Fortinet FortiMail Reviews

We are system integrators and we deploy it on our customer's sites for email security.

This solution has many good features. The number of false positives is minimal.

It is easy to use and integrates well with FortiSandbox.

It's very contextual, and the reporting is good.

There have been many improvements with the migration from 6.0.

I don't know if it is possible, but I would like to see Artificial Intelligence and machine learning introduced. It would allow for more detailed threat identification.

I have been using FortiMail for five years.

This is a very stable product and all of our customers are happy that we use it.

This solution is scalable.

We have 10 customers who have purchased it and we have two operators who work with the accounts.

From a technical aspect, we have no issues as we have two or three team members who are certified in this product.

Previously, we have not used any other products. We have heard of Cisco but have not worked with this product.

The initial setup is straightforward, not at all complex. It was very easy.

It is very intuitive and easy to deploy. 

Our in-house team deploys and maintains it.

Approximately five years ago the price was low. Now the price is a bit on the high side.

I understand it is because the product comes with a vendor license. One vendor can do many things.

The price is acceptable for the support license it includes.

I would encourage everyone to use this product. Many organizations that are concerned about security especially with email, need to deploy FortiMail.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

It actually filters the compromised emails when on a network layer itself.

The UI could be better.

It's quite stable. Both the on-premises and cloud deployments are quite stable.

It's scalable.

The technical support is excellent.

The initial setup is pretty straightforward.

The Fortinet line of products concentrates more on the security of these solutions. That is where we see the competitive advantage over other service providers.

I would definitely recommend Fortinet FortiMail and rate it at nine on a scale from one to ten.

Fortinet FortiMail is a mail security gateway that you can deploy on cloud to secure your email on Office 365 or Gmail. You can use Fortinet FortiMail on an on-premises model also. Fortinet FortiMail is used to filter malicious or spam emails sent into a user's network.

The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the fact that it has multiple profile sessions, like anti-spam sessions, content filters, and anti-virus. It has integration with sandbox also. You can ensure data leakage prevention through the content filter, and you can control file formats in both inbound and outgoing emails from the organization. An anti-spam technique and zero-day technique are characteristics of the tool, along with the ability to filter emails based on IP addresses or the domain of the sender.

As a customer, I need a stable update in the product that stays for a long time instead of having to deal with frequent updates.

I have experience with Fortinet FortiMail.

It is a stable solution.

In terms of scalability and availability, Fortinet FortiMail supports high availability for multiple appliances or devices. The to has the ability to configure cache rules.

My company has deployed the product multiple times on the cloud and on an on-premises model. Our company has also taken care of the deployment whenever the server or gateway were moved. In general, my company has dealt with a wide range of customers using the tool.

The technical support for the solution is very good. The tool offers multiple levels of support, and most of the tickets can be resolved by the product's L1 support team. It is rare to use L2 or L3 support.

In 2016, I worked with Cisco Secure Email, formerly known as Cloud Email Security. I think FortiMail is better in all areas compared to other tools. I still work with Cisco but focus more on FortiMail.

The product's initial setup phase was very easy.

After the initial configuration of virtual machines or appliances, you create a connector to Exchange or the email server and create a security profile according to customer needs, then create a policy to control all incoming or outgoing emails of your customer's organization.

The product's licensing part depends on the number of mailboxes and the hard disk needed by customers. The cost of the license depends on the number of mailboxes and the number of emails.

With the DLP format, you can control the format or hash the emails that go outside your organization. In FortiMail, you can locate a shared directory, you can make a hash for every file on it and send them outside your organization, and can encrypt it if you want on identity-based encryption.

Fortinet FortiMail can be integrated with all email security products, like Exchange and Domino. The product is also integrated with AVI systems covered under Office 365 on cloud. The tool can be used if you want to inspect the emails internally in your organization to control malicious traffic.

I don't remember the tool's framework, but for FortiMail, updates and upgrades are meant to add new features and ensure more stability.

In terms of the value provided by the product, I feel that Fortinet FortiMail provides a good value to customers as it offers good security for emails, especially if you configure it the right way and integrate it with sandbox.

I rate the solution a nine out of ten.

My clients use this solution for email security.

