Fortinet reviews

3.8

68% would recommend to a friend

(2,899 total reviews)
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Ken Xie

72% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Fortinet has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,899 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 Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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3K reviews
1.0
Nov 11, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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.

1.0
Jul 6, 2015

Strangest Place I've Ever Worked

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Reasonable products Many smart & dedicated employees

Cons

Fortinet has more than 3000 employees & yet is run like a small family business. Ken Xie is a smart guy but is extraordinarily paranoid after a poor experience w/ Netscreen. He has access to all company email, & for example, prohibits a central directory. Good luck finding anyone. The churn in the past 18 months has been extremely high at the C level, with people leaving or being forced out for what appear to be whimsical reasons.

2.0
Nov 30, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The mission, story, and technology are revolutionary and disruptive. Incredible talent throughout Fortinet. Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, and discounts for a specific Gym franchise. Benefits overall are very mediocre for being a revolutionary, disruptive company in a relatively new