from the point of view of our clients. The VPN feature is also quite popular amongst our clients. Two-factor authentication is one of the good features in Fortinet. These features are important for the current scenario of security. Security has become a necessity nowadays. With cyber-attacks becoming more common, protecting an organization's data is one of the major tasks. 

It is also very stable and scalable, and it is very straightforward to configure. Their technical support is also good.

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JH
Engineer at The Learning Network

The firewall is stable and that's important. There are a lot of functions we use on the IPS and it works well for us. It's stable, the interface works for me.

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SP
Enterprise Service Manager at Technology Associates Limited

The UTM and security features are the solution's most valuable aspects.

It's very fast and easy to configure.

The solution is extremely user-friendly.

The graphical interface is great.

Now, we are able to optimize the bandwidth. We have the level of control to be able to block specific sites - like YouTube, Facebook etc.

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NS
Solution Architect at Brillbean Ventures Pvt ltd

The most valuable feature is the VDOM, which allows the customer to have multiple firewalls in a single campus.

Using the FortiGate security solution provides comprehensive visibility and advanced layer 7 security, including threat protection, intrusion prevention, web filtering, and application control. They face a major complexity hurdle managing these point products with no integration and lack of visibility.

Thie solution provides a high-performance inspection of clear-text and encrypted traffic.

The FortiOS Operating system is robust, and the WAN load-balancing very much transparent.

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NC
Director, CFO at IT Green Public Company Ltd.

Fortinet FortiGate has many excellent functions and good security. The firewall is the most common function that we have used for a long time.

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it_user755889 - PeerSpot reviewer
Consultant at MT Pockets Computers

There's an all-inclusive appliance where all of the logs, registers, and everything is customizable as far as the way reporting comes back.

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DN
I.T. Manager at Pacific Cigarette Company
  • DHCP functionality: The object tab where we manage our IP addresses and static. The DHCP monitors them.
  • FortiClient: You can easily connect when you are home, check out what you want to do, and connect to your network when you are not at work. You can switch on servers and you can check what is wrong.
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MA
Senior System Engineer at Effvision

The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate are the rules and quality of service.

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MZ
IT Director at Guangdong Technion Institute of Technology

The notable features that I have found most valuable are that it includes the antivirus, IPS, and even SD-WAN.

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RJ
Firewall Engineer at a marketing services firm with 1-10 employees

The performance of the solution is very good.

The product offers very good security.

It's pretty easy to install the solution.

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SK
Deputy General Manager Information Technology at a media company with 201-500 employees

We use the filtering feature the most. It has filtering and inbuilt securities. We can create customized rules to define which users can access a particular type of site. We can create policies inside the firewall.

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SH
CEO at SAYCOM

I do remember that, of course, the interface was good. It's intuitive, and when we installed it together with access points, we could manage them from one place or from the cloud or from FortiGate itself. 

It's quite comfortable to handle the FortiGate firewall. The fact that we received reports by email, also good. All in all, it's quite a good product, of course, a very good product.

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VS
ICT Officer at a non-profit with 5,001-10,000 employees
  • There is an easy process for configuring it, and it is straightforward to implement the device from scratch.
  • It has a somewhat diverse device interface, but if you have one day to play with it, you can easily find whatever you need. 
  • All types of policies need to be installed, then all the parameters are configured. It is not very demanding,
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it_user241101 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Administrator at a real estate/law firm with 51-200 employees

The unlimited VPN licensing. All of our remote locations (1000+) used IPSec VPN and SSL to connect to the cluster.

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KM
Systems Engineer at Vernity

It's a flexible solution. The security that it's providing is a valuable aspect of the product.

FortiGate integrates well with other equipment such as FortiSwitch, FortiIB, and more, and delivers one pane of glass for the management of those devices. 

It's an easy solution to set up.

Technical support has been good.

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TJ
Sr. System Administration at Grind Master Machines Pvt. Ltd.

It is quite easy to handle.

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MS
Lead Architect at a computer software company with 51-200 employees

Versatile with a lot of controls and expert level customizations for advanced users

NGFW features seems to be effective are relatively easy to implement. 

