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Fortinet Secure SD-WAN

Composite Score

8.5 /10

CX Score

8.8 /10

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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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2024 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

Latest Award, 2024

10 Top Rated Capabilities

10 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2024

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023

Strategy and Innovation
Service Experience
Product Impact
Contract Negotiation
Conflict Resolution

2023

2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2023

10 Top Rated Capabilities

11 Top Rated Features

2023

Fortinet Secure SD-WAN 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.

92 Likeliness to Recommend

1
Since last award

98 Plan to Renew

87 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1
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.

+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

Simple Administration

Ease of Troubleshooting

Load Sharing

Application Optimization

Multiple Connection Type Support

Quality of Service

Resilience

Flexible Deployment

Adaptive Traffic

Dynamic Routing

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 86

Ease of Implementation

Usability and Intuitiveness

Breadth of Features

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Customization

Availability and Quality of Training

Business Value Created

Quality of Features

Vendor Support

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Fortinet Secure SD-WAN Reviews

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

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2022

Easy to use

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

Pros

Helps Innovate
Effective Service
Inspires Innovation
Client's Interest First

Jean Y.

Role: Sales Marketing
Industry: Technology
Involvement: Vendor Management and Renewal

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jul 2022

FortiSDWAN review

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

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

Integrated into Fortigate at no extra cost

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

easy of management and integration

What do you dislike most about this product?

perfectly satisfied and wouldn't change a thing

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

contact me and I will guide you

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Audi G.

Role: Public Sector
Industry: Government
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jul 2022

easy to use, a lot of documentation about the prod

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

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

easy to use and implement

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

easy to use, a lot of documentation about the product as well as a great community of administrators, good prices and robust solutions

What do you dislike most about this product?

72 / 5,000 Translation results the time it takes to correct bugs found in the firmware

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

totally recommended even for people with little experience with the equipment

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Fortinet Secure SD-WAN

What is Fortinet Secure SD-WAN?

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Awards & Recognition

2024 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

Fortinet Secure SD-WAN Ratings

92 Likeliness to Recommend

1 Since last award

98 Plan to Renew

87 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+97 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Fortinet Secure SD-WAN?

Pros

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

SD-WAN Security Security of the SD-WAN by support of VPN and network security protocols​.

Simple Administration Ease of network administration across the Wide Area Network​.

Ease of Troubleshooting The simplicity of administration and of troubleshooting issues across the SD-WAN​.

Load Sharing Ability to load-share WAN traffic across multiple connections​.

Application Optimization Optimization of the performance of applications and services across the Wide Area Network​.

Multiple Connection Type Support Support of various broadband connection types, including TCP/IP, MPLS, frame relay, and LTE wireless.

Quality of Service Traffic prioritization and optimization for specific network services​.

Resilience Connectivity resiliency due to the ability to leverage multiple connections .

Flexible Deployment Ability to deploy wherever broadband connectivity exists​.

Adaptive Traffic Data traffic across the SD-WAN being adaptive to conditions across the Internet​.

Dynamic Routing Dynamic path selection across the broadband networks across the Internet​.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Fortinet Secure SD-WAN Reviews

Easy to use

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Jean Y.

FortiSDWAN review

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Audi G.

easy to use, a lot of documentation about the prod

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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