FortiClient Reviews & Pricing

by Fortinet | Founded 2000, Sunnyvale, CA

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What is FortiClient?

Industry Specialties: Serves all industries

FortiClient is an integrated platform that provides users with multi-layered malware protection. It allows organizations to have complete visibility and control over hardware inventory throughout the security fabric. Its automated next-generation protection can identify and contain known and unknown threats.

It is available with on-premise and web-based deployments and is designed for small and medium-sized businesses. Its behavior-based protection guards against known and unknown threats and prevents the exploitation of known vulnerabilities.

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FortiClient Pricing

Based on our most recent analysis, FortiClient pricing starts at $53 (One-Time).

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FortiClient is supported with the following types of training:

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FortiClient Benefits and Insights

Why use FortiClient?

Key differentiators & advantages of FortiClient

Advanced Threat Protection: It automatically detects and prevents zero-day, advanced malware and known threats by integrating with FortiSandbox Cloud and cloud-based FortiGuard global threat intelligence.
Security Fabric Integration: FortiClient integrates endpoints into a security fabric for early detection and prevention of advanced threats. It reports real-time security events that include zero-day malware, botnet detections and vulnerabilities.
Secures Remote Access: FortiClient simplifies the remote user experience with built-in auto-connect and always-up VPN features. It can provide an additional layer of security with two-factor authentication. Users can get secure and reliable access to corporate networks from any internet-connected remote location.
Simplifies Endpoint Management: It provides users with real-time central management that can monitor the attack surface, manage vulnerabilities, enforce security compliance and track changes.
Regular Updates: FortiClient provides users with regularly updated downloads that can ensure device protection with the latest threat data and intelligence.

Industry Expertise

FortiClient has demonstrated a 100% block rate for exploits, unknown threats and HTTP malware, with zero false positives in a NSS Labs 2019 advanced endpoint test. It has received NSS Labs’ coveted ‘Recommended’ rating with low TCO.

FortiClient Reviews

Average customer reviews & user sentiment summary for FortiClient:

308 reviews

89%

of users would recommend this product

Synopsis of User Ratings and Reviews

Based on an aggregate of FortiClient reviews taken from the sources above, the following pros & cons have been curated by a SelectHub Market Analyst.

Pros

Zero-Day Attacks: Its behavioral-based detection capability protects against zero-day attacks.
Web Filtering: Its web filtering option protects against malicious sites when connected with unsecured networks.
Database: Its database is continuously updated to protect against new threats.
Connection to VPNs: The process of connecting to VPN services is easy and straightforward.

Cons

Auto-Update: It does not provide any auto-update features.
User Connectivity: It can be hard to debug user connectivity problems.
Interrupt Connections: It can disconnect sometimes, interrupting important connections.
Resource-Intensive: It uses a large amount of system resources.

Researcher's Summary:

FortiClient provides its users with multilayered endpoint security for threat prevention. It provides real-time visibility of global software inventory and helps end users access internal networks from remote locations. Its cloud-delivered service is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Key Features

Automated Security Protection: It allows administrators to set policies and automatically quarantine vulnerable or compromised endpoints. It delivers visibility, compliance control and automation.
Vulnerability Management: FortiClient lets users detect OS and third-party application vulnerabilities across the attack surface using vulnerability management solutions. It automates vulnerability patching to secure critical assets.
Dynamic Access Control: Virtual groups are created by FortiClient EMS, retrieved by FortiGate and utilized in Firewall policy to provide dynamic access control. It helps users automate and simplify compliance for security policies.
FortiClient Anti-Exploit: Its anti-exploit technology provides an extra layer of protection by monitoring host memory to detect and block numerous memory techniques, including return-oriented programming, heap spraying and more.
Software Inventory Management: It provides visibility into installed software applications and license management to improve security hygiene. Inventory information can be used to detect and remove unnecessary or outdated applications.
FortiClient for Linux: Its real-time scanning can protect Linux desktops and servers against malware. Users can integrate Linux endpoints with other devices in the Fortinet security fabric using a fabric agent module.

Limitations

User feedback indicates the following limitations of FortiClient, as of the time of this review:

It can disconnect sometimes, and user connectivity problems are hard to debug.
It can use a considerable amount of system resources.
It shows frequent disturbing pop-ups.

Suite Support

Email: Users cannot contact support via email.

Phone: For customer support, users can call +1-408-542-7780, with additional phone numbers for global customers available on the vendor’s support website.

Training: Fortinet offers several training options that include a training and certification program, videos, and discussion forums.

Tickets: Users can create a ticket through the support portal to attach diagnostic information and then use the Call Us button to dial for immediate support. A knowledge base is also available for users to search through.