Fortigate DC Agent is a useful free feature to automatically detect logged on users and implement user based access policy

Basic VPN is included without extra charges

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JT
CEO/CTO with 201-500 employees

The solution offers a very good package for all kinds of virtual appliances, subscriptions, and so on. It's a reasonable price. It's not too much.

The services on offer are just superb. 

The way it can block certain content is very useful for us. It gives you a good heads up as to what streams are being blocked from the network, which helps with visibility.

The simplicity of the product is great. It's very easy to use, which is a compliment we get all the time in terms of feedback.

There seems to be good reporting features. 

The scalability is there. If you need to expand the product, you can.

The menu structure is more logical than, for example, Cisco or SonicWall. I find that the Fortinet is easier to understand in terms of the installation process and setup. 

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AC
Sales Engineer - Sênior at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

The solution's most valuable aspect is the IPS for potential mitigation from the cloud inside our network. 

The VPN SSL is important for us. 

The web filter is very good. 

The GUI is okay.

The initial setup is straightforward.

The documentation provided is okay, I find that sometimes, with other startups, it's hard to find a good amount of documentation in order to assist you with the product. In this case, the solution offers a good amount of detail.

The solution offers good analyzing capabilities.

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DB
Security Systems Analyst at a retailer with 5,001-10,000 employees

I only deal with it from a security analyst's point of view. I don't really get into the features of the actual FortiGate. From the security point of view, it works, and it does its job. 

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JC
Network Security Engineer at Social Security Commission

We use the firewall to enforce our company ideologies and principles and policies. The solution has built-in features for web filtering that are great. It categorizes it nicely for you. 

The interface itself is nice to work with. It's a lot better than the initial interface that they used to have around version four. I used to work for FortiGate some time back, and the earlier interfaces were not as good as these latest ones. 

I like that once you open it up, you have a dashboard that can give you a holistic overview of what is happening. You can see, for example, how your resources are doing on your firewall or if you still have disc space for logs and so forth.

The solution gives you an immediate view of what's happening on the hardware itself. What we have done with FortiGate is we have put up a FortiAnalyzer, a FortiGate reporting hardware. We are using it in conjunction with FortiGate. 

The solution offers good reporting. We get our reports from there. We have the opportunity to get real-time reports. 

There are great templates, so you don't have to customize them if you don't want to. You do have the option to custom create some folders and some reports, however, with what is there, you don't really need to go through extra effort, as they already give you a lot of predefined views of reports and so forth.

We have access to quite a few features. The web filter and application control are primarily what we are using. Then we also have a VPN feature, which allows for our remote users to connect and get through the firewall. 

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EP
Director of IT with 51-200 employees

It's super reliable. I don't think I've ever had a reliability issue with it. Within the four years that I've been using it, maybe two or three times, resetting the firewall was what solved the problem. It's been super, super solid. I never have to think twice. If I ever experience a problem, the firewall is the last thing I think about. I never need to check it because it's never the problem. It's just super solid. It's also pretty robust. I know that there are more robust solutions out there, but not by a lot.

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SK
Lead Program Manager at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees

The virtual firewall feature is the most valuable. We have around 1,500 firewalls. We did not buy individual hardware, and the virtual firewalls made sense because we don't have to keep on buying the hardware. 

FortiGate is easier to use as compared to Checkpoint devices. It is user friendly and has a good UI. You don't need much expertise to work on this firewall. You don't need to worry much about DCLA, commands, and things like that.

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VS
Branch Manager at a computer software company with 11-50 employees

One of the most valuable features for us is that it is easy to configure. It is also very easy to manage. One of the things we were looking at was a product that is user friendly, and this helps us to generate and analyze the reports we need.

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it_user249372 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Security Consultant with 501-1,000 employees
  • Complete and cost-effective next-generation firewall features with app identification, and IPS and URL filtering with SSL inspection.
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PM
Responsabile ced with 1-10 employees

The user interface is very good.

FortiGate is very simple to manage and easy to use.

This is a secure solution.

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IT Specialist at Divante

Its administrative panel is very intuitive and simple. It is simpler than the other solutions that we had. As an administrator, we are always looking for the easiest solution to manage network policies.

