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# FortiGate-VM NGFW vs KerioControl Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Reviews

**FortiGate-VM NGFW** [

4.5/5(309)

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**KerioControl** [

4.3/5(10)

](https://www.g2.com/products/keriocontrol/reviews#reviews)

Pricing

**FortiGate-VM NGFW**
Free Trial

No pricing available

**KerioControl**
No pricing available

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Time to Implement

**FortiGate-VM NGFW**
2 months

Based on 34 responses

**KerioControl**
Not enough reviews yet

Return on Investment

**FortiGate-VM NGFW**
14 months

Based on 34 responses

**KerioControl**
Not enough reviews yet

Perceived Cost

**FortiGate-VM NGFW**
$$$$$

**KerioControl**
Not enough reviews yet

Average Discount

**FortiGate-VM NGFW**
11%

**KerioControl**
Not enough reviews yet

Pros & Cons

**FortiGate-VM NGFW**
[
Ease of Use (12)
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Features (10)
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Difficult Learning Curve (4)
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Expensive (4)
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**KerioControl**
Not enough data

Integrations

**FortiGate-VM NGFW**
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AWS Cloud WAN

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AWS Graviton

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AWS Lambda

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**KerioControl**
Not enough data

Ratings

Meets Requirements

**FortiGate-VM NGFW**

9.0

9.0231

**KerioControl**

7.3

7.35

Ease of Use

**FortiGate-VM NGFW**

8.8

8.8237

**KerioControl**

8.3

8.35

Ease of Setup

**FortiGate-VM NGFW**

8.7

8.7203

**KerioControl**
Not enough data

Ease of Admin

**FortiGate-VM NGFW**

9.0

9.0184

**KerioControl**
Not enough data

Quality of Support

**FortiGate-VM NGFW**

8.6

8.6227

**KerioControl**

7.3

7.35

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**FortiGate-VM NGFW**

8.9

8.9180

**KerioControl**
Not enough data

Product Direction (% positive)

**FortiGate-VM NGFW**

9.5

9.5226

**KerioControl**

5.3

5.35

Features

Unified Threat Management (UTM)[Hide 8 FeaturesShow 8 Features](javascript:void(0);)

9.3

154

Not enough data

Security - Unified Threat Management

Antivirus

9.3(won by default)

105

Not enough data

Whitelists

9.4(won by default)

111

Not enough data

Antispam Filtering

9.0(won by default)

99

Not enough data

Content Filtering

9.2(won by default)

104

Not enough data

Web Filtering

9.6(won by default)

112

Not enough data

Firewall

9.8(won by default)

122

Not enough data

Administration

Reports & Analytics

8.8(won by default)

101

Not enough data

Dashboard

9.4(won by default)

107

Not enough data

Data Center Security Solutions[Hide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features](javascript:void(0);)

9.3

102

Not enough data

Prevention

Intrusion Prevention

9.5(won by default)

70

Not enough data

Firewall

9.5(won by default)

78

Not enough data

Encryption

9.2(won by default)

61

Not enough data

Security hardening

9.3(won by default)

61

Not enough data

Cloud Data Protection

Feature Not Available

Not enough data

Detection

Intrusion Detection

9.3(won by default)

63

Not enough data

Security Monitoring

9.4(won by default)

63

Not enough data

Anti-Malware / Malware Detection

9.2(won by default)

59

Not enough data

Administration

Compliance

9.3(won by default)

57

Not enough data

Administration Console -

9.5(won by default)

64

Not enough data

API / integrations

9.1(won by default)

57

Not enough data

Firewall Software[Hide 62 FeaturesShow 62 Features](javascript:void(0);)

8.9

163

Not enough data

Administration

Policy Management

9.2(won by default)

122

Not enough data

Logging and Reporting

8.8(won by default)

115

Not enough data

Application Gateway

9.2(won by default)

94

Not enough data

Concurrent Sessions

9.3(won by default)

