We use Fortinet FortiGate SWG for firewall, antivirus, scanning, and web filtering.
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An affordable and easy-to-use solution that can be used for firewall, antivirus, scanning, and web filtering
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate SWG are IPS and scanning. Fortinet FortiGate SWG is also easy to use.
What needs improvement?
The solution’s stability could be improved.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Fortinet FortiGate SWG for six years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I rate Fortinet FortiGate SWG an eight out of ten for stability.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Around 60 users use Fortinet FortiGate SWG in our organization.
How was the initial setup?
The solution’s initial setup is straightforward.
What about the implementation team?
We implemented the solution through an in-house team.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Fortinet FortiGate SWG is an affordable solution.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend Fortinet FortiGate SWG to other users.
Overall, I rate Fortinet FortiGate SWG a nine out of ten.
A comprehensive and easy to use solution that needs to improve offerings for SMBs
What is most valuable?
FortiGate has a lot of things that you can do. You have VPN, VRRP, and VDOM tools. FortiGate also makes GRE tunneling possible. Those are a few things that I like the most about FortiGate.
What needs improvement?
We are in an era of cloud-based things, so most need a simpler pay-as-you-go model. That might be effective for SMBs, where small organizations can afford features. FortiGate needs to be elastic to the market's trends. It should be easy for SMBs to get the solution. A cloud or SaaS model would be effective. FortiGate should bring a solution that allows smaller companies to use firewalls. Very small or medium companies do not focus on security, but it is the major concern of every organization. To tap that market, FortiGate must bring an innovative product everyone can adopt.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've used the solution for six to seven years and currently use the latest version.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I rate the stability an eight out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Scalability is not an issue, but it's difficult for small organizations. The devices that have FortiGate are the issue. I rate FortiGate a seven out of ten.
FortiGate is deployed in a centralized way. The way it is deployed in our organization, all the employees benefit from the security features.
How are customer service and support?
FortiGate's technical support depends on the region. FortiGate's support in my region is very helpful.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
How was the initial setup?
I rate the initial setup a seven out of ten. Deployment takes a few months, but no more.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I rate FortiGate's pricing a five out of ten.
What other advice do I have?
FortiGate, as per my usage, is good. It's a very nice, sophisticated, and realistic firewall. I don't have any issues with FortiGate. It's a good UTM and has very simple dashboards. I rate FortiGate a seven out of ten.
We use FortiGate on-prem, but now we are trying to adopt it on the cloud. I'm not sure how it is because I have not seen a cloud-based FortiGate.
A comprehensive web filtering and security solution for enhanced protection
What is our primary use case?
It provides features such as web filtering, antivirus, data loss prevention, and application control.
What is most valuable?
It offers web filtering capabilities at a more affordable price compared to other solutions like PSMs or NETGEAR.
What needs improvement?
Integrating OpenVPN with FortiGate would provide a powerful combination of secure remote access and comprehensive network security.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been testing it for few weeks now.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
After using it for several weeks, I found it to be operating smoothly and stable.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
When comparing Fortinet FortiGate with DSOS and NETGEAR, it is important to note that FortiGate does not have native support for OpenVPN, whereas other options offer those features. However, FortiGate excels in terms of comprehensive network security, with a wide array of antivirus and security solutions available.
How was the initial setup?
It is easy to set up and configure, instilling confidence in its reliability.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
It is a cost-effective solution that meets the user's needs.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate it ten out of ten.
Has an easy initial setup process and good security features
What is most valuable?
The product has the most valuable configuration, offloading, and security features.
What needs improvement?
Fortinet FortiGate SWG's SSL offloading features need improvement.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using Fortinet FortiGate SWG for five years.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I recommend Fortinet FortiGate SWG to larger companies as the lease line is expensive. It is suitable for companies who are running web applications. It is not a necessity for small businesses.
How are customer service and support?
The product's tier-one support process is time-consuming. It takes time to reach the right person to sort out the issues.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Neutral
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I have previously worked with a product related to SSL offloading and caching through a reverse proxy. Currently, we are serving the small and medium-sized business (SMB) segment, where the requirements and infrastructure may not necessitate SSL offloading and related features due to the absence of web servers within their networks. Simpler and more streamlined solutions suffice for their requirements in such cases.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup process is easy. It takes two or three hours for basic implementation. At the same time, it takes around two days to perform a clone test. It includes fine-tuning, optimizing, and transforming it to the environment once stabilized.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The product is expensive.
What other advice do I have?
I rate Fortinet FortiGate SWG an eight out of ten. It has a lower failure rate in terms of configuration. Once it is configured, it keeps running for years. However, they have increased the process by almost 60% to 70%.
FortiGate Cloud is a good and simple cloud management and analytics solution.
What do you like best about the product?
FortiGate Cloud offers a range of benefits, including centralized management, real-time monitoring, advanced analytics, and scalability. It simplifies security management, enhances network visibility, and helps organizations stay ahead of evolving cyber threats.
What do you dislike about the product?
