Re: Fortinet vs. Palo Alto

[Roderick Cook <rcook () PACIFIC EDU>]

In 2007 we migrated from a PIX to the Fortinet.  Two years later we switched
back to Cisco.  Fortinet just didn¹t work as well as advertised.  I agree
with Nathaniel¹s post...you get what you pay for.

Roderick Cook
University of the Pacific


On 2/25/11 6:21 AM, "Consolvo, Corbett D" <cc72 () TXSTATE EDU> wrote:

> Folks,
>   We¹re doing some firewall evaluations and was wondering if anyone has any
> input on Fortinet vs. Palo Alto.  We¹re looking at them for multi-Gb
> installations (perimeter, data center, possibly dorms) and my impression is
> that Palo Alto is more polished but Fortinet looks to be less expensive as
> well as providing some features (such as vulnerability assessment and chassis
> versions) that Palo Alto doesn¹t.  Any feedback (especially real-world
> experience) on either or both products would certainly be appreciated.
>  
> Thanks
> Corbett Consolvo
> Texas State University
>