In most cases, the customer uses WAF to protect web applications.
Fortinet FortiWeb Web Application Firewall WAF (PAYG)
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Smart, Reliable Security with Impressive AI—Minor Slowdowns Under Heavy Load
What do you like best about the product?
What I appreciate most about FortiAppSec Cloud is its intelligent and automated approach to web application security, which makes the entire process much simpler. The AI driven threat detection is particularly impressive, as it can identify and block attacks in real time. This not only reduces the need for manual intervention but also ensures robust and consistent protection. Overall, I find it reliable, efficient, and straightforward to manage offering everything necessary for securing modern applications.
What do you dislike about the product?
What I dislike about FortiAppSec Cloud is that it can occasionally cause application performance to slow down, especially when managing high volumes of traffic or dealing with intricate security rules.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
This solution safeguards web applications from threats such as SQL injection and bots by using AI driven automation. It helps save time while ensuring that applications remain secure.
Robust AI Security and Easy Management, with Room for Smoother Setup
What do you like best about the product?
FortiAppSec Cloud stands out for its AI-driven threat detection and easy deployment. It delivers strong, adaptive protection against web attacks without needing constant tuning, ensuring security and performance while simplifying management through an intuitive, centralized dashboard.
What do you dislike about the product?
FortiAppSec Cloud can sometimes feel complex during initial configuration, especially for advanced policies. Its reporting options could be more detailed, and occasional latency during policy updates slightly affects real-time monitoring efficiency for large-scale deployments.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
FortiAppSec Cloud protects web applications from threats like SQL injection, cross-site scripting, and DDoS attacks. It automates security management, reduces manual intervention, and ensures compliance—helping maintain uptime, improve data protection, and boost user confidence with consistent, real-time threat mitigation.
Powerful Automated Protection, but Setup and Customization Need Improvement
What do you like best about the product?
What I appreciate most about FortiAppSec Cloud is its robust, automated protection for web applications. Deployment is straightforward, and the solution scales seamlessly to meet growing needs. Its AI-powered threat detection actively blocks attacks as they happen. Additionally, the user-friendly dashboard and comprehensive analytics make managing security both simple and effective.
What do you dislike about the product?
What I find challenging about FortiAppSec Cloud is that, despite its robust capabilities, the initial setup and configuration process can be quite complicated for those who are new to the platform. Making the most of some of its advanced features also demands a certain level of technical expertise. Furthermore, the user interface is not as intuitive as I would like, and the options for customizing reports are somewhat restricted when compared to other solutions.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
FortiAppSec Cloud safeguards my web applications against cyberattacks and data breaches, helping to minimize the risk of downtime and security incidents. Its automated threat detection and mitigation features save both time and resources, while also maintaining strong compliance and reliable performance for all my applications.
Excellent Content Acceleration and Caching, No Complaints
What do you like best about the product?
caching, content routing, accelerating content delivery via globally distributed servers.
What do you dislike about the product?
Nothing to say. Very useful and good working features.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Evolving threats & zero-day / sophisticated attacks.
A low-maintenance software with machine learning features aiding small-enterprise users
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
The machine learning on FortiWeb WAF is valuable. It is useful for new customers because it provides new signatures, and machine learning, which can help provide new information to customers about their websites.
What needs improvement?
WAF needs more signatures on FortiWeb and updates the database continuously to protect against new attacks. I hope the next release includes integration with the vulnerability scanner, a great feature of FortiWeb. If customers have vulnerability scanners, they can export the scan's result and post it to FortiWeb to patch completely.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working with FortiWeb WAF for four years. We are working with the latest version.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution is not scalable. If you are running medium-sized hardware, you must upgrade and purchase new hardware. Fortinet has an issue with scalability at this point.
How are customer service and support?
I have received fantastic support.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup and config are a piece of cake. The steps followed during deployment depend on the customer since not all customers have the same deployment phases. We guide deployment depending on the customer's needs. Most of the time I have deployed FortiWeb, it took one month. We needed to boot up vulnerability and configure security controls on each website. After that, the administrator on the customer's side will continue working with FortiWeb.
Maintenance is easy because WAF has a powerful view of logs.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Fortinet has a single license, and it's easy to deploy the license and doesn't take time to retrieve it. WAF is just plug-and-play, unlike other vendors. WAF wins this point. FortiWeb WAF is priced well for customers compared to other vendors' solutions.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I also work with F5 Networks. The comparison is a little bit complicated. Depending on the customer's needs, we do not recommend deploying F5 in a small environment. F5 needs a lot of administrators and an IT department. On the other hand, Fortinet will be better in this situation. We need a few people to support WAF. Otherwise, both vendors are perfect.
What other advice do I have?
If you plan to deploy FortiWeb, you must have the right device to achieve high availability. I rate FortiWeb WAF a ten out of ten.
FortiWeb web application firewall (WAF)
What do you like best about the product?
It's a good tool that will protect the web application firewall
What do you dislike about the product?
Sometimes it will be slow in providing a firewall security
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It is very beneficial by helping us to secure our server by their WAF
Fortiweb solutions , I found it quite easy to use and user friendly
What do you like best about the product?
Its GUI is quite user friendly and easy to understand, anyone who has the basic understanding, can easily follow Fortiweb
What do you dislike about the product?
So far so good, it's very very competitive and price wise also it stands great
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I was involved in Configuration as well as in Designing
Wonderful tool
What do you like best about the product?
It is a easy tool to use and very intuitive to use. It is straightforward to use it.
What do you dislike about the product?
At the moment there is none that I can complain about it.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I use it every day to secure our company's assets
Recommendations to others considering the product:
I would definitely recommend it
Easy to configure, like the ML and AI auto-learning
Found it straightforward to launch and initialize. The Machine Learning and AI features saved a lot of time by allowing the WAF to "learn" my environment and start protecting it. Haven't had to touch the rules since
Good one !!
What do you like best about the product?
Most powerful secure firewall. GUI is too good for operation and configuration. Best WAF i have ever seen in today's market.
What do you dislike about the product?
None. The features are too good. License renewal costs are affordable
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Solving security loopholes with this product. Great one for our organization
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