Fortinet FortiGate Reviews

It is mainly for the SD-WAN network.

It is simple to manage, and there are a lot of functionalities in the same box.

At the moment, we are having some problems with IP multicast. 

We would like to have the ability to disable some of the security functionalities. 

It is stable. We didn't have any performance issues.

It is scalable.

Their support is good.

Its setup is easy.

I would recommend this product. We are very satisfied with this product. 

I would rate it a nine out of ten.

In my company, I'm using SSL VPN to connect external users who connect to our firewall to do some maintenance work. We have approximately 50 sites in our company and most of them are using Fortinet FortiGate.

Fortinet FortiGate's most valuable features are ease of use, flexibility, and most of the configuration we can be done using the GUI. When we compare Fortinet FortiGate with other solutions the firewall policy are very easy to understand.

I have been using Fortinet FortiGate for approximately one year.

Fortinet FortiGate has worked very well for what we are using it for. The stability is very good. It has very high availability.

When we cluster the two Fortinet FortiGate boxes together we have some issues.
When one of the boxes is active, we can't see the HA box in the same console.

We have not used the support from Fortinet FortiGate. We do all the support of the solution internally.

The initial setup of Fortinet FortiGate was very simple and straightforward.

We did the implementation ourselves.

I rate Fortinet FortiGate an eight out of ten.

I am using Fortinet FortiGate as a firewall.

The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate are remote access, web filtering, and IPS.

Fortinet FortiGate could improve by having more capabilities for troubleshooting VPN connections. For example, I do get some feedback about the current status, but I could use some history and logging of important events. The information is logged in our Syslog server, but I could use that information from the device. If they could provide a GUI to have some more insight on what's going with my VPN would be useful.

The way Fortinet FortiGate handles the phase two connection of a VPN setup could be better. For example, if I have to make a phase two traffic selector input, I cannot add more ports. For example, on a specific IP address pair, if I have an IP address pair source and destination, then I can only add one port. I'm not sure if I can do that through the command line, but on the GUI, I cannot, and this is a problem. I have to select another IP address pair to allow another port and this means new traffic selectors and a new set of tunnels. This causes more tunnels to need troubleshooting. 

I would like to be able to pass more diverse information through the same tunnel, and it doesn't seem to be possible if you want to limit the traffic through the tunnel and not allow all protocols between the same IP address pair. If we want to limit the ports, then I find there is a problem.

I have been using Fortinet FortiGate for approximately a year and a half.

We have a contract with a Fortinet partner, and they're very good at providing support. We don't have the communication directly with Fortinet.

I have previously used a Cisco firewall, the 5520 model. It was not a next-generation firewall and did not have IPS integrated, and it was quite difficult to manage and to find features and implement them. Fortinet FortiGate is very good at this.

The initial setup of Fortinet FortiGate is straightforward.

I do not have first-hand experience with the rice of Fortinet FortiGate, but I have heard the price was reasonable.

I rate Fortinet FortiGate a ten out of ten.

We are using Fortinet FortiGate for our security needs in an organization. You can have application and transport-based security. It functions according to the needs of the customer and there are additional add-ons that can be provided. Overall it is a good product.

I have been using Fortinet FortiGate for a few years.

Fortinet FortiGate is a stable solution.

The scalability is good in Fortinet FortiGate.

We have approximately 2,000 users using Fortinet FortiGate.

The solution from Fortinet FortiGate is very good. Our experience has been very good.

The implementation of Fortinet FortiGate was simple.

If the price of the license in Fortinet FortiGate was less expensive it would be better.

I would recommend this solution to others.

I rate Fortinet FortiGate an eight out of ten.

FortiGate covers multiple schemes. I am using the firewall for basic protection. The work console and access console are powerful tools.

I like Fortinet's cloud management. It allows me to manage all my devices in different branches for three cloud accounts. Even though I use on-prem devices, I can manage everything on the cloud.

I would like Fortinet to add more automation to FortiGate.

