We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiClient and Perimeter 81 based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Enterprise Infrastructure VPN solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The solution has good performance."
"It's an ideal gateway solution for small and medium businesses, i.e., around 300 devices can be easily handled."
"Secure and easy connect is the most valuable feature. It is a reliable solution, and it works."
"From my perspective as an end user, it's consistently stable, and I would rate the stability as a nine out of ten."
"Having a centralized console is a valuable feature. The Fortinet fabric is also very valuable where all different pieces talk together to secure our network and track the North, South, East, and West movement of files and data through our network."
"I find all of the features valuable."
"The Fortinet FortiClient is simple to use."
"This solution is very stable."
"The solution is stable, we have not had any issues in the time we have been using it."
"I use the tool to connect server to an ISP Data Center."
"SD-WAN is one of the primary solutions offered by Perimeter 81."
"Perimeter 81 has increased my security and privacy while maintaining solid internet performance."
"Perimeter 81 provides a very secure and non-disruptive experience."
"It has provided a seamless gateway to much-needed platforms."
"It helps to quickly get access to the pages I need."
"The feature that I have found to be most valuable is the reputation that the company has regarding privacy. Nowadays, this is critical, especially when you do all of your work online."
"Logging back into Perimeter 81 is relatively user-friendly as I just need to re-type my Windows credentials in to access the VPN."
"It is a scalable solution."
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."
"I would like to see an improvement in the web filter, because I think it can be more user-friendly."
"Cloud services are very expensive for us."
"More integration would be beneficial."
"The solution can improve by adding new remote console or endpoint features to make the solution easier to use."
"An area of improvement could be better integration with the active directory. I did not find it easy to configure."
"With Fortinet, some clients have to wait two to four days for a response. That is the biggest complaint from end customer about Fortinet's technical support."
"The price could also use improvement."
"We've got one client where it was blocking the smartphones, and there's a way to set it up on Fortigate that's supposed to do that. However, it didn't work with them since they had a 2FA multi-factor."
"I'd love to learn more about all of the features. Maybe a monthly spotlight of features or having a banner that explains more ways certain features could be used would be helpful."
"One of our challenges is ensuring the security of our cloud-based operations."
"The solution's speed of upload and download is an area where it lacks"
"Its initial setup process is complex for a hybrid environment."
"The platform still lacks relevant dashboards and the ability to customize them based on our needs."
"If I were to be nitpicky, I would ask that Perimeter 81 offer the option for us to change the color of the graphical user interface, like maybe pink or green or so on."
"In the future, maybe P81 can improve the network traffic balancing and redundancy."
"There are a few areas where the solution could be improved. For instance, we sometimes encounter connectivity issues, which can be problematic. Recently, I experienced a connectivity issue while trying to move to Azure. Connectivity issues can be quite frustrating."
Fortinet FortiClient is ranked 2nd in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 86 reviews while Perimeter 81 is ranked 8th in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 22 reviews. Fortinet FortiClient is rated 8.0, while Perimeter 81 is rated 9.2. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiClient writes "Easy to set up and user-friendly with good support ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Perimeter 81 writes "Great SAML and SCIM support with the ability to deploy site-2-site tunnels with specific IP restrictions". Fortinet FortiClient is most compared with OpenVPN Access Server, Fortinet FortiEDR, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business and Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway, whereas Perimeter 81 is most compared with Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange, Cato SASE Cloud Platform, Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks, Cloudflare Access and Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway. See our Fortinet FortiClient vs. Perimeter 81 report.
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