We performed a comparison between Darktrace and Fortinet FortiGate IPS based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It has helped the organization to detect any malware affecting the machines...The network monitoring and the email monitoring features are very valuable for us."
"The most valuable feature of Darktrace is the AI that detects abnormal network activity."
"We are able to detect a lot of things, actually, and see what is happening in our network."
"Darktrace is extremely stable."
"We have found the product to be stable and issue-free."
"It is a very simple product to use."
"In terms of features, the data or information they collect and unsupervised machine learning are very valuable. Its unsupervised machine learning has reduced our team's effort. Both Darktrace and Vectra work on unsupervised machine learning that learns the behavior or develops a profile on its own, which allows our security team to do some other tasks rather than spending time on Darktrace or Vectra. Because of unsupervised machine learning, its detection capability is quite good. Along with that, if we utilize the integration feature properly, the automated incident response capability of Darktrace is quite useful."
"It is very easy to work with Darktrace once you know how it works and the type of permissions that you need to get related to the security over a network. The interface is awesome. I'm sure that you have seen Ironman, and you know Jarvis, the computer of Tony Stark. The interface of Darktrace is very similar, and you can see in 3D, like a hologram, the whole network, traffic, and all the traces inside the network. The interface is awesome, and it provides a lot of information. At least for us, it is very easy to handle this interface, get the reports, and do the interpretation of those reports. Darktrace also provides mobile monitoring. With an app on your mobile phone, you can view the information live, which is very useful for area directors and field engineers. Darktrace can be also correlated with any type of big data solution, such as Splunk."
"The product is scalable."
"My company never had any complaints about the tool in terms of performance or stability."
"Has a very user-friendly interface and doesn't require any prior knowledge."
"The detection is great."
"Regionally, we are well covered. Technical support is good in this area."
"You have access to CLI in case you have no web access."
"FortiGate's SD-WAN capability is the most useful feature for us."
"FortiGate protects and secures our clients' networks. The security is solid, and it performs well. I think they use some artificial intelligence, so I think it's excellent equipment."
"It would be helpful if they could recognize incidents and simplify the customer's challenge to identify what is happening."
"They just need to work on their price. In terms of features, we are trying to understand all the features that we have. We're still exploring everything that we have so that we can fully utilize it. At this point in time, it is not about the features. It is more about utilization. We're just trying to utilize everything to full capacity."
"It's quite expensive to have."
"It can have more integration with orchestration or event management solutions. They can provide more knowledge or research information for analysts for investigating cases and detecting anomalies in networks."
"The product doesn't have an endpoint agent that can react to triggers set on the device,"
"Darktrace could improve by being more user-friendly."
"It would be good if they can include some endpoint protection for remote workers. Nowadays, most people are working remotely. Therefore, they should include some type of sensors that can be installed on the endpoint in order to directly report the main usage and protect remotely. Phone protection will also be a great feature to add to Darktrace."
"It could build in integrations for some complementary products, but it has an assistant plugin so this is not really a big deal."
"Fortinet FortiGate IPS could improve the VPN. There are times it is slow."
"The solution has limited scalability."
"We'd like to have multi-factor authentication via fiber."
"The price of the solution could be cheaper."
"The dashboard is not user friendly so is a bit complicated."
"There is room for improvement in being proactive about identifying and integrating new signatures."
"The prevention mechanisms and implementation are not easy."
"They should add a feature for detailed reporting."
Darktrace is ranked 1st in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) with 66 reviews while Fortinet FortiGate IPS is ranked 4th in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) with 54 reviews. Darktrace is rated 8.2, while Fortinet FortiGate IPS is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Darktrace writes "Great autonomous support, offers an easy setup, and has responsive support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fortinet FortiGate IPS writes "Very stable with good network protection". Darktrace is most compared with CrowdStrike Falcon, Vectra AI, SentinelOne Singularity Complete, Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks and ExtraHop Reveal(x), whereas Fortinet FortiGate IPS is most compared with Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention, Trend Micro TippingPoint Threat Protection System, Cisco NGIPS, Cisco Sourcefire SNORT and Trellix Intrusion Prevention System. See our Darktrace vs. Fortinet FortiGate IPS report.
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