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What is FortiClient?

Integrated endpoint protection that provides automated next-generation threat protection, as well as visibility and control of your software and hardware inventory across the entire security fabric. Identify and remediate vulnerable or compromised hosts across your attack surface.

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Product Description

FortiClient Fabric Agent integrates endpoints into the Security Fabric and provides endpoint telemetry, including user identity, protection status, risk scores, unpatched vulnerabilities, security events, and more.

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Fortinet makes possible a digital world that we can always trust through its mission to protect people, devices, and data everywhere. This is why the world’s largest enterprises, service providers, and government organizations choose Fortinet to securely accelerate their digital journey.

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Alex F.

Advanced EMT

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

6/26/2025

"A Flexible Endpoint Management Tool"

5/5

What do you like best about FortiClient?

The flexibility above all. FortiClient can provide endpoint protection, remote access, zero trust, MFA and a host of other solutions all in one package. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about FortiClient?

Documentation is lacking but bugs sure aren't/ Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Glenn B.

Applications System Analyst

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

5/14/2021

"FortiClient excellent for secure remote work connecting to work systems."

5/5

What do you like best about FortiClient?

With the COVID-19 we shifted to working remotely from home for over a year with few in-office workdays. Our company chose this software to make a secure connection to our work systems. I provide after-hours support, so I still need this essential software when providing support from home. We are now back to 4 days a week in-office as of this week. I love how I just log in to FortiClient and I am quickly secure. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about FortiClient?

I have not encountered a dislike, if I lose connection; I can quickly log in again. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering FortiClient:

FortiClient is easy to use and I have never had any problems. I have never had to contact support. There are very few software items I can say I never had problems with. I have been using this tool for several years now. I on my second work laptop using this software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is FortiClient solving and how is that benefiting you?

I am able to access secure systems from home that I otherwise would not be able to perform. My support is seamless regardless of whether I am on my company systems in-office or remote from home. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Jayden D.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

1/16/2024

"Easy to configure vpn client"

4.5/5

What do you like best about FortiClient?

Very user friendly interface, pretty straight forward.

Doesn't take long to set up and integrate, if there's any issues, there's a ton of guides online on the fortinet cookbook that go in detail.

Support has always been quick and effective, I've personally had three issues over the years and the issue was always resolved on the same day. (Though we do own the fortigate firewalls so we had access to premium support)

You don't have to pay for the vpn client, it connects on the free version as long as you have a fortigate router.

Back up and restorable configs for ease of distribution.

I utilize forticlient on a daily basis and it blows all other client's I've used out of the water (Especially the windows vpn client) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about FortiClient?

To access some features, you do need to get the paid client but even then all the settings you need are available on the free version. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Gerardo H.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

12/27/2023

"FortiClient good performance and friendly GUI for end users."

4.5/5

What do you like best about FortiClient?

You can enforce all your policies from your FortiGate to end users through FortiClient, you don't need to install additional secure apps, you have all in one app, NDM, 2FA, VPN and ZeroTrust Access. Performance and troubleshooting tools are top of the line, few VPN clients offer such kind of details when you collect logs. FortiClient is silent and don't impact on the performance of your computer. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about FortiClient?

There are few points of improvement, but I would add possibility to include Profiling on VPN connecitons, like configure XML files locally. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is FortiClient solving and how is that benefiting you?

We are using FortiClient in our security suite for zero trust access and policy enforment, with FortiClient we have plenty visibility of workstations since their network interfaces to 2FA and antimalware protection. FortiClient is a fundamental part of the security suite because It brings us visibility in the entry point of threat: "the user". Once we have visbility, policy and compliance security rules are added to each profile. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Naveed A.

Infrastructure Analyst

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

8/17/2021

"Very competitive VPN client for end users"

4.5/5

What do you like best about FortiClient?

I like how easy it is configured. We don't need to add many details to set up our vpn connection to our domain controller. We have an option to minimize the certificate that is shared by server.

Setting up a VPN is easy, you dont need anything other than Public IP, credentials and port allowed for connection. it connects in no time and services come up real quick.

Notification option is really awesome about updates done by the software or required by the software.

It provides an alert automatically when there is one available. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about FortiClient?

Sometimes VPN doesn't work and you have to reboot your machine. there is weird bug in this software that doesn't allow to run VPN for longer time.

VPN should disconnect itself when machine is on sleep mode but it keep connected , but doesn't work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering FortiClient:

Please give it a try if you are looking for options to connect ot domain via vpn. Forticlient has a really easy user interfaces. You can use this for virus scanning of your machine as well. Speed at which this vpn works is something that stands out against other clients out there. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is FortiClient solving and how is that benefiting you?

I have been using this software to connect to our domain while working from home. Speed at which it connects to company private network is really commendable. Vulnerability scan of this software provides a view into malware or virus installed in background.

