Fortinet FortiGate Reviews

We are a system integrator and Fortinet FortiGate is one of the products that we have implemented for our clients.

It is primarily used for VPN and remote access. More recently, we have been using it for SD-WAN.

This is a versatile solution and with it, we can offer our customers multiple functionalities. The Fortinet fabric goes across the entire enterprise.

The most valuable features are the security and the integration with the entire Fortinet product line, from access points to switching.

FortiGate has a very strong unified threat management system.

I would like to see integration into other systems. That would be really great for me. The fabric works well only if you're using other Fortinet devices, but they're not exactly the best in terms of switching or access points. If they could extend their fabric towards other vendor environments for integration, that would be great.

I have been working with Fortinet FortiGate for the past few years.

This is a very stable product.

Fortinet FortiGate is very scalable.

We have implemented it for 13 or 14 customers.

I am familiar with technical support and they're very responsible. I haven't had any issues with them so far.

The initial setup is straightforward. The length of time required for deployment depends on the customer's environment and use cases.

We handle the deployment and maintenance of this product for our customers. We use the Fortinet tools, such as FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer to maintain it.

Licensing is usually on a three-year period.

Overall, this is a very good solution and in fact, a good starting point for a broader cyber security approach for the business.

I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.

We use Fortinet FortiGate as a network firewall.

The reporting in Fortinet FortiGate could improve. Customers are having to purchase additional reporting components. in  Fortinet FortiGate you have to use additional tools to have the features needed.

We need to use FortiAuthenticator to have additional bandwidth. Fortinet should include more features in the solution instead of having separate tools.

I have been using Fortinet FortiGate for approximately three years.

Fortinet FortiGate is a stable solution from my experience.

The scalability of Fortinet FortiGate is good.

The technical support from Fortinet FortiGate is 24 hours a day seven days a week, and 365 days a year. The support is good from Fortinet, and local distributor partner support has been helpful, we highly recommend them.

I have previously used pfSense, Sophos Firewall, and other endpoint solutions.

The initial implementation of Fortinet FortiGate is not complex because the GUI environment is easy to use. We can do a lot of things in the GUI. If the configurations engineer, network administrator, or network engineer has knowledge about firewalls, the process will not be complex. It can easily be managed.

The price of Fortinet FortiGate when compared to other solutions is high. However, my knowledge of the price is from third parties and I am not sure how accurate it is. I typically work in the technical area of my organization.

I rate Fortinet FortiGate a nine out of ten.

Fortinet FortiGate is used for its firewall solutions, VPN firewall, IDS, IPS, and antivirus.

An area for improvement for Fortinet FortiGate is that their support needs to be more customer friendly.

We've been dealing with Fortinet FortiGate for five years now.

Fortinet FortiGate has been stable since the beginning.

Fortinet FortiGate is scalable.

Sometimes we face issues with Fortinet support. The support team needs to be more customer friendly.

The initial setup and installation for this product is good. It's very straightforward. It's nice because you can quickly set it up.

How long the installation takes will depend on the customer, e.g. It'll be based on their requirement, because not all customers have the same requirements. Every customer has a different requirement.

We implemented this product ourselves, because we are a partner of Fortinet.

Our customers can choose between a one-year or a three-year contract with Fortinet FortiGate.

We evaluated WatchGuard, Cisco, and Palo Alto firewalls.

We are dealing with a lot of firewalls, e.g. Fortinet FortiGate, WatchGuard, Cisco, and Palo Alto.

We deployed Fortinet FortiGate via a mixture of on-premises and cloud deployment.

We have customers using different versions of this solution, e.g. some using older versions, and some using the newest version. We have hundreds of customers using it.

We are satisfied with this solution.

We have a team of five to six guys who are managing the deployment and maintenance of Fortinet FortiGate, and they are all network engineers.

We recommend Fortinet FortiGate to others who want to start using it.

My rating for Fortinet FortiGate is eight out of ten.

It gives a good overview of the security posture

The dashboard I have found the most valuable in Fortinet FortiGate.

Fortinet FortiGate is not very easy to use. The navigation could be improved to make it easier to use. Instead of double clicking the items FortiGate needs to click the "details" button to get the configurations or record details

I have been using Fortinet FortiGate for approximately four years.