When combining this solution with other Fortinet products, such as FortiGate, it integrates well and provides a comprehensive protection package.

The solution could improve by making the UI more user-friendly and increasing spam and threat detection capabilities.

I have been using this solution within the last 12 months.

The stability of the solution has been good.

FortiMail is scalable in my experience.

The installation is easy. There are a lot of study materials and a portal to receive information about how to do the installation. We read the available information and we were able to install and configure the solution.

I would recommend this solution to others.

I rate Fortinet FortiMail a nine out of ten.

• Spam detection from FortiGuard Antispam Service and FortiMail antispam techniques; session based and application based.
• Inbound and outbound inspection
• Supports multiple domains/subdomains
• Mail routing
• Block/safe list based on e-mail addresses, domains or IP addresses
• DNS black list scan
• Banned word and dictionary scan
• Image scanning
• PDF scanning
• Suspicious newsletter detection
• Greylisting
• Bidirectional email translation using Address Mapping to hide protected domains from the external networks
• Sender reputation to prevent overload from high volume spams, mails with invalid recipients or infected messages
• Access delivery and receive rules
• Content monitor and filtering
• Recipient-based and IP-based policies
• User/group query options
• Mail data migration from existing mail server to FortiMail (Serrver Mode)
• Resource profiles; disk space quota, user access to address books
• Built-in agenda
• NFS and iSCSI support
• RAID support
• SMTP authentication via LDAP, RADIUS, POP3, IMAP
• Per user inspection based on LDAP attributes
• Mail queue management
• Easy management using web GUI or CLI
• Logging and reporting
• High-Availability with quarantine and mail queue synchronization
• Fortinet FortiMail is an industry-leading, multi-layered messaging security tool based on price and performance.
• Scalable solution from SME to the largest ISP and carrier networks, delivers long term investment protection
• Real-time Update from FortiGuard; signature database updating from FDN
• Sandbox integration (optional)
• Flexible and easy deployment in three modes (gateway, server with fully e-mail server features, and transparent).
• End-to end IBE
• Advanced bi-directional filtering
• Multi-layer threat detection and protection
• Data Leak Prevention, Policy based encryption, Archiving
• Traffic analysis
• No per-user or per-mailbox pricing
• It’s the only messaging security solution on the market that supports transparent mode inspection.

FortiGate provides inbound scanning for e-mail based threats, but FortiMail provides much deeper analysis and implements a much richer feature set.

I rate technical support 5/5.

We used Exchange Server + FortiGate firewall. FortiMail offers more email security features.

Initial setup is very easy.

No per user or mailbox pricing; industry leading based on price and performance.

I am actually looking for new a new solution at the moment, possibly Forcepoint or Arbor. This solution is good for us, but we hope to implement a new solution with Fortinet.

The infrastructure could be improved. The data leak prevention could also be better.

I have been using Fortinet FortiMail for five years.

I am satisfied with both the scalability and the stability of this solution.

On a scale from one to ten, I would give this solution a rating of seven.

The primary use of the solution is for email protection and protection against spam.

The anti-spam and anti-virus features are the most valuable.

It would be nice if we could manage the solution from the cloud so I could handle things off-site if necessary.

The solution is 100% stable.

The solution is very scalable. It can handle a lot of emails. We have about 2000 users here in Ghana.

Technical support is great. They're available 24/7 and their response time is typically within the hour.

I didn't previously use a different solution. My engineers may have used Barracuda in the past.

The initial setup of FortiMail is a little complex, but this is normal because it is a newer solution. It took about three days to deploy it. You only need about two people for deployment and maintenance.

I am an integrator; I handle the implementations myself.

It is one of the best solutions on the market. I would highly recommend them.

I would rate the solution ten out of ten.

It can be used for the mail for your trainees, personnel and spam sorting.

I find it to be easy to use and to manage.

I think the security of the product could improve.

I have been using the product for 4 or 5 years.

I find the product to be stable.

The product is scalable.

I did not use customer support.

The setup was not difficult at all.

The deployment is simple and once up and running it is easy to manage.

The product is not as expensive with competitive different brands. The products sell a lot.

I would definitely recommend this product to others.

I rate Fortinet Fortmail a seven out of ten.