Fortinet has a very user-friendly interface and is easy to use. It can mitigate all attacks and has good bandwidth-shaping features. It performs well in NSS tests and has a high IPSec VPN capacity. Its Wildfire sandboxing option is also useful for stopping zero-day threats. It has a superior global object find that speeds up finding where config objects are configured. This is a big-time saver.
Better Management
Regarding firewall comparison between Fortigate and PAN, both offer highly rated next-generation firewalls (NGFW). Their physical, virtual, and cloud offerings deliver a full feature set to protect the gateway, edge, applications, and data. Both offer advanced features like unified access, security fabric integration, and AI/ML-powered FortiGuard services. Both NGFWs have excellent performance that is scalable and easy to manage. However, when it comes to the ability to detect and block threats, Fortinet has an advantage. Fortinet offers a single-pass parallel processing architecture that enables users to scale their environment without trading off security capabilities or compromising performance. This allows users to add security services and maintain performance easily — unlike many other vendors that see performance decrease with the addition of security services. In terms of performance, Fortinet’s hardware has an incredible two-microsecond latency and delivers industry-leading application awareness. The ability to drill down into app-identifications helps identify infected hosts and what they do on the network. Fortinet’s superior performance and simple management are the main reasons customers choose Fortinet. Users also want a unified platform that simplifies their operations and increases security teams’ confidence to follow best practices and decrease human error. They are looking for a solution that can easily adapt to their business and address evolving cyber threats.
Better User Interface and Ease of Use
Neither firewall is more difficult to use than the other, but both require some technical competence. However, Fortinet does have a much more user-friendly interface that makes it easier for users with less specialized experience to manage the device. In addition, the Fortinet device is more flexible with its security policies than the Palo Alto PA series. For example, Fortinet can easily apply multiple security policies to a single virtual system (sys). This is very important for larger networks that require more sophisticated traffic controls, such as application inspection capacities and bandwidth shaping. The Fortinet NGFWs also have better event logging and numerous options to customize logging requirements. They also have a much more powerful packet capture function that peels back multi-layers to give you the information you need to secure your network. Lastly, the Fortinet NGFW is a much faster firewall than the Palo Alto PA series. For instance, it recently topped the NSS labs for firewall performance. This is a big advantage for large networks and enterprises concerned about their security posture and how quickly they can detect threats. It also allows them to reduce the attack surface by identifying unsanctioned applications and preventing lateral threat propagation. Fortinet also has a robust set of UTM features that protect businesses from many attacks.
Better Security
The core of Fortinet’s NGFW is the security fabric, designed to protect networks of all sizes against every threat. Its unified architecture reduces operational complexity. It increases productivity so that it can respond to threats faster.
Fortinet offers more protection features than the competition, and its NGFWs consistently score higher in independent testing, so it’s a good choice for businesses with advanced security requirements. These include unified endpoint detection and response (EDR), granular application control, SSL decryption, sandboxing and more. Both brands offer a web UI for easy configuration and reporting, but Fortinet’s interface is more robust. It also allows you to run advanced diagnostic commands using a command line. In addition, the web UI has widgets that can display reports and logs. Fortinet and Palo Alto have excellent IPS, AV, firewall, anti-spam and network protection. But Palo Alto has a superior malware-blocking feature far ahead of Fortinet’s in terms of performance and accuracy. The NGFW’s security fabric identifies unsanctioned applications, prioritizes alerts, detects breaches in minutes or less and prevents them from spreading to other devices. Its scalable, single-pass parallel processing architecture improves performance over time with security services enabled. It’s a great option for businesses with advanced security requirements that require high speeds.
Better Performance
Fortinet is a leading cybersecurity company with a broad physical and virtual security appliance portfolio. Their security operating system (FortiOS) and hardware combine multiple technologies and use cases into a single platform and policy framework scalable from small distributed enterprises to large multinational organizations. Fortinet NGFWs deliver total network visibility, advanced threat protection and edge security for networks of any size. They also offer unified access, machine learning, automation-driven network administration and more to future-proof networks. They are also rated high by users, analysts and independent testers. Pulse Policy Secure(PPS) and PPS Client integrates with a FortiGate Firewall to enable federated identity management between devices. When remote users log into a PPS device, they establish a VPN tunnel to a PAN/Check Point/FortiGate Firewall. The PAN/Check Point/FortiGate firewall then allows access to resources protected by the firewall based on the role(s) configured on the IF-MAP server for that federation. Fortinet NGFWs offer performance that is, on average, 5 to 20 times faster than the industry average. This performance is due to their purpose-built security processors and threat intelligence from FortiGuard Labs. In addition, they have a unique security architecture that is highly efficient, reducing memory and CPU requirements compared to other vendors. This results in a lower total cost of ownership.
