Network Engineer at Thunder Software Technology Co., Ltd.
Real User
Top 5
2024-02-02T10:35:15Z
Feb 2, 2024
The price is fair compared to competitors like Aruba. Licensing is easy: FortiCare and that's it. For Layer 3 models, an additional license is needed. But in our deployment, FortiGate handles routing and works well.
We signed up for a three-year license for support and replacement. We've had one situation where one switch we were upgrading to the latest firmware failed after I rebooted. Fortinet came in to try and troubleshoot. They tried everything, but it still wasn't working, so they replaced the switch. The pricing is expensive.
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Network and Telecommunication Manager at a educational organization with 201-500 employees
Real User
Top 5
2023-06-02T09:13:34Z
Jun 2, 2023
We pay for a one-time cost for the hardware, but there isn't a license. We only pay for configuration and support. We need to periodically buy new switches and upgrade them.
The solution is expensive but overall the cost makes sense. We acquire the license for a five-year period all at once, rather than incurring yearly license costs.
The solution is less expensive than, for example, Cisco. We pay for licensing on a yearly basis. I'd rate the solution three or four out of five in terms of affordability.
There isn't much cost because it's not a subscription-based model. The software's embedded. It's not like Cisco and Aruba, where you have a subscription in addition to a piece of hardware. You're paying for two components with those manufacturers. Fortinet doesn't work that way. The only added cost is FortiCare support.
Licensing is billed annually and contracts are either one or three years in length. There are additional features available that can increase the price of the license.
IT consulant at a healthcare company with 11-50 employees
Real User
2021-01-10T08:06:18Z
Jan 10, 2021
Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access isn't cheap. They're about $1000 each or something like that. I had to pay for all these licenses. I paid for them, having no idea what they were going to do, but I got enough of a sense that they were important. I have to pay for it annually or yearly. You can buy this equipment in a multitude of ways. You can buy just the hardware, or you can buy the hardware and the licenses. That's how I bought it, but you don't get a discount for that. I think the license costs me anywhere between $100 and $300. I can't really remember, but it wasn't so much money that it made me stop and think twice.
The product is one of the most expensive that customers can consider, but the pricing is justified by the functionality. It would probably be best if they reconsidered pricing so more people will use it and they will understand the value.
Fortinet FortiSwitch Secure Access is a secure, high-performance, and easy-to-manage switch. Fortinet FortiSwitch is the best solution for threat-conscious enterprises of all sizes because it is secure, simple, and scalable. Secure Access, which is tightly integrated into the Fortinet Security Fabric via FortiLink, may be handled directly from the FortiGate interface.
Regardless of how people and devices connect to the network, this single-pane-of-glass administration provides total...
We have to renew and pay for the licenses.
The price is fair compared to competitors like Aruba. Licensing is easy: FortiCare and that's it. For Layer 3 models, an additional license is needed. But in our deployment, FortiGate handles routing and works well.
The pricing is quite high.
The solution is reliable and is working well. It has been a generation of investment. It is not very expensive, not much cheaper.
We signed up for a three-year license for support and replacement. We've had one situation where one switch we were upgrading to the latest firmware failed after I rebooted. Fortinet came in to try and troubleshoot. They tried everything, but it still wasn't working, so they replaced the switch. The pricing is expensive.
Price-wise, I find Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access to be an okay product. It is not an expensive product.
The tool's pricing is fine.
I rate the pricing a seven out of ten on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive.
We pay for a one-time cost for the hardware, but there isn't a license. We only pay for configuration and support. We need to periodically buy new switches and upgrade them.
We have to pay for the solution's subscription.
The solution is expensive but overall the cost makes sense. We acquire the license for a five-year period all at once, rather than incurring yearly license costs.
The solution is less expensive than, for example, Cisco. We pay for licensing on a yearly basis. I'd rate the solution three or four out of five in terms of affordability.
There isn't much cost because it's not a subscription-based model. The software's embedded. It's not like Cisco and Aruba, where you have a subscription in addition to a piece of hardware. You're paying for two components with those manufacturers. Fortinet doesn't work that way. The only added cost is FortiCare support.
We have an annual licensing cost. There are no additional costs.
Licensing is billed annually and contracts are either one or three years in length. There are additional features available that can increase the price of the license.
The price of the solution could improve, it is expensive.
The price is good.
Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access requires a license and the price is expensive.
Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access isn't cheap. They're about $1000 each or something like that. I had to pay for all these licenses. I paid for them, having no idea what they were going to do, but I got enough of a sense that they were important. I have to pay for it annually or yearly. You can buy this equipment in a multitude of ways. You can buy just the hardware, or you can buy the hardware and the licenses. That's how I bought it, but you don't get a discount for that. I think the license costs me anywhere between $100 and $300. I can't really remember, but it wasn't so much money that it made me stop and think twice.
The licensing costs are on an annual basis and cover warranty and support. There are no additional costs.
It's affordable and there are no additional costs, just regular support, and license fees.
The product is one of the most expensive that customers can consider, but the pricing is justified by the functionality. It would probably be best if they reconsidered pricing so more people will use it and they will understand the value.