FortiClient vs. Fortinet FortiGate

FortiClient

Fortinet FortiGate

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
FortiClient	Score7.6 out of 10	N/A	Fortinet offers FortiClient, their endpoint security system emphasizing automated advanced threat protection, security fabric integration, secure remote access, endpoint quarantine, and a comprehensive reporting dashboard.	N/A
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

Pricing

FortiClient

FortiGate

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Pricing Offerings
FortiClient	FortiGate
Free Trial
No	Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

No setup fee

Specific pricing details for FortiClient services vary depending on the number of endpoints, the duration of the subscription, and the specific features included.

FortiGate pricing starts at $250 for home office use, up to $300,000 for large enterprise appliances. Must contact sales team for pricing.

Community Pulse
Key User Insights
	FortiClient	FortiGate
Considered Both Products	Fortinet Scott Anderson IT Administrator in Corporate at KPFF (Architecture & Planning, 1001-5000 employees) Chose FortiClient Meraki MX has a much more basic set of features compared to FortClient and the Fortinet ecosystem of devices and software. Setting up a FortiGate with FortiClient can take a little more time, but the feature set is much richer. We use Meraki MX is a few offices, but are now … Incentivized Helpful? Dipak Ugale System Integration Consultant in Engineering at JLL (Computer Software, 10,001+ employees) Chose FortiClient My current organization is using FortiClient and they decided to use it since longer period. The main advantages is we are using it for connect RDP and and access private URL. But main reason is one time configuration is help us to connect it any time from anywhere. It's … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose FortiClient We still use Bitdefender GravityZone on all of our endpoints in the office, but now we use Forticlient on the end users personal PC/laptops to allow remote access to our network. They work well together, both have their purpose for our end users. Incentivized Helpful?	Fortinet Verified User Chose FortiGate The Fortinet products have been chosen because of our previous experience with them. The FortiClient is always used with our roaming users together theRedHAt authentications services and the IPS and Web Filtering addons are used, together the WAF, to strengthen our network … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose FortiGate One of the biggest advantages over competitors that Fortinet FortiGate leverages well is its remote virtual private networks options. Licensing is included with Fortinet FortiGate units at no extra cost. We find that the telemetry is easier to compile and most importantly … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose FortiGate The FortiGate is a next generation firewall and has more features and more flexibility compared to the Sophos UTM devices and the older SonicWall devices. Technical support from Fortinet is far superior to SonicWall and Sophos. Incentivized Helpful? Jesse Bridgelal Network Architect in Information Technology at MOH (Government Administration, 501-1000 employees) Chose FortiGate Fortinet FortiGate is an all-round Network Security solution with advanced Next Generation Firewall features. The purpose built hardware provides unparalleled performance when compared to other similar solutions. The licensing model is very flexible and accommodates networks … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose FortiGate An excellent ratio of functionality and cost of the solution, the UTM subscription and a wide partner network determined our choice of the Fortinet FortiGate. The solution met all the defined requirements, including personal data protection. Local vendors like UserGate were … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose FortiGate Fortinet was well placed on the Gartner report which lead to my initial investigation into the company. I quickly narrowed my selections down to Palo Alto and Fortinet, due to feature set, reputation and ease of use. Fortinet won out simply because Palo Alto did not offer a … Incentivized Helpful? Adrian Cumberbatch Manager, IT Operations in Information Technology at Cidel Bank & Trust Inc (Financial Services, 51-200 employees) Chose FortiGate Fortigate's multiple internet links were what made it desirable at the time but I imagine this is commonplace now. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose FortiGate The cost was comparable to the SonicWall we were looking at but feature wise, they are in a different league. The Fortigate offered far more next generation firewall features and they were bundled in with the license we chose. The interface is much easier to use and we spend … Incentivized Helpful?
	Would buy again
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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

FortiClient

FortiGate

Comparison of Endpoint Security features of FortiClient and Fortinet FortiGate
Feature	FortiClient 7.7 19 Ratings	Fortinet FortiGate - Ratings
Anti-Exploit Technology	7.517 Ratings	00 Ratings
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)	7.015 Ratings	00 Ratings
Centralized Management	8.517 Ratings	00 Ratings
Hybrid Deployment Support	6.514 Ratings	00 Ratings
Infection Remediation	8.514 Ratings	00 Ratings
Vulnerability Management	7.514 Ratings	00 Ratings
Malware Detection	8.516 Ratings	00 Ratings

Comparison of Firewall features of FortiClient and Fortinet FortiGate
Feature	FortiClient - Ratings	Fortinet FortiGate 8.9 40 Ratings
Identification Technologies	00 Ratings	8.638 Ratings
Visualization Tools	00 Ratings	8.538 Ratings
Content Inspection	00 Ratings	9.439 Ratings
Policy-based Controls	00 Ratings	9.040 Ratings
Active Directory and LDAP	00 Ratings	9.039 Ratings
Firewall Management Console	00 Ratings	8.640 Ratings
Reporting and Logging	00 Ratings	7.440 Ratings
VPN	00 Ratings	8.640 Ratings
High Availability	00 Ratings	9.535 Ratings
Stateful Inspection	00 Ratings	9.538 Ratings
Proxy Server	00 Ratings	10.028 Ratings

User Ratings
	FortiClient	FortiGate
Likelihood to Recommend	6.5 (28 ratings)	9.0 (67 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	9.0 (1 ratings)	9.9 (4 ratings)
Usability	8.0 (4 ratings)	9.0 (8 ratings)
Availability	- (0 ratings)	10.0 (2 ratings)
Performance	- (0 ratings)	10.0 (1 ratings)
Support Rating	9.1 (11 ratings)	8.6 (26 ratings)
In-Person Training	- (0 ratings)	10.0 (1 ratings)
Implementation Rating	- (0 ratings)	8.0 (4 ratings)
Configurability	- (0 ratings)	9.0 (1 ratings)
Ease of integration	- (0 ratings)	7.0 (1 ratings)
Product Scalability	- (0 ratings)	9.8 (2 ratings)
Vendor post-sale	- (0 ratings)	10.0 (1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale	- (0 ratings)	9.0 (1 ratings)

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