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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 Next Generation Firewall category

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2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

Latest Award, 2023

Strategy and Innovation
Service Experience
Product Impact
Contract Negotiation
Conflict Resolution

Latest Award, 2023

2021 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2021

2020 Emotional Footprint Champion

2020

Fortinet Fortigate NGFW Ratings

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91 Likeliness to Recommend

1
Since last award

98 Plan to Renew

85 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

+90 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

Respectful
Security Protects
Reliable
Helps Innovate

Feature Ratings

Average 85

Virtual Private Network

Advanced Threat Protection

Deep Packet Inspection

Application Control

Web Content Filtering

Virtual Firewall

Network Access Control

Off Premise Cloud Firewalls

Encrypted Data Control

Identity Based Control

Sandboxing

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 85

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Implementation

Quality of Features

Breadth of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Business Value Created

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Data Integration

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Customization

Vendor Support

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Fortinet Fortigate NGFW Reviews

Carlos C.

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

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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

Oladunjoye O.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

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Submitted Oct 2022

High end security product

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Fortinet Fortigate NGFW from other similar products?

Next Generation firewall endpoint security

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Universal threat management

What do you dislike most about this product?

Data integration with third party vendors

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Good security solution

Pros

Performance Enhancing
Unique Features
Caring
Generous Negotitation

Jeffrey A.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Aug 2022

Great Product!

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Fortinet Fortigate NGFW from other similar products?

It works seamlessly, no issues, and does it's job as expected, no complications.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Everything about the product, except support.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Support, very poor vendor support.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Network protection, Fortigate is one of the best with this, depending on your environment, it might be the best suited NGFW. So, go for it!

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

Fortinet Fortigate NGFW

What is Fortinet Fortigate NGFW?

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Awards & Recognition

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2021 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2020 Emotional Footprint Champion

Fortinet Fortigate NGFW Ratings

91 Likeliness to Recommend

1 Since last award

98 Plan to Renew

85 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+90 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 Offers IPSEC (for site-to-site tunnels) and SSL VPN (for remote access) options.

Advanced Threat Protection ATP refers to a category of security solutions that defend against sophisticated malware or hacking-based attacks targeting sensitive data.

Deep Packet Inspection Control and enforcement of protocols including industrial protocols.

Application Control The solution provides ICAP support, anti-circumvention support, and an auto-record function of all traffic session details.

Web Content Filtering Restrictive filtering of web surfing to limit exposure to harmful and inappropriate sites.

Virtual Firewall A VF runs entirely within a virtual environment and provides packet filtering and monitoring provided by a physical firewalls

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

Off Premise Cloud Firewalls Firewall features offered as a service at lower cost and scalable infrastructure

Encrypted Data Control Native decryption and re-encryption of SSL and SFTP traffic for thorough inspection.

Identity Based Control Mapping of specific security policies to defined user groups and individuals.

Sandboxing Sandboxing is a software management strategy that isolates applications from critical system resources and other programs and tests its contents

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

Carlos C.

Great Next Gen Firewall, easy to use and deploy

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Oladunjoye O.

High end security product

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Jeffrey A.

Great Product!

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Virtual Private Network

Advanced Threat Protection

Deep Packet Inspection

Application Control

Web Content Filtering

Virtual Firewall

Network Access Control

Off Premise Cloud Firewalls

Encrypted Data Control

Identity Based Control

Sandboxing

Vendor Capability Ratings

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Implementation

Quality of Features

Breadth of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Business Value Created

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Data Integration

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Customization

Vendor Support