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Fortinet Fortigate NGFW

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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 Unified Threat Management category

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2024 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

Latest Award, 2024

9 Top Rated Capabilities

11 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2024

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023

Strategy and Innovation
Product Impact

2023

Fortinet Fortigate NGFW Ratings

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95 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

86 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

+94 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

2% Neutral

98% Positive

Pros

Efficient Service
Security Protects
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Feature Ratings

Average 91

Virtual Private Network

Firewall

Intrusion Detection Prevention

Deep Packet Inspection

Network Access Control

Endpoint Protection

Web Content Filtering

Application Layer Control

Data Loss Prevention

Security Information and Event Management

Anti Spam

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 89

Quality of Features

Ease of Implementation

Breadth of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Data Integration

Business Value Created

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization

Availability and Quality of Training

Vendor Support

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Fortinet Fortigate NGFW Reviews

IMRAN I.

Role: Operations
Industry: Engineering
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

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Submitted Nov 2022

Easy to use, User friendly, Fantastic Product

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Fortinet Fortigate NGFW from other similar products?

the best thing about fortigate is its UTM features, i have worked on many firewall but this is the best feature it provides in stopping threats.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

UTM features

What do you dislike most about this product?

There is nothing i dont like in fortigate yet.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

This product is very good if you wnat firwal to completely secure your network this is the way to go

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Cons

Less Effective Service
Less Caring
Wastes Time

Carlos C.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Manufacturing
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Oct 2022

Great Next Gen Firewall, easy to use and deploy

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Fortinet Fortigate NGFW from other similar products?

Ease of deployment, intuitive interface, great support services

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Ease of Use and broad of features

What do you dislike most about this product?

There is nothing wrong with it

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Is a great product, at a great value and a great price

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Charles B.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Aug 2022

Awesome Solution, one of the best in the market

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Fortinet Fortigate NGFW from other similar products?

Ease of Administration

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Easy to configure and does its job very very very well

What do you dislike most about this product?

Support, very bad support

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Great product, go for it, but make sure you have competent engineers to work on it. Support engineers can be very slow at critical times. Your engineers should be able to step up to make sure downtime can be recovered ASAP!

Pros

Reliable
Enables Productivity
Generous Negotitation
Transparent

Cons

Less Caring

Fortinet Fortigate NGFW

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Awards & Recognition

2024 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2021 Emotional Footprint Champion

2021 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

Fortinet Fortigate NGFW Ratings

95 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

86 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+94 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Fortinet Fortigate NGFW?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Virtual Private Network The hosting of VPN secure tunnels, as well as expand the capabilities of the UTM service to those connected to the corporate network via VPN.

Firewall Firewall functions, such as the blocking or redirecting of data traffic, by port or protocol.​

Intrusion Detection Prevention Through event monitoring, the detection, countermeasure and prevention of possible security incidents or threats.

Deep Packet Inspection The inspection of data transmitted over a network to log, reroute or block to scrutinize the content of data streams, encrypted or within a secure tunnel.

Network Access Control Endpoint integration to ensure each connecting device has appropriate security.

Endpoint Protection Endpoint Protection a single agent, including AV, web & device control. It prevents malware & data loss with no complicated network or directory prerequisites

Web Content Filtering The ability to screen, block or limit access to certain websites which might contravene corporate policy or pose a security threat to the organization.

Application Layer Control Ability to control application functions, including lockdown of features as required. This is at the application (layer-7), rather than the network (layer-3).

Data Loss Prevention Detection of potential data breaches by monitoring, detecting and blocking the electronic transmission of sensitive data.

Security Information and Event Management The real time reporting of alerting and security threats based on network behavioral analysis of systems logs, servers, application, and network devices.

Anti Spam Spam email filtering and blocking, the ability to release blocked e-mails and the whitelisting/blacklisting of senders.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

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Fortinet Fortigate NGFW Reviews

IMRAN I.

Easy to use, User friendly, Fantastic Product

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

Carlos C.

Great Next Gen Firewall, easy to use and deploy

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Charles B.

Awesome Solution, one of the best in the market

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

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Feature Ratings

Virtual Private Network

Firewall

Intrusion Detection Prevention

Deep Packet Inspection

Network Access Control

Endpoint Protection

Web Content Filtering

Application Layer Control

Data Loss Prevention

Security Information and Event Management

Anti Spam

Vendor Capability Ratings

Quality of Features

Ease of Implementation

Breadth of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Data Integration

Business Value Created

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization

Availability and Quality of Training

Vendor Support