We are able to filter everything on our network and also use the VPN feature, which is important these days when people are working remotely during COVID. 

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Mohamed Abdel Hassanein - PeerSpot reviewer
Managing Director at FORESEC

The features that I have found most valuable are that it is good to use, and most importantly, the pricing. The customer especially likes the discount when they trade up or something like that.

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SN
Product Manager at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees

FortiGate is flexible and easy to use.

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ME
Technical Lead at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

The stability of the solution is excellent.

The user interface (UI) is very, very good.

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TA
Senior solution architect at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees

It is very flexible to use.

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TD
President at simnet

The most valuable feature of this solution is the analytics.

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ZS
Network Engineer at Concentus

This solution has solid UTM features combined with a nice GUI.

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FN
Network Analyst at Aloo Telecom

The firewall is a valuable feature because it offers more security for end customers. The HA function is fantastic, as the link switching time is almost imperceptible. It also offers dedicated IP, all in one box.

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VB
IT System Administrator at emirates hospital

The most important features with FortiGate are the web filter and application controls. We can control our internet usage and use the web filter for application purposes. All branch FortiGate devices are integrated with FortiAnalyzer and easy to download and monitor the logs from all other locations. It's easy to change the configurations using CMD-SSH. FSSO is also another good feature. 

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RK
System Administrator at HAMMOND LUMBER COMPANY
  • The ability to customize UTM features and add or remove features as we like.
  • Availability of different locations as options.
  • The VPN features are easy to deal with.
  • The CLI and GUI do a good job of putting a lot at your fingertips.
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it_user545559 - PeerSpot reviewer
Owner at a tech services company
  1. The prompt and knowledgeable support behind them. 
  2. Their reliability and their policy of pre-shipping replacements when a unit has failed.
  3. The simplicity and clarity of their user interface and documentation.
  4. Their 'cookbooks' that walk you through the most common installation scenarios.
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SC
ICT Manager at a aerospace/defense firm

You can create multiple Virtual Domains (VDOMs), which are treated as separate firewall instances. The reporting you receive out of this appliance is excellent. You will not need an external management system.

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IK
Sales project manager at Saraha

All of the features of Fortinet FortiGate are useful and the security protection is good.

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KM
ICT Systems Administrator at a philanthropy with 11-50 employees

What I found most valuable in Fortinet FortiGate is its easy integration.

It's also able to individually manage users.

I also like the VPN aspect of this solution.

It's a product that's easy to work with, especially when you work from home, e.g. you're able to integrate it easily with the users.

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Silvia Ihensekhien - PeerSpot reviewer
Chief Information Security Officer at ShipServ Limited

The dashboard I have found the most valuable in Fortinet FortiGate.

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QV
IT Infrastructure managerInformation an Communication Services Manager at a agriculture with 5,001-10,000 employees

I like the fact that we don't have to use our IP address and that it roams. I also like the load balancing feature which allows you to attach several internet connections and load balance.

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PG
Owner at Gabutto MArket

We are using the FortiGate 100D series. VPN, firewall, anti-malware, OTM, and intrusion prevention are useful features.

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EM
Technical Services Manager at ProComm technologies

The SD-WAN feature is the most valuable. This feature evolved from link load balancing. It has helped us in terms of our uptime and privatizing applications whenever we experience an outage. The SD-WAN feature has been a plus for us. 

Two-factor authentication has allowed us to add more users in terms of remote working. We have two-factor authentication for remote workers to authenticate them before they get on the network.

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AN
System Administrator at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees

The most valuable features are that it is very simple to configure and to manage.

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IY
Assistant Manager (Infrastructure) at SISTIC

All the features are very good, straightforward licensing, Fortinet product integration, standardized FortiOS and automatic uninterruptable firmware upgrade. Easy to use support and licensing portal as well as activation process.                                                                 

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ML
Network Engineer at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees

The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate are the ease of use and there are several operating systems that can include the hardware capacities. In the newer releases, the resources were more useful because they were included in the operating system.

