FortiGate Cloud-Native Firewall (FortiGate CNF) vs Fortinet FortiGate Cloud comparison

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We performed a comparison between FortiGate Cloud-Native Firewall (FortiGate CNF) and Fortinet FortiGate Cloud based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Firewall Security Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
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Pros
"The solution can scale well.""ATP ( Advanced Threat Protection) next-generation firewall is the most valuable feature.""Unlike other products, the FortiGate Cloud-Native Firewall has many features under one appliance.""The focus is on the comprehensive coverage of threats and the reliability of the chosen solution. Ease of use and familiarity are crucial.""The solution is very advanced and has good monitoring features.""The platform has good stability.""The tool's documentation and online resources availability have been valuable."

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"Our customers implement this solution so that they can be assured of security in their environment.""The most valuable feature is the inspection. It inspects before we have any traffic stops intrusion.""The Fortianalyzer is the most valuable aspect of this solution""The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate Cloud are ease of use and the simplicity of maintenance and configuration. Additionally, the modularity of the solution is very easy to handle, it is convenient.""It covers all needs of our customers and works well. It is also easy to deploy and troubleshoot.""FortiGate Cloud has many features that we like. For example, we're using it for security incident management, threat intelligence, and vulnerabilities check. It's integrated with several Fortinet tools like FortiAnalyzer and FortiSandbox controlled through FortiManager.""The solution is very easy to use.""The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate Cloud are the protection of internal and remote systems."

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Cons
"The product is very expensive.""There could be more detailed descriptions regarding version upgrades, particularly in terms of the upgrade process.""They should offer more affordable renewal options or flexible plans for license upgrades.""The solution needs to improve on box clustering and IPS configuration.""The solution is not stable in terms of switching.""There is room for improvement in terms of support.""I'd like them to add a DNS option for FortiGate."

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"Lacks some security against external attacks.""We've not seen any areas for improvement.""There are European and US clouds and sometimes we mix them up. The solution should make determining the clouds more clear, or make one cloud instead of having separate ones.""If you need to scale, you do need to trade up to a new Fortinet solution.""When it comes to technical support, the problem we have found is that if an issue comes, it takes a day to get everything resolved. It could be faster. They can be better at optimizing how they answer tickets in terms of response times. There must be ways to make the process more streamlined. It would make it easier for their clients.""GUI access could be improved. It should be simpler to access everything from the portal. Once we log in to the portal, we should be able to access all the Fortinet Cloud options.""It would be better for us if Fortinet provided a private cloud, and they should provide more security on the public cloud. There are some minor issues with security with the public cloud. For example, anyone with a link can access the public cloud.""I would like to see a SIEM bundled together with this because customers are looking into better reporting and more proactive security solutions."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "FortiGate Cloud-Native Firewall is not an expensive solution."
  • "The pricing is competitive."
  • "The tool's licensing costs are cheap and yearly."
  • "It is an expensive platform."
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  • "The price is over $1,000 USD annually."
  • "The pricing is mid-ranged, it's not very expensive but it's not the cheapest or most affordable in the market."
  • "The license does not include many of the features that are necessary, which means that you have to pay extra for them."
  • "It is expensive."
  • "The price of the solution is high compare to competitors."
  • "As with us, our customers need not pay for a license. One brings one's own."
  • "When comparing this solution to others it is less expensive and there is an annual license required."
  • "The pricing is competitive."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:They should offer more affordable renewal options or flexible plans for license upgrades. It would make the product more accessible to a wider range of users.
    Top Answer:Fortinet FortiGate Cloud has valuable firewall, SSL VPN, and web filtering features.
    Top Answer:Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is more inexpensive than other vendors.
    Top Answer:The platform's reporting and analysis capabilities need improvement.
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    Overview

    FortiGate Cloud-Native Firewall (FortiGate CNF) delivers frictionless security at any scale for AWS environments. It combines next-generation firewall capabilities like intrusion prevention system (IPS), web filtering, Domain Name System (DNS) security, and more—with distinct cloud advantages.

    FortiCloud can help with your wireless and security challenges in a number of ways. Our solution addresses common IT difficulties including time-consuming provisioning, high investment costs, complex management, vulnerability to advanced threats, and the need to easily scale with growth.

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    Black Gold Regional Schools, Amadeus Hospitality, Jefferson County, Chunghwa Telecom, City of Boroondara, Dimension Data
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    Computer Software Company19%
    Financial Services Firm13%
    Manufacturing Company12%
    Media Company8%
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    Comms Service Provider28%
    Manufacturing Company17%
    Computer Software Company10%
    Agriculture7%
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    Computer Software Company23%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    Financial Services Firm7%
    Comms Service Provider6%
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    Small Business78%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise11%
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    Small Business38%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
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    Small Business31%
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    Large Enterprise51%
    Buyer's Guide
    FortiGate Cloud-Native Firewall (FortiGate CNF) vs. Fortinet FortiGate Cloud
    May 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about FortiGate Cloud-Native Firewall (FortiGate CNF) vs. Fortinet FortiGate Cloud and other solutions. Updated: May 2024.
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    FortiGate Cloud-Native Firewall (FortiGate CNF) is ranked 9th in Firewall Security Management with 7 reviews while Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is ranked 5th in Firewall Security Management with 55 reviews. FortiGate Cloud-Native Firewall (FortiGate CNF) is rated 8.6, while Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of FortiGate Cloud-Native Firewall (FortiGate CNF) writes "A reliable and affordable solution that can be used for firewall, IPS, IDS, UTM, routing, and VPNs". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fortinet FortiGate Cloud writes "Useful for routing and cloud security purposes but needs to incorporate XDR capabilities ". FortiGate Cloud-Native Firewall (FortiGate CNF) is most compared with Azure Firewall Manager, whereas Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is most compared with Fortinet FortiManager, AWS Firewall Manager, Palo Alto Networks Panorama, Fortinet FortiPortal and ExtremeCloud IQ. See our FortiGate Cloud-Native Firewall (FortiGate CNF) vs. Fortinet FortiGate Cloud report.

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