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Fortinet Fortigate NGFW

Composite Score

8.7 /10

CX Score

8.9 /10

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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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2025 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

Latest Award, 2025

9 Top Rated Capabilities

12 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2025

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024

Strategy and Innovation
Product Impact

2024

2024 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2024

9 Top Rated Capabilities

11 Top Rated Features

2024

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023

Strategy and Innovation
Product Impact

2023

Fortinet Fortigate NGFW Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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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.

93 Likeliness to Recommend

1
Since last award

96 Plan to Renew

87 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Product Experience

Negotiation and Contract

Conflict Resolution

Strategy & Innovation

Service Experience

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product Experience:: 99%
Negotiation and Contract:: 89%
Conflict Resolution:: 96%
Strategy & Innovation:: 96%
Service Experience:: 92%

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.

+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

1% Neutral

99% Positive

Pros

Security Protects
Reliable
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy

Feature Ratings

Average 89

Firewall

Virtual Private Network

Intrusion Detection Prevention

Application Layer Control

Deep Packet Inspection

Web Content Filtering

Network Access Control

Sandboxing

Anti Spam

Security Information and Event Management

Anti Malware and Threat Protection

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 85

Quality of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Business Value Created

Ease of Data Integration

Breadth of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Implementation

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization

Vendor Support

Availability and Quality of Training

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Fortinet Fortigate NGFW Reviews

KHIM L.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Engineering
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2024

Fantastic product but a bit costly

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Fortinet Fortigate NGFW from other similar products?

Fortinet FortiGate NGFW differentiates itself with its high-performance hardware acceleration, integrated security fabric for unified threat management, and AI-powered threat intelligence. It provides a cost-effective solution with scalable security, strong SD-WAN capabilities

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favorite aspect of Fortinet FortiGate NGFW is its security fabric integration, which unifies and automates threat intelligence across the entire network.

What do you dislike most about this product?

I dislike most about Fortinet FortiGate NGFW is its complexity in configuration and management, especially for organizations without dedicated security expertise.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If you're considering Fortinet FortiGate NGFW, I recommend ensuring that your team has the necessary expertise for the setup and ongoing management, as the platform can be complex to configure initially.

Pros

Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Trustworthy
Caring

Anjola O.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Oct 2024

Fortinet Fortigate is one of the best out there.

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Fortinet Fortigate NGFW from other similar products?

Its full suite of security options, as well as its integration with Zero Trust Network Access.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The ease of administration & implementation, and its IPSec VPN integration, configuration, and policies.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Not enough training materials.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

For absolute application control, web filtering, Intrusion detection and prevention; Fortigate NGFW is the best bet.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Enables Productivity

Siddharth B.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2024

"Robust security, but interface could improve."

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Fortinet Fortigate NGFW from other similar products?

Fortinet FortiGate NGFW differentiates itself with its custom-built security processors for high performance, integrated security fabric for seamless connectivity across devices, and broad multi-cloud support. It also offers cost-effective scalability, combining advanced threat protection with ease of deployment.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favorite aspect of Fortinet FortiGate NGFW is its custom security processors, which deliver high-performance threat protection without compromising network speed. This allows for robust security while maintaining fast throughput, making it ideal for high-demand environments.

What do you dislike most about this product?

What I dislike most about Fortinet FortiGate NGFW is its steep learning curve for new users, especially when configuring advanced features. The interface can be complex and less intuitive, requiring more time and expertise to fully leverage all of its capabilities.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

For someone considering Fortinet FortiGate NGFW, I recommend: 1. Invest in training: The product has advanced features that require expertise, so proper training is essential. 2. Evaluate your scalability needs: FortiGate is great for scalability, but make sure it matches your organization’s growth plans. 3. Consider Fortinet’s ecosystem: Take advantage of the Security Fabric for seamless integration with other Fortinet products. 4. Test deployment: Start with a pilot to get familiar with the configuration and features. 5. Assess ongoing support: Ensure you have access to expert support for smooth deployment and management.

Pros

Reliable
Saves Time
Fair
Includes Product Enhancements

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Awards & Recognition

2025 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

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

93 Likeliness to Recommend

1 Since last award

96 Plan to Renew

87 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

Emotional Footprint Overview

+94 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Fortinet Fortigate NGFW?

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Pros

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

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

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.

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

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).

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.

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.

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

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

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

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 Malware and Threat Protection Built-in perimeter anti-virus and anti-spyware protection can include behavioral analysis, e.g. Zero-Day attack protection.

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

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.

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

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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Fortinet Fortigate NGFW Reviews

KHIM L.

Fantastic product but a bit costly

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Anjola O.

Fortinet Fortigate is one of the best out there.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Siddharth B.

"Robust security, but interface could improve."

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Firewall

Virtual Private Network

Intrusion Detection Prevention

Application Layer Control

Deep Packet Inspection

Web Content Filtering

Network Access Control

Sandboxing

Anti Spam

Security Information and Event Management

Anti Malware and Threat Protection

Vendor Capability Ratings

Quality of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Business Value Created

Ease of Data Integration

Breadth of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Implementation

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization

Vendor Support

Availability and Quality of Training