We use FortiWeb as our web application firewall.
Fortinet FortiWeb Web Application Firewall WAF (PAYG)
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It offers the level of security we need at a good price point
What is our primary use case?
How has it helped my organization?
FortiWeb provides the level of security we need at an excellent price point. It's easy to deploy and operationally efficient. FortiWeb enables us to streamline tasks. It's a robust solution that's effortless to configure. The AI and machine learning features help us block unknown threats.
We can bring our web applications online faster because FortiWeb shortens the time needed to bring any application into production. Compared to other application firewalls, FortiWeb has a smoother process for bringing applications online.
FortiWeb has few false positives. It's more accurate than other solutions, so we also see fewer alerts. FortiWeb has helped free up IT staff for other projects. You don't need to spend much time getting applications ready for the web, so IT staff can use this time to manage other things.
What is most valuable?
The AI engine and machine learning features distinguish FortiWeb from other solutions. It has a robust UI. FortiWeb is solidly accurate and provides excellent protection against zero-day attacks using machine learning. It appears to be effective because we've never experienced a breach from a zero-day attack.
We use almost all of the features, including analytics, malware detection, bot mitigation, and API discovery.
What needs improvement?
I think customers have the impression that FortiWeb is primarily for SMEs, but FortiWeb should work to expand its market share and adjust its branding. F5 and some other firewalls are easier to customize. FortiWeb could be more flexible and customizable. The documentation could also be improved because many of the advanced features aren't fully documented.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have used FortiWeb for around a year.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
FortiWeb is highly stable. We haven't seen any bugs. The solution is reliable once configured properly.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
FortiWeb isn't difficult to scale.
How are customer service and support?
I rate Fortinet support six out of 10. The documentation and support need improvement.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We have used Citrix WAF and the F5. FortiWeb offers most of the same features at a better price.
How was the initial setup?
I have done on-prem, hybrid, and cloud deployments of FortiWeb. The deployment was straightforward for most features, but a few features require some customization and configuration in the console. That's where we ran into problems because the documentation isn't thorough in some areas.
It takes around three or four days to deploy FortiWeb for a simple website. It takes longer for a complex website, but it depends on the level of complexity. We deployed FortiWeb in-house with two people and some help from Fortinet support. It's deployed across multiple data centers and locations.
What was our ROI?
The price-performance ratio is good. The time to value is quick because it's easy to deploy and the ML engine doesn't take long to adjust and apply the correct rules.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
FortiWeb offers these services at a price that SME customers can afford, but it's also suitable for large enterprises. Still, they need to put in more work to gain a greater share of enterprise business because they face stiff competition in this segment from F5, Cloudflare, and some others.
What other advice do I have?
I rate Fortinet FortiWeb eight out of 10. FortiWeb is a suitable product for SMEs. I recommend a proof of concept before going forward with any project.
Best way to handle security as future ready
What do you like best about the product?
User friendly
Lot of options work with
Easy creatable rules
Lot of options work with
Easy creatable rules
What do you dislike about the product?
Better if we can create the VPN more easily and available info about this also not sufficient enough
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
My lan security and VPN
Excelent tool
What do you like best about the product?
Excellent tool
What I like the most is the number of options it has to manage the network and its security; the graphical interface is amicable and intuitive...
What I like the most is the number of options it has to manage the network and its security; the graphical interface is amicable and intuitive...
What do you dislike about the product?
It remains to improve the licensing issue to make it more accessible, especially in countries with economies that need low cost.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Being able to detect and block attacks from outside and inside the network.
The DeepLearning advanced to protect the web server
What do you like best about the product?
- Has Machine learning protected to a web server
- Easy Configuration
- Easy Configuration
What do you dislike about the product?
- Lack of Server LoadBalance Feature
- fail positive with detecting the general attack by signature
- fail positive with detecting the general attack by signature
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
- Detect Bots and attack by machine learning, no need use signature
FortiWeb web application firewall (WAF)
What do you like best about the product?
It's a good tool that will protect the web application firewall
What do you dislike about the product?
Sometimes it will be slow in providing a firewall security
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It is very beneficial by helping us to secure our server by their WAF
Great Machine Learning Feature Including in Web Application Firewall
What do you like best about the product?
Machine Learning is a good feature for protecting web applications with less initial configure on the FortiWeb.
With machine learning feature, I can also block threat by anomaly detection and block bot by bot detection with less false positive.
With machine learning feature, I can also block threat by anomaly detection and block bot by bot detection with less false positive.
What do you dislike about the product?
The Centralized Configuration Management of FortiWeb - the FortiWeb Manager has been discontinued cause I do not see any firmware update on the FortiWeb Manager, but the FortiWeb has released the new firmware usually. So the FortiWeb Manager can not manage the FortiWeb with the latest firmware (FortiWeb with firmware 6.3.0 and above)
Latest FortiWeb Manager Firmware: 6.2.3
Latest FortiWeb Firmware: 6.4.1
Latest FortiWeb Manager Firmware: 6.2.3
Latest FortiWeb Firmware: 6.4.1
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
- Protect Web Application with Machine Learning. Less False Positive.
- Less initial config with Machine Learning.
- Good choice to meet the PCI DSS.
- Less initial config with Machine Learning.
- Good choice to meet the PCI DSS.
Fortiweb solutions , I found it quite easy to use and user friendly
What do you like best about the product?
Its GUI is quite user friendly and easy to understand, anyone who has the basic understanding, can easily follow Fortiweb
What do you dislike about the product?
So far so good, it's very very competitive and price wise also it stands great
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I was involved in Configuration as well as in Designing
A Advanced and Powerful Solution for Web Applications Security.
What do you like best about the product?
The thing I like the best about FortiWeb Web Application Firewall is the Console. The console allows us to customise and use firewall functions along with other features. Also, the deployment has been really straightforward and the firewall is really secure for even day zero threats.
What do you dislike about the product?
The thing I dislike the most about FortiWeb Web Application Firewall is the update process. Upgrading from an older version to a new version requires some downtime and involves a lot of steps. Also, they can improve their service as service is critical in security domain
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Create internal/operational efficiencies
Improve business process agility
Improve compliance & risk management
Improve business process agility
Improve compliance & risk management
Very useful
What do you like best about the product?
Setup rules for per users. Control over network
What do you dislike about the product?
So far nothing that I have spot that will be disliking
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Problem will time waste.
Solution: workers spending more time on work then anything else
Solution: workers spending more time on work then anything else
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Highly recommended, for small to big companies
Very good, it's a lot to process, but if you know your way it's a very good WAF.
What do you like best about the product?
Interface & Flexibility. Integration with fortigate en fortianalyzer.
What do you dislike about the product?
You have to work with it a lot to really get to grips with it.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
SSL offloading and WAF security
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