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Fortinet FortiGate Next-Generation Firewall

Fortinet Inc. | 7.4.1

Linux/Unix, Other 7.4.1 - 64-bit Amazon Machine Image (AMI)

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    Information Technology and Services

FortiGate Cloud is a good and simple cloud management and analytics solution.

  • September 08, 2023
  • Review provided by G2

What do you like best about the product?
FortiGate Cloud offers a range of benefits, including centralized management, real-time monitoring, advanced analytics, and scalability. It simplifies security management, enhances network visibility, and helps organizations stay ahead of evolving cyber threats.
What do you dislike about the product?
Cloud-based solutions rely on internet connectivity. If your internet connection experiences issues or goes down, you may have limited or no access to the FortiGate Cloud platform, potentially impacting your ability to manage and monitor your FortiGate devices.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
The user-friendly interface of FortiGate Cloud makes it easy for IT administrators to configure policies, monitor network traffic, and generate reports without the need for extensive technical expertise. This can lead to improved operational efficiency.


    Mark J.

One of the best Gateway Security Solution

  • September 08, 2023
  • Review provided by G2

What do you like best about the product?
Centralize Management of Fortinet Devices. Having Forticloud gives you a very good reporting and analytics in one dashboard. In addition, Zero touch Provisioning will help you add, setup devices and initial configure the local and remote branches with ease.

It has also a free 7 days logging and reporting for fortigate device users.
What do you dislike about the product?
So far, its been serving all the required purposes. Adding wizards of help icon to provide a step by step guidance on the configuration will help users to know what to do next or recommended setup.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It gives additional reporting and logging storage, especially for fortigate devices that doesnt have internal storage.
It help the user to monitor their devices online and have a single dashboard to see all the device information.


    Elmer M.

It is very useful and user friendly

  • September 07, 2023
  • Review provided by G2

What do you like best about the product?
I like the following things about FortiGate Cloud:

Centralized management
Zero touch deployment
Reporting and analytics
Scalability

Overall, I think FortiGate Cloud is a powerful and versatile tool that can help you to simplify your network management and improve your security posture.
What do you dislike about the product?
Based on my understanding, here are some of the things that people dislike about FortiGate Cloud:

The pricing can be expensive, especially for larger organizations.
The learning curve can be steep for new users.
The lack of customization options can be frustrating for some users.
Some users have reported that the FortiGate Cloud interface can be slow and unresponsive.
There have been some reports of bugs and glitches in the FortiGate Cloud software.
Overall, FortiGate Cloud is a powerful and versatile tool that can be a valuable asset for organizations of all sizes. However, it is important to be aware of the limitations and potential drawbacks of the platform before making a decision to deploy it.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
FortiGate Cloud solves the following problems:

Complexity - anaging a large number of FortiGate devices can be complex and time-consuming
Security - FortiGate Cloud is a secure platform that is protected by Fortinet's security infrastructure.
Scalability - FortiGate Cloud can scale to meet the needs of your organization, regardless of its size or complexity


    Allain Gabriel A.

Fortinet Projects

  • September 06, 2023
  • Review provided by G2

What do you like best about the product?
What I like about the Fortigate Cloud is flexibility, easy to managed and centralized. Fortigate provides central management of products and statuses which very useful.
What do you dislike about the product?
Actually, i don't dislike fortigate cloud. It's just sometimes slow but we know that you can improve it over time. The login method seems useful that the previous.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Centralized management, and visibility of all the fortinet product where in the management is dependent on physical server rather it is now accessible wherever you are.


    kram e.

FortiGate Cloud as a Firewall for infra.

  • September 05, 2023
  • Review provided by G2

What do you like best about the product?
FortiGate Cloud provides a centralized management console for all of your FortiGate devices. This makes it easy to manage your security policies, configure your devices, and track your security posture. FortiGate Cloud provides real-time security intelligence and analytics to help you identify and mitigate threats. This includes features such as threat hunting, intrusion detection, and vulnerability scanning.
What do you dislike about the product?
FortiGate Cloud is a powerful and versatile security management solution, but it does have some downsides. Here are some of the potential downsides of using FortiGate Cloud.
FortiGate Cloud offers a limited number of customization options, so you may not be able to tailor it to your specific needs.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
A company with multiple FortiGate devices can use FortiGate Cloud to centralize the management of those devices. This can save the company time and money, and it can also improve the security of the network.


    Computer & Network Security

Centralized Management

  • September 04, 2023
  • Review provided by G2

What do you like best about the product?
Centralized management, FortiCloud allows organizations to centrally manage their Fortinet security devices, such as FortiGate firewalls, FortiAP wireless access points, and FortiSwitch network switches. This centralized management simplifies the configuration and monitoring of network security policies and devices.
What do you dislike about the product?
Internet Dependency: FortiCloud relies on an internet connection to function. This means that if an organization's internet connection experiences downtime or disruptions, it could affect the ability to manage and monitor Fortinet devices through FortiCloud.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Subscription Cost, FortiCloud typically involves subscription-based pricing, and costs can add up over time, especially for organizations with a large number of Fortinet devices. Some organizations may find the ongoing subscription fees to be a disadvantage.


    Haroon M.

FortiFate Cloud Review

  • August 29, 2023
  • Review provided by G2

What do you like best about the product?
remote management of security devices, offers real-time monitoring and reporting capabilities, providing insights into network traffic, threats, and overall security posture.
What do you dislike about the product?
d set of features. Advanced users may find certain functionalities missing or less customizable in the cloud version. The costs associated with using FortiGate Cloud, including subscription fees and potential data transfer charges, might be a concern for some organizations
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Our Organization has multiple branches, remote offices, and geographically dispersed locations that face challenges in managing and maintaining consistent security policies across their entire network, so it helps in Centralized Management of Distributed Network Security:


    FAISAL S.

FortiGate Cloud Review

  • August 29, 2023
  • Review verified by G2

What do you like best about the product?
FortiGate Cloud offers a centralized platform for managing multiple FortiGate devices and services from a single interface. This can greatly simplify network management and security operations.
Being a cloud-based solution, FortiGate Cloud enables administrators to access and manage their network and security settings remotely, providing flexibility and convenience. FortiGate Cloud may integrate with other Fortinet solutions and services, creating a comprehensive ecosystem for network security and management.
What do you dislike about the product?
If there is a situation where internet access is temporarily unavailable, administrators might face challenges in accessing and managing network devices through FortiGate Cloud
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
With better monitoring and automation, administrators can proactively identify and address network issues, reducing downtime and minimizing the impact of security incidents.


    Bilal A.

Add another site

  • March 15, 2023
  • Review provided by G2

What do you like best about the product?
In my last job our firwall was fortigate 60f, it's a perfect product and there's no issue with it it must get 10/10 but when i tried to add other site to the same network they asked me to by a new one and pay for annually for tow products, so i switched to sophos and because this the product will get 9/10 sorry about that
What do you dislike about the product?
That i must buy another product to add a new site, and it will cost a new annual payment.
This is all, but if any ask me for a firewall and i know that he have a one site sure i will recommend fortigate
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Safe my site from outside and inside attack and give me the status of my network and weekly reports about it.
It's good product, and i hope that you keep on going


    Information Technology and Services

A TRUE GAME CHANGER

  • August 11, 2022
  • Review provided by G2

What do you like best about the product?
UI/Ux design is remarkable, very user-friendly and unique
What do you dislike about the product?
It only has dark theme, it would be great if it had white or light coloured themes as well as sometimes you get bored of looking at bold colours
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Every bit of our data is online now and accessible from anywhere in the world that with added security