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Fortinet Fortigate NGFW

Composite Score

8.9 /10

CX Score

9.2 /10

168 Reviews Write a Review

What is Fortinet Fortigate NGFW?

FortiGate enterprise firewalls reduce complexity and improve overall security posture by providing full visibility into users, devices, applications and threats on the network, with the ability to apply advanced threat protection anywhere in the network.

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Awards & Recognition

Fortinet Fortigate NGFW won the following awards in the Next Generation Firewall category

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2026 Data Quadrant Champion

Latest Award, 2026

10 Top Rated Capabilities

10 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2026

2025 Emotional Footprint Champion

2025

Strategy and Innovation
Service Experience
Product Impact

2025

2025 Data Quadrant Champion

2025

10 Top Rated Capabilities

9 Top Rated Features

2025

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024

Strategy and Innovation
Service Experience
Product Impact
Contract Negotiation
Conflict Resolution

2024

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

2024

10 Top Rated Capabilities

7 Top Rated Features

2024

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023

Strategy and Innovation
Service Experience
Product Impact
Contract Negotiation
Conflict Resolution

2023

Fortinet Fortigate NGFW Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

91 Likeliness to Recommend

97 Plan to Renew

1
Since last award

83 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+94 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Fortinet Fortigate NGFW?

0% Negative

1% Neutral

99% Positive

Pros

Reliable
Security Protects
Continually Improving Product
Respectful

Feature Ratings

Average 82

Virtual Private Network

Anti Malware and Threat Protection

Web Content Filtering

Advanced Threat Protection

Application Control

Off Premise Cloud Firewalls

Deep Packet Inspection

Virtual Firewall

Encrypted Data Control

Sandboxing

DLP Functionality

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 82

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Data Integration

Quality of Features

Breadth of Features

Business Value Created

Usability and Intuitiveness

Vendor Support

Availability and Quality of Training

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization

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Score 8.7

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Fortinet Fortigate NGFW Reviews

Mohit S.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Other
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2025

Reliable and Secure Firewall with Suitable pricing

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Fortinet Fortigate NGFW from other similar products?

FortiGate includes in-built SD-WAN functionality, optimizing WAN performance and reducing costs by dynamically selecting the best path for traffic, something many competing NGFWs do not natively offer.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The User interface is very easy to understand and use even for fresher can do configuration.

What do you dislike most about this product?

As of now, there is no point in disliking this product.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Check your network demands and security needs to choose the perfect model for your environment.

Pros

Respectful
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Efficient Service

Francisco R.

Role: Consultant
Industry: Telecommunications
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2024

A star product in cybersecurity

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Fortinet Fortigate NGFW from other similar products?

ease of operation

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

how user-friendly the graphical interface is, from where most of the functionalities are configured.

What do you dislike most about this product?

maybe the price is a little bit expensive

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

It is important to size the product appropriately, considering both current needs and future growth.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Sejal B.

Role: C-Level
Industry: Government
Involvement: Initial Implementation

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2024

Amazing product!

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Fortinet Fortigate NGFW from other similar products?

This is one of the best real time results giving product is the market currently,

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The favorite aspect is easy to understand the configurations.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Nothing such as dislike

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Already recommended this to many of our clients, if pricing and features are appealing to you, just go for it..

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Fortinet Fortigate NGFW

What is Fortinet Fortigate NGFW?

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Awards & Recognition

2026 Data Quadrant Champion

2025 Emotional Footprint Champion

2025 Data Quadrant Champion

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

Fortinet Fortigate NGFW Ratings

91 Likeliness to Recommend

97 Plan to Renew

1 Since last award

83 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+94 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Fortinet Fortigate NGFW?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Virtual Private Network Offers IPSEC (for site-to-site tunnels) and SSL VPN (for remote access) options.

Anti Malware and Threat Protection Built-in perimeter anti-virus and anti-spyware protection can include behavioral analysis, e.g. Zero-Day attack protection.

Web Content Filtering Restrictive filtering of web surfing to limit exposure to harmful and inappropriate sites.

Advanced Threat Protection ATP refers to a category of security solutions that defend against sophisticated malware or hacking-based attacks targeting sensitive data.

Application Control The solution provides ICAP support, anti-circumvention support, and an auto-record function of all traffic session details.

Off Premise Cloud Firewalls Firewall features offered as a service at lower cost and scalable infrastructure

Deep Packet Inspection Control and enforcement of protocols including industrial protocols.

Virtual Firewall A VF runs entirely within a virtual environment and provides packet filtering and monitoring provided by a physical firewalls

Encrypted Data Control Native decryption and re-encryption of SSL and SFTP traffic for thorough inspection.

Sandboxing Sandboxing is a software management strategy that isolates applications from critical system resources and other programs and tests its contents

DLP Functionality The solution provides DLP functionality consisting of sensitive data detection with multiple enforcement actions.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

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Unified Threat Management

Fortinet Fortigate NGFW Reviews

Mohit S.

Reliable and Secure Firewall with Suitable pricing

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Francisco R.

A star product in cybersecurity

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Sejal B.

Amazing product!

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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1
Since last award

Feature Ratings

Virtual Private Network

Anti Malware and Threat Protection

Web Content Filtering

Advanced Threat Protection

Application Control

Off Premise Cloud Firewalls

Deep Packet Inspection

Virtual Firewall

Encrypted Data Control

Sandboxing

DLP Functionality

Vendor Capability Ratings

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Data Integration

Quality of Features

Breadth of Features

Business Value Created

Usability and Intuitiveness

Vendor Support

Availability and Quality of Training

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization