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Fortinet Fortigate NGFW

Composite Score
9.0 /10
CX Score
9.2 /10
Category
Fortinet Fortigate NGFW
9.0 /10

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 Next Generation Firewall category

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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.

92 Likeliness to Recommend

98 Plan to Renew

85 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value


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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.

+93 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
  • Respectful
  • Continually Improving Product

Feature Ratings

Average 83

Virtual Private Network

87

Advanced Threat Protection

86

Web Content Filtering

85

Deep Packet Inspection

84

Off Premise Cloud Firewalls

84

Application Control

83

Identity Based Control

83

Network Access Control

82

Virtual Firewall

82

Encrypted Data Control

80

Sandboxing

79

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 83

Ease of IT Administration

88

Ease of Implementation

87

Quality of Features

85

Ease of Data Integration

84

Business Value Created

84

Breadth of Features

84

Usability and Intuitiveness

83

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

80

Availability and Quality of Training

80

Ease of Customization

79

Vendor Support

79

Fortinet Fortigate NGFW Reviews

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Banking
  • Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Validated Review
Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Jun 2025

User friendly and best NG firewall with SDWAN.

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

Pros

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

Badrudeen Y.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Telecommunications
  • Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2025

Robust Security with User-Friendly Management

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Fortinet Fortigate NGFW from other similar products?

Integrated Security Fabric: FortiGate offers a broad ecosystem of integrated security solutions, High Performance: FortiGate appliances are known for their high throughput and low latency, Advanced Threat Protection: FortiGate uses AI-driven threat intelligence from FortiGuard Labs, Comprehensive Feature Set: FortiGate offers not only firewall capabilities but also VPN, SD-WAN, web filtering.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favorite aspect of Fortinet FortiGate NGFW is its integrated threat intelligence.

What do you dislike most about this product?

The main drawback of Fortinet FortiGate NGFW is its complex initial setup and configuration process.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Assess Your Needs: Evaluate your organization's specific security requirements, network size, and expected traffic to choose the right FortiGate model. Consider User Training: Invest in training for your IT staff to familiarize them with the management interface and features, which can help reduce the learning curve. Leverage Support Resources: Utilize Fortinet’s documentation, community forums, and customer support for assistance during setup and ongoing management.

Pros

  • Trustworthy
  • Unique Features
  • Effective Service
  • Client Friendly Policies

José Antonio P.

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

Submitted Apr 2025

Secure your network and protect your data

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Fortinet Fortigate NGFW from other similar products?

The full control that you can have with the traffic passing through the device, you can filter with deep packet inspection and avoid insecure connections to be done.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The web filtering, anti-malware and anti-virus capabilities

What do you dislike most about this product?

No to much to dislike really, the product works very well. It depends on the scale of your network that you will need a bigger device to not overload the resources.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Fortigate are very robust devices, protects your network very well and keep you safe at every time.

Pros

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

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