Cloud-based solutions rely on internet connectivity. If your internet connection experiences issues or goes down, you may have limited or no access to the FortiGate Cloud platform, potentially impacting your ability to manage and monitor your FortiGate devices.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
The user-friendly interface of FortiGate Cloud makes it easy for IT administrators to configure policies, monitor network traffic, and generate reports without the need for extensive technical expertise. This can lead to improved operational efficiency.
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What do you like best about the product?
Centralize Management of Fortinet Devices. Having Forticloud gives you a very good reporting and analytics in one dashboard. In addition, Zero touch Provisioning will help you add, setup devices and initial configure the local and remote branches with ease.
It has also a free 7 days logging and reporting for fortigate device users.
It has also a free 7 days logging and reporting for fortigate device users.
What do you dislike about the product?
So far, its been serving all the required purposes. Adding wizards of help icon to provide a step by step guidance on the configuration will help users to know what to do next or recommended setup.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It gives additional reporting and logging storage, especially for fortigate devices that doesnt have internal storage.
It help the user to monitor their devices online and have a single dashboard to see all the device information.
It help the user to monitor their devices online and have a single dashboard to see all the device information.
It is very useful and user friendly
What do you like best about the product?
I like the following things about FortiGate Cloud:
Centralized management
Zero touch deployment
Reporting and analytics
Scalability
Overall, I think FortiGate Cloud is a powerful and versatile tool that can help you to simplify your network management and improve your security posture.
Centralized management
Zero touch deployment
Reporting and analytics
Scalability
Overall, I think FortiGate Cloud is a powerful and versatile tool that can help you to simplify your network management and improve your security posture.
What do you dislike about the product?
Based on my understanding, here are some of the things that people dislike about FortiGate Cloud:
The pricing can be expensive, especially for larger organizations.
The learning curve can be steep for new users.
The lack of customization options can be frustrating for some users.
Some users have reported that the FortiGate Cloud interface can be slow and unresponsive.
There have been some reports of bugs and glitches in the FortiGate Cloud software.
Overall, FortiGate Cloud is a powerful and versatile tool that can be a valuable asset for organizations of all sizes. However, it is important to be aware of the limitations and potential drawbacks of the platform before making a decision to deploy it.
The pricing can be expensive, especially for larger organizations.
The learning curve can be steep for new users.
The lack of customization options can be frustrating for some users.
Some users have reported that the FortiGate Cloud interface can be slow and unresponsive.
There have been some reports of bugs and glitches in the FortiGate Cloud software.
Overall, FortiGate Cloud is a powerful and versatile tool that can be a valuable asset for organizations of all sizes. However, it is important to be aware of the limitations and potential drawbacks of the platform before making a decision to deploy it.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
FortiGate Cloud solves the following problems:
Complexity - anaging a large number of FortiGate devices can be complex and time-consuming
Security - FortiGate Cloud is a secure platform that is protected by Fortinet's security infrastructure.
Scalability - FortiGate Cloud can scale to meet the needs of your organization, regardless of its size or complexity
Complexity - anaging a large number of FortiGate devices can be complex and time-consuming
Security - FortiGate Cloud is a secure platform that is protected by Fortinet's security infrastructure.
Scalability - FortiGate Cloud can scale to meet the needs of your organization, regardless of its size or complexity
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What do you like best about the product?
What I like about the Fortigate Cloud is flexibility, easy to managed and centralized. Fortigate provides central management of products and statuses which very useful.
What do you dislike about the product?
Actually, i don't dislike fortigate cloud. It's just sometimes slow but we know that you can improve it over time. The login method seems useful that the previous.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Centralized management, and visibility of all the fortinet product where in the management is dependent on physical server rather it is now accessible wherever you are.
FortiGate Cloud as a Firewall for infra.
What do you like best about the product?
FortiGate Cloud provides a centralized management console for all of your FortiGate devices. This makes it easy to manage your security policies, configure your devices, and track your security posture. FortiGate Cloud provides real-time security intelligence and analytics to help you identify and mitigate threats. This includes features such as threat hunting, intrusion detection, and vulnerability scanning.
What do you dislike about the product?
FortiGate Cloud is a powerful and versatile security management solution, but it does have some downsides. Here are some of the potential downsides of using FortiGate Cloud.
FortiGate Cloud offers a limited number of customization options, so you may not be able to tailor it to your specific needs.
FortiGate Cloud offers a limited number of customization options, so you may not be able to tailor it to your specific needs.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
A company with multiple FortiGate devices can use FortiGate Cloud to centralize the management of those devices. This can save the company time and money, and it can also improve the security of the network.
Centralized Management
What do you like best about the product?
Centralized management, FortiCloud allows organizations to centrally manage their Fortinet security devices, such as FortiGate firewalls, FortiAP wireless access points, and FortiSwitch network switches. This centralized management simplifies the configuration and monitoring of network security policies and devices.
What do you dislike about the product?
Internet Dependency: FortiCloud relies on an internet connection to function. This means that if an organization's internet connection experiences downtime or disruptions, it could affect the ability to manage and monitor Fortinet devices through FortiCloud.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Subscription Cost, FortiCloud typically involves subscription-based pricing, and costs can add up over time, especially for organizations with a large number of Fortinet devices. Some organizations may find the ongoing subscription fees to be a disadvantage.
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