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MK
Dy General Manager at a real estate/law firm with 501-1,000 employees

Some of the valuable features are the firewall, IPS, web filter, and gateway capabilities. Additionally, it is easy to use and flexible.

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SA
Works at Aeon Mall Indonesia

We currently are using the basic features of the product but one of the features we use is for blocking traffic.

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AY
IT Infrastructure Engineer at Communication Progress

SD-WAN, Security fabric integration, two-factor authentication, ADVPN, Dynamic routing, single pane of glas managements are great features. FortiGate is very easy to use, and to configure.

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RW
Documentation Manager at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees

The interface is very user-friendly and I like it very much.

The functions are designed very logically.

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TF
Officer / General Manager Software R&D Laboratory at a manufacturing company with 501-1,000 employees

The initial setup is pretty easy, at least if you are looking to take advantage of basic functionality.

The usage in general is pretty good.

The GUI is pretty good.

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RV
Manager - IT at a computer software company with 201-500 employees

We use the FortiGate Sandbox to detect zero-day vulnerabilities, such as anomalies or malware, that are unknown and have not yet been discovered.

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DY
Principal Mining Consultant at senhwabio

The feature that prevents internet connections, the filtering, is the most valuable feature because we did not have any internet protection before.

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JC
Manager and General Attorney with 51-200 employees

The filtering that you can do with the firewall.

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MT
CEO & Sr. Information Security Consultant at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

One of the valuable features is a standardized OS.

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it_user179136 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Engineer at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
  • Flexibility
  • Flow tracking
  • B2B VPN
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it_user149982 - PeerSpot reviewer
Project Manager at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
  • Performances
  • VDOM
  • UTM
  • Consolidated Management
  • FortiGuard
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it_user275226 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Director with 501-1,000 employees

It offers a proxy and a firewall.

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PH
President at Integral Design Software

Once it is in use, it is intuitive to use. Once it's in place, it doesn't require any further interaction.

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MP
Sr. Corporate Marketing Executive at Amity Infosoft Pvt. Ltd.

FortiGate is really strong in the following:

  • UTM
  • IPS
  • Antivirus
  • App control
  • AntiBotnet
  • Anti-Spam 
  • Web content filtering
  • IOC (indicator of Compromise)
  • Web Application Firewall
  • Vulnebarity Management 
  • FortiView
  • L3 routing
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FS
Director Of Technology at PT Exa Teknologi Indonesia

The features that I have found most valuable are the SD-WAN and their IP4 policy.

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GI
Mgr. IT Infrastructure and Network Operations at a media company with 11-50 employees

The most valuable features are centralized monitoring, policy management, and virtualized appliances so we can have control over public and private Infrastructure.

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it_user339975 - PeerSpot reviewer
Project Consultant at a tech consulting company

I enjoy the combination of an intuitive graphical interface and also a traditional shell command line environment for more advanced administration. The option to configure policies in a graphical environment is very easy to understand and also simple to teach someone else unfamiliar with the product.

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it_user234777 - PeerSpot reviewer
IP Senior Engineer at a comms service provider with 501-1,000 employees
  • High Availability clustering
  • SNAT/DNAT
  • Policies section view
  • Virtual Domains
  • Logging and Reporting
  • IPS
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it_user998895 - PeerSpot reviewer
Project Manager at renaissance group

The solution has a variety of excellent features.

The cloud base that they have on offer is great.

Overall, the solution is very good and we've been very happy with it.

The solution is very user friendly. The user interface in particular is quite nice.

The integration is great.

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KO
Consultant at WorldNet ICT Solutions Limited

This solution has many good features. The security features are about the best that I've seen anywhere.

I really like the fact that I am able to generate FortiCloud reports.

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KS
ICT Administrator at a mining and metals company with 11-50 employees

I really like the captive portal feature for our guest network. It has nice VLAN features in terms of separating our network. The anti-virus is also good. 

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EH
Works at El loco hugo
DD
Consultant

The web filtering was the most valuable, because at a school board, we need to make sure the students are not tying up our bandwidth and also to keep the bad guys out.

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it_user431136 - PeerSpot reviewer
Consultant Information Technology at a tech company with 51-200 employees

The web content filtering and application control allow us to control which websites and online applications our users can access and those they cannot, thus preventing access to pornographic sites, online gaming sites, social media and many others during office hours.

The application control reinforces the blocks, preventing, for example, users from using specific applications to bypass the web content filter blocks. An example is a user running the UltraSurf proxy, attempting to access banned sites. With the application control function, FortiGate is able to prevent the operation of this application.

IPS - Intrusion Prevention System: It is the main component that detects and blocks hackers and malware attacks.

Other valuable features are SSL VPN and WAN link balancing.

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ZB
Group Manager Procurement/SCM at a comms service provider with 201-500 employees

The network security and cloud security are most valuable.

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MC
System ADM at a recreational facilities/services company with 501-1,000 employees

The most valuable feature of this solution is Quota. It allows the user to go where they want to go and to use the internet.

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LW
Consultant at Resolve Technology Limited

The next-generation firewall features are the solution's most valuable aspect.

The implementation and deployment are pretty simple.

The pricing is very good.

We've found the solution to be pretty stable.

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JM
Network Manager at a transportation company with 5,001-10,000 employees

The product is easy to use and is stable. The SV1 functionality is a benefit. 

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DA
Directorate at a wholesaler/distributor with 51-200 employees

The most important feature is that it's easy to use. It is user-friendly and has all the features you need. You can have IDS (Intrusion detection systems) and IPS (Intrusion prevention systems) in just one device. You don't need multiples. 

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AL
Network Security Coordinator at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees
  • LinkGreat firewall capabilities
  • Great IPS and web filter for small remote locations, with VPNs for tunneling to the corporate network, makes this device a solid choice for many sites.
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TEDDY LLANO - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Lead at Yssy

The inspection and web security features are most valuable.

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AG
Specialist of IT Solutions at InterNexa

The most valuable feature of Fortinet FortiGate is the simple configuration.

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LM
Head Of Technology at a tech consulting company with 51-200 employees

The most valuable features are the security and the integration with the entire Fortinet product line, from access points to switching.

FortiGate has a very strong unified threat management system.

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MP
IT Operations Director at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

The solution has many valuable features. We tend to use all of them.

The initials setup is pretty easy.

The solution offers very good documentation.

The solution can scale well.

We've been happy with the technical support we receive.

The product is reliable and stable.

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AH
IT Manager at Hadef & Partners

What I like the most is the configuration and that it's simple, and straightforward to maintain.

The UTM configuration on-premises is straightforward and simple to use.

Support is good and the interface is simple and intuitive.

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PK
Works at GOldair Handling

The features that we have found most valuable are the SSL VPN and the user Portal.

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ES
Solutions Architect at Universal Access and Systems Solutions

First and foremost, Fortinet FortiGate is a security device. It can optimize security on the networks of a company. It actually protects the company from attacks from outside. 

With Fortinet FortiGate, you can categorize the users. You can create a group of users that can access all of the websites for their work. You can limit other users' access. 

It can also do detailed reporting and analytics that comprise information from recorded events on the network by traffic location, device, IP address, etc.

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it_user819147 - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of IT at CGP

I like all of FortiGate's features. 

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CB
System Administrator at Udenar

The most important feature for me apart from the administrator is the UTM module because it protects the equipment of the entity in a very efficient way.

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it_user125442 - PeerSpot reviewer
Dono at a tech consulting company
  • Active Directory integration
  • QOS
  • Balance/Fail-over
  • Web filtering and protection with AV engine
  • WiFi network for visitors isolated from our corporate WiFi network using only one unit
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ZR
Manager at a financial services firm with 11-50 employees

Valuable features include the performance, stability, and virtual domain ability as well as the management that it provides.

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SW
Compliance Officer at a venture capital & private equity firm with 11-50 employees

The overall experience has been very good. It fully meets our requirements. We find the solution to be pretty user-friendly.

The solution has a lot of features. I'm not sure if there is one that stands out as the most valuable for us.

The stability of the solution is very good.

The vendor has been very good at providing us with everything we need.

Overall, the pricing of the solution is very good. The product offers good value.

