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Fortinet Fortigate NGFW

Composite Score
9.0 /10
CX Score
9.2 /10
Category
Fortinet Fortigate NGFW
9.0 /10

What is Fortinet Fortigate NGFW?

FortiGate enterprise firewalls reduce complexity and improve overall security posture by providing full visibility into users, devices, applications and threats on the network, with the ability to apply advanced threat protection anywhere in the network.

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Awards & Recognition

Fortinet Fortigate NGFW won the following awards in the Next Generation Firewall category

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Fortinet Fortigate NGFW Ratings

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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

92 Likeliness to Recommend

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Since last award

98 Plan to Renew

86 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+91 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Fortinet Fortigate NGFW?

0% Negative
1% Neutral
99% Positive

Pros

  • Respectful
  • Security Protects
  • Reliable
  • Helps Innovate

Feature Ratings

Average 86

Virtual Private Network

89

Advanced Threat Protection

88

Deep Packet Inspection

88

Web Content Filtering

86

Application Control

86

Virtual Firewall

85

Off Premise Cloud Firewalls

85

Network Access Control

85

Encrypted Data Control

85

Identity Based Control

84

Sandboxing

83

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 85

Ease of IT Administration

90

Quality of Features

88

Business Value Created

88

Breadth of Features

87

Ease of Implementation

87

Usability and Intuitiveness

87

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

85

Ease of Data Integration

84

Availability and Quality of Training

83

Ease of Customization

82

Vendor Support

80

Fortinet Fortigate NGFW Reviews

Irakli G.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Energy
  • Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Dec 2020

One of the best product!

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Fortinet Fortigate NGFW from other similar products?

Fortinet Firewall has some features, which are not exist in other vendors. For example, SSL VPN in CheckPoint(May be in new versions of operation systems they have added, but I don't have information about).

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Possibility to configure security features like you need it. Very easy to understand GUI (But I dont like GUI design, for example colors of pillars)

What do you dislike most about this product?

As I have mentioned it several times in this review it's a GUI Design

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Depend of size of your organization you can choose different security devices and it's very kind. You also can find many courses which improve your knowledge which will hep you to administrate this product.

Pros

  • Performance Enhancing
  • Trustworthy
  • Inspires Innovation
  • Caring

Davis C.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Technology
  • Involvement: End User of Application
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2020

Scalable firewall with comprehensive protection

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Fortinet Fortigate NGFW from other similar products?

Fortinet Firewall Platform differs from other software because it gives the user a simple implementation and integration, its graphical interface is very well designed so that any user may be able to understand it in advance, it offers a firewall full of very complete functions in the one that the user can protect his business network through the large-scale traffic inspection offered by said software, being the same executed at an extremely acceptable speed and performance, all this leads to obtaining only legitimate traffic and counting always with a business structure without inactivity, in addition to integrating with other Fortinet products such as FortiGuard and FortiSandbox, they ensure a more powerful protection including zero day threats.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favorite aspect is how simple it is to carry out its integration with other Fortinet software, because performing this process guarantees maximum protection, since unknown threats or zero day threats do not go unnoticed, it is possible to have a performance that adjusts to the needs of users and obtain a much more stable and scalable business security management with this software, in addition to its easy use and implementation, it guarantees time savings that are used to continue business productivity.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Its initial configuration can give work especially for users with very little knowledge of this type of software, however once this stage is passed everything is much easier.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Fortinet firewall platform offers devices that are adjusted to the needs of each company, so if you want optimal and efficient operation, educating yourself on what you really need is of great help because having the correct device is having a free business network and infrastructure of an illegitimate traffic.

Pros

  • Saves Time
  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable

Abdul (Alex) H.

  • Role: Sales Marketing
  • Industry: Technology
  • Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2020

Easy to use Fantastic product

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Fortinet Fortigate NGFW from other similar products?

These are great firewalls easy to manage easy to deploy

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Manageability is great

What do you dislike most about this product?

User interface

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Don't think just go for it

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing

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