All FortiGate Next-Generation Firewall Reviews
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ismail
Verified reviewer
Business Supplies and Equipment, 11-50 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed September 2021
FortiGate Firewall Good but change price policy for client access!
Around 4 years I am very happy. Bu due to changed price policy Fortigate, I will advise our customer chose other VPN software to work remotely.
PROSVery easy to implement and VPN client access was free up to 10 000 users.
CONSAbout upgrade the system, I mean upgrading the firmware by means online around one year, not success. The offline update was succeeded which was very disappointing.
Reason for choosing FortiGate Next-Generation Firewall
First of all, this is all-in-one device. Firewall IDS Web filter Antivirus Content Filter VPN server
Tony
Banking, 51-200 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed April 2024
Fortigate Firewalls are strong protection
Fortigate perform very well and provide very good protection compared with other devices.
PROSFortiguard updates are excellent and the device is easy to use.
CONSSome models that are not EOL are not getting OS updates with no explanation. If the product is not EOL it should get updates no excuses! In 2023 some of thelocal services have had a number of nasty vulnerabilities, coding should be better and protection of local services should be enhanced.
Reason for choosing FortiGate Next-Generation Firewall
Better value, protection and easier to manage
Reasons for switching to FortiGate Next-Generation Firewall
Cisco was expensive and fell behind competitors.
PAUL
Verified reviewer
Information Technology and Services, 2-10 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed June 2021
FortiGate is amazing as long as you know how to use it.
It is exceptional. For the enterprise space, there is nothing better.
PROSFortiGate is THE enterprise solution. It has all the features that you would possibly want and more.
CONSThe price and the deployment. It is not a simple solution by any stretch. The price is worth it for the features, but if you are not at the level then rather look elsewhere.
Abdihamid
Verified reviewer
Dairy, 1,001-5,000 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed May 2023
FortiGate Next-Generation Firewall Review
We are able to control the sites visited by our users and ensure that the staff are using most of their time doing what the business expects from them. By doing so we have ensured that no one visits sites that can pose a danger to our network and systems.
PROSYou are able to integrate it with you Active Directory and create different group of users who can access different sites that is you can create a group who have access to Youtube and other Social media sites and create another group who have no access to thee sites but can access other sites. The product is easy to use. The integration was easy.
CONSIt has alot of features and other we are still not using. All aspects of the product are easy to use. Integration with our business processes and systems were easy.
Reason for choosing FortiGate Next-Generation Firewall
It was easy to setup and manage, the cost was ok, the features it had matched with our growing business.
Reasons for switching to FortiGate Next-Generation Firewall
The system was difficult to manage and had limited features to support our growing network. Also the product was no longer supported by the Vendor.
Turan
Information Technology and Services, 1 employee
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed July 2023
Fortigate NGFW : Next Generation Detective
It has the best software and UTM devices on the market. It has an easy setup and administration panel. It has fast and powerful hardware. With hundreds of rules and tools it contains, it performs functions far above a standard protection. If updates are made frequently, your performance and security will also reduce the vulnerability to zero. Thanks to the hundreds of features included in the software, you can perform compression and end-to-end security without any problems.
PROSFirst of all, they have a very different structure from standard firewalls. Especially in a 500-user structure, the delays were due to the firewall's constant data control and applications to parse its content. Thanks to the developing Fortigate Next Generation Firewall systems, the internal structure and controls of the data are now controlled and analyzed much faster. Controls of data behavior and attacks are controlled faster, minimizing possible delays and performance losses.VPN control, IDS, IPS blocking, malicious content control, bandwidth application and control, content filtering can be managed from a single point in a single UTM device.
CONSThe best Firewall in the market are UTM devices. In case of lack of configuration or making mistakes in the application, you will definitely experience problems. Therefore, I recommend that you make the recommended settings and configurations in the device setup.
Reasons for switching to FortiGate Next-Generation Firewall
Performance - Cost, Speed, Security structure, High software up-to-date, Fast customer support are just a few of its prominent features.
Manuel
Health, Wellness and Fitness, 1,001-5,000 employees
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed July 2022
excellent product like NGFW
I have had a good experience, I have been working on the product for 10 years and without a doubt this product has improved a lot, for that reason I am preparing for the ns4 exam, and we have had 60 installations of this product on different models
PROSwhat I like the most about this product is the interface and the easy improvement of the different functions
CONSI have had some bob in some versions and I have had to do an update.