98

Not enough data

Access Management

10.0(won by default)

5

Not enough data

Uptime Reporting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Web Traffic Reporting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Incident Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Remote Monitoring & Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Agentic AI - Firewall Software

Autonomous Task Execution

6.9(won by default)

6

Not enough data

Adaptive Learning

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI/Machine Learning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Functionality

Virtual Private Network (VPN)

9.3(won by default)

121

Not enough data

Antivirus

9.1(won by default)

98

Not enough data

URL Filtering

9.4(won by default)

111

Not enough data

Availability

9.6(won by default)

104

Not enough data

IP Filtering

7.3(won by default)

5

Not enough data

Content Filtering

Not enough data

Not enough data

Monitoring

Load Balancing

9.2(won by default)

95

Not enough data

Continuous Analysis

9.0(won by default)

100

Not enough data

Intrusion Prevention

9.2(won by default)

117

Not enough data

Intrusion Detection

9.3(won by default)

102

Not enough data

Intrusion Detection System

Not enough data

Not enough data

Intrusion Prevention System

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

AI Text Summarization

8.2(won by default)

21

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Artificial Intelligence - Firewall

AI Firewall

8.1(won by default)

7

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

SSL Security

9.0(won by default)

5

Not enough data

Spam Blocker

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Escalation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Role-Based Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Network Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Visual Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Reports

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting & Statistics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Anti Spam

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Hardware Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Summary Reports

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Data

Not enough data

Not enough data

Server Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Two-Factor Authentication

Not enough data

Not enough data

Log Access

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-Location

Not enough data

Not enough data

Behavior Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Event Logs

Not enough data

Not enough data

Vulnerability Scanning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Risk Alerts

Not enough data

Not enough data

Single Sign On

Not enough data

Not enough data

Dashboard Creation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Show 2 feature categories with incomplete data

Network Security[Hide 40 FeaturesShow 40 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Penetration Testing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Trail

Not enough data

Not enough data

Anti Virus

Not enough data

Not enough data

Vulnerability Scanning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Remote Monitoring & Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

VPN

Not enough data

Not enough data

Behavior Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

SSL Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Patch Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Event Logs

Not enough data

Not enough data

Anomaly/Malware Detection

Not enough data

Not enough data

DNS Leak Protection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Server Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Network Provisioning

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Email Alerts

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security Auditing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Intrusion Detection System

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Visualization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Two-Factor Authentication

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Firewalls

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Anti Spam

Not enough data

Not enough data

Threat Response

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Risk Alerts

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Loss Prevention

Not enough data

Not enough data

Single Sign On

Not enough data

Not enough data

Intrusion Prevention System

Not enough data

Not enough data

Secure Login

Not enough data

Not enough data

Policy Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Security[Hide 12 FeaturesShow 12 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance

Access Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

At-Risk Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

DLP Configuration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Sensitive Data Compliance

Not enough data

Not enough data

Administration

Database Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Deduplication 

Not enough data

Not enough data

Backup

Not enough data

Not enough data

API / integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security 

Multi-Factor Authentication

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Transport

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Types

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Insights

Reviewers' Company Size

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FortiGate-VM NGFW

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

26.1%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

53.2%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

20.7%

[![KerioControl](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/c748e0dc1b54a18a458131d895a74860/keriocontrol.svg "KerioControl")](https://www.g2.com/products/keriocontrol/reviews)

KerioControl

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

42.9%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

42.9%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

14.3%

Small-Business

(50 or fewer emp.)

26.1%

42.9%

Mid-Market

(51-1000 emp.)

53.2%

42.9%

Enterprise

(\> 1000 emp.)

