Fortinet FortiClient Reviews

We use FortiClient to protect our assets, such as laptops, from network attacks. If we were to get a malicious attack this solution will detect it and block the site that is making the attack.

The most valuable features are malware detection, integrates well with other solutions, and ease of use for all users.

The current version of this solution does not show the malicious websites that have been visited. They should add this to an upcoming release.

There should be an automatic bootup scan option easily accessible.

I have been using this solution for the past six months.

FortiClient is reliable and stable.

I have installed this solution on everyone's device in my organization, everyone is using this solution.

The technical support is very responsive.

The setup was simple and is easy to implement for many use cases.

The price of the solution depends on the type of firewall you have from FortiGate. I am satisfied with the price of the solution.

I would recommend this solution to others because it is easy to use and it detects threats well.

I rate Fortinet FortiClient an eight out of ten.

We use FortiClient for users who are working from home. It allows them to connect to the organization's network with the VPN and access the server.

This solution makes it easier to work from home.

The most valuable features are the dynamic connectors, the ability to log into the Linux server, and the automatic linking of the FortiGate web filter.

This product is easy to use. 

I am troubleshooting some errors that I have had with the VPN and they are difficult to resolve.

In the next release, I would like to see an additional layer of security added.

We have been using Fortinet FortiClient within the past year.

This is a really reliable product.

This solution is scalable and I have tried expanding its use. We currently have about 250 users because of the coronavirus restrictions, and we plan to increase our usage.

It is easy to deploy FortiClient.

The pricing is good and licensing is paid on a yearly basis.

Licensing for FortiClient is included with the VPN and the FortiGate firewall. If we pay for the yearly package that includes the FortiGate firewall, then the FortiClient VPN license is included with it.

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

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

We use FortiClient to connect to our network and to access our internal resources.

The Fortinet FortiClient is simple to use.

It is easy to install and it supports two-factor authentication.

It has good reporting. It's user-friendly and has good documentation.

We have been facing some issues when we use the web browser to log into the VPN gateway and we use the SSL VPN through the web page and have found that the browser is unstable.

It is difficult to get logs for the client on the firewall.

Technical support can be improved. While they respond quickly they don't resolve the issues quickly.

I have yet to find the benefits of the latest upgraded version.

I have been using Fortinet FortiClient for one or two years.

We are using the latest version.

I find it to be stable, but we want to enhance the VPN connection.

We have not tried to scale it yet.

We have contacted technical support, and they respond very quickly.

There times that they cannot address the issues that have and spend a lot of time trying to support us.

The initial setup is straightforward. It's quite easy to setup.

I don't have the licensing schema for the VPN solution because we just purchased the VPN gateway.

We are evaluating solutions to enhance the protection for the endpoint that has been installed on laptops or PCs, for when they take the laptop or PC out of our office and connected it to the internet.

We want to find a comfortable solution for the ACL or EDR.

I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.

This is used by our employees when they need to access our bookkeeping applications, such as Tally, from outside. We also have a couple of managers for our clients, and to manage that infrastructure, I use FortiClient to connect to that firewall and manage the server storage and everything else for them.

We have most of our things on the cloud except a small unit, which is on-prem. Except for the financial bookkeeping, which we have on-prem, the rest is all on the cloud. 

We are not using its latest version. We are using the previous version of the client.

Secure and easy connect is the most valuable feature. It is a reliable solution, and it works.

In terms of improvements, their SSL VPN tunnel can be a lot better. I've seen other products that have got much better VPN features than Fortinet.

Some of my colleagues get this error called "License not available." When they get this error, they have to uninstall and reinstall it. This kind of problem is there, and sometimes, we have to open a case with Fortinet to resolve it. Their support is quick, so we are able to resolve and move forward.

