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Fortinet FortiExtender vs. Palo Alto Networks Prisma SD-WAN

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Fortinet FortiExtender

    Score7 out of 10
    N/AFortiExtender is the wireless WAN offering from Fortinet.N/A

    Palo Alto Networks Prisma SD-WAN

    Score7.8 out of 10
    N/APrisma SD-WAN (formerly known as CloudGenix but now as Prisma from Palo Alto Networks since being acquired in April 2020) offers an Autonomous SD-WAN solution, designed to provide app-policies aligned to business intent, along with direct access to multi-cloud and dev-ops frameworks to deliver unparalleled productivity gains, and cost-savings compared to first generation SD-WAN alternatives.N/A
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    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    75%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Best Alternatives
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    Medium-sized Companies
    HPE Aruba Networks Wireless WAN
    Score10 out of 10
    Cisco Meraki SD-WAN
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
    Score8.7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Fortinet FortiExtenderPalo Alto Networks Prisma SD-WAN
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.8
    (9 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Fortinet FortiExtenderPalo Alto Networks Prisma SD-WAN
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Fortinet
    Fortinet FortiExtender is well suited to delivering fast 5G and LTE service. The cloud-based system is great so that our agency can manage the cloud from anywhere which is great during remote work. The Fortinet FortiExtender was easy to deploy and the system has been easy to manage. The Fortinet FortiExtender is less appropriate when it comes to the cost to implement and the customer support could be improved.
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    Palo Alto Networks
    CloudGenix would be suited for any company that has an internet connection if you have multiple sites you could use this to help with network traffic and what should take precedence over other applications. If you didn't have various sites, you could go with another type of internet connection.CloudGenix may not be suited for that scenario.
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    Pros
    Fortinet
    • Failover protection by supporting multiple bands.
    • Cloud based management helping to manage the system from anywhere.
    • Integration with the Fortinet firewall.
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    Palo Alto Networks
    • Circuit Monitoring
    • QOS of network traffic
    • High Availability
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    Cons
    Fortinet
    • It is good when any problem occurred in our fiber cables but when it gets problematic then there isn’t any way out for us and its graphic interface is not helpful.
    • Its support team is useless and didn’t help in any regard.
    • The price is not in our favor.
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    Palo Alto Networks
    • Some warning messages are hard to pinpoint the actual issue.
    • Support was faster at first, seems to not be as quick as in the beginning.
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    Support Rating
    Fortinet
    No answers on this topic
    Palo Alto Networks
    The support was super fast in the beginning. Sometimes it seems now that the support does not get back to you as quickly. When we do get in contact with the support, they are usually knowledgeable and can help find the problem. The support has also been easy to work with.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Fortinet
    By looking at the market of similar devices, we quickly recognized that Fortinet FortiExtenders are very reasonably priced; however, they provide top-level functionality that even some of the competitors don't have.
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    Palo Alto Networks
    We evaluated Silverpeaks and Cisco. We found that CloudGenics' had a pricing model that met our needs. The sales team we worked with went over our existing environment thoroughly to provide the right size solution without compromising or limiting our technology needs. While the overall solutions form each vendor would have worked, we simply believed CloudGenic was the right fit for our company based on price, sales, support, and functionality.
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    Return on Investment
    Fortinet
    • Backup connectivity is helping us in many ways especially at times when connections run out and we have to perform any action that is essential to be done at times.
    • It provides a secure network.
    • With direct management, we can monitor and add and remove unwanted devices.
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    Palo Alto Networks
    • Reduced Down time
    • Improved throughput due to their intelligent data analytics
    • Full utilization of all data circuits
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