The product is quite flexible.

We've found the scalability to be very good.

The dashboards and UI are very nice.

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AM
Chief Information Officer at teamddt

I like Fortinet FortiGate's antispam filter, SPN, and clustering features.

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NN
IT Infrastructure Specialist at a government with 1,001-5,000 employees

The web filtering feature and the intrusion protection system are the most valuable.

It is a resilient appliance.

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VV
Head Of IT Infrastructure at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

I like the payment function for applications.

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NS
IT & PPN Coordinator at a manufacturing company

The solution is very easy to understand. It's not overly complex.

The product is user-friendly and easy to manage.

Fortigate overall has a very high security rating in Gartner. We feel safe under their security features. It has extended options as well, if you would like even more security for your organization.

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RJ
Director at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

The firewall features are pretty good. 

The solution has very good threat and content filtering switches.

The initial installation is fairly easy.

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IH
Network & Hardware Administrator at Nile Projects & Trading Co.

The most valuable feature is the SD-WAN because I can manage many lines and load balance them all.

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DS
IT Specialist 3 at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees

The ability to set up remote systems is the most valuable feature. 

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OC
CTO at a comms service provider with 501-1,000 employees

We find the most valuable aspect of this solution is the price. It is affordable and cheaper than other firewalls.

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AM
Information Security Analyst at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees

Valuable features include the Web Application Firewall, and it even has DLP (data leak prevention).

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BT
System & Network Administrator at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

The features I found most valuable in Fortinet FortiGate include their SD-WAN features and their VPN. They are good and very useful. My remote user and I are using them all the time. The URL filter is also good.

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SP
Data Center Operations and Customer Support Manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

We have found it to be very reliable and that's why our teams and various users in our company use it as our main firewall every day. 

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MV
Senior Information Technology Auditor at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

It's user-friendly and easy to operate.

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it_user1383504 - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Security at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees

The most valuable features for me are the web tutor and the automated rules by schedule - the VPN itself. 

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IK
System Administrator at a computer software company with 501-1,000 employees

The most valuable feature is the ease of configuration.

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GA
Network Engineer at LinkTech

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

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AA
President at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

Reliability and performance, those are key factors.

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it_user454521 - PeerSpot reviewer
Deputy Chief Manager at a newspaper with 5,001-10,000 employees

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

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it_user375528 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT NETWORK ENGINEER at a energy/utilities company with 501-1,000 employees

The most valuable features for us are

  • VPN
  • WebFilter
  • Firewall
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it_user245154 - PeerSpot reviewer
Customer Support engineer at a healthcare company with 51-200 employees

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.
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it_user236523 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Information Security Engineer with 501-1,000 employees

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

  • SSL VPN
  • Web filter
  • Explicit proxy
  • IPS
  • Application control
  • Routing
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it_user229269 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Security Infrastructure - Tech Specialist with 10,001+ employees
  • 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
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it_user107088 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Support Analyst at a non-tech company with 501-1,000 employees
The two most valuable features are VPN and firewalling. View full review »
Suresh Bora - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Infrastructure Lead at iConnect IT Business Solutions DMCC

I think the overall security features and the performance routing is good.

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BS
Managing Director at Converge Solutions

The SD-WAN is the most valuable feature.

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TK
CIO at a manufacturing company with 201-500 employees

I like that they have given me a solution at a fair price.

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LJ
Head of Customer Success at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

The most valuable features are the possibility of having one fabric for switching on security.

They have the feature where the fabric and the security fabric can be extended. That gives us visibility as a single pane of logs for many of the activities.

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it_user882894 - PeerSpot reviewer
Works at Smartdev LLC
  • A strong point of FortiGate is the graphical interface is complete and easy to use. 
  • The IPS is good. It protect my network from attackers. 
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it_user510852 - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Services Manager with 501-1,000 employees

It's a complete solution. You can purchase switches and you don't need to do anything with them. You just put in the firewall and the switches get all the policies and rules that you already have in the firewall. That's a very nice feature because with, for example, Cisco, you need to set the switch, you need to set the firewall, and you need to test it. With Fortinet, you just connect the FortiSwitch to the Fortinet and that's it. It's very easy.

In the last version of the FortiOS - the operating system of the firewall - they put a lot of new features to support communications in a firewall. Whatever the communication that you have, you can put that in the firewall, and that's great.

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it_user677703 - PeerSpot reviewer
Superintendent, Process Automation and Safety at a pharma/biotech company with 5,001-10,000 employees
  • Flexible enough to handle everything we could want
  • Configuration layout is easily understandable
  • Allows for firewall rules to be programmed and named in a way that makes it “readable”
  • VPN support and some anti-virus protection.
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it_user195018 - PeerSpot reviewer
CEO with 51-200 employees
  • Load Sharing
  • VDOM
  • Security Profiles
  • Vulnerability Assessment
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Walid Semrani - PeerSpot reviewer
Networking and Security Engineer at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

FortiGate has a strong security topic which allows all of the Fortinet devices to communicate and share information which makes their security more powerful.

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RJ
Director at a consultancy with 1-10 employees

Some of the key features of the solution is that it has good reporting, you can receive many details from the connection, for example, clients and website information. Additionally, you can determine if an action has taken place such as virus scan information.

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MZ
Program director at a tech consulting company with 201-500 employees

It is a safe product.

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SB
Security Engineer at a real estate/law firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
  • Box stability
  • Security features, like SSL scanning. 
  • Their service: Whenever we raise a complaint with FortiGate, their response and resolution times are minimal.
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it_user867420 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Engineer
  • Stability
  • Ease of use
  • Configuration
  • The available feature sets
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it_user700113 - PeerSpot reviewer
Owner

Layer-3 firewall and routing are the most valuable features. We use it as an internal firewall for VLAN segmentation.

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AJ
Telecommunications Engineer at a university with 1,001-5,000 employees

The most valuable features are the policies, filtering, and configuration.

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ML
Director/Owner at Miodesk

The most valuable feature is the ease of use. It's very simple and this is one of its advantages.

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AC
Network Engineer at a manufacturing company with 5,001-10,000 employees

It's great for capturing the traffic and troubleshooting it.

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AL
GM: Information Systems at a logistics company with 501-1,000 employees

Its stability is the most valuable.

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JG
Junior Support Analyst at a pharma/biotech company with 201-500 employees

The next-generation firewall is great.

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IQ
Branch Manager at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

The solution is quite user-friendly. 

We find that the system interface is simple to navigate.

The initial installation is very straightforward.

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it_user983334 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Architect at Finastra
  • Live traffic viewer
  • Packet capture, and
  • The option of using GUI and CLI interchangeably.  

FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer helps us manage multiply firewalls.

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it_user929583 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network and Security Manager at a consumer goods company with 10,001+ employees

I like the UTM features, including the web filtering and antivirus.

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YK
Head of the Satellite Infrastructure and Operation System Department at a government with 1,001-5,000 employees

The virtual domains feature and the ease of use.

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RB
CEO e confundador at Infinity Learning

The application control features, such as Facebook blocking and Spotify blocking, are the most valuable.

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it_user460626 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Manager at a tech vendor with 501-1,000 employees

With the application and web filters, we were able to block social network websites and any other websites that could lead staff being less productive. We were able to stop use of VPN applications on the school’s network. We were able to prevent the use of torrent applications.

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DM
Founder, Chairman of the Board at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

I like several features that this product has, such as antivirus and internet navigation inspection. It is also simple to use.

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ML
Network Engineer at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees

The most valuable feature is the web filter.

The performance is fine.

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KN
Service Delivery Engineer - Network Security Lead at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

When trying to move from MPLS to SD-WAN they have a very good SD-WAN offering. 

The solution integrates well.

It has high-quality security features.

It provides a full end-to-end security suite.

The security of the solution is good.

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MR
Junior Network Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

This is an easy solution to deploy.

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AC
Specialist of IT Solutions at INTERNEXA

I like the anti-malware and web filtering features. 

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EB
Engineering Manager at Primatel Communication Snd Bhd

The most valuable feature is the bundled subscription, which is IPS, TV and web filtering. I also like the application control.

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it_user913353 - PeerSpot reviewer
Gerente de Seguridad Informática at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

The Fortinet FortiGate product has original features that we use. 

These features include:

  • IPS
  • Anti-Malware
  • Web Application Firewall
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it_user181989 - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Consultant at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees

SSL VPN, Site to Site VPN, UTM features and web override are nice features.

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DO
System Administrator at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

There are lots of features and most of them are deployed for internet security. Users are protected if they accidentally go to some malicious sites.

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it_user1296954 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Scientist at Ats, iNC.

SSL-VPN is very useful for us and has been very reliable.

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VC
IT Management at a marketing services firm with 501-1,000 employees

It is easy to use.

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it_user795288 - PeerSpot reviewer
Pre-sales Engineer at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees

I have found FortiGuard Services to be valuable.

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AC
Engineering Manager at a tech consulting company with 1-10 employees

UTM/NGFW features and FortiCloud for logs and backups are awesome.

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it_user313743 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Engineer at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
  • Policy control
  • Web filtering
  • Application filter works smoothly.
  • Controlling and tracing with web console works nicely for windows systems.
  • Better QoS than Checkpoint, I believe.
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it_user241746 - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Test Engineer with 501-1,000 employees
  • Anti-virus
  • NAT
  • VPN
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it_user234774 - PeerSpot reviewer
IP Core & Security Supervisor at a comms service provider
  • IPS
  • Web filtering
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TN
Sales engineer/Technical support engineer at Vietnet

The SD-WAN function is very developed. It has SD-WAN functionality with security features in one device. We can manage from one single console SD-WAN and the security policy. You don't need to buy two separate devices for two functionalities. 

You don't need to spend your time on both devices for an SD-WAN and a security firewall device. You only need to manage in one console

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DW
President at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

Security Fabric makes VLANs a breeze. It impresses customers, as well as saves them money over the long run when comparing apples to apples.

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JM
System Admins at a non-profit with 1-10 employees

I have found the IPS, antivirus, and the feature that allows you to have a firewall in the same appliance most valuable. Additionally, the solution has good throughput and can handle many types of operations, such as VPNs and firewall rules.

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BB
IT Analyst at Comdados

We have a lot of experience with this solution and haven't had any issues. For repairs, the RMA process is also good.

We don't have any issues with the interface, customization, or integration. This solution works well.

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NW
Head of Technical at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

I like how we can achieve total integration.

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it_user678567 - PeerSpot reviewer
Solutions Architect at Focus

It is a good product from a price perspective versus functionality. It is easy to use and performs very well.

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it_user915438 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director TICs at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees
  • The security
  • Monitoring
  • Alarms

It is a very strong platform.

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it_user805185 - PeerSpot reviewer
CEO with 11-50 employees

The value is the capability of having multiple services with one unique license, not having the limitation per user licensing schema, like other vendors.

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it_user433407 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Infrastructure Engineer at a tech company with 11-50 employees

FortiGate/FortiWifi:

  • IPS
  • Application control
  • IPsec & SSL VPN
  • Web filtering
  • E-mail security
  • Data leak prevention
  • Wireless security and wireless controller
  • Central antivirus (FortiClient)
  • HW & SW token controller (FortiToken) etc.
  • FortiManager
  • Central management
  • Administrative domains (can group devices according to geographical are, functionality, admins, etc.)
  • FortiGuard management
  • Logging and reporting
  • Configuration version control and tracking
  • Firmware management
  • Scripting

  • FortiAnalyzer
  • Centralized security log analysis and forensics
  • Centralized graphical reports
  • Customized reports
  • Scheduled reports
  • Queries
  • Content archiving/data mining
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MR
Network Security Engineer at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

Fortinet FortiGate is easy to use. 

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PD
Group Leader – FM Operations Team at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

I think that the UTM features are the most value, as it truly protects my infrastructure.

The interface is user-friendly.

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KS
Network Engineer at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

The most valuable feature is the policy routing and application control. In addition, the firewall will act as a call-switch. So, the performance within the LAN is good.

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Buyer's Guide
Fortinet FortiGate
April 2024
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