Fortinet FortiGate vs. NordVPN

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
FortiGate
Score 8.2 out of 10
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FortiNet FortiGate is a firewall option with high integrability. It offers a variety of deployment options and next-gen firewall capabilities, including integration with IaaS cloud platforms and public cloud environments.N/A
NordVPN
Score 9.1 out of 10
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NordVPN by Nord Security is a virtual private network (VPN) solution for individuals or small businesses with a limited number of devices. With 5100 servers across the globe, NordVPN aims to bring users both security and speed.N/A
Pricing
Fortinet FortiGateNordVPN
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
FortiGateNordVPN
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsFortiGate pricing starts at $250 for home office use, up to $300,000 for large enterprise appliances. Must contact sales team for pricing.Price includes VPN for up to 6 devices per account. Price is discounted for annual or bi-annual subscriptions. The subscription comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee. NordVPN offers discounts for students.
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Community Pulse
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Features
Fortinet FortiGateNordVPN
Firewall
Comparison of Firewall features of Product A and Product B
Fortinet FortiGate
8.9
Ratings
3% above category average
NordVPN
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Ratings
Identification Technologies8.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Visualization Tools8.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Content Inspection9.40 Ratings00 Ratings
Policy-based Controls9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Active Directory and LDAP9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Firewall Management Console8.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting and Logging7.50 Ratings00 Ratings
VPN8.60 Ratings00 Ratings
High Availability9.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Stateful Inspection9.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Proxy Server10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Virtual Private Network
Comparison of Virtual Private Network features of Product A and Product B
Fortinet FortiGate
-
Ratings
NordVPN
9.6
Ratings
6% above category average
Kill Switch00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Multi-Platform Support00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
IP Address Masking00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
No-Logs Policy00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Multiple Server Locations00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Automatic Wi-Fi Protection00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Simultaneous Connections00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Customer Support Services00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Fortinet FortiGateNordVPN
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
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9.0
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Likelihood to Renew
9.9
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Usability
9.0
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9.0
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Availability
10.0
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Performance
10.0
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Support Rating
8.6
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In-Person Training
10.0
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Implementation Rating
8.0
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-
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Configurability
9.0
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Ease of integration
7.0
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Product Scalability
9.8
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Vendor post-sale
10.0
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Vendor pre-sale
9.0
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User Testimonials
Fortinet FortiGateNordVPN
Likelihood to Recommend
We reviewed many different vendors product offerings, we found the Fortinet FortiGate to best fit our needs. We upgraded from a previous firewall, the migration was a fairly easy process. We were also able to consolidate multiple firewalls into one unit using vdoms. It's been helpful to have one pain of glass, one support contract and easy to work with support. These firewalls are feature rich which is great, but the support contracts are expensive.
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When starting an SEO project, it helps a lot to do keyword research since you can activate the VPN and have real data that does not manipulate your search history or your location, if you mix the VPN with an incognito section you can have real data without any kind of manipulation, which allows you to create quality and efficient content that really solves the problems of the target users.
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Pros
  • It is the most reliable NGFW that we have ever been touch with it.
  • You can easily upgrade the firewall cluster firmware without user attention!!!
  • User IDentity based feature is fantastic and intrusion prevention just works with least false-positive possible.
  • Very reachfull and intuitive GUI, just love it
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  • Allowing me to remote IP to the desired location
  • Safe guard my personal IP from cyber attacks
  • Provide me a dedicated IP for any remote country
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Cons
  • When we switched to Fortinet Fortigate, it took some time getting used to and become familiar with the new interface. Being used to strictly command-line interfaces, a full GUI-based firewall was something brand new. Careful planning had to be done when creating rules to ensure we didn't miss anything. However, once we got used to the new GUI interface, going from one Fortinet product to another was simple, as Fortinet used the same interface for all of its devices.
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  • Add more locations in Latam
  • It is really difficult to configure the Open VPN
  • Sometimes it takes a long time to connect to a server
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Likelihood to Renew
Fortinet's products have kept improving with new software releases and they continue to deliver great value. Their support is also very good. I believe that as a small enterprise, their products have given us competitive advantage delivering features and functionality that enable us to innovate and do things better. They also continue to be a leader in the markets they serve.
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Usability
The user interface shared among many simultaneous users is very easy to get around. With shared favorites among users, most tasks are easily bookmarked and can quickly be found and edited. Their strategy for web filter integration is easy to understand and manage as well. With some general direction, setup and maintenance were easy to do and easy to teach others in the organization to do as well.
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I use it every single day. For business use as well personal use. It's very easy and intuitive to use. I can connect to a chosen server with very few clicks.
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Reliability and Availability
We had didn't any hardware failures at our two main office locations and upgraded our units last year after using them for about 5-6 years
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Performance
Good performance and really good integration. We have integration with Microsoft AD.
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Support Rating
We live in Turkey. Fortinet's Turkey office [dealt] constantly with us in our every problem or our experience. In addition, global support teams also supported every ticket we opened in every problem we encountered. They support innovative approaches and evaluate and offer solutions. In this context, they were very supportive of the problems we encountered in previous versions.
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In-Person Training
I received it a couple years afters use it and it was just to confirm my knowledge about the tool.
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Implementation Rating
Make sure that you have the most current version of FortiOS. Make sure all Fortigates are on the same version
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Alternatives Considered
One of the biggest advantages over competitors that Fortinet FortiGate leverages well is its remote virtual private networks options. Licensing is included with Fortinet FortiGate units at no extra cost. We find that the telemetry is easier to compile and most importantly communicate with non technical members of staff. The Fortinet FortiGate unit is also extremely stable for long periods of time without showing signs of needing a reboot.
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NordVPN has a number of partner companies, e.g. Revolut, N26, etc. which all offer NordVPN as a perk. I use it for that very reason. I haven't seen other products have a such a wide network of partners.
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Scalability
My environments are pretty small (less than 100 users per location) so no issues here.
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Return on Investment
  • SD-WAN : Can't stress it further that we are very happy with this functionality and outcomes in the org. We have multiple WAN and MPLS links and traffic switching becomes an important in order to utilize the best performing line.
  • QoS : We use QoS for almost all internet traffic, be it Web browsing by users, IOT segment, Application based traffic policy and VIP and normal user based bandwidth allocation.
  • SSL and IPSec VPN, both features are fully used to it absolute capacity. IPSec tunnels with multiple sister companies across globe.
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  • My work load is more improve and easy now
  • great protection from online threat.
  • speed is little bit slow but i can managed.
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