We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiGate-VM and Palo Alto Networks VM-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 ability to set up remote systems is the most valuable feature."
"Some of the valuable features are the firewall, IPS, web filter, and gateway capabilities. Additionally, it is easy to use and flexible."
"What's most important is the ease of use."
"We use the FortiGate Sandbox to detect zero-day vulnerabilities, such as anomalies or malware, that are unknown and have not yet been discovered."
"The most valuable feature of FortiGate is FortiView which provides proactive monitoring."
"The VPN is the most valuable feature."
"The technical support in our region is excellent."
"The most valuable feature is the FortiManager for centralized management."
"I have worked on some of the largest and smallest solutions that Fortinet sells and they all scale really well."
"It's a very simple solution to manage."
"The most valuable features are the IPS and Antivirus."
"The tool improved the security in our company's virtualized environment, as it was helpful in creating an additional layer of security for the organization and for the use of the internet."
"The most valuable feature is the WAN optimization."
"The interface is decent."
"The product is easy to implement."
"Fortinet FortiGate-VM is very easy to create the user of VPN, allowing them to use it quickly. Additionally, the integration and interface are good."
"The most valuable feature is the CLI."
"It has excellent scalability."
"With the improved visibility we now have, the traffic is being properly monitored, which means that we are better able to manage it. These are improvements that we saw very quickly."
"App-ID and User-ID have repeatedly shown value in securing business critical systems."
"The most valuable feature is the Posture Assessment."
"Palo Alto Networks VM-Series's most valuable feature is the visibility of the environment."
"It provides complete security posture from end-to-end. This has given us better visibility into what our security aspects are."
"The interface with Panorama makes it very easy to use."
"I would like to see improvements made to the dashboard and UI, as well as to the reporting."
"Due to its higher cost, Fortinet FortiGate can lead to increased operational expenses."
"For the migration, everyone has a firewall in use and I am selling Fortinet. Typically, I am replacing another firewall. Previously, there was a tool available to convert configurations from one firewall, such as Palo Alto, to Fortinet, but this tool is no longer free. If it could be made free again, it would be very beneficial."
"There were quite a few problems with the stability of the system."
"The support costs and licensing are sometimes so expensive."
"The license renewal process, annual renewal price, and the web application firewall features should 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 feedback that I have received is that the performance could be better, and the user experience is not as good compared to a previous solution we used. It could be more user-friendly. Of course, it still works fine for our operations."
"The solution is fairly complex."
"We have had some stability issues."
"The product is satisfactory. I haven't identified any features to improve, and based on the number of deployments I've handled with FortiGate-VM, there haven't been any complaints from the customer's side."
"The scalability feature of the solution has certain shortcomings, making it an area where improvements are required."
"In the next releases, it would be nice to see central cloud management."
"It is difficult to size the VM in terms of machine resources, and for this reason, clients prefer the appliance."
"The tool is expensive."
"The users must buy FortiSIEM to get advanced analytics."
"It would be helpful if we had a direct number for the support manager or the supporting engineer. That would be better than having to email every time because there would be less wait."
"The user interface could use some improvement."
"There could be dynamic DNS features similar to Fortinet in the product."
"AWS doesn't integrate well with third-party firewalls."
"Palo Alto Networks VM-Series needs to improve its order process."
"It'll help if Palo Alto Networks provided better documentation."
"The current licensing model can be a sore point as we're paying for features we're not fully utilizing."
"Its web interface is a bit outdated, and it needs to be updated. They can also improve the NAT functionality. We have had issues with the NAT setup."
Fortinet FortiGate-VM is ranked 9th in Firewalls with 113 reviews while Palo Alto Networks VM-Series is ranked 10th in Firewalls with 53 reviews. Fortinet FortiGate-VM is rated 8.4, while Palo Alto Networks VM-Series is rated 8.6. 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 VM-Series writes "Many features are optimized for troubleshooting real-time scenarios, saving a lot of time". Fortinet FortiGate-VM is most compared with Azure Firewall, Fortinet FortiOS, OPNsense, Cisco Secure Firewall and Netgate pfSense, whereas Palo Alto Networks VM-Series is most compared with Azure Firewall, Cisco Secure Firewall, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Juniper SRX Series Firewall and Huawei NGFW. See our Fortinet FortiGate-VM vs. Palo Alto Networks VM-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