We've been using FortiGate for six years.

FortiGate is a highly stable system.

FortiGate covers everything we need. Our company has looked into changing our firewall, but I recommended this solution because it meets all our requirements. Currently, we have between 150 to 200 users covered by the platform.

Fortinet technical support is nice.

Setting up FortiGate isn't complicated. I handled the installation myself, but we have two technicians responsible for maintenance. 

We have a yearly subscription. 

I rate FortiGate eight out of 10. I'm from Egypt, and FortiGate has a vast share of the security market in this country. Fortinet isn't the leader in routing or switching, but they have a nice share in security.

In my previous company, which was a silver partner, we installed 300 and 301 for a few use cases. The most selling product at that time was FortiGate 100E.

I'm pretty happy with its reliability. It is also very scalable.

They have to just improve its performance when we enable all UTM features. When you enable all the features, the performance of FortiGate, as well as of Sophos and SonicWall, goes down.

I worked with this solution for four years in my previous company.

It is very stable. When you compare it with Palo Alto, it is stable.

It is very scalable.

They are very knowledgeable and helpful.

Based on what my engineers told me, it is easy to install. It is straightforward.

It is affordable. Palo Alto is much more expensive than Fortinet.

I would rate it a nine out of 10.

We're a Fortinet partner and reseller. We work with FortiGate models 40 through 600, and our customers have hybrid and on-prem deployments. The cloud providers are Microsoft Azure and Wasabi.

Its use cases are related to increasing the security posture, SD-WAN implementation, simplified management and licensing, and cost savings.

It increases security posture and is helpful for firewall reporting, intrusion protection, web filtering, and SD-WAN implementation.

The hardware is reliable. There are no surprises in terms of performance or add-on pricing.

The cloud management and automation capability could be improved.

I have been working with this solution for six years.

Its stability is excellent.

Its scalability is very good. There are 100 to 3,000 users, and they are knowledge workers with different roles, such as engineers, lawyers, accountants, etc.

Their technical support is very good. I would rate them a four out of five.

Most of the customers replaced Cisco.

It is straightforward for someone with Fortinet experience. If you don't know anything about Fortinet, you can take it out of the box and plug it in.

Its deployment is usually on a location-by-location basis. Each location often takes one day for the implementation of a new data service. One person is usually enough for its deployment and maintenance.

I don't know the numbers, but it typically results in a 20% to 30% reduction in data communications costs.

Fortinet costs are 25% lower than the high-cost provider. There is an equipment cost and a recurring monthly cost for licenses and technical support.

Most of the customers look at Cisco, Cisco Meraki, Palo Alto, and Fortinet. They go with Fortinet because of the best performance per dollar spent and ease of licensing and management.

I would advise sizing the equipment appropriately to support future growth. You should look for a four to six-year life of a server. You should compare vendors for price versus performance, ease of management, ease of use, and completeness of features.

I would rate it a nine out of 10. We've had a good experience with it. There were no surprises.

Fortinet FortiGate is being used in our company.

The interface is very good.

There are limited features.

Scalability could be improved.

The issues with the IOS are that they occasionally hang. They are not as reliable as they once were. 

When there is an issue with IOS, new updates are introduced, but the updates also have a lot of issues.

Performance and technical support are the main issues with this solution.

When compared to Cisco ISE, the device administration is not very good.

Fortinet is not very good at firewalls when compared to Cisco. Cisco offers full administration control, TripleA, SQT, they use TACACS security protocols, and they have much more control. Cisco's approach is superior.

I have been working with Fortinet FortiGate for four or five years.

This year, we're removing the Fortinet and switching to Cisco ISE to cut security.

There are issues with the stability of this solution.

There are limitations to scalability.

When compared with Cisco, the technical support is not very impressive.

The initial setup is very easy. It is not complex.

When compared to Cisco, it is very easy.

Pricing is lower than Cisco.

Fortinet FortiGate is not a bad option.

I would rate Fortinet FortiGate a five out of ten.