In terms of new features, when it is connecting, it should check the endpoint and say whether the end client is actually safe enough or whether there is a vulnerability. It should give a pop-up on the client itself. Because I'm on the admin side, I can also see this information in the log. However, if a non-IT user, such as a user from finance, is working on this and there is some problem, he or she would not know about this and would call IT admin to say that this is not working. If the users get a message explaining why and what is happening, it is easy for them to understand.

I have been using this solution since 2017. 

It is stable and reliable.

I never had the need for scalability. I always size my requirements with a 30% buffer.

I have five users in my core office, and on the client-side, I have about ten users.

Their support is quick. They are responsive.

I am used to working with firewalls, so it is easy for me.

It is a yearly subscription license. I don't see a problem with the pricing. Resellers add their markup and then give it to us, but I don't see that as a major challenge. It is fine.

I would recommend this solution. It works, and we are okay with it.

I would rate Fortinet FortiClient an eight out of ten.

We use it for securing all of our endpoints as they move behind our firewall and outside our firewall or in and out of our network. We are using its latest version.

Having a centralized console is a valuable feature. The Fortinet fabric is also very valuable where all different pieces talk together to secure our network and track the North, South, East, and West movement of files and data through our network.

Its stability can be improved. It is not as reliable as I would like it to be. There are times when things don't work quite right.

Our biggest pain point is not related to Fortinet FortiClient and the whole scheme of things. It is related to one of the additional services called FortiGuard. They are the arm that does all of the updates to definitions, keeps all the signatures updated, and responds to new threats and whatnot. What we have found is that they react quickly, but sometimes their solutions aren't compatible with all of the components of the Fortinet security suite, specifically around FortiSandbox.

I have been using this solution for about eight months.

It is not as reliable as I would like. Its reliability is around 95%. There are times when things don't work quite right.

We're a relatively small company, and we haven't expanded really large. We're in the 500 or less range, and it works fine for our environment. I don't know how scalable it is. We will continue to use it in the foreseeable future.

They have been responsive. Sometimes, it takes them a little while to understand what the issues are. Fortinet right now has a little bit of growing pain. They have acquired a lot of different technologies over the last 18 months, and it hasn't been an absolutely smooth integration between all of those different products, support infrastructures, and developers.

Its deployment was complex and drawn out. It took a long time.

Its pricing is good. One thing that has always attracted us to the Fortinet range of products is that their pricing is very competitive.

Our particular licensing is on a yearly basis. However, as part of this project, we did pre-purchase three years of maintenance and support at a fairly significant discount.

I would recommend this solution. They are developing more EDP as it comes out, and they are staying on track with their development side and current trends. 

I would recommend others to talk to Fortinet Professional Services before using a local professional. What we found as part of our long implementation was that the local professionals generally have a very good grasp of one area but not in bringing the fabric together, where you have the EMS, Folder Manager, Sandbox, all the firewalls, and other things coming together. There may be some out there who are good at it, but we ran into a number that didn't have a grasp across the whole thing, and we ended up talking directly to Fortinet Professional Services.

I would rate Fortinet FortiClient an eight out of ten.

I am an IT integrator with my company.

This solution is used both in our company and with our clients.

The VPN connection is the feature that I like the most.

I have been working with Fortinet FortiClient for one year.

We use many versions but we use version 6.0 the most.

It's a stable solution. I have not had any issues with stability.

This is an area that I do not have a lot of experience with based on our clients it has not been a requirement.

We have 30 people in our company who are using this solution.

Our client's companies are small.

I have not contacted technical support. Everything as been working efficiently.

Previously, we worked with OpenVPN and Palo Alto.

We switched to Fortinet FortiClient because of the advantage that the free VPN connection device. It has helped us with implementation. It adds value to the solution.

The initial setup was straightforward. It was easy to implement.

I completed the installation and deployment myself. It took approximately 15 minutes.

Pricing is an area that I would like to see improved, as it could be lower.

They offer bundles for one year, two years, or five years. The one year bundle works for me.

I would recommend that you have good preparation, and look into Fortinet Cookbook. You will have much more.

