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50/52 features
42/52 features
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Tied for overall winner with a composite score of 87%.
Tied for pricing value with Subscription.
Fortinet offers the most verified features (50 features).
Satisfactory usability with a user rating of 4.5/5 stars.
Decent support with a user rating of 4.5/5 stars.
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Tied for overall winner with a composite score of 85%.
Tied for pricing value with Business and enterprise subscription plans available through Sophos partners and direct sales; pricing varies by protection modules and device count.
Offers 42 features (fewer than the category leader).
Strong usability with a user rating of 4.7/5 stars.
Reliable support with a user rating of 4.7/5 stars.
Fortinet and Sophos Central are extremely well-matched overall. If Feature Richness is your priority, Fortinet has the edge — otherwise, your specific workflow requirements should be the deciding factor.
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Community-voted helpful feedback from verified users
Partnering with Fortinet accelerated our development timeline significantly. Their engineering team demonstrated strong technical depth, adhering strictly to milestones and clean coding standards.
Our enterprise infrastructure integration was handled seamlessly by Fortinet. Communication was transparent, sprint deliveries were predictable, and architecture reviews were comprehensive.
The technical team at Fortinet proved to be dependable and knowledgeable across our full-stack modernization project. They resolved complex integration bottlenecks with high efficiency.
High-caliber engineering services with dependable project management. Fortinet consistently delivered quality deliverables with thorough automated testing coverage.
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