So far the solution is quite stable 

They provide different products and features and can be added if you needed 

This is the first solution we used since we moved to Cloud 

We used a partner to do the implementation of the solution.

The price of Fortinet FortiGate is reasonable for an SME.

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I rate Fortinet FortiGate an eight out of ten.

It is quite easy to handle.

Its reporting can be improved. Sometimes, I don't get proper reports.

I have been using this solution for the last two years.

Its stability is quite good.

It is quite scalable.

Their support is great. I would rate them a five out of five.

Previously, we were using a different solution, and as compared to that solution, it is very easy to handle.

I would rate it a nine out of 10.

I use Fortinet FortiGate to secure the network.

The features I found most valuable in Fortinet FortiGate include their SD-WAN features and their VPN. They are good and very useful. My remote user and I are using them all the time. The URL filter is also good.

I started using Fortinet FortiGate five years ago.

I'm satisfied about the stability of this solution.

The scalability of Fortinet FortiGate is good.

The initial setup of this solution wasn't complex at all.

This solution was implemented in-house. I was the one who implemented it.

Licensing for Fortinet FortiGate is on a yearly basis. Pricing for it is a bit high. It could be cheaper.

Deployment of Fortinet FortiGate took one to two days, because I needed time to put my existing environment and what we have, and what we intended to do with our network, to convert it into the Fortinet FortiGate system.

We were on another platform which was a concurrent platform and it wasn't a good one, and it was our first time to go on Fortinet FortiGate, so we had an issue and it took me a few days to deploy.

Maintenance of this solution requires two people. The number of users of Fortinet FortiGate in our organization depends on whether it's direct or indirect. If indirect, it will be all the users we have in the organization, but if it's direct, it could be just the administrator. If indirectly, it'll be a hundred users on our actual site, and 2000 to 3000 users on the other site, all done remotely.

I didn't have to contact Fortinet's technical support, so I can't evaluate their level of responsiveness. I was able to make all the configurations I wanted, without needing to contact support. This solution is good for me.

I'm rating Fortinet FortiGate an eight out of ten.

I'm recommending this solution to be deployed for a new user. I'm really happy with it.

We use this solution as a firewall proxy. I'm the company manager. 

Valuable features include the performance, stability, and virtual domain ability as well as the management that it provides.

There are some limitations to the solution such as publishing multiple servers with a single IP. I'd also like to see some improvement in the support system. 

I've been using this solution for two years. 

The solution is stable. 

I think the scalability could be improved.

Technical support is a little slow and needs to be improved.

The initial setup is reasonably straightforward. 

Compared to other vendors and other firewalls, the Fortinet pricing is reasonable.

I use Fortinet FortiGate IPS as an internet firewall. We are using IPS, application control, and access control.

I have found the decryption of Fortinet FortiGate IPS very good. It's called SSL deep inspection, it's working very well. This is how you decrypt access and traffic, and it is through the IPS antivirus center. Additionally, the UI is user-friendly. 

We already have the firewalls, and when I compare Fortinet FortiGate IPS to all the other firewalls, Fortinet is really useful and works very well.

I have been using Fortinet FortiGate IPS for approximately six years.

Fortinet FortiGate IPS are very stable. However, the older versions were not stable.

The solution is scalable.

We have approximately 300 users that use the solution.

I have used technical support and they could improve. 

I would rate the technical support from Fortinet FortiGate IPS a seven out of ten.

When comparing their support with Cisco which is a lot better.

We use many Fortinet products, not only firewalls. We have Fortisand-S, FortiSandbox, Fortinet wireless controllers which are part of the Fortigate, FortiAnalyzer, and FortiMate. 

We have approximately 40 devices of Fortinet firewalls.

The installation is straightforward.

We did the implementation ourselves.

The solution does not require a lot of maintenance.

There is an annual license to use this solution. The prices have been increasing over the years.

I would recommend Fortinet if they have a medium budget and if they don't have much experience with the firewalls because it's easy to use and the administrative management is simple. Additionally, Fortinet has a good wireless solution that is very good for medium-sized enterprise organizations.

I rate Fortinet FortiGate IPS an eight out of ten.