We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiGate-VM and Palo Alto Networks K2-Series based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Firewalls solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The most valuable feature is the bundled subscription, which is IPS, TV and web filtering."
"The stability of the solution is excellent, as it is with other Fortinet products."
"From the firewall perspective, the rules and policies are very sufficient and easy to use."
"The most valuable features are SD-WAN, application control, IPS control, and FortiSandbox."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of use."
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"Fortinet FortiGate is a stable solution."
"Fortinet FortiGate is user-friendly and affordable."
"The stability of the solution is good. We haven't faced any issues at all while using the product."
"The product is easy to implement."
"We work in the archiving domain where a secure environment is very important. We have some special requirements regarding the security of infrastructure."
"It gives all the features of a full-fledged firewall with great performance."
"I did like the ability to back up the configuration into the cloud, as opposed to having to store the configurations or just downloading them, the backups, to local devices."
"The most valuable features we have found to be the VPN, ease of use, and overall simplicity."
"It's a relatively simple product that is easy to use. It's not overly complex."
"The ease of access and user-friendly setup is a valuable feature. Fortinet proves to be particularly straightforward to configure, offering simplicity without complexity. Moreover, visibility is easily attainable due to certain factors. Price, implementation, and budget considerations play a role. When it comes to Cisco implementation, the process tends to be more intricate, which many customers find unfavourable for their business needs."
"This firewall is very good for our customers because they don't have to write their own rules for adding an application."
"Palo Alto's App-ID is what differentiates it from other competitors."
"K2-Series' best features include its scalability, which is the best on the market."
"Overall, this is a very simple and very effective firewall, and I am satisfied with it."
"The most valuable feature of Palo Alto Networks K2-Series is the configuration, it is very clear."
"One of the most valuable features is Palo Alto's firewall management. We find it easier to manage the firewall centrally."
"I have found the threat profile feature valuable."
"Palo Alto has better and finer controls than, say, Cisco or Check Point."
"Technical support needs to be improved."
"It should be more stable. There should be full integration within Fortinet products themselves as well as with other third-party products. Especially when you're not dealing with SIEM and the correlation of the security box, we want Fortinet to be able to share that information with as many other products as it can."
"A sandbox would be good in order to be able to inspect the emails containing spam and be able to validate the emails that contain malware, prior to delivering to the customer."
"The support structure needs to be improved because every time we contact them, there is a delay in the response."
"The logging details need to be improved."
"Tunnel flapping was one of the major things I had seen wherein your internet link remains but your VPN tunnel is down. However, since I got a fix from the TAC team, I have not noticed it, but the customer complained a few times that they couldn't access the internet because of this problem."
"The solution lacks multi-language support."
"A lack of integration between our data centers."
"Support could be improved a little."
"They could provide more integration options with different platforms."
"The solution's web-filtering configuration could be better."
"We encountered scalability issues in IPSec Module. The tunnels freeze sometimes."
"We have lost some information and we do not know how that happened through the solution. So that needs improvement."
"In terms of improvement, there have been some problems with the bandwidth of the security layer."
"The product does not have a good graphical interface."
"The licensing needs to be improved. We need longer licensing periods, especially for POCs and trials. It should be for six months. Right now, it's too short of a timeframe."
"When it comes to renewing the solution, they tend to try to jack up the pricing."
"The product should get frequent updates allowing us to add new signatures."
"The password function of the solution could be improved. Additionally, some of the processes take too long to complete."
"Higher levels of support are excellent but new users may need additional options."
"Palo Alto doesn't have extended visibility to the end point in their firewalls."
"We had some issues with upgrading in the past. They could make the process easier."
"The technical support, and how they provide it to the client, needs to be improved."
"The solution needs a series of OS changes."
Fortinet FortiGate-VM is ranked 9th in Firewalls with 113 reviews while Palo Alto Networks K2-Series is ranked 28th in Firewalls with 29 reviews. Fortinet FortiGate-VM is rated 8.4, while Palo Alto Networks K2-Series is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiGate-VM writes "An easy-to-manage and configure tool that provides ample documentation to help with the setup phase". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Palo Alto Networks K2-Series writes "Easy to implement and manage, and the documentation is good". Fortinet FortiGate-VM is most compared with Azure Firewall, Palo Alto Networks VM-Series, Fortinet FortiOS, OPNsense and Cisco Secure Firewall, whereas Palo Alto Networks K2-Series is most compared with Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls. See our Fortinet FortiGate-VM vs. Palo Alto Networks K2-Series report.
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In the best tradition of these questions, Feature-wise both are quite similar, but each has things it's better at, it kind of depends what you value most.
PA is good at app control, web filtering and such like, they have always been top of the pile there. The GUI is very good, and their product is very user-focused.
Fortinet is good for scalability and predictable high throughput (ASICs in the hardware), and useful things like authentication flexibility, CLI config (if you have any networking/Cisco people, they always seem to prefer CLI over GUI) and have better OT features, maybe relevant to your manufacturing use?
Fortinet seem to have a broader integration offering with their security fabric than PA do, plus they can do Fortinet-based wifi, switching, etc. Depends if you are prepared to go all-in with a single vendor.
Hi,
Both FT and PA have compelling features for large Enterprises. I would like to add a few good points about Fortinetwhich might be helpful ( from my 13 years of engagement with them as Distributor and Partner)
Fortinet:
Have higher throughput; which comes with competitive rates
Wide range of models to select to meet your requirement, without spending heavliy
Outstanding customer support and very active customer care team
Easly available skilled resources from the channel for deployment and post-implementation support
Regards
Abhilash
Hello. The question is what you are going to have as a result of application