I can help my users while working from home. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Scott J.

Systems Engineer

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

12/15/2023

"FortiClient - Does a good job"

3.5/5

What do you like best about FortiClient?

It's integrated with their firewalls which means no punching holes to get through a firewall. It also has a pretty simple configuration.

Intergration with Entra ID is possible by pointing to an NPS (RADIUS) server on premise with the Entra ID by using the NPS extenstion from MS. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity/authentication/howto-mfa-nps-extension Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about FortiClient?

The client on a PC has multiple .exe files in the zip, and it seems like overcooking it. I don't like that unless you buy up to EMS, their is no support. I did find a bug and was told they can't help me as I don't pay for EMS.

If you change the group of traffic you want to bring over the split tunnel it drops all connections instantly vs waiting till clients reconnect to push the config. This causes issues where your users are effected and you have to plan this simple change as maintenance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is FortiClient solving and how is that benefiting you?

I don't use it for Endpoint Management like it says above. That is a required field here and an option in EMS not the free version. Connecting clients remotely is what we use it for. We also use it to identify traffic that has been MFA'd (VPN connected clients get a special subnet) and then allow them access to servers that require MFA being supplied somewhere in the chain. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Cameron K.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

12/12/2023

"Simple, Secure Client-Side VPN Access (with a few quirks)"

4/5

What do you like best about FortiClient?

Our company uses FortiClient for VPN access. I like that the software seamlessly launches at startup, and primarily lives in the system tray, allowing for easy control at all times. Within seconds of logging into my local workstation, I'm able to right-click the FortiClient icon in the tray, and connect to our VPN. It really is as easy as that.

If you ever do need to actually open the program's UI, it is very clean and simple, with easy access to all of the features that you may need as a user. I use FortiClient for 8+ hours every day, and I rarely have issues with the connection slowing or dropping out.

A VPN client is best when it simply works with no interruption to the user, and I can confidently say that FortiClient does this the vast majority of the time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about FortiClient?

On the other hand, when FortiClient doesn't work, it can be frustrating to get it back into service. For example, there have been times where my VPN refuses to connect. I've learned that this isn't an issue with our VPN, and instead an issue with the FortiClient software.

To rectify this, I usually just restart the software and/or my local workstation, but it can still be frustrating while in the middle of working on a project.

Again, this doesn't happen often (maybe twice a month, when using it for 40+ hour work weeks), but it occurs just enough to be a point of minor frustration. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

SHIVAM R.

Technical Support Analyst

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

12/13/2023

"FortiClient Honest Review"

4/5

What do you like best about FortiClient?

FortiClient is a VPN and I personally use for my corporate work, it is one of the best VPN for official purposes and internet speed are also good after connected to the FortiClient VPN and it's easy to install and easy to handle. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about FortiClient?

I use Remote Desktop so I need to connect FortiClient but sometimes I lose connection, so I need to connect again or if you don't have a good internet speed like you are using a mobile hotspot so it's difficut to connect with the FortiClient VPN Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is FortiClient solving and how is that benefiting you?

Currently I'm working remotely on JCI project, so for my official purpose I need to connect with the FortiClient VPN and after connecting with the VPN I can access all the websites which are required for my organisation. I like this VPN because it's easy to understand how to connect and how to establish a new session. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nikhil S.

Senior Software Developer

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

12/13/2023

"Best VPN tool in industry"

5/5

What do you like best about FortiClient?

Forticlient helps me to safely establish a connection through which I can easily access company network from anywhere in the world remotely.

Forticlient also scans for malicious activities and vulnerabilities to make the connection safe and private.

It allows me to configure more than one vpn connection at a time although only one can be used at a time. It is easy to implement on the systems which requires very less time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about FortiClient?

It doesn't allows to connect to more than one vpn at a time.

It frequently disconnects from the network whenever it is left connected for a long time.

Application should provide automatic updates.

It should be a little cost effective. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

PAWAN K.

Mr.

Financial Services

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

12/15/2023

"Review for Forticlient"

5/5

What do you like best about FortiClient?

Forticlient keep data and computer secure and best tool to improve security. Easy to install. Forticlient provide great features like centralized management, user friendly interface, FortiToken, etc. Forticlient provide best customer support when required. I am using this on daily basis to connect databse. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about FortiClient?

Sometime connection disconnected after reach above 90% and no information about what went wrong. Sometime when click on disconnect the connection then there is a delay in the process. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is FortiClient solving and how is that benefiting you?

As a databse user of financial organization I have to handle lot of senstive information and Forticlient help secure connection. After disconnect connection everytime it ask for FortiToken code after enter password to connect. So only auathorized user can access this. We are sure about security of information of our organization after implement the Forticlient system. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.