Anonymous
11-50 employees
Used daily for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
3
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed November 2022
FortiGate balanced in quality and price
+ integration with other systems + Simple interface+ the ability to expand the FortiSwitch network+ Integration with Safetica
CONS- no support for multiple languages- difficult communication with support- long waiting time for delivery (applies to Poland)
Anonymous
5,001-10,000 employees
Used weekly for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
3
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed January 2023
FortiGate NGF is a good product alone but lacks a lot of functions
I can't complain, it works well, the support is excellent and updates are easy to set up.
PROSIt is easy to use, has a low learning curve, backups and restores are not complicated, the policy editor is great and it has a low profile on the DC.
CONSIt's limited by default, you want more log analysis? Get another product from Fortinet, wish to manage mail? Well, that's another product. Other solutions offer better visibility of application stacks.
Reasons for switching to FortiGate Next-Generation Firewall
Support costs.
Christian
Broadcast Media, 51-200 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
3
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed March 2023
Easy to use
The GUI is easy to use and the power you get in the FW is one of the best.Rich in features.
CONSCould be costly. But if you want the best...
Reasons for switching to FortiGate Next-Generation Firewall
End of life and was not pleased with it.
Paul Henry
Verified reviewer
Information Technology and Services, 201-500 employees
Used monthly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed March 2024
A Great firewall to have
I like the security features that it offers and the SDWAN feature that comes built-in out of the box without any additional license needed.
CONSThere is no auto-arrangement of policies based on how specific a policy is.
Simone
Information Technology and Services, 11-50 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed April 2024
FortiGate: the firewall that every system engineer should want to
I've been using FortiGate for 6 years now and compared to other vendors we had been working with for decades. We found this brand to be the best solution in terms of performance, security and ease of management. Please note: we often hear that FortiGate may be poor in the face of too many vulnerabilities being published. Maybe instead because other vendors keep it more under wraps? From my perspective, FortiGate has always been a transparent vendor. Think of it that in some cases even EoS appliances have been included within the vulnerability patching program.
PROSThe strengths are the software with which it was developed and the hardware on which it was engineered. The combination of these two elements allows for simplified managament and proof of performance and security at high levels. Another valuable note is the documentation: well done.
CONSService support is not always at levels like other top vendors.
Prashant
Warehousing, 11-50 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed October 2022
Most secured and reliable firewall for your organization
It is one of the best next generation firewall which protects your organization network and data from external threats. It also helps to restrict web and application access for all users. It's load balancing feature helps to use both primary and secondary links simultaneously and optimize bandwidth uses.
PROS1) It protect organization network and data from latest threats and malware attacks. 2) It helps to restrict web and application access as per requirement. 3) Its Load balancing feature helps to optimize primary and secondary link bandwidth and ensures zero down time. 4) Both links can be used simultaneously for better bandwidth utilisation. 5) Mac id based web and application access can be configured. 6) Category wise application access restriction can be configured. 7) Email alerts helps to identify problem quickly. 8) VPN tunnels can be configured using IPsec protocol 9) Emails and files filter can be configured using advanced features. 10) It provides Detailed reports on traffic, application and websites uses.
CONSWe are using it since last 3 to 4 years and we didn't faced any single issue till date. So no point to dislike from our side.
Danilo
Retail, 1,001-5,000 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
3
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed May 2022
Más que un Firewall, una solución realmente completa
Interfaz sencilla, clara e intuitiva. Y por sobre todo, los menúes desplegables contextuales para saber las referencias a los elementos de las reglas.
CONSEs realmente un desafío implementarlo,más todavía en el caso de que tengan un nivel de seguridad bajo. Dado que la magnitud de controles y acciones que se puede realizar es realmente amplio.
Reason for choosing FortiGate Next-Generation Firewall
Mejor interfaz gráfica, más sencilla e intuitiva.
Doreen
Telecommunications, 10,000+ employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed March 2023
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Network protection and data loss prevention.Secure VPN for remote working.
PROSFortiGate Next-Generation Firewall is a great tool to use for remote working. It's secure VPN allow employee to have access to LAN based system even if they are not connected to the company's Local Area Network.The application detects malicious attacks like Viruses, ransomwares and malwares and take appropriate action to prevent data loss and network intrusion.
CONSAt the moment there's no issue with FortiGate Next-Generation Firewall.
Gianpiero
Health, Wellness and Fitness, 5,001-10,000 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed November 2023
Nulla da dire ottimi firewall
ottimi firewall facili da capire e da implementare. Ottima la GUI ed il sistema di VDOM che permette di creare "Firewall virtuali"con ambienti totalmente separati. Possibilità di filtrare per ip applicazione dominio e molto altro, inoltre e' possibile agganciare liste dinamiche da server e fonti esterne. Ottimo il sistema di vpn ed il suo client compatibile con tutti i SO
CONSLa riga di comando non l´ho tanto apprezzata preferisco quella di altri firewall
Eric
Information Technology and Services, 11-50 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed March 2022
More than just a firewall
Overall, I can't say enough good things about the FortiGate. The documentation is from Fortinet is good enough that you can typically find instructions for whatever you're looking to enable or configure. Additionally, the SSP VPN has been more stable and reliable than our old VPN.
PROSWe are making use of most of the FortiGate's features including the IPS, DNS Filter, Web Filter, DLP, and the SSL VPN. Fortinet offers good tools like the FortiAuthenticator and FortiClient EMS that integrate with the FortiGate.
CONSWe have run into high memory usage and conserve mode a couple times. Sometimes Fortinet will release a new firmware, and once we upgrade, we will start running into memory leak issues.
Sandip
Warehousing, 11-50 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed February 2023
Advanced firewall to protect organization network
It not only protect your organization network from external threats but also helps to optimize bandwidth utilisation.
PROS1) It is most trusted firewall series which protects your organization network from malware attacks.2) With load balancing features you can utilise your all internet links fully.3) You can restrict web and application access to users or group of users easily.4) You can optimize your bandwidth with network policies and firewall rules.5) You can configure P2P interface with it.
CONSAppliances are quite costlier compared to others but features and security wise prices are fine.
Mark
Environmental Services, 51-200 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed September 2022
Awesome Product
So far we didn't experience and difficulties on using it and our IT are at peace because of not only easy to use and manage, we are highly secured both inbound and outbound activities.
PROSWhat we like with the software? It is very easy to use and easy to mange. With the very good tech support behind that respond immediately on every queries we have.
CONSNothing to like on this product. :-) Because it has everything we need for protecting our network.
Isaelm
Hospital & Health Care, 1,001-5,000 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed July 2022
One of the best firewall today
I have it implemented in my corporate network, it is a very complete device, its functionalities and characteristics make it very complete. For me, it is the most complete on the market in terms of firewall.
PROSWhat I liked most about this software is the easy way to manage the equipment, as well as its compatibility with other brands that allow easy administration and excellent visibility of what is happening on a daily basis within my network. corporate
CONSI consider that this is one of the most complete, I do not see disadvantages or little functioning of these devices
Moses
Telecommunications, 10,000+ employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed March 2023
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Data and network protection.
PROSIt protect the network from malicious threats through it's strong VPN.
CONSThe functionalities of Fortigate are likeable no issues at the moment.
Jeevan
Verified reviewer
Automotive, 10,000+ employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed February 2022
We can Create Secure infrastructure to implement NGFW
Overall experience is good.
PROSI like below services on FortiGate and which it becomes better from others, 1. IPSec - We can connect multiple site to site. 2. SSL VPN - We can establish the connection between client computer to organization network through FortiGate firewall.
CONSThere is no such as negative points as per my point of view.
Rakesh
Verified reviewer
Information Technology and Services, 1,001-5,000 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed March 2022
Review of FortiGate 51E & 60D
1:- Provide smooth SSL VPN connectivity 2:- Good Content Filtering 3:- Site to site connectivity 4:- Suitable for all business need (Small, Medium & Large enterprise) 5:- Reliable & Durable product
CONS1:- We are using this product since 2016 and till now we are not find any Cons
Tayfun
Information Technology and Services, 201-500 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed June 2022
You can run multiple tasks on a single device.
As a result, you get a device with the highest price performance index. It is easy to access detailed information about the device with many users. You can also perform many tasks on the same device.
PROSThe interface is simple and straightforward to use. Unlike other devices, it does not require much training.
CONSWith its unique interface, you may have to review a lot of details. You have to be careful while configuring it.
Reason for choosing FortiGate Next-Generation Firewall
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Yahia
Financial Services, 11-50 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed September 2022
Reliable, Scalable, and cost effective
Powerful and reliable product
PROSThe ease of use and the overall performance
CONSweb filtering security profiles doesn't function properly
Reason for choosing FortiGate Next-Generation Firewall
Cost-wise and regulatory requirements
Vishnu
Computer & Network Security, 11-50 employees
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed September 2023
Best Security and UI
The best thing in Fortigate firewall is its ease of use. Even a beginner can easily handle its UI
CONSNeed to improve the features inside logging and diagnosis.