I would rate Fortinet FortiClient a ten out of ten.

Initially, we needed a VPN client, but afterward, we needed some other functionalities included in FortiClient. The primary use is that users have to connect it to the VPN, and the secondary use is for web security.

We are using the latest version, which has become free to use recently. FortiClient released a version that includes web security and antivirus. 

It is not at all interesting for me as a standalone product, but as a product that is integrated with FortiGate with all features, it is actually a great tool and a great experience. I had test installed FortiClient working from home. I remembered and knew which web categories were denied or allowed. All those policies were correctly reflected standalone, for example, on my laptop. 

For buying or deploying it with additional features, apart from VPN client, web security, or antivirus, I would like to see the USB key blocking function included in this solution for endpoint security. For endpoint security, you need antivirus and all of the features included in antivirus software these days, web security, and USB key locking feature. If it is implemented in a way that in one package, you have all the primary features needed for security these days, it would be nice. All of those features will probably be additionally charged as it is a web security feature on FortiClient.

I have been using Fortinet FortiClient for two years.

Sometimes, users cannot connect to the VPN, but this is very rare. When that happens, users just need to restart the computer or shut down FortiClient. In the last two years, out of a hundred users, two or three users reported this case. Afterward, nobody reported this. They know how to solve the issue.

They are actually very good. I have contacted their global support prior to buying FortiGate because I had some questions. Afterward, we contacted the local support for the solutions asking how to do this, how to do that, and is it possible with FortiGate. That's all.

I have been working with this company for two and a half years. When I joined as an IT manager, we weren't using FortiGate at all. They had ISA Server 2006, and I was looking for a replacement because ISA was not my cup of tea. It was old to handle the number of requests that we had. We had an increase in the number of users, and ISA couldn't handle the load. FortiGate was a logical replacement.

Generally, Fortinet is not cheap. The features that are available for free are only for FortiClient VPN clients, not other solutions. It includes web security, antivirus, and one more feature. 

We did some comparisons and decided to use Fortinet. One of the most important things was Gartner's recommendation related to Fortinet, which was actually very high in 2019. It also had a good position in the market in terms of the number of users using this solution and the user experience.

I would recommend this solution, but it depends on the expectations of the users. There are so many solutions like Sophos and Palo Alto. We are looking for an extended solution to prevent unwanted problems with viruses on the internet. We would like to implement extended web security for other users, but we have a limited budget. We would like to implement FortiClient or Trend Micro USB key locket. We are expecting to get the price for Fortinet as well as Trend Micro endpoint security for about a hundred users.

I would rate Fortinet FortiClient a seven out of ten.

The primary use case of this solution is for antivirus, anti-malware, and endpoint protection.

From FortiClient, the EMS, the central management is easy to use. 

The profiles that you can set up centrally as well, are good. We can have different profiles for the main control versus the database server versus an end-user device, which is a good feature. 

The VPN all-in-one Endpoint Protection and VPN all-in-one client is a good feature as well.

I think it's pretty good overall, to be honest. In terms of what it does, I am really comfortable with ForitClient.

I would like to see endpoint detection and response included.

I have been working with FortiClient for approximately two years.

There are always a couple of bugs in EMS, but if you upgrade to the latest version, they normally fix them. 

The EMS console can be a little buggy, but FortiClient is fine.

We contact technical support all of the time, and for other things as well, and they are very good.

The initial setup is straightforward.

It took about one week to deploy.

I have a team of five engineers who work with us to maintain the solution.

The price point again is silver products and that is what I'm trying to work out. So I don't know if that's a bad or a good thing for Forticlient. I don't know where it's priced. 

I don't know about the price.

I have not compared it against different products.

I can recommend FortiClient to others who are interested in using it.

I would rate FortiClient an eight out of ten. Nothing ever gets a ten. That would mean that it's perfect and there is no room for improvement. That is never the case with anything in life.