20.7%

14.3%

Reviewers' Industry

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FortiGate-VM NGFW

Information Technology and Services

23.2%

Computer & Network Security

13.1%

Telecommunications

8.9%

Financial Services

6.6%

Computer Software

6.2%

Other

42.1%

[![KerioControl](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/c748e0dc1b54a18a458131d895a74860/keriocontrol.svg "KerioControl")](https://www.g2.com/products/keriocontrol/reviews)
KerioControl

Real Estate

14.3%

Primary/Secondary Education

14.3%

Information Technology and Services

14.3%

Computer Networking

14.3%

Computer & Network Security

14.3%

Other

28.6%

FAQs

## FortiGate-VM NGFW vs KerioControl FAQs

Generated using AI

Last updated: August 14, 2026

### What is the difference between KerioControl vs FortiGate-VM NGFW?

FortiGate-VM NGFW stands out for higher reviewer satisfaction, broader feature strength, and superior support compared to KerioControl.

| [KerioControl](https://www.g2.com/products/keriocontrol/reviews) | [FortiGate-VM NGFW](https://www.g2.com/products/fortigate-vm-ngfw/reviews) |
| --- | --- |
| 4.3/5 (10 reviews) | 4.6/5 (252 reviews) |
| — | Mid-Market |
| — | 8.8 |
| 7.3 | 8.6 |
| Easy to use and affordable | Comprehensive security features and strong performance |

### How do the pricing models of KerioControl and FortiGate-VM NGFW compare?

Reviewers consider KerioControl the stronger value, with higher satisfaction on price and affordability.

- **KerioControl:** In recent reviews, many highlight KerioControl as affordable and simple to license, making it attractive for entry-level and cost-conscious buyers.
- **FortiGate-VM NGFW:** Reviewers frequently cite high licensing costs and complex pricing structures as drawbacks, though they acknowledge the platform's robust feature set.
- **Switching reasons:** Several reviewers mention switching to KerioControl for its lower cost and ease of use, while those choosing FortiGate-VM NGFW often do so for advanced security and scalability despite higher pricing.

### What are the best alternatives to KerioControl and FortiGate-VM NGFW?

The top 3 alternatives to KerioControl and FortiGate-VM NGFW are Check Point Next Generation Firewalls (NGFWs), Netgate pfSense, and WatchGuard Network Security.

| Product | G2 Rating (reviews) | Largest Segment | Pricing Insight | Top Reviewer-Cited Strength |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [KerioControl](https://www.g2.com/products/keriocontrol/reviews) | 4.3/5 (10) | — | Affordable and simple to license | Easy to use and affordable |
| [FortiGate-VM NGFW](https://www.g2.com/products/fortigate-vm-ngfw/reviews) | 4.6/5 (252) | Mid-Market | High licensing costs, robust features | Comprehensive security features and strong performance |
| [Check Point Next Generation Firewalls (NGFWs)](https://www.g2.com/products/check-point-next-generation-firewalls-ngfws/reviews) | 4.5/5 (595) | Mid-Market | — | Advanced threat protection |
| [Netgate pfSense](https://www.g2.com/products/netgate-pfsense/reviews) | 4.7/5 (326) | Small-Business | — | Customizability and open-source flexibility |
| [WatchGuard Network Security](https://www.g2.com/products/watchguard-network-security/reviews) | 4.7/5 (268) | Mid-Market | — | Ease of deployment and management |

### Which Unified Threat Management (UTM) features should I prioritize when comparing KerioControl and FortiGate-VM NGFW?

Buyers should prioritize firewall strength, ease of use, security features, integration capabilities, and support quality when comparing KerioControl and FortiGate-VM NGFW.

- **Firewall:** FortiGate-VM NGFW is cited for firewall efficiency in 6 all-time mentions; KerioControl is praised for ease of firewall setup in recent reviews.
- **Ease of Use:** FortiGate-VM NGFW scores 8.9; KerioControl scores 8.3.
- **Security Features:** FortiGate-VM NGFW has 8 all-time mentions for security and 7 for protection; KerioControl is noted for reliable security in recent reviews.
- **Integrations:** FortiGate-VM NGFW is mentioned for integrations in 3 all-time reviews, including FortiManager (11 mentions) and FortiAnalyzer (9 mentions); KerioControl has no integration mentions.
- **Support Quality:** FortiGate-VM NGFW scores 8.6; KerioControl scores 7.3.

### What are the pros and cons of KerioControl vs FortiGate-VM NGFW?

KerioControl's headline strength is affordability and ease of use, while FortiGate-VM NGFW excels in comprehensive security features and performance.

- **KerioControl strengths:** Reviewers highlight affordability, simple licensing, and ease of use for entry-level and small business needs.
- **KerioControl trade-offs:** Some reviewers note limitations for complex or enterprise environments and occasional VPN or load balancing issues.
- **FortiGate-VM NGFW strengths:** 12 all-time mentions for ease of use, 10 for features, 8 for security, 7 for protection, 6 for firewall efficiency, and 6 for performance speed; reviewers also cite strong integration and centralized management.
- **FortiGate-VM NGFW trade-offs:** 4 all-time mentions for a difficult learning curve, 4 for being expensive, 4 for update issues, and 3 for poor customer support; reviewers also mention complex licensing and resource-intensive advanced features.

### Is KerioControl or FortiGate-VM NGFW better for small businesses?

KerioControl is the better fit for small businesses, with reviewers consistently citing its affordability and simplicity.

- **KerioControl:** While no explicit segment share is provided, recent reviews emphasize its suitability for entry-level customers and small business environments due to ease of use and cost-effectiveness.
- **FortiGate-VM NGFW:** Largest segment is Mid-Market; reviewers note its advanced features and scalability, but also mention higher complexity and cost, making it more aligned with mid-market and enterprise needs.

### Which Unified Threat Management (UTM) platform has better integrations?

FortiGate-VM NGFW is favored by reviewers for integrations, with multiple mentions of integration capabilities and specific tools.

- **KerioControl:** No reviewer-cited integrations are mentioned.
- **FortiGate-VM NGFW:** Integrations are cited in 3 all-time reviews, with FortiManager mentioned in 11 reviews and FortiAnalyzer in 9 reviews.

### How do KerioControl and FortiGate-VM NGFW compare on customer support?

FortiGate-VM NGFW leads on Quality of Support with a 1.3-point advantage over KerioControl (8.6 vs 7.3).

- **KerioControl:** Reviewers describe support as adequate but note occasional slow response and less comprehensive assistance, especially after company changes.
- **FortiGate-VM NGFW:** Reviewers highlight responsive support, helpful TAC teams, and frequent updates, though some mention complex cases and occasional delays.

### Which is easier to implement, KerioControl or FortiGate-VM NGFW?

FortiGate-VM NGFW scores higher on Ease of Setup, with reviewers noting straightforward deployment and configuration, while KerioControl is also praised for simplicity but lacks a published score.

- **KerioControl:** Reviewers describe setup as easy and intuitive, especially for those with basic networking knowledge, and appreciate the web interface for quick changes.
- **FortiGate-VM NGFW:** Reviewers consistently mention easy deployment in virtual and cloud environments, clear setup wizards, and efficient initial configuration, reflected in its 8.8 Ease of Setup score.

### Which product has better Firewall?

FortiGate-VM NGFW is the stronger performer for Firewall, with more reviewer-cited strengths and higher satisfaction scores.

- **KerioControl:** Reviewers note reliable firewall functionality and ease of configuration for basic needs.
- **FortiGate-VM NGFW:** 6 all-time mentions for firewall efficiency, high satisfaction with firewall performance, and strong scores for security and control features.

Alternatives

**FortiGate-VM NGFW Alternatives**

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Check Point Next Generation...
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 ![WatchGuard Network Security](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/95497ce130aa56e5fb27b011c9bcaebc/watchguard-network-security.svg "WatchGuard Network Security")

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WatchGuard Network Security
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Check Point Next Generation...
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