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Cisco AnyConnect vs. Fortinet FortiGate

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Cisco AnyConnect

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/ACisco offers an SSL VPN solution via AnyConnect.N/A

    FortiGate

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/AFortiNet 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
    Pricing
    Cisco AnyConnectFortiGate
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Cisco AnyConnectFortiGate
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo 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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    Community Pulse
    Cisco AnyConnectFortiGate
    Considered Both Products
    Cisco
    Chose Cisco AnyConnect
    Even though we have a FortiGate firewall on our network, we prefer Cisco AnyConnect as it is one tool for multiple solutions. We are using ISE which by default needs Cisco AnyConnect to be installed on the user's side, so we can use it also to connect through our VPN.
    Incentivized
    Chose Cisco AnyConnect
    After the events of update failure from CrowdStrike on July 19th, 2024, it will likely have a significant falling out in the trust of that product. Fortinet has a formidle solution and outstanding reviews, however, Cisco AnyConnect has been the most reliable solution that I …
    Incentivized
    Fortinet
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Cisco AnyConnectFortiGate
    Virtual Private Network
    Comparison of Virtual Private Network features of Cisco AnyConnect and Fortinet FortiGate
    Feature
    Cisco AnyConnect
    8.7
    4 Ratings
    Fortinet FortiGate
    -
    Ratings
    AES 256-bit Encryption9.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Kill Switch8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-Platform Support9.84 Ratings00 Ratings
    Split Tunneling9.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    IP Address Masking8.53 Ratings00 Ratings
    No-Logs Policy8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple Server Locations8.23 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automatic Wi-Fi Protection9.43 Ratings00 Ratings
    Simultaneous Connections7.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer Support Services8.44 Ratings00 Ratings
    Firewall
    Comparison of Firewall features of Cisco AnyConnect and Fortinet FortiGate
    Feature
    Cisco AnyConnect
    -
    Ratings
    Fortinet FortiGate
    8.9
    40 Ratings
    Identification Technologies00 Ratings8.638 Ratings
    Visualization Tools00 Ratings8.538 Ratings
    Content Inspection00 Ratings9.439 Ratings
    Policy-based Controls00 Ratings9.040 Ratings
    Active Directory and LDAP00 Ratings9.039 Ratings
    Firewall Management Console00 Ratings8.640 Ratings
    Reporting and Logging00 Ratings7.440 Ratings
    VPN00 Ratings8.640 Ratings
    High Availability00 Ratings9.535 Ratings
    Stateful Inspection00 Ratings9.538 Ratings
    Proxy Server00 Ratings10.028 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Cisco AnyConnectFortiGate
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (98 ratings)
    9.0
    (67 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.8
    (12 ratings)
    9.9
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (76 ratings)
    9.0
    (8 ratings)
    Availability
    9.9
    (9 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.2
    (80 ratings)
    8.6
    (26 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (7 ratings)
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    10.0
    (7 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    9.8
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)