Fortinet Firewalls Reviews & Product Details

Simplification of rule implementation and Natting VIP object, routing, new zone creation, vdom creation allows multiple firewalls cluster within single device Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

No such dislike in Fortinet firewall and how we can integrate Skybox or any other tools to implement rules automatically Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The User Interface makes the Fortigate easy enough for an intermediate user to make necessary changes. It has all the functionality you would want from a Firewall! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There isn't the level of Artificial Intelligence or Machine Learning that you'd get with other higher-cost platforms, but as a basic firewall, it is a complete solution. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Since it is a pandemic situation people prefer to work from home, Fortigate has helped us to overcome this. We use NAT options to configure the wfh remote desktop connection. We also integrated our DHCP through FortiGate it works flawlessly. Post fortios7.0 update they have added themes options to set as per our likes which takes experience to next level. It also has SD-WAN capability out of box. Web filter tool is also more effective against blocking unwanted websites. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Licensing cost is a bit high. Also, their firmware updates sometimes have some kind of bugs. their customer support could have been better. Response time is quite long. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Easy to set up, reasonably simple interface and navigation compared to WatchGuard, excellent support. Good VPN functionality and wireless AP management. Powerful CLI interface. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Interface can be confusing, as well as the terminology for different features (IPSec tunnels, IPv4 policies, etc.). Traffic logging isn't very intuitive, nor is the built-in web filter. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Fortinet NGFW helps us to control our application filtering and data usage Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Fortinet NGFW support provides for the technical issues Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ease of management. Support is top-notch. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I don't really dislike anything about the Fortigates. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

This firewall acts as one of the best load balancer for distributing traffic between the WAN links... Setup and deployment is just a matter of few clicks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Pricing is comparatively higher than other vendors, licensing pricing needs to be revised. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

In Fortinet firewall, what I liked the most was its multiple integrated features like IPS/IDS, Tunnel Management, Web filter, Routing, and Security Policy management. It is very easy to use and can be operated easily with its GUI. It has the best security features in comparison to others and stands out in performance as well. We are implementing FG Firewalls in many of our data centers and to date, it is giving the best results. It is very easy to set up, configure the security rules, and manage access. We can integrate with many other products very easily for various purposes like SIEM. We can achieve high availability and can assure that we offer very reliable service to our users. We can ensure the most secure network operation within the organization with a better SLA. We can offer the best services to our users and customers as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There is nothing that I disliked in FG firewall. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

FortiGates are like a Swiss Army Knife. They pretty much do anything you could want them to do. Are all the features best in breed? Maybe not, but the core functions are great and the ability to enable so many other functions if required is a bonus. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Management may not be as refined as some other vendors. Also due to the wide range of functionality, there is more potential for experiencing issues during deployment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

user-friendly web GUI you can feel that ease of configuring the firewall Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The command line should have been easy and user friendly Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.