FortiGate-VM NGFW Reviews & Product Details

It works as intended, feature requests take to long but eventually comes down to us smaller customers.

Having it run in cloud with 50+ on prem firewalls on our separate SD-WAN is a nice feature and easily scalable when we add new offices. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There's not much to dislike, it gives you what you need, cli for the users who need it and UI for the new users who dont understand the cli. If anything the identity piece can benefit from some scim automation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What I like most about FortiGate-VM NGFW from Fortinet is the strong balance it strikes between security capabilities, performance, and flexibility in virtualized environments.

From my experience working on system architectures and migrations, I especially appreciate how straightforward it is to deploy across cloud and hybrid infrastructures, which makes it a good fit for modern microservices and distributed systems. The centralized management, advanced threat protection, and deep traffic inspection also deliver solid network visibility and control, without introducing significant additional complexity. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

One thing I find challenging about FortiGate-VM NGFW from Fortinet is that the initial setup, as well as configuring more advanced features, can involve a steep learning curve. This tends to be even more noticeable in complex environments or for teams without deep network security experience.

On top of that, licensing and resource sizing in virtual environments can be difficult to plan accurately. It’s especially tricky when you’re scaling infrastructure or trying to optimize performance in cloud deployments, where getting the sizing right can take extra effort. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like FortiGate-VM NGFW for its faster deployment, lower infrastructure dependency, and easier expansion, especially as customer environments grow. It makes things much easier for me and my team during both presales and customer discussions. Since it's a virtual firewall, we can quickly deploy it in cloud or virtual environments without waiting for hardware delivery. Plus, the initial setup was kind of easy for me. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The licensing model can sometimes be confusing, especially when explaining different bundles and add-ons. It would help if Fortinet simplified the packaging to make it easier to position during sales discussions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It has IPS it has VPN , Web Filtering and application control which is a nice package to have for enterprise networks.

strong performance and scalability for virtual aswell as cloud environments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

THe CPU usage on some of the more advanced features is allot aswell as memory usage.

the licensing costs can be quite high for full functionality

Aswell as some newer people mmight have trouble because it can be complex/ Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The fact that you have basically all the features and settings of the other Fortinet physical devices. The performances of the virtual machine are also quite impressive Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The pricing isn’t very competitive compared to physical firewalls. On top of that, the licensing model feels quite complex and difficult to navigate. The VM also lacks acceleration performance for decryption, which impacts overall efficiency. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The OS you provide as well as less time and learning curve compared to your competitors. And lower price per dollar also compared to your competitors. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I dont have issue so far . Maybe there will be issues in the future but so far so good . Thank you for your product Fortigatr VM NGFW ………………………………….. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What I like most about FortiGate-VM NGFW is how it combines strong security features with simplicity. It gives me everything in one place—firewall, VPN, intrusion prevention, and web filtering—without making things overly complicated. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

One thing I don’t like as much is the licensing structure—it can get a bit confusing and sometimes expensive depending on the features you need. Also, while the interface is generally user-friendly, there are moments where certain settings feel buried or not very intuitive, especially for new users. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It’s a pretty useful VM, with new functionalities that make day-to-day tasks easier. In my personal experience, I prefer using it for its capabilities and for what it allows me to do. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There are some setbacks, like the UI not being very user-friendly, and some features can be hard to use. But overall, it’s a nice VM that helps me day to day. Thanks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There are many reasons, the most relevant ones are having all in one stack like getting IPS, ssl inspection and web filtering in one place and it's better performance efficiency compared with paloalto and checkpoint. additionally, the policy design logic is much staraight forward and unambigious. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

When we talk about the drawbacks, it has complex licencing model and the security features are resource intensive. and the GUI is functional but a little bit challenging for new user, it is not intuitive. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

FortiGate-VM NGFW is your ultimate guard from hackers and cyber-attack. It's easy implementation on the network makes it essential to any organization. Detecting threat and filtering unwanted traffic protect your network from sniffers and malwares. Integrating FortiGate firewall with other systems and applications such as Active directory is smooth and easy. Its friendly UI help network engineer manage the firewall fast to take quick action for threat. FortiGate customer support and its updates help keep the organization protected and UpToDate. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Some tools require more in-depth check for malware and unwanted traffic. Purchasing license and technical support a bit pricy. Sometime after sudden power loss the device will corrupt so it's better to have a backup image ready. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.