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FortiGate NGFW
FortiGate NGFW
(175)
4.7 out of 5
FortiGate NGFW
By Fortinet
FortiSandbox
FortiSandbox
(20)
4.6 out of 5
FortiSandbox
By Fortinet
At a Glance
FortiGate NGFW
FortiGate NGFW
Star Rating
(175)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (62.7% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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FortiSandbox
FortiSandbox
Star Rating
(20)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (36.8% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about FortiSandbox

FortiGate NGFW vs FortiSandbox

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found FortiGate NGFW easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with FortiGate NGFW overall.

  • Reviewers felt that FortiSandbox meets the needs of their business better than FortiGate NGFW.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that FortiSandbox is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of FortiGate NGFW over FortiSandbox.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
FortiGate NGFW
No pricing available
FortiSandbox
No pricing available
Free Trial
FortiGate NGFW
No trial information available
FortiSandbox
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.2
140
9.3
14
Ease of Use
9.1
141
9.0
14
Ease of Setup
9.0
105
8.7
10
Ease of Admin
9.1
103
8.7
10
Quality of Support
8.7
141
8.8
14
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
100
8.8
10
Product Direction (% positive)
9.6
139
8.3
14
Features by Category
Network SandboxingHide 5 FeaturesShow 5 Features
Not enough data
9.1
54
Sandbox
Not enough data
9.7
11
Evaluation
Not enough data
9.1
11
Not enough data
9.2
10
Not enough data
8.8
11
Not enough data
8.5
11
Unified Threat Management (UTM)Hide 8 FeaturesShow 8 Features
9.3
694
Not enough data
Security - Unified Threat Management
9.2
86
Not enough data
9.4
88
Not enough data
8.9
81
Not enough data
9.2
86
Not enough data
9.6
88
Not enough data
9.7
89
Not enough data
Administration
8.7
88
Not enough data
9.3
88
Not enough data
Data Center Security SolutionsHide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
9.4
499
Not enough data
Prevention
9.6
47
Not enough data
9.5
48
Not enough data
9.1
46
Not enough data
9.3
47
Not enough data
9.2
41
Not enough data
Detection
9.4
46
Not enough data
9.5
45
Not enough data
9.4
45
Not enough data
Administration
9.4
45
Not enough data
9.5
48
Not enough data
9.2
41
Not enough data
Firewall SoftwareHide 13 FeaturesShow 13 Features
9.3
855
Not enough data
Administration
9.3
73
Not enough data
9.0
73
Not enough data
9.3
69
Not enough data
9.5
73
Not enough data
Functionality
9.6
73
Not enough data
9.0
71
Not enough data
9.4
72
Not enough data
9.6
72
Not enough data
Monitoring
9.3
69
Not enough data
9.0
67
Not enough data
9.1
72
Not enough data
9.2
71
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Threat IntelligenceHide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
9.0
530
Not enough data
Orchestration
9.1
53
Not enough data
9.0
50
Not enough data
9.1
55
Not enough data
9.1
49
Not enough data
Information
9.0
57
Not enough data
8.9
56
Not enough data
9.1
54
Not enough data
Personalization
8.7
54
Not enough data
9.1
54
Not enough data
8.9
48
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Data SecurityHide 12 FeaturesShow 12 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Compliance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
FortiGate NGFW
FortiGate NGFW
FortiSandbox
FortiSandbox
FortiGate NGFW and FortiSandbox share no categories
Unique Categories
FortiGate NGFW
FortiSandbox
FortiSandbox is categorized as Network Sandboxing
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
FortiGate NGFW
FortiGate NGFW
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
16.8%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
62.7%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
20.5%
FortiSandbox
FortiSandbox
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
36.8%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
36.8%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
26.3%
Reviewers' Industry
FortiGate NGFW
FortiGate NGFW
Information Technology and Services
23.0%
Computer & Network Security
10.6%
Telecommunications
8.7%
Financial Services
6.8%
Computer Software
5.0%
Other
46.0%
FortiSandbox
FortiSandbox
Computer & Network Security
31.6%
Textiles
5.3%
Retail
5.3%
Law Practice
5.3%
Internet
5.3%
Other
47.4%
Most Helpful Reviews
FortiGate NGFW
FortiGate NGFW
Most Helpful Favorable Review
RA
Renan A.
Verified User in Education Management

We bought two FortiGate 800D for a branch. The second Fortigate is a backup and works in passive mode. The experience has been fantastic with them. Fortigate 800D has easy configuration through a very friendly graphical interface and also has a excellent...

Most Helpful Critical Review
FortiSandbox
FortiSandbox
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Bhuwan C.
BC
Bhuwan C.
Verified User in Computer & Network Security

FortiSandbox is a third-generation malware sandbox powered by Machine learning & Deep learning that integrates with any existing security infrastructure and enables automated protection across both IT & OT environments. Fortisanbox offered both...

Most Helpful Critical Review
KM
Kevin M.
Verified User in Law Practice

So many false positives and it has never identified any real malware based over behavioral analytics. The AV Engine is good but our forti-gates are essentially doing that task already.

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Discussions
FortiGate NGFW
FortiGate NGFW Discussions
What three key additional security features do next generation firewalls provide that legacy firewalls do not?
1 comment
HH
with FortiGate has many Features including SD-WAN, SSL-VPN, Video Filtering, integrated with Sandbox....Read more
Is FortiGate and fortinet the same?
1 comment
Midhun K.
MK
Fortinet is the company and FortiGate is their Firewall name :)Read more
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