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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (44.2% of reviews)
Mid-Market (80.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
FortiGate SD-WAN
Star Rating
(56)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (44.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about FortiGate SD-WANLumen SD-WAN
Star Rating
(10)3.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (80.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Lumen SD-WANFortiGate SD-WAN vs Lumen SD-WAN
- Reviewers felt that FortiGate SD-WAN meets the needs of their business better than Lumen SD-WAN.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that FortiGate SD-WAN is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of FortiGate SD-WAN over Lumen SD-WAN.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
FortiGate SD-WAN
No pricing availableLumen SD-WAN
No pricing availableFree Trial
FortiGate SD-WAN
No trial information availableLumen SD-WAN
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.8
39
7.0
5
Ease of Use
9.0
39
6.7
5
Ease of Setup
9.0
32
Not enough data
Ease of Admin
9.3
32
Not enough data
Quality of Support
8.9
39
6.3
5
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
32
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
10.0
39
5.3
5
Features by Category
Network
8.5
19
Not enough data
8.9
19
Not enough data
9.1
19
Not enough data
Application
8.2
19
Not enough data
9.1
19
Not enough data
9.2
19
Not enough data
8.3
18
Not enough data
8.5
19
Not enough data
8.1
19
Not enough data
Network
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Application Performance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
9.1
9
Not enough data
9.1
9
Not enough data
9.6
8
Not enough data
Protection
8.9
9
Not enough data
9.1
9
Not enough data
9.3
9
Not enough data
9.6
9
Not enough data
Monitoring
9.6
8
Not enough data
9.1
9
Not enough data
9.8
9
Not enough data
9.1
9
Not enough data
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Monitoring
Not enough data
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Not enough data
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Support
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Agentic AI - Network Management Tools
Not enough data
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Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
FortiGate SD-WAN and Lumen SD-WAN are categorized as SD-WAN
Unique Categories
FortiGate SD-WAN is categorized as WAN Edge Infrastructure and Software-Defined Perimeter (SDP)
Lumen SD-WAN is categorized as WAN Optimization and Network Management Tools
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
FortiGate SD-WAN
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Lumen SD-WAN
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
30.2%
Computer & Network Security
18.6%
Telecommunications
9.3%
Insurance
7.0%
Hospital & Health Care
7.0%
Other
27.9%
Telecommunications
10.0%
Marketing and Advertising
10.0%
Management Consulting
10.0%
Machinery
10.0%
Consumer Goods
10.0%
Other
50.0%
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Discussions
What is FortiGate SD WAN?
1 Comment
LS
FortiGate SD-WAN is a software define approach to managing the WAN network. SD-WAN is used for security.Read more
What is the use of SD Wan in FortiGate?
1 Comment
LS
The used of SD-WAN in FortiGate is provides the security.
Also its provides:
1. Enhanced Security
2. Operation Reliability
3. ROI Benefits
4. Best...Read more
FortiGate SD-WAN has no more discussions with answers
What deployment options do you offer for access and cpe?
1 Comment
Official Response from Lumen SD-WAN
We have various flexible access options to support most networks.
Broadband + LTE
Dual Broadband
MPLS + Internet
We offer flexible and fully managed...Read more
Do you support Cisco Viptela SD-WAN?
1 Comment
Official Response from Lumen SD-WAN
Yes. CenturyLink Managed Cisco SD-WAN solution provides advanced routing, segmentation, and security capabilities for interconnecting complex enterprise...Read more
What vEdge Routers do you support?
1 Comment
Official Response from Lumen SD-WAN
We currently offer vEdge 100 vEdge 1000 vEdge 2000 with our managed SD-WAN optionsRead more
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