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Overview

Synthesised from 12 reviews | Last Published May 26, 2026

Fortinet FortiGate serves as a primary solution for establishing robust network security and comprehensive threat protection, securing corporate networks and facilitating remote access. In TrustRadius reviews, users frequently deploy it for its advanced features, including web filtering, application control, and VPN capabilities, which are crucial for managing network traffic and preventing intrusions. Its integration into the broader Fortinet Fabric ecosystem allows for unified security policies and streamlined management, making it a central component in many organizations' cybersecurity strategies.

Reviewers also appreciate the product's role in SD-WAN topologies, enabling granular control over WAN traffic and secure connections for distributed offices. However, recurring concerns include the cost of licensing and Forti-tokens, alongside reports of firmware glitches and challenges with the user interface. Despite these areas for improvement, the overall sentiment indicates that FortiGate effectively protects organizational networks while offering strong operational performance and contributing to significant security and efficiency gains.

Pros

  • Robust network security and comprehensive threat protection
  • Effective web filtering for application control and SSL inspection
  • Reliable VPN capabilities for remote access and secure tunnels
  • Efficient firewall functionality maintaining low latency under high traffic
  • User-friendly management interface and integration within the Fortinet ecosystem

Cons

  • High cost of licensing and Forti-tokens
  • Firmware and software stability issues, including vulnerabilities and glitches
  • Challenges with user interface and command-line interface navigation
  • Deficiencies in documentation and training materials, often outdated
  • Complexity in deploying VPN services
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Fortinet Fortigate 110C General Review

Rating: 9 out of 10
Incentivized

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We're currently working with amaze with a FortiGate 110C, that is our front end Firewall for ISP routing and as a first layer to declare web access policies, anti-spam filtering, IPS, application inventory and to implement fail over policies to warranty the Internet connection to all departments. The UTM Solution from Fortinet brings a bundle package of features that is allowing the company to establish a MAN and an extreme secure VPN layer to deliver to our branch offices the WAN access with incredible ease. I do strongly recommend this quite remarkable Security Solution.

Pros

  • An accurate Web Filtering module that will allow to your IT Staff, leverage the administration of the web access from the end point users. Also will allow to customize the policies through a broad presentation of options, where you can customize or schedule the access to specific web sites.
  • AD & LDAP integration will allow you to sync your DC with the Firewall and set the traffic rules and packages with ease.
  • VPN through SSL Web Portals will simplify the scale of adaptation for final user, allowing a customization of the front end portal, with corporate image.

Cons

  • Improve time for releasing bug fixing.
  • Integrate graphical troubleshoot tools for policies based on devices or user identities, will help IT Sec Admins to answer faster to security breaches.
  • Using CLI reference guides and a better sort options.

Likelihood to Recommend

FortiGate for large scale solutions with a tight budget can work quite remarkably. Making the right design having all the specs for the network workload, and security areas where the Fortinet UTM solution will be involved can give you the exact model and bundle options needed to make an accurate purchase.

For those IT pros that can save money and use their own resources you can have pfSense Firewall to cover SMB, SOHO offices also for mid size companies 50-99, should work perfect and you will save time money, and training.
VA
Victor Arana
IT Manager in Information Technology at Stoneleaf Construction LLC (51-200 employees)
Vetted Review
Fortinet FortiGate
12 years of experience
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Fortinet Fortigate - my top choice for medium enterprise networks.

Rating: 9 out of 10
Incentivized

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

This device is being used across the entire organization. We are using it as our primary Internet facing firewall. It is protecting our network from outside threats and ensuring that the users inside the organization are protected as well. All authorized users have access to the FortiClient VPN software so they can access resources from remote locations.

Pros

  • VPN client is easy to use and can be customized for your organization.
  • All features are enabled on the firewall with little to no impact on performance.
  • Easy to configure interface on the firewall but also has a command line available for high level admins.
  • Excellent technical support department - very quick response time.
  • Pricing was amazing compared to peers.

Cons

  • Sales team was lacking information (type of licensing, hardware model, etc). Make sure you ask lots of questions.

Likelihood to Recommend

Our firewall is fantastic. It's very quick and easy to configure. Fortigate offered a lot of assistance during setup so that our downtime when switching was very limited. The technical support team is amazing and have a very quick response time. Compared to it's peers, Fortigate has exceptional pricing for the same or better feature set.
VU
Verified User
Manager in Information Technology (1001-5000 employees)
Vetted Review
Fortinet FortiGate
1 year of experience