Fortinet FortiWeb Reviews

We have been testing FortiWeb in our environment. We have it on virtual machines. We used it to block requests from some geographical locations or certain countries. It is very important for us because many attack attempts, logs, and events were generated from those geographical locations. Our country has some political difficulties in the region with other countries. 

It is a good product. We have just blocked everything coming from some geographical locations or certain countries, and it has been working very efficiently when I look at logs, events, and incidents generated from the system. It is generating very good analytic reports about it. This is the most valuable thing about this solution. 

It has load balancing and almost everything that a web application firewall needs. It is very flexible and easy to learn and configure. It can be easily learned and configured by using the information available on different channels such as YouTube.

When we look at the incident reports in the dashboard, they are available for a maximum duration of 24 hours. They should provide more time for the analysis and increase the duration of the availability of these reports. Currently, it gives the options for 5 minutes, 1 hour, and 24 hours. It would be excellent if there are more options for a longer time period. It may be configurable, but I don't know how to do it.

I have been using this solution for three months. 

Based on what I know and see during the testing mode, it is stable. There has been no major incident. It has not stopped during this time.

It is flexible and scalable. We have about 400 employees, and all of them are using this solution. 

We don't have any experience with international support. The local guys from our partner High Tech Solutions are so educated and professionals that we didn't have any need to use international support. They are doing well and are available all the time. They are always ready to help and support whether it is a working hour or not.

We have one System Admin who works on the configuration and an InfoSec officer who looks into events, incidents, and logs and analyzes them. So, we have two people. We also have our head of the department, and we are responsible and accountable to him.

We have also tested other products such as Imperva and F5, and the most number of likes were for F5 and FortiWeb.

We like the product, but we haven't yet decided to purchase it because we don't have the budget for now. We will express our preferences towards FortiWeb to our top management, and it will be decided by them. We will suggest to them that it is a good product.

I would rate Fortinet FortiWeb a nine out of ten.

I am using FortiWeb as a web application firewall and as a load balancer for HTTP applications. 

The most valuable feature is ease of use.

It has an all-in-one license, unlike F5 where you need separate licenses for the antivirus, IP reputation, denial of service attacks, etc. With FortiWeb, the all-in-one license is one of the most beneficial features.

I would like to see the Application Delivery Control (ADC) and Web Application Firewall (WAF) combined in one device. For example, if I have one device that costs $2,600 USD then it can have two licenses, where it can operate as a load balancer as well as a WAF.

We have been using FortiWeb for three years.

This is a good solution, stability-wise.

FortiWeb is a scalable product and we have about 3,000 users.

That said, we need to purchase a model with more capacity because this is a small one, and our business has expanded in the past three years.

We have been in contact with technical support and we are satisfied with them.

We did not use another similar solution before choosing FortiWeb.

The initial setup is straightforward.

Any FortiWeb deployment needs about two weeks because when it is first implemented, in phase one, machine learning takes place. It is needed because every application needs some customization. FortiWeb needs approximately two weeks to build this profile. After that, an expert will do some fine-tuning on the profile and the appliance will start to work.

During the deployment, we used a system integrator, but after that, we can manage it by ourselves. Our network team has seven people including one technician, one manager, and five administrators.

There are no licensing costs.

In summary, this is a good product and I can recommend it for others.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

I initially deployed it for my company, but now I administrate it for a client.

We use it to secure VMs and applications in Azure. It protects against DDoS attacks.

It's very user-friendly.

There is room for improvement in the support. The response time could be faster. Plus, they ask for a lot of information. It is not easy to get support. 

In future releases, I would like to see added antivirus features that provide user-based activity indicators. For example, if a user downloads a large number of files or connects frequently, the WAF could flag this activity for investigation.

I have been using it for three months now. 

It is a stable solution. 

It is a scalable product. 

For some initial issues. It's good, but not during the first year. FortiWeb could improve response time and first-level support clarity.

Positive

The first implementation with an expert took two hours. My solo attempt took three weeks.

Take time to test it thoroughly. Consider buying an existing solution if needed.

Overall, I would rate the solution an eight out of ten. 

We use FortiWeb for protecting web applications.

The product has a very user-friendly dashboard.

The software's support services could be better compared to Sophos.

The product's scalability could be better compared to Sophos.

It is challenging to communicate with the FortiWeb's support team.

We use Sophos as well.

FortiWeb's configuration process is more difficult than Sophos. I rate the process a one out of ten.

The product is expensive. I rate the pricing a ten out of ten.

I rate FortiWeb a five out of ten.

The tool's HTTP traffic, website fixing, and blocking are fantastic. It is user-friendly with easy configuration. 

FortiWeb Web Application Firewall needs to improve its performance. 

FortiWeb Web Application Firewall is scalable. 

The tool's tech support is good. 

The tool's installation is straightforward. 

FortiWeb Web Application Firewall is not expensive. 

