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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    FortiConverter

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AThe FortiConverter firewall configuration migration tool is primarily for third-party firewall configuration migration to FortiOS—for routing, firewall, NAT, and VPN policies and objects.N/A

    Matillion

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AMatillion is a data pipeline platform used to build and manage pipelines. Matillion empowers data teams with no-code and AI capabilities to be more productive, integrating data wherever it lives and delivering data that’s ready for AI and analytics.

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    Pricing
    FortiConverterMatillion
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Developer: For Individuals
    $2.50/credit
    Pay as you go per user
    Basic
    $1000
    per month 500 prepaid credits (additional credits: $2.18/credit)
    Advanced
    $2000
    per month 750 prepaid credits (additional credits: $2.73/credit)
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    FortiConverterMatillion
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsBilled directly via cloud marketplace on an hourly basis, with annual subscriptions available depending on the customer's cloud data warehouse provider.
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    Features
    FortiConverterMatillion
    Data Source Connection
    Comparison of Data Source Connection features of FortiConverter and Matillion
    Feature
    FortiConverter
    -
    Ratings
    Matillion
    8.5
    131 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Connect to traditional data sources00 Ratings8.8130 Ratings
    Connecto to Big Data and NoSQL00 Ratings8.190 Ratings
    Data Transformations
    Comparison of Data Transformations features of FortiConverter and Matillion
    Feature
    FortiConverter
    -
    Ratings
    Matillion
    7.0
    132 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Simple transformations00 Ratings7.6132 Ratings
    Complex transformations00 Ratings6.5131 Ratings
    Data Modeling
    Comparison of Data Modeling features of FortiConverter and Matillion
    Feature
    FortiConverter
    -
    Ratings
    Matillion
    8.3
    124 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Data model creation00 Ratings9.133 Ratings
    Metadata management00 Ratings9.140 Ratings
    Business rules and workflow00 Ratings8.4116 Ratings
    Collaboration00 Ratings7.5116 Ratings
    Testing and debugging00 Ratings7.7117 Ratings
    Data Governance
    Comparison of Data Governance features of FortiConverter and Matillion
    Feature
    FortiConverter
    -
    Ratings
    Matillion
    8.2
    23 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Integration with data quality tools00 Ratings8.222 Ratings
    Integration with MDM tools00 Ratings8.220 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    FortiConverterMatillion
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (133 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.6
    (6 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.1
    (132 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.4
    (7 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Data Sources
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.5
    (126 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
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    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
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    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    FortiConverterMatillion
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Fortinet
    Unless you are rebuilding rules from scratch, FortiConverter is a must-have when migrating legacy rulesets from competing platforms such as Cisco ASA, CheckPoint, Juniper, etc. to FortiGate Appliances. Without FortiConverter, guaranteed there will be some flows you missed and you will be troubleshooting them during your cutover maintenance window. Utilizing FortiConverter, you will minimize such issues as cutover time because you have the ability to stage the new ruleset in advance. Complex topologies and multi-platform migrations require highly skilled consultation from experts that [have] done this several times before.
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    Matillion
    Great: Need to query simpler APIs, or utilize well known services such as GSheets etc.? Matillion has got some of the best and easiest to use connectors out there. Not so great: Do you need have a competent CI/CD flow that you will be able to update / compare from Matillion as well as other sources at the same time? Good luck, you will need to be extra careful, as you might have to have a deeper dive into your servers Terminal each time you have a git conflict.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Fortinet
    • Audit existing rulesets from CheckPoint, Cisco, Juniper and other platforms
    • Build migration rulesets to FortiGate
    • Stages migration before actual cutover
    • Reduces or eliminates obsolete and shadow rules
    • Simple logic
    Incentivized
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    Matillion
    • The user interface of your data pipelines makes it easier for people who aren’t as techy as data engineers to observe what's going on.
    • Customer support is quick, not always as efficient as you would want it to be, but still.
    • Nice documentation available.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Fortinet
    • Programming or scripting skills are not needed but highly recommended
    • Requires excellent command of REGEX
    • Interface Mapping from complex topologies requires a deep understanding of FortiGate interface capabilities and scripting
