Fortinet

Fortinet Fortigate NGFW

Composite Score

8.5 /10

CX Score

8.8 /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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2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

Latest Award, 2024

Strategy and Innovation
Product Impact

Latest Award, 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.

94 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

88 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

3
Since last award

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Emotional Footprint Overview

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.

+95 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

Efficient Service
Security Protects
Reliable
Enables Productivity

Feature Ratings

Average 90

Firewall

Virtual Private Network

Intrusion Detection Prevention

Web Content Filtering

Deep Packet Inspection

Application Layer Control

Network Access Control

Anti Spam

Endpoint Protection

Security Information and Event Management

Data Loss Prevention

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 86

Quality of Features

Business Value Created

Ease of IT Administration

Breadth of Features

Ease of Data Integration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Implementation

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization

Availability and Quality of Training

Vendor Support

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Fortinet Fortigate NGFW Reviews

Maximo L.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jun 2021

Best NexGen and UTM firewall

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Fortinet Fortigate NGFW from other similar products?

The simplicity, very easy to follow up, always updated, fortiguard and customer services always delivering.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The easy implementation, interactive GUI.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Nothing, so far so good.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If you are looking for a very and excellent product to protect your environment and prevent any attack this is your choice you may follow.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Rohit S.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2022

Best Firewall in the Market

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Fortinet Fortigate NGFW from other similar products?

The features, innovation and pricing of this product makes it one of the best product in the market

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

GUI of the Firewall

What do you dislike most about this product?

Nothing as such

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

One of the best and easy to use firewall. Great Support from Fortinet Support

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Luis E.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Feb 2021

Love the Fortinet solutions

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Fortinet Fortigate NGFW from other similar products?

Ease of use and setup

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Ease of use and setup

What do you dislike most about this product?

i have no complaints

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

try it, and fall in love

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Fortinet Fortigate NGFW

What is Fortinet Fortigate NGFW?

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Awards & Recognition

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

94 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

88 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

3 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+95 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

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.

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.

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.

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).

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

Maximo L.

Best NexGen and UTM firewall

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Rohit S.

Best Firewall in the Market

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Luis E.

Love the Fortinet solutions

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Firewall

Virtual Private Network

Intrusion Detection Prevention

Web Content Filtering

Deep Packet Inspection

Application Layer Control

Network Access Control

Anti Spam

Endpoint Protection

Security Information and Event Management

Data Loss Prevention

Vendor Capability Ratings

Quality of Features

Business Value Created

Ease of IT Administration

Breadth of Features

Ease of Data Integration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Implementation

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization

Availability and Quality of Training

Vendor Support