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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.

8.8

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+95

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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.

Cisco Systems

Cisco Secure Firewall

7.8

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+84

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68

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Compared to Fortinet Fortigate NGFW, Cisco Secure Firewall is:

Less Efficient

Less Inspiring

Less Transparent

Worse at Integrating

Harder to Customize

Less Caring

Arista Networks

Arista NG Firewall

7.6

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+90

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19

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Compared to Fortinet Fortigate NGFW, Arista NG Firewall is:

More Caring

Less Respectful

Less Transparent

Worse at Integrating

Less Efficient

Harder to Implement

SonicWall

SonicWall Network Security Manager

7.3

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+82

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21

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

Less Efficient

Less Reliable

Less Inspiring

Less Innovative

Less Transparent

Worse at Integrating

Sophos

Sophos SG UTM

7.2

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+93

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10

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Compared to Fortinet Fortigate NGFW, Sophos SG UTM is:

More Caring

Harder to Use

Worse at Integrating

Less Inspiring

Harder to Customize

Less Transparent

Barracuda Networks

Barracuda CloudGen Firewall

7.0

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+82

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17

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Compared to Fortinet Fortigate NGFW, Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is:

Less Efficient

Less Respectful

Less Reliable

Less Transparent

Harder to Use

Less Innovative

WatchGuard Technologies

WatchGuard UTM

7.0

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+76

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21

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Compared to Fortinet Fortigate NGFW, WatchGuard UTM is:

Less Innovative

Less Inspiring

Less Reliable

Less Efficient

Less Transparent

Less Respectful

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