
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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92 Likeliness to Recommend
98 Plan to Renew
84 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
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+94 Net Emotional Footprint
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Pros
- Security Protects
- Reliable
- Respectful
- Continually Improving Product
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Fortinet Fortigate NGFW Reviews

Jasmit Singh J.
- Role: C-Level
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Submitted Jul 2023
Fantastic product and value for money
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Fortinet Fortigate NGFW from other similar products?
The available community support and knowledgebase and well documented help is what differentiates this product.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
I like the UI of this product. I also like the ability to manage via CLI and its easy to learn help base available.
What do you dislike most about this product?
The migration from older devices to newer ones can become a cumbersome task and also a bit pricey.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Services of Fortinet are delivered via Partners of Fortinet and choosing the right partner is critical as many new technologies like ZTNA, SDWAN, Deep Packet inspection require a good knowledge of technology that runs behind security. A good partner can help you integrate the product well with your existing IT Infrastructure and help you attain your goals with ease.
Pros
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
- Enables Productivity

Puneesh L.
- Role: C-Level
- Industry: Apparel
- Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Submitted Jun 2023
Good breadth of features gives more freedom
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Fortinet Fortigate NGFW from other similar products?
Breadth of features
What do you dislike most about this product?
Weak DLP is one of the features that can be improved a lot
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Match your requirements with their features and then go for it
Pros
- Continually Improving Product
- Unique Features
- Respectful
- Includes Product Enhancements
Cons
- Wastes Time
- Less Generous
- Under Delivered

Rudra Prayag P.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Telecommunications
- Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Submitted Jun 2023
Fortinet Fortigate NGFW
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Fortinet Fortigate NGFW from other similar products?
The three key differentiators of Fortinet Fortigate NGFW are its three basic functions: enterprise firewall capabilities, an IPS and application control.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
I like its intrusion prevention detecting and blocking malware and other danger. It also comes with Windows ,MAC and Linux version and very easy to install it.
What do you dislike most about this product?
I have no dislikes for this tool as most of the features are up to mark..
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
I would definitely recommend this tool as it is cost effective and it serves lots of purposes like content monitoring of network and users who are connecting in real time.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing