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FortiClient

Score7.5 out of 10

125 Reviews and Ratings

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What is FortiClient?

Fortinet offers FortiClient, their endpoint security system emphasizing automated advanced threat protection, security fabric integration, secure remote access, endpoint quarantine, and a comprehensive reporting dashboard.

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Key Features

Learn about the best (and worst!) features FortiClient has to offer, as determined by TrustRadius' reviewers.
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Top Performing Features

  • Centralized Management

    Centralized management supporting multi-factor authentication, customized views, and role-based access control.

    Category average: 8.5

  • Infection Remediation

    Capability to quarantine infected endpoint and terminate malicious processes.

    Category average: 8.8

  • Malware Detection

    Detection and blocking of zero-day file and fileless malware.

    Category average: 9

Areas for Improvement

  • Vulnerability Management

    Vulnerability prioritization for fixes.

    Category average: 8.3

  • Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)

    Continuous monitoring and response to advanced internet threats by endpoint agents.

    Category average: 9.1

  • Hybrid Deployment Support

    Administrators should be able to choose endpoint security on-premise, cloud, or hybrid.

    Category average: 8.3

Reviews

What users are saying about FortiClient.
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Access organization applications from anywhere without compromising security.

Incentivized
Baladas Bhoir
Warehouse Executive at Origin Logistics pvt Ltd (51-200 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

In our organization, we are using FortiClient as a VPN to securely access organization applications. Most of our employees are remote workers, and we need to access organization applications like SAP frequently, so we use FortiClient. FortiClient enabled us to remotely access organization applications irrespective of our physical location and without compromising security.

Pros

  • It allows you to access organization applications from anywhere.
  • It offers you secure remote access via VPN and ZTNA.
  • It helps you prevent data breaches.

Cons

  • Pricing
  • Conflict with some antivirus.

Return on Investment

  • It enabled us to access organization applications from anywhere.
  • It provide us secure remote access via VPN and ZTNA.
  • It improved our productivity.

Usability

Alternatives Considered

Ivanti Connect Secure

Other Software Used

SAP HANA Cloud, JioMeet, Cisco Duo

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Incentivized
Pawel Sokol
IT Administrator in Information Technology at Kontri Sp. z o.o. (51-200 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use FortiClient to set up secure VPN connections for remote work. It allows to access company resources from home or business trip.

Pros

  • Secure VPN connection
  • Ease of use
  • Easy to install

Cons

  • Always-on feature in VPN only version
  • Auto reconnect in VPN only version

Return on Investment

  • Ensures the secure connection
  • Access to upgrades
  • Support both user/password and certificate based authentication

Usability

Alternatives Considered

MikroTik Cloud Router Switch

Other Software Used

ESET PROTECT, WireGuard, QNAP NAS, Veeam Backup for AWS, Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows, VMware vSphere

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Incentivized
Verified User
Administrator in Information Technology (501-1000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We primarily use the Fortinet FortiClient for remote network access. In our case, we use it for SSLVPN access to our on-premise firewalls. We use it as an "as needed" solution for those who are traveling or remote workers. The FortiClient is fairly consistent in performance and meeting this business need.

Pros

  • Enterprise Policy Enforcement
  • Compatibility
  • Updates Easily

Cons

  • Buggy SSO Log-ins
  • Duplicate Debug Logs
  • Updates without a restart

Return on Investment

  • Extremely cost effective compared to other VPN solutions
  • Built-in functionality with Fortinet hardware and appliances, no redundant costs
  • Tough to use the client with outside vendor softwares

Usability

Alternatives Considered

Citrix Gateway and Cisco AnyConnect

Other Software Used

Trend Micro Smart Protection Suite, with XGen, Acronis Cyber Protect, PeerSync

Always security and vpn with stable and fast connection.

Verified User
Analyst in Information Technology (51-200 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use it to establish a secure VPN connection.

Pros

  • The connection is always completely stable and is completely secure.
  • Automatic reflection is another point that I really like.
  • Its protection against malware is also excellent.

Cons

  • I think your interface could be improved.
  • the automatic reconnection could be improved.
  • It could reduce CPU consumption a little and improve some features a little.

Return on Investment

  • I really like remote access because it's very fast.
  • the VPN connection is much better.
  • Not to mention that it helps significantly in avoiding attacks that could be very harmful.

Usability

Alternatives Considered

SonicWall Analytics

Other Software Used

Microsoft Teams, OneDrive, Microsoft 365

Best VPN searching journey end on FortiClient.

Incentivized
Pankaj ChoudharyView profile
Freelancer Android Developer in Engineering at Freelancer (51-200 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Currently, I am working for an MNC company, and they have their source codes in a central location, and we can't access it without the VPN. So, to access the source codes and other documents, we need to log in to the company network through FortiClient. Without FortiClient, we can use anything.

Pros

  • Reconnection on network fluctuations.
  • Data transfer on high speed.
  • Easy to use.
  • UI is much better.

Cons

  • Connection initialization it takes time to connect.
  • Some times App auto stop.
  • If system will go to sleep mode then connection should be live.

Return on Investment

  • Its improve the security.
  • Only authorised members can access the data.
  • We can track the work done in the network.

Usability

Alternatives Considered

NordVPN and Surfshark

Other Software Used

Slack, Atlassian Jira, AnyDesk, MobaXTerm, Android Studio, LibreOffice, Sublime Text, Notepad++, Vysor