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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    FortiGate

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/AFortiNet 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

    WatchGuard XTM - Discontinued Product

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AWatchGuard XTM is a firewall option, from WatchGuard Technologies.N/A
    Pricing
    FortiGateWatchGuard XTM - Discontinued Product
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    FortiGateWatchGuard XTM - Discontinued Product
    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.
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    Community Pulse
    FortiGateWatchGuard XTM - Discontinued Product
    Considered Both Products
    Fortinet
    Chose FortiGate
    The Fortinet products have been chosen because of our previous experience with them. The FortiClient is always used with our roaming users together theRedHAt authentications services and the IPS and Web Filtering addons are used, together the WAF, to strengthen our network …
    Incentivized
    Chose FortiGate
    Great subscription services and easy branch office VPN configuration. Also a big plus for 2FA via Forti Token integration.
    Incentivized
    Chose FortiGate
    Compared to the products we have used in the past the FortiGate has been easier to configure, easier to upgrade, and as easy to visualize problems from the logging. The web filter integration allowed us to eliminate the Barracuda. This was something we tried and failed to …
    Incentivized
    WatchGuard Technologies
    Chose WatchGuard XTM - Discontinued Product
    The price-performance ratio was much better than the other brands. It is easy to use, manage and with a lot of compatibility It offers the same functionality as other competitive solutions at a more accessible price, additionally its databases such as antivirus, antispam, and …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    47 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    48 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    43 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    98%
    Implementation went as expected
    46 Answers
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    Features
    FortiGateWatchGuard XTM - Discontinued Product
    Firewall
    Comparison of Firewall features of Fortinet FortiGate and WatchGuard XTM - Discontinued Product
    Feature
    Fortinet FortiGate
    8.9
    40 Ratings
    3% above category average
    WatchGuard XTM - Discontinued Product
    10.0
    2 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Identification Technologies8.638 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Visualization Tools8.538 Ratings9.92 Ratings
    Content Inspection9.439 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Policy-based Controls9.040 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Active Directory and LDAP9.039 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Firewall Management Console8.640 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Reporting and Logging7.440 Ratings9.92 Ratings
    VPN8.640 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    High Availability9.535 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Stateful Inspection9.538 Ratings9.92 Ratings
    Proxy Server10.028 Ratings9.92 Ratings
    User Ratings
    FortiGateWatchGuard XTM - Discontinued Product
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (67 ratings)
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.9
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (8 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.6
    (26 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.8
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    FortiGateWatchGuard XTM - Discontinued Product
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Fortinet
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    WatchGuard Technologies
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    Pros
    Fortinet
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    WatchGuard Technologies
    • Proxy filter.
    • Link redundancy.
    • Security.
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    Cons
    Fortinet
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    WatchGuard Technologies
    • Support can be hard to work with. While they are typically knowledgeable, there can be a language barrier. Also, most troubleshooting seems intrusive which is a problem in a production environment.
    • The throughput of the cheaper models leaves something to be desired.
    • Have had some issues running VOIP behind these, but have not been able to narrow down the issues to the phone provider or WatchGuard yet.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Fortinet
    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.
    Incentivized
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    WatchGuard Technologies
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Fortinet
    No answers on this topic
    WatchGuard Technologies
    No answers on this topic
    Reliability and Availability
    Fortinet
    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
    Incentivized
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    WatchGuard Technologies
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    Fortinet
    Good performance and really good integration. We have integration with Microsoft AD.
    Incentivized
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    WatchGuard Technologies
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Fortinet
    No answers on this topic
    WatchGuard Technologies
    No answers on this topic
    In-Person Training
    Fortinet
    I received it a couple years afters use it and it was just to confirm my knowledge about the tool.
    Incentivized
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    WatchGuard Technologies
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Fortinet
    Make sure that you have the most current version of FortiOS. Make sure all Fortigates are on the same version
    Incentivized
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    WatchGuard Technologies
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Fortinet
    [Fortinet] FortiGate is not only cost effective but it gives the comprehensive security against the APT attacks and gives the complete traffic visibility and granular control. You can easily create the VDOMs (Virtual firewall) within a Fortigate firewall and customize the dashboard as per your requirement if you have multiple VDOMs within a single firewall.
    Incentivized
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    WatchGuard Technologies
    No answers on this topic
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Fortinet
    No answers on this topic
    WatchGuard Technologies
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    Scalability
    Fortinet
    My environments are pretty small (less than 100 users per location) so no issues here.
    Incentivized
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    WatchGuard Technologies
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Fortinet
    • The pricing given to us for our firewall was well within what we were already spending for other vendors solutions and had the added value of eliminating a separate expense for a dedicated web filtering appliance.
    • We have also adopted Fortinet's security fabric approach and thus changed vendors for our switch and AP devices. These devices have come at reduced prices as compared to another previous vendor we were using, particularly in relation to ongoing annual maintenance costs.
    Incentivized
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    WatchGuard Technologies
    • Easy to set up and connect firewalls
    • Easy to set up branch tunnels
    • Less time spent training
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