Fortinet reviews

3.8

69% would recommend to a friend

(2,896 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 2,896 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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3K reviews
2.0
Jul 16, 2008
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Fortinet catches a good timing in introducing gateway based antivirus solution and introducing unified threat management system. It is good to work for Xie's brothers for one year and then you should consider to leave.

Cons

The management, especially, Ken Xie and Michael Xie would promise you lots of things when you are just hired, but finally nothing can be realized. This is a family company and lots of friends and family members of the Ken Xie, Michael Xie and Chairman David Tsang are key employees of this company.

1.0
May 7, 2025

Former Employee

Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Fortinet has solid products and strong brand recognition in the cybersecurity industry. The company is growing fast and has a good footprint in the market. There are some great people across departments, and it’s a place where you can learn a lot — especially if you’re early in your career.

Cons

Compensation for internal employees is extremely disappointing. Even after five years with the company and taking on significantly more responsibility, I was capped at a 20% raise for an internal promotion — which still didn’t bring me anywhere near market value. Making a base that’s under $105k as a Channel Account Manager in this industry and role is well below standard, especially considering the workload and expectations. Fortinet tends to reward external hires much more generously than those who grow internally. There’s little transparency or flexibility when it comes to adjusting pay for loyal employees. This results in high attrition and a sense that tenure and dedication are undervalued.

3.0
Feb 3, 2024

Rough Roads Ahead

Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Overall well branded with a strong portfolio and Fabric strategy. Trying to pivot to address SASE and SecOps from a reliance on firewalls/network security. People on the sales side that were there the last several years have made some good money

Cons

Lots of internal org changes including some leadership. Weak channel leadership and unnecessary internal channel conflict. Deal protection for partners is <10% , with vague rules of engagement that leave partners with little recourse and low profitability. Little in the way of formal career development or growth opportunities. In fact I didn’t even have a formal annual review in my tenure. Inspection and micromanagement has increased as growth has slowed. Giant marketing teams that hold the purse strings, with questionable measurable impact and understanding of the channel business needs.

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