# FortiGate Next-Generation Firewall Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Is FortiGate Next-Generation Firewall the right Firewall solution for you? Explore 43 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/231835/FortiGate-Next-Generation-Firewalls/reviews --- FortiGate Next-Generation Firewall 4.7 (43) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/231835/FortiGate-Next-Generation-Firewalls/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Reviews of FortiGate Next-Generation Firewall Ease of use 4.7 Customer Service 4.4 ## Pros and Cons in Reviews KR Kiran R Vulnerability AssessorComputer & Network Security, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “The integration with other Fortinet products helps with smooth workflow in our organisation.“ February 15, 2025 Paul Henry T Presales EngineerInformation Technology and Services, 201 - 500 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “I like the security features that it offers and the SDWAN feature that comes built-in out of the box without any additional license needed.“ March 12, 2024 CD Cristiano D CISOHospitality, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “More robust permiter security for my company“ January 27, 2025 VC Victoria C Digital Support AdminTelecommunications, 10,001+ employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “Fortigate Next Generation firewall provides a secure firewall which allows all employees to access Local Area Network based application even if they are away from the company premises.“ March 4, 2023 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-25 of 43 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Amey M. M. Technology Analyst Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Best Firewall is FortiGate Firewall " December 2, 2024 5.0 Pros FortiGate is the best firewall for the beginner, It is easy to understand and very Userfriendly UI. Cons No complication as compared to other Next Generation Firewall. Review Source TC Timothy C. IT Engineer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "FortiGate - The best value firewall?" December 12, 2024 4.0 Pros All FortiGates comes with free dyndns that is useful for companies that do not have static public IP address. The VPN accounts also comes with free 2FA option. Cons Although FortiGate has GUI, many of the features still rely on CLi to unlock or configure. 3 different path of firmware can be confusing. Alternatives considered [WatchGuard Firebox](https://www.capterra.com/p/154706/Unified-Threat-Management/) Reason for choosing FortiGate Next-Generation Firewall FortiGate comes with 1 free dyndns out of the box. Easy to configure. Review Source PAUL O. Technical Director Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "FortiGate is amazing as long as you know how to use it." June 21, 2021 5.0 It is exceptional. For the enterprise space, there is nothing better. Pros FortiGate is THE enterprise solution. It has all the features that you would possibly want and more. Cons The price and the deployment. It is not a simple solution by any stretch. The price is worth it for the features, but if you are not at the level then rather look elsewhere. Review Source DP Diego P. CIO Apparel & Fashion Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Good firewall" October 21, 2024 5.0 Pros The capabilities and features are complete. The constant updates. Cons The licesing cost for the features are high Alternatives considered [Sophos UTM](https://www.capterra.com/p/141127/Sophos-UTM/) Reason for choosing FortiGate Next-Generation Firewall Functionality and usability are better for Fortigate Review Source TM Tony M. VP IT Banking Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Fortigate Firewalls are strong protection" April 1, 2024 4.0 Fortigate perform very well and provide very good protection compared with other devices. Pros Fortiguard updates are excellent and the device is easy to use. Cons Some models that are not EOL are not getting OS updates with no explanation. If the product is not EOL it should get updates no excuses! In 2023 some of thelocal services have had a number of nasty vulnerabilities, coding should be better and protection of local services should be enhanced. Reason for choosing FortiGate Next-Generation Firewall Better value, protection and easier to manage Switched from [Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software](https://www.capterra.com/p/250853/Cisco-Adaptive-Security-Appliance-ASA-Software/) Cisco was expensive and fell behind competitors. Review Source ismail I. Consultant Business Supplies and Equipment Used the software for: 2+ years ### "FortiGate Firewall Good but change price policy for client access!" September 18, 2021 5.0 Around 4 years I am very happy. Bu due to changed price policy Fortigate, I will advise our customer chose other VPN software to work remotely. Pros Very easy to implement and VPN client access was free up to 10 000 users. Cons About upgrade the system, I mean upgrading the firmware by means online around one year, not success. The offline update was succeeded which was very disappointing. Alternatives considered [pfSense Plus](https://www.capterra.com/p/230104/pfSense-Plus/) Reason for choosing FortiGate Next-Generation Firewall First of all, this is all-in-one device. Firewall IDS Web filter Antivirus Content Filter VPN server Review Source PR Prasad R. Regional IT Specialist Machinery Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Fortinet easy path to better enterprise security" July 30, 2025 5.0 We are able to control the sites visited by our users and ensure that the staff are using most of their time doing what the business expects from them. By doing so we have ensured that no one visits sites that can pose a danger to our network and systems. Pros 've been using FortiGate for 6 years now and compared to other vendors we had been working with for decades. We found this brand to be the best solution in terms of performance, security and ease of management. Please note: we often hear that FortiGate may be poor in the face of too many vulnerabilities being published. Maybe instead because other vendors keep it more under wraps? From my perspective, FortiGate has always been a transparent vendor. Think of it that in some cases even EoS appliances have been included within the vulnerability patching program. Cons Not face major yet, until, there is no auto-arrangement of policies based on how specific a policy is. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Network and System Engineer Computer & Network Security Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great firewall but some drawbacks" June 4, 2025 5.0 Pros One of the easiest to manage, performs well, and is generally pretty reliable. Pretty feature-rich and flexible, suitable for tons of use cases Cons Shifting names of features, support for features, design/functionality, UI and CLI changes, makes keeping up a challenge. To say nothing of all the vulnerabilities, or the bugs which plague new releases. Review Source KR Kiran R. Vulnerability Assessor Computer & Network Security Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Reliable and Feature Rich Security Solution" February 15, 2025 5.0 Pros FortiGate NGFW is great product and I like most about deep packet inspection and AI based threat detection. Also easy it is to manage everything from a single dashboard. The integration with other Fortinet products helps with smooth workflow in our organisation. Cons Configuring of advanced features sometimes is a bit complex. Nothing apart at this moment. Review Source Abdihamid H. Innovation & Development Officer Dairy Used the software for: 2+ years ### "FortiGate Next-Generation Firewall Review" May 8, 2023 5.0 We are able to control the sites visited by our users and ensure that the staff are using most of their time doing what the business expects from them. By doing so we have ensured that no one visits sites that can pose a danger to our network and systems. Pros You are able to integrate it with you Active Directory and create different group of users who can access different sites that is you can create a group who have access to Youtube and other Social media sites and create another group who have no access to thee sites but can access other sites. The product is easy to use. The integration was easy. Cons It has alot of features and other we are still not using. All aspects of the product are easy to use. Integration with our business processes and systems were easy. Reason for choosing FortiGate Next-Generation Firewall It was easy to setup and manage, the cost was ok, the features it had matched with our growing business. Review Source ML Manuel L. Information security manager Health, Wellness and Fitness Used the software for: 2+ years ### "excellent product like NGFW" July 13, 2022 4.0 I have had a good experience, I have been working on the product for 10 years and without a doubt this product has improved a lot, for that reason I am preparing for the ns4 exam, and we have had 60 installations of this product on different models Pros what I like the most about this product is the interface and the easy improvement of the different functions Cons I have had some bob in some versions and I have had to do an update. Review Source ML Moses L. Team Leader Telecommunications Used the software for: 2+ years ### "FortiGate Next-Generation Firewall Review" March 15, 2023 5.0 Data and network protection. Pros It protect the network from malicious threats through it's strong VPN. Cons The functionalities of Fortigate are likeable no issues at the moment. Review Source JE Janson E. Network and Security Insurance Used the software for: 2+ years ### "One of the best firewall in the market" November 2, 2022 4.0 Pros Ease of administrationTechnical support was good Cons Interface can be easier and more straightforwardColor tone can be better for viewing. Review Source AK Ahmad K. System Administrator Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Powerful and reliable UTM Solution" November 16, 2022 5.0 We paid more and take a good solution, especially in data security. Pros It's Unified Threat Management, so it's a full solution for security. VPN during covid 19 was a stable and good performance. Cons The Anti-Spam is weak if the mail server is out of the local network. Little slow in the series '50s and 60's. Review Source MG Murali G. Architect Telecommunications Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Fortinet review" December 6, 2024 5.0 I have used this product for all years and the features it offers has been amazing Pros Robustness of the product and the features that it offers. Simple to use with centralised management. ability to further virtualise and set boundries and scope. Cons So far so good, but as an improvement logging could be improved. Review Source FS Fatema S. Technical Manager Computer Networking Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Affordable and Easy to use" February 3, 2025 4.0 overall best for small and mid size company, In build SD wan is best Pros Easy to use and affordable price and simple gui management Cons No advanced features like Checkpoint, Palo alto and Cisco Firewall Review Source CD Cristiano D. CISO Hospitality Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Fortinet easy path to better enterprise security" January 27, 2025 5.0 With fortiner we have been able to provide more security in our MPLs and accesss such as vpnssl of clients. Pros More robust permiter security for my company Cons Easy management, integration with other platforms. Review Source MP Mark P. IT Engineer Environmental Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Awesome Product" September 21, 2022 5.0 So far we didn't experience and difficulties on using it and our IT are at peace because of not only easy to use and manage, we are highly secured both inbound and outbound activities. Pros What we like with the software? It is very easy to use and easy to mange. With the very good tech support behind that respond immediately on every queries we have. Cons Nothing to like on this product. :-) Because it has everything we need for protecting our network. Review Source VV Vishnu V. Network Engineer Computer & Network Security Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Best Security and UI" September 16, 2023 4.0 Pros The best thing in Fortigate firewall is its ease of use. Even a beginner can easily handle its UI Cons Need to improve the features inside logging and diagnosis. Alternatives considered [XG Firewall](https://www.capterra.com/p/187688/Sophos-XG-Firewall/) Review Source SC Simone C. Cybersecurity Analyst Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "FortiGate: the firewall that every system engineer should want to" April 20, 2024 5.0 I've been using FortiGate for 6 years now and compared to other vendors we had been working with for decades. We found this brand to be the best solution in terms of performance, security and ease of management. Please note: we often hear that FortiGate may be poor in the face of too many vulnerabilities being published. Maybe instead because other vendors keep it more under wraps? From my perspective, FortiGate has always been a transparent vendor. Think of it that in some cases even EoS appliances have been included within the vulnerability patching program. Pros The strengths are the software with which it was developed and the hardware on which it was engineered. The combination of these two elements allows for simplified managament and proof of performance and security at high levels. Another valuable note is the documentation: well done. Cons Service support is not always at levels like other top vendors. Review Source TA Turan A. IT Admin Information Technology and Services Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Fortigate NGFW : Next Generation Detective" July 12, 2023 5.0 It has the best software and UTM devices on the market. It has an easy setup and administration panel. It has fast and powerful hardware. With hundreds of rules and tools it contains, it performs functions far above a standard protection. If updates are made frequently, your performance and security will also reduce the vulnerability to zero. Thanks to the hundreds of features included in the software, you can perform compression and end-to-end security without any problems. Pros First of all, they have a very different structure from standard firewalls. Especially in a 500-user structure, the delays were due to the firewall's constant data control and applications to parse its content. Thanks to the developing Fortigate Next Generation Firewall systems, the internal structure and controls of the data are now controlled and analyzed much faster. Controls of data behavior and attacks are controlled faster, minimizing possible delays and performance losses.VPN control, IDS, IPS blocking, malicious content control, bandwidth application and control, content filtering can be managed from a single point in a single UTM device. Cons The best Firewall in the market are UTM devices. In case of lack of configuration or making mistakes in the application, you will definitely experience problems. Therefore, I recommend that you make the recommended settings and configurations in the device setup. Review Source EA Eric A. Director of Information Security Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "More than just a firewall" March 10, 2022 5.0 Overall, I can't say enough good things about the FortiGate. The documentation is from Fortinet is good enough that you can typically find instructions for whatever you're looking to enable or configure. Additionally, the SSP VPN has been more stable and reliable than our old VPN. Pros We are making use of most of the FortiGate's features including the IPS, DNS Filter, Web Filter, DLP, and the SSL VPN. Fortinet offers good tools like the FortiAuthenticator and FortiClient EMS that integrate with the FortiGate. Cons We have run into high memory usage and conserve mode a couple times. Sometimes Fortinet will release a new firmware, and once we upgrade, we will start running into memory leak issues. Review Source PL Prashant L. IT executive Warehousing Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Most secured and reliable firewall for your organization " October 14, 2022 5.0 It is one of the best next generation firewall which protects your organization network and data from external threats. It also helps to restrict web and application access for all users. It's load balancing feature helps to use both primary and secondary links simultaneously and optimize bandwidth uses. Pros 1) It protect organization network and data from latest threats and malware attacks. 2) It helps to restrict web and application access as per requirement. 3) Its Load balancing feature helps to optimize primary and secondary link bandwidth and ensures zero down time. 4) Both links can be used simultaneously for better bandwidth utilisation. 5) Mac id based web and application access can be configured. 6) Category wise application access restriction can be configured. 7) Email alerts helps to identify problem quickly. 8) VPN tunnels can be configured using IPsec protocol 9) Emails and files filter can be configured using advanced features. 10) It provides Detailed reports on traffic, application and websites uses. Cons We are using it since last 3 to 4 years and we didn't faced any single issue till date. So no point to dislike from our side. Review Source IM Isaelm M. network and communications analyst Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "One of the best firewall today" July 15, 2022 5.0 I have it implemented in my corporate network, it is a very complete device, its functionalities and characteristics make it very complete. For me, it is the most complete on the market in terms of firewall. Pros What I liked most about this software is the easy way to manage the equipment, as well as its compatibility with other brands that allow easy administration and excellent visibility of what is happening on a daily basis within my network. corporate Cons I consider that this is one of the most complete, I do not see disadvantages or little functioning of these devices Review Source DG Danilo G. Responsable de Seguridad IT Retail Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Más que un Firewall, una solución realmente completa" May 9, 2022 5.0 Pros Interfaz sencilla, clara e intuitiva. Y por sobre todo, los menúes desplegables contextuales para saber las referencias a los elementos de las reglas. Cons Es realmente un desafío implementarlo,más todavía en el caso de que tengan un nivel de seguridad bajo. Dado que la magnitud de controles y acciones que se puede realizar es realmente amplio. Alternatives considered [Cortex XDR](https://www.capterra.com/p/175139/Traps/) Reason for choosing FortiGate Next-Generation Firewall Mejor interfaz gráfica, más sencilla e intuitiva. Review Source Similar Products Featured