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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (50.0% of reviews)
Mid-Market (60.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Starting at $20.00 20 Users Per Month
FortiGate IPS
Star Rating
(14)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (50.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Star Rating
(32)4.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (60.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $20.00 20 Users Per Month
Browse all 4 pricing plansFortiGate IPS vs threatER
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found threatER easier to use and administer. Reviewers also felt that threatER was easier to do business with overall. However reviewers felt that the products are equally easy to set up.
- Reviewers felt that threatER meets the needs of their business better than FortiGate IPS.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that threatER is the preferred option.
- When assessing product direction, FortiGate IPS and threatER received similar ratings from our reviewers.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
FortiGate IPS
No pricing availablethreatER
EnforceDNS Essential
Starting at $20.00
20 Users Per Month
Advanced DNS Security and Content Filtering Tailored for Your Industry
- Phishing, Malware, Botnet Protection
- Real-time threat Detection
- DNS Encryption
Free Trial
FortiGate IPS
No trial information availablethreatER
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.3
7
9.4
25
Ease of Use
9.3
7
9.5
25
Ease of Setup
9.2
6
9.2
23
Ease of Admin
9.2
6
9.5
23
Quality of Support
8.8
7
9.6
24
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.2
6
9.5
22
Product Direction (% positive)
10.0
6
10.0
21
Features by Category
Security - Unified Threat Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
10.0
5
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
9.7
5
Administration
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
9.5
7
Data
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Network
Not enough data
9.7
6
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.0
5
Logistics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Prevention
9.4
6
9.7
12
9.7
6
9.3
10
9.4
6
Not enough data
9.7
5
9.4
8
Not enough data
Not enough data
Detection
9.0
5
8.8
8
9.3
5
9.4
11
9.2
6
8.8
8
Administration
9.3
5
9.2
8
9.7
6
9.1
13
Not enough data
8.3
6
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems (IDPS)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Network Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Identity Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Protection
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
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Administration
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Orchestration
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
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Information
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Personalization
Not enough data
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Not enough data
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Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Threat Intelligence
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
FortiGate IPS and threatER are categorized as Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems (IDPS)
Unique Categories
FortiGate IPS has no unique categories
threatER is categorized as Zero Trust Networking, Network Access Control (NAC), Unified Threat Management (UTM), Threat Intelligence, and DNS Security Solutions
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
FortiGate IPS
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
threatER
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
25.0%
Financial Services
16.7%
Banking
16.7%
Pharmaceuticals
8.3%
Non-Profit Organization Management
8.3%
Other
25.0%
Higher Education
10.7%
Financial Services
10.7%
Utilities
7.1%
Retail
7.1%
Legal Services
7.1%
Other
57.1%
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Discussions
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threatER has no discussions with answers
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