FortiGate-VM's firewall is excellent.
Cyber Security Analyst at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
The firewall is excellent, but the load balancing is behind other competitors
Pros and Cons
- "FortiGate-VM's firewall is excellent."
- "FortiGate's application load balancing has to be improved. They need to improve a lot on the load balancing and RAF side. They are far behind Citrix in that regard."
What is most valuable?
What needs improvement?
FortiGate's application load balancing has to be improved. They need to improve a lot on the load balancing and RAF side. They are far behind Citrix in that regard.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using FortiGate-VM for around three years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Yeah. It is stable. I don't say it's not a stable product.
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What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
In terms of scalability, I'd rate it six out of 10.
What other advice do I have?
I rate FortiGate-VM six out of 10.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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