FortiGate-VM NGFW Reviews & Product Details

It makes it easier to learn and also the navigation was excellently put out. I have enjoyed being on the platform and would definitely recommend it for others in the future Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Some of the content was basically rush through and one can say it was put in a way that it's a read through passage. It would be better if the platform would engage one to actually be a part of the content Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like the VM part of it, and it isn’t complicated compared to the traditional version. I also like the AI features that are enabled in the new version. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

As much as it’s a pro that it’s virtual that also acts as a double edged sword because of the complicated configuration set up as well as the fact that when I set up the fortigate firewall and make a mistake it usually requires me to start the whole process from scratch. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

As a network administrator and engineer, I’ve found that FortiGate-VM runs the exact same FortiOS as the physical hardware. Users appreciate the seamless hybrid management, the flexible licensing options, and the low RAM footprint, which makes it easy to fit into different environments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Buggy firmware updates: Fortinet frequently releases firmware updates that include frustrating bugs. Because of this, engineers often steer clear of the newest “Feature” releases and instead stick with older “Mature” software tracks to keep things stable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The solution is easy to deploy and fast to spin up a test system.

A great community to get help from if you run into a problem.

The price is ok compared to other solutions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Getting help from support can be a bit bureaucratic. You have to be careful when upgrading to a new release, as it can sometimes affect the existing setup. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The application control feature is the most useful for me. As a cybersecurity specialist I want to be able to set as much specific rules as possible. This allows me to filter traffic not only by IPs or port numbers, but also by software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is not easy to get to know how to use this firewall. Newcomers might skip it because of that even though it is one of the most useful firewalls at the moment. Another thing is the high pricing. It is a little bit over the top in terms of expenses. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Its strong security features, easy management, and good performance. It provides effective protection while being flexible and scalable for different network environment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The main thing I dislike is that some advanced features can be complex to s configure, especially for new users. The licensing and costs can also be a little difficult to manage. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

They're relatively simple to configure, they have a modern user interface compared to Palo Altos offerings and i much prefer dealing with cluster FW management through them. for example, if i have to manage 10 firewalls from Forti vs Palo it's easier with fortimanager and quicker compared to panorama. They're also significantly cheaper compared to Palo. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I've been made aware from reliable sources that their threat intelligence data is slighlty worse than palo alto's, this makes it a little hard for enterprise environments to consider them when you have heavy fines if you fail. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It supports multiple cloud platforms like Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, and AWS and secure hybrid and multi-cloud environments as expected for a FortiGate Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I don't think I have anything to dislike about FortiGate. we haven't found any issues while using it, and none of our customers have complained about it either. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like FortiGate-VM NGFW for its ability to divide a single virtual appliance into multiple independent virtual firewalls, which is really useful. It also provides great cloud and virtual workload security. Plus, I find the high throughput and strong security it offers at a low price point very appealing. The initial setup was very user-friendly, which was a pleasant surprise. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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There are a lot of things to like about FortiGate -VM to mention some

1 advanced threat protection - using intrusion prevention, application behavior analysis threat intelligence and others it detects sophisticated attacks and it also helps to identify malicious behavior even if the attacker is already inside the network.

2 Security fabric integration - like FortiSandbox, FortiNDR FortiAnalyzer which helps to improve visibility and automated response across the network.

3 Its flexibility in virtual environments - such as VMware, Hyper-V, AWS, Azure, and GCP. which helps for fast deployment and easy scaling. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

One thing i dislike about its licensing might be complex, it have different license types like CPU cores VM models makes it a little confusing. the others are like the dependance in the performance of the VM as we know it is a VM based unlike the hardware appliance this one depends on the RAM, Hyper-V performance, and also its CPU allocation. so the firewall performance is dependable on the VM. if the VM resources are not optimized the firewall may not perform as expected. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.