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Fortinet Secure SD-WAN

8.5 /10
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Fortinet Secure SD-WAN
8.5 /10

What is Fortinet Secure SD-WAN?

Fortinet is the only NGFW vendor to provide native SD-WAN along with integrated advanced threat protection. FortiGate SD-WAN replaces separate WAN routers, WAN optimization, and security devices with a single solution that is application-aware, offers automatic WAN path control and multi-broadband support.

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Awards & Recognition

Fortinet Secure SD-WAN won the following awards in the SD-WAN - Enterprise category

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Fortinet Secure SD-WAN Ratings

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92 Likeliness to Recommend

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Since last award

98 Plan to Renew

87 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

+97 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 Secure SD-WAN?

0% Negative
1% Neutral
99% Positive

Pros

  • Inspires Innovation
  • Caring
  • Respectful
  • Security Protects

Feature Ratings

Average 88

SD-WAN Security

92

Simple Administration

91

Load Sharing

89

Ease of Troubleshooting

89

Multiple Connection Type Support

88

Application Optimization

87

Flexible Deployment

86

Quality of Service

86

Dynamic Routing

86

Adaptive Traffic

85

Resilience

85

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 86

Ease of Implementation

91

Usability and Intuitiveness

88

Breadth of Features

88

Ease of IT Administration

87

Ease of Data Integration

87

Ease of Customization

87

Availability and Quality of Training

86

Business Value Created

85

Quality of Features

85

Vendor Support

84

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

84

Fortinet Secure SD-WAN Reviews

Emma J.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Technology
  • Involvement: End User of Application
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2020

Ideal solid solution for load balancing

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Fortinet Secure SD-WAN from other similar products?

FortiGate Secure SD-WAN is a powerful Fortinet software that differs from others because it is simple and easy to configure since the user only needs to configure the WAN ports and choose the load balancing algorithm to meet the need of your company, it helps to protect the entire enterprise network from internal and external threats using AI-powered automation technologies, performs network protection with SSL encryption, provides visibility into applications, exploits, encrypted malware, bots, ransomware, malicious websites all by means of a deeper packet scan, it provides the user with dynamic routes so that it is possible to quickly and easily access critical applications, also due to the fact that its administration console is Unified WAN operations are simplified.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favorite point of this spftware is that it gives us greater visibility on the applications that are used the most at the business level in order to establish more efficient policies, which is able to choose which is the best route so that the application has a better performance or functionality, all this allows users to have a much more stable experience given that they can access the network much faster, and a much more reliable connection, a decrease in bandwidth costs is also obtained thanks to SD-WAN reducing hardware and manual administration.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Your connection is sometimes slow because it can be interrupted by some metric, priority browsing policies, sometimes they are handled disproportionately, which leads to a bad load balance when distributing packages with a provider.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Having an SD-WAN at the enterprise level is a great advantage since it improves the user experience, reduces bandwidth costs and offers a much simpler management of networks in the cloud.

Pros

  • Saves Time
  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable

Bonnie G.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Technology
  • Involvement: End User of Application
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Oct 2020

Excellent solution for good WAN performance

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Fortinet Secure SD-WAN from other similar products?

FortiGate Secure SD-WAN differs from other products because it provides the user with a simple and fast configuration and this is because it is only necessary to choose the ports and the charging algorithm that best suits the needs of the company, this regardless of whether It is a small, medium or large company, it also provides tools that allow monitoring of the network in real time, as is the case of a centralized control mechanism that guarantees the user quick access to critical cloud applications so that the internet connection is improved and at the same time has a much lower cost.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favorite aspect with this software is that it allows you to put aside the old functions or services and thus be able to access a more modern service that allows direct access to the internet, and this is because you can take full advantage of the WAN and thus achieve have high-speed performance relative to applications found on the WAN.

What do you dislike most about this product?

You must have a good knowledge of the network so that the management of the software is much easier, in addition to that its cost can be somewhat high for small companies.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I recommend the use of this software for companies that handle high network distribution since the costs are usually less high, likewise the software is ideal for any size of company as long as it is handled in the correct way, that is, it takes full advantage its operation so it is ideal to have the ability to handle it.

Pros

  • Saves Time
  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable

Samuel G.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Gaming and Hospitality
  • Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jun 2020

Just a great product overall!

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Fortinet Secure SD-WAN from other similar products?

Stability and suport

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Analytics

What do you dislike most about this product?

Bug in the SD-WAN monitor when using VDOM deployment

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

It is an excellent product overall with value for the price point.

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing

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