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FortiCNAPP pros and cons

Vendor: Fortinet
4.1 out of 5

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PROS

FortiCNAPP compliance reports save time and provide accurate insights, eliminating the need for manual checks.
Its machine learning capabilities enhance threat detection and optimize security measures.
FortiCNAPP efficiently prioritizes alerts by severity, helping users address critical issues promptly.
The platform offers comprehensive compliance support, generating reports per security standard such as PCI and SOC 2.
Agent-based vulnerability management delivers accurate information, empowering users to focus on significant security issues.

CONS

Configuration and setup of alerts should be easier with enhanced integration options for systems like Slack and Datadog.
Lacework's visibility and compliance-related metrics, along with IAM security control, need improvement.
Lacework requires more resources and trained personnel to extract value due to its complex system.
FortiCNAPP can improve by enhancing licensing options, as it currently requires other Fortinet tools for full capabilities.
Integration with third-party SIEMs and a more coherent data model for extracting necessary data from Lacework are needed.
 

FortiCNAPP Pros review quotes

Charl Pinches - PeerSpot reviewer
Solutions Sales Specialist at a outsourcing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jun 23, 2026
If you want to turn your cloud findings into actionable security work, FortiCNAPP is the way to go.
Mark Freeborough - PeerSpot reviewer
Client Manager at MLL Telecom Ltd
Feb 19, 2026
FortiCNAPP is a competitive and robust solution, the only one in the IT sphere that addresses all quadrants in the Gartner Quadrants.
Pranav Telang - PeerSpot reviewer
DGM at Airtel Digital
Jun 18, 2026
FortiCNAPP has positively impacted my organization by providing centralized visibility and consolidating our cloud security posture management, helping us identify misconfigurations and public accessibility issues, which allowed us to enhance IAM governance and visibility on vulnerabilities.
Learn what your peers think about FortiCNAPP. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: August 2026.
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SK
Software Engineer at a university with 5,001-10,000 employees
Oct 29, 2025
The machine learning capability in Lacework FortiCNAPP is used for threat detection, and automated policy recommendation helps to improve my security measures in general.
Sudarson Prabhu - PeerSpot reviewer
Security Consultant at Payatu
Jul 3, 2026
The automated policy recommendations when pushing any firewall policies using Fortinet were really good and performed their job effectively.
MB
Owner at IT CARE
Mar 6, 2026
FortiCNAPP definitely brings time-saving benefits, and security is the main concern for the company.
José Manuel Viejo - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Sales Account Manager at Hard2bit Cybersecurity
Jun 11, 2026
What I personally appreciate about FortiCNAPP is that I think it is a good product and a good firewall because it usually offers many options for the company.
Carlos Vitrano - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud security director at Medallia
Aug 30, 2023
Lacework is helping a lot in reducing the noise of the alerts. Usually, whenever you have a tool in place, you have a lot of noise in terms of alerts, but the time for an engineer to look into those alerts is limited. Lacework is helping us to consolidate the information that we are getting from the agents and other sources. We are able to focus only on the things that matter, which is the most valuable thing for us. It saves time, and for investigations, we have the right context to take action.
Jim Shank - PeerSpot reviewer
VP of Engineering Security at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Dec 21, 2022
For the most part, out-of-the-box, it tells you right away about the things you need to work on. I like the fact that it prioritizes alerts based on severity, so that you can focus your efforts on anything that would be critical/high first, moderate second, and work your way down, trying to continue to improve your security posture.
KW
Director of Engineering at DeepSee.ai
Dec 13, 2022
The compliance reports are definitely most valuable because they save time and are accurate. So, instead of relying on a human going through and checking or providing me with a report, I could just log into Lacework and see for myself.
 

FortiCNAPP Cons review quotes

Charl Pinches - PeerSpot reviewer
Solutions Sales Specialist at a outsourcing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jun 23, 2026
FortiCNAPP can be improved because the platform can feel complex at the start, especially for teams new to CNAP tooling.
Mark Freeborough - PeerSpot reviewer
Client Manager at MLL Telecom Ltd
Feb 19, 2026
However, the solution could be more user-friendly and intuitive.
Pranav Telang - PeerSpot reviewer
DGM at Airtel Digital
Jun 18, 2026
The customer support for FortiCNAPP is fine, though it can take time as we need to engage with AWS first, but I would rate it around 7 or 8 out of 10.
Learn what your peers think about FortiCNAPP. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: August 2026.
908,834 professionals have used our research since 2012.
SK
Software Engineer at a university with 5,001-10,000 employees
Oct 29, 2025
The vulnerability part is not systematically organized; it is all clumsy in the web UI, and it is not user-friendly.
Sudarson Prabhu - PeerSpot reviewer
Security Consultant at Payatu
Jul 3, 2026
I am not fully satisfied with FortiCNAPP because the product has limited functions and it requires the use of other Fortinet tools for complete capabilities.
MB
Owner at IT CARE
Mar 6, 2026
Policy implementation is quite complex, and the stability will take more time for the solutions.
José Manuel Viejo - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Sales Account Manager at Hard2bit Cybersecurity
Jun 11, 2026
When considering improvements for FortiCNAPP, I think there could be enhancements regarding the license, possibly adding more options to it.
Carlos Vitrano - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud security director at Medallia
Aug 30, 2023
Its integrations with third-party SIEMs can be better. That is one of the things that we discussed with them.
Jim Shank - PeerSpot reviewer
VP of Engineering Security at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Dec 21, 2022
The biggest thing I would like to see improved is for them to pursue and obtain a FedRAMP moderate authorization... I don't believe they have any immediate plans to get FedRAMP moderate authorized, which is a bit of a challenge for us because we can only use Lacework in our commercial environment.
KW
Director of Engineering at DeepSee.ai
Dec 13, 2022
The configuration and setup of alerts should be easier. They should make it easier to integrate with systems like Slack and Datadog. I didn't spend too much time on it, but to me, it wasn't as simple as the alerting that I've seen on other systems.