I rate the solution an eight out of ten. 

We use FortiWeb Web Application Firewall for security features while working in the financial area.

The product has good integration features.

The product's integration with Cisco needs improvement.

I have been using FortiWeb Web Application Firewall for 30 years.

The platform's stability is good, with good assessment and low-level design.

FortiWeb Web Application Firewall's scalability is good.

I have used Palo Alto and Check Point before.

The product is complicated to set up. The deployment time depends on the customer. Some customers have a deployment time of six to seven months, while others have a deployment time of two months. The process involves an assessment for a month, then a low-level design for another month.

FortiWeb has a good presence because of its price.

We are integrators with all the product certifications. We have a good team. We prefer assessment and low-level design before starting with the project.

I rate FortiWeb Web Application Firewall an eight out of ten.

We use FortiWeb Web Application Firewall to protect websites from injection attacks.

FortiWeb Web Application Firewall blocks attacks from application layers and provides protection.

FortiWeb Web Application Firewall's signature database updates could be improved.

I have been using FortiWeb Web Application Firewall for one year.

I rate FortiWeb Web Application Firewall an eight out of ten for stability.

I rate FortiWeb Web Application Firewall a nine out of ten for scalability. Around 10 to 12 users use the solution in our organization.

The solution’s customer support is not good.

Positive

The solution’s initial setup is easier than other products.

It takes one week to deploy FortiWeb Web Application Firewall. As part of the deployment process, we create a FortiGate interface, connect FortiWeb to our website server, create virtual web servers in FortiWeb, and write some access control rules for protection purposes.

FortiWeb Web Application Firewall's pricing is suited for small or medium organizations.

FortiWeb Web Application Firewall is deployed on-cloud in our organization.

I recommend FortiWeb Web Application Firewall to other users because it helps block many attacks that come from the web and application layers. Using the solution to protect organizations from attacks is an easy process.

Overall, I rate FortiWeb Web Application Firewall a nine out of ten.

It helps us prevent attacks on servers, and we deploy it on-premises.

There are many valuable features. It has machine learning, artificial intelligence, behaviour detection, and many other features capable of detecting web attacks.

The initial setup could be simplified.

We have been using the solution for approximately ten years.

The solution is stable.

The solution is scalable.

We do not have experience with customer service and support.

The initial setup is complex and takes between three to six months.

We implemented the solution in-house.

Fortinet FortiWeb has some types of licenses, and the main licenses refer to updating a signature and a pattern.

We evaluated machine learning and the main signatures about known attack signatures.

I rate the solution a ten out of ten, and I recommend it for every organization with web services.

The reporting available is pretty great.

We find the configuration capabilities to be very good. 

Technical support is helpful.

It's stable. 

It can scale well. 

I like the user interface. 

It's not the most popular option. Many clients prefer instead Citrix or Proxy Blue Coat. It might be a bit difficult to configure. 

The upgrade process could be a bit smoother. 

Sometimes the integration doesn't work on the first or second try.

The solution is a bit expensive. 

We first installed the solution eight or nine years ago. We've used it for almost a decade. 

The solution is pretty stable. I'd rate it a three out of five in terms of stability. Sometimes the upgrades don't go as smoothly as we would like. 

The solution is scalable. I'd rate it four out of five in terms of how easy it is to expand the product. 

I can't complain about the technical support. They are pretty good. I found them to be helpful. However, it may depend on the engineer you get on the line. 

Positive

The initial setup has a moderate level of difficulty.

We only need one person to deploy and maintain the product.

It takes about a week to have the entire solution set up.

We install the solution for our clients. 

It's always difficult to measure ROI when it comes to security. It's always just a smart investment for a company.

The product can be costly.

The licenses are paid annually. You do have several licensing choices. They don't have too much choice. However, their options are good. 

We are not an end user. We are resellers.

I'd rate the solution seven out of ten.

We are using Fortinet FortiWeb to deliver service to our customers.

The valuable feature of Fortinet FortiWeb vulnerability scanner.

I have been using Fortinet FortiWeb for approximately 14 years.

The Fortinet FortiWeb is very stable.

We did not have any problems with the scalability of Fortinet FortiWeb.

We have the development and network teams using the solution. It is approximately seven people in total.

I did not use the support from Fortinet FortiWeb.

The initial setup We Fortinet FortiWeb is straightforward. The full process of the deployment took approximately two weeks to 16 days.

Most of the deployment is done by our development team because they have some parameters that match the configuration. However, when we initially did the deployment we used a consultant company.

The license to use Fortinet FortiWeb is approximately $14,000.

I rate the price of Fortinet FortiWeb a four out of five.

The solution does not require a lot of maintenance.

I would recommend this solution to others. If someone wants to use the internet with an application website or any other internet application, content filtering is very useful to filter all the requests that are coming to the server so that no one can hack or harm the system.

I rate Fortinet FortiWeb a nine out of ten.