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    Matillion
    • Matillion is brilliant at importing data -- it would be amazing to have more ways to export data, from emailed exports to API pushes.
    • Any Python that takes more than a few lines of code requires an external server to run it. It would be great to have more integration (perhaps in a connected virtual environment) to easily integrate customized code.
    • Troubleshooting server logs requires quite a bit of technical expertise. More human readable detailed error handling would be greatly appreciated.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Fortinet
    FortiConverter is currently the best option to assist in migrating legacy firewalls to FortiGate firewalls. FortiConverter is flexible enough to be the single tool to use when migrating Check Point, Cisco ASA, Juniper and other platforms to FortiGate Firewalls. FortiConverter is not a multi-user software however it is easy for multiple engineers to work on a single or multiple migration projects.
    Incentivized
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    Matillion
    With the current experience of Matillion, we are likely to renew with the current feature option but will also look for improvement in various areas including scalability and dependability. 1. Connectors: It offers various connectors option but isn't full proof which we will be looking forward as we grow. 2. Scalability: As usage increase, we want Matillion system to be more stable.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Fortinet
    No answers on this topic
    Matillion
    We are able to bring on new resources and teach them how to use Matillion without having to invest a significant amount of time. We prefer looking for resources with any type of ETL skill-set and feel that they can learn Matillion without problem. In addition, the prebuilt objects cover more than 95% of our use cases and we do not have to build much from scratch.
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    Support Rating
    Fortinet
    No answers on this topic
    Matillion
    Overall, I've found Matillion to be responsive and considerate. I feel like they value us as a customer even when I know they have customers who spend more on the product than we do. That speaks to a motive higher than money. They want to make a good product and a good experience for their customers. If I have any complaint, it's that support sometimes feels community-oriented. It isn't always immediately clear to me that my support requests are going to a support engineer and not to the community at large. Usually, though, after a bit of conversation, it's clear that Matillion is watching and responding. And responses are generally quick in coming.
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    Implementation Rating
    Fortinet
    No answers on this topic
    Matillion
    We were able to control on access and built various enviroment for implementation
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    Alternatives Considered
    Fortinet
    FortiConverter is the easiest of the firewall migration tools to use compared to Checkpoint SmartMove, Cisco Firewall Migration Tool, FWMIG, etc. It has a more robust user interface and allows you to customize the rule imports as needed. Rulebase analysis, hit count, NAT, and dynamic routing are presented in an easy to understand format with FortiConverter.
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    Matillion
    Fivetran offers a managed service and pre-configured schemas/models for data loading, which means much less administrative work for initial setup and ongoing maintenance. But it comes at a much higher price tag. So, knowing where your sweet spot is in the build vs. buy spectrum is essential to deciding which tool fits better. For the transformation part, dbt is purely (SQL-) code-based. So, it is mainly whether your developers prefer a GUI or code-based approach.
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    Scalability
    Fortinet
    No answers on this topic
    Matillion
    We're using Matillion on EC2 instances, and we have about 20 projects for our clients in the same instance. Sometimes, we're struggling to manage schedules for all projects because thread management is not visible, and we can't see the process at the instance level.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Fortinet
    • Streamlined migrations successful on the first try
    • Simple and fast cutover maintenance window
    • Audit and tune existing rule base
    • Quickly identify shadow rules
    • Quickly identify rules with elevated access
    Incentivized
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    Matillion
    • Matillion has been the backbone of my company's analytical functionalities for 10+ years, so it has a good ROI.
    • The price is ok for what our company built with it, but it starts to be less competitive if the tool is not used at its fullest.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Matillion Screenshots

    Screenshot of Matillion's GUI, used to orchestrate jobs with control data flow functionality, automating the ETL process.Screenshot of where structured and semi-structured data can be prepared to create clean data sets that can be used with any BI/reporting/visualization tool of choice. Matillion reads and combines data across a target warehouse external storage, such as S3 or Blob.Screenshot of Matillion's self-validating components, sample and row counts. If a job does fail, the warehouse queue services available with Matillion can be used get an alert to a connected email or Slack account.Screenshot of the SQL component used to run custom scripts from within Matillion. With hundreds of pre-built connectors out of the box, Matillion can handle complex transformation needs.