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FortiSASE pros and cons

Vendor: Fortinet

3.9 out of 5

16 reviews
87% willing to recommend

Pros & Cons summary

FortiSASE is easy to deploy and enhances security with integration into existing infrastructure, offering AI-based detections for unknown threats. Technical support is rated highly, but the product is expensive and complex to implement. SD-WAN support improves network management, though stability issues arise during updates. Determining ROI poses challenges, complicating customer presentations, and stability improvements are needed. Improved back-end connectivity and visibility would enhance its effectiveness for tech buyers.

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PROS

FortiSASE scales effectively and can handle deep packet inspection with ease, thanks to Fortinet's cloud infrastructure.

Its integration with existing security frameworks enhances security posture while offering the benefit of an SPA unit of FortiGate.

AI-based detections for unknown vulnerabilities contribute to its advanced security features.

FortiSASE operates efficiently in cloud environments using client certificates for access control with features like PostCheck.

FortiSASE's SD-WAN is a standout feature, further enhanced by excellent technical support from Fortinet.

CONS

They need more precise methods to demonstrate return on investment for customers.

FortiSASE lacks the ability to operate on endpoints without its client, a feature on the roadmap.

Connectivity and backend visibility are not robust, requiring improvements.

Implementation takes significantly longer compared to other products.

Stability issues persist, especially during updates.

FortiSASE Pros review quotes

Cyber Security Analyst and Network Operations Supervisor at a non-tech company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Feb 11, 2023

Deep packet inspection is easier to deploy in the FortiSASE environment. It's much simpler to configure one-touch deployment. It was considerably more convoluted to get that to work using FortiClient. All that processing horsepower is happening in Fortinet's cloud infrastructure, reducing the load on our local routers and on-prem FortiGate firewalls.

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Account Manager at Telefónica

Feb 3, 2023

The product can scale.

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LK

Head Vice President, Delivery at Gehnax Technologies LLP

Jun 25, 2025

The best feature of FortiSASE is SD-WAN.

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Technical Associate at IntimeSolutions

Aug 7, 2024

It has AI-based detections for any signature-less virus or any unknown vulnerabilities.

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Damitha Anuradha

Head of Presales at AcSys Networks Private Limited

Feb 26, 2024

The integration with the company's existing security infrastructure enhanced our security posture since it was a straightforward process.

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SM

Technical Manager at PSR

Dec 28, 2023

I feel that it is a stable solution...It is a scalable solution.

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MohammedSirajuddin

Lead Consultant at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Jan 17, 2025

It is highly scalable.

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Principal at Senior Solutions Engineer

Feb 14, 2024

The solution is easy to deploy and simple to manage.

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Senior Manager at ITX360 (Pvt) Ltd

Feb 19, 2025

We utilize the web filtering part of FortiCASB for our network security.

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Yusuke Murasato

IT Network, Security Engineer at Zuken Netwave

Jan 27, 2025

FortiSASE can operate in a cloud environment with client certificates for authorizations and access control using features like PostCheck.

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FortiSASE Cons review quotes

Cyber Security Analyst and Network Operations Supervisor at a non-tech company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Feb 11, 2023

FortiSASE is a work in progress. One area where there is room for improvement is the ability to use FortiSASE on an endpoint that doesn't have the client on it. Other solutions do that by building a VPN tunnel from their on-prem router into the SASE environment. FortiSASE doesn't have that feature yet, but it is on the roadmap for Q3 of this year. I've seen it in their development environment.

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Account Manager at Telefónica

Feb 3, 2023

They need to have more concise or precise ways to come up with the return on investment for convincing or presenting this to customers.

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LK

Head Vice President, Delivery at Gehnax Technologies LLP

Jun 25, 2025

FortiSASE implementation is too complex where other products take two to three months or maximum four months to implement, FortiSASE took more than double that time.

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Technical Associate at IntimeSolutions

Aug 7, 2024

There are some issues at the agent level, and then we have to sign out and sign in.

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Damitha Anuradha

Head of Presales at AcSys Networks Private Limited

Feb 26, 2024

The GUI and connectivity, along with the support offered, are some of the areas of concern in the product where improvements are required.

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SM

Technical Manager at PSR

Dec 28, 2023

Security and support are two areas with certain shortcomings in the product where improvements are required.

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MohammedSirajuddin

Lead Consultant at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Jan 17, 2025

Stability issues persist.

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Principal at Senior Solutions Engineer

Feb 14, 2024

Some of the solution's back-end connectivity and visibility are not robust and could be improved.

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Senior Manager at ITX360 (Pvt) Ltd

Feb 19, 2025

Improvements should focus on security.

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Yusuke Murasato

IT Network, Security Engineer at Zuken Netwave

Jan 27, 2025

While connectivity from outside to inside is okay, inside to outside is not.

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