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Top Fortinet Fortigate NGFW Alternatives and Competitors

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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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Best Alternatives and Competitors to Fortinet Fortigate NGFW

Compare how Fortinet Fortigate NGFW stacks up to the competition in the areas that matter most to real users to short list options that will best fit your business needs.

Palo Alto Networks

Palo Alto Network Security NGFW

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+94

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Compared to Fortinet Fortigate NGFW, Palo Alto Network Security NGFW is:

More Caring

Better at Support

Easier to Customize

Better at Training

More Transparent

Better at Integrating

Sophos

Sophos Firewall

8.4

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+90

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84

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Compared to Fortinet Fortigate NGFW, Sophos Firewall is:

More Transparent

More Caring

Less Efficient

Harder to Use

Worse at Training

Less Inspiring

Cisco Systems

Cisco Secure Firewall

8.3

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+86

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204

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Compared to Fortinet Fortigate NGFW, Cisco Secure Firewall is:

Harder to Implement

Less Innovative

Harder to Use

Less Inspiring

Less Reliable

Harder to Customize

Arista Networks

Arista NG Firewall

7.9

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+94

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37

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Compared to Fortinet Fortigate NGFW, Arista NG Firewall is:

More Caring

More Transparent

Better at Support

More Efficient

Less Innovative

Less Inspiring

CATO Networks

Cato SASE Cloud

7.6

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+84

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24

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Compared to Fortinet Fortigate NGFW, Cato SASE Cloud is:

Better at Support

Less Inspiring

Less Caring

Less Reliable

Less Respectful

Harder to Use

Barracuda Networks

Barracuda CloudGen Firewall

7.2

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+85

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52

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Compared to Fortinet Fortigate NGFW, Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is:

Less Reliable

Less Inspiring

Less Efficient

Harder to Implement

Less Respectful

Worse at Integrating

SonicWall

SonicWall Network Security Manager

7.1

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+79

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32

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Compared to Fortinet Fortigate NGFW, SonicWall Network Security Manager is:

Less Efficient

Less Inspiring

Less Innovative

Less Caring

Worse at Training

Less Respectful

WatchGuard Technologies

WatchGuard Network Security

7.1

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+82

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49

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Compared to Fortinet Fortigate NGFW, WatchGuard Network Security is:

Less Innovative

Worse at Training

Less Inspiring

Harder to Implement

Harder to Use

Worse at Integrating

Forcepoint LLC

Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall

7.0

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+79

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30

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Compared to Fortinet Fortigate NGFW, Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is:

Less Inspiring

Less Reliable

Harder to Use

Worse at Training

Harder to Implement

Less Innovative

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.

Check Point Quantum

6.8

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+76

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43

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Compared to Fortinet Fortigate NGFW, Check Point Quantum is:

Less Transparent

Less Inspiring

Less Innovative

Less Respectful

Less Reliable

Worse at Training

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