Fortinet reviews

3.8

69% would recommend to a friend

(2,893 total reviews)
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Ken Xie

73% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

Fortinet has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,893 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Fortinet employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Tecnologia da informação industry (3.9 stars).

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1.0
Jun 5, 2016

Don't do this

Anonymous employee
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

The building is nice when you can find parking. Other than that there really isn't any thing good about this place.

Cons

This is the most politically motivated place ice ever worked. Don't even think of saying no to King Ken and don't ever hope for there to be any process.

5.0
Feb 15, 2016
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Fortinet has a high-energy collaborative sales culture with sales leadership that really cares about their people and promotes from within. In my 20+ months here I’ve seen a half dozen sales reps, including myself, earn promotions, and it’s a work hard/play hard culture that offers a nice work/life balance. The technology is world-class and the company is investing in all the right places with a goal of becoming the #1 cyber security company worldwide.

Cons

Like most high-tech sales organizations, there have been some organizational changes, and even though they're the right changes positioning the company for continued long-term success, there is a short-term adjustment period for everyone involved.

1.0
Nov 11, 2015
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Great salary, great benefits, generous RSU package. They are an excellent SMB (mid-market) product. They have low pricing so they win a lot of deals based on price.

Cons

Fortinet hires from a lot of tier 3 and 4 companies. Their product shows it. They excel at mid-market (branch office) deployments. They are not Enterprise ready and even further (3-5 years) from data center adoption. Unfortunately, "They" think they are there now. This means their sales goals and numbers are very unrealistic. They are a "family company" with many friends and family of the CEO at or near the top. They are extremely frugal. When they do spend money, they make poor decisions (see Meru acquisition). They want to be a security company, but their product portfolio would suggest they want to make everything under the sun at a cheaper price point. Essentially, they look more like a one stop shop for the mom and pop than they do a serious security player. As I stated earlier, they are cheap. You get what you pay for. This product belongs on the end-cap at bestbuy next to Netgear.

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