APF Software Firewall vs. Fortinet FortiGate
| Product | Rating | Most Used By | Product Summary | Starting Price |
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 APF Software Firewall | N/A | N/A | Advanced Policy Firewall (APF) is a free and open-source iptables(netfilter) based firewall system designed around the Internet 's deployed servers and the unique needs of custom deployed Linux installations. The configuration of APF is designed to be informative and present the user with an easy to follow process, from top to bottom of the configuration file. | $0 |
 FortiGate | Score8.2 out of 10 | N/A | FortiNet FortiGate is a firewall option with high integrability. It offers a variety of deployment options and next-gen firewall capabilities, including integration with IaaS cloud platforms and public cloud environments. | N/A |
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| Editions & Modules | No answers on this topic | No answers on this topic | ||||||||||||||
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| Entry-level Setup Fee | No setup fee | No setup fee | ||||||||||||||
| Additional Details | — | FortiGate pricing starts at $250 for home office use, up to $300,000 for large enterprise appliances. Must contact sales team for pricing. | ||||||||||||||
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| Likelihood to Recommend | - | 9.0 |
| Likelihood to Renew | - | 9.9 |
| Usability | - | 9.0 |
| Availability | - | 10.0 |
| Performance | - | 10.0 |
| Support Rating | - | 8.6 |
| In-Person Training | - | 10.0 |
| Implementation Rating | - | 8.0 |
| Configurability | - | 9.0 |
| Ease of integration | - | 7.0 |
| Product Scalability | - | 9.8 |
| Vendor post-sale | - | 10.0 |
| Vendor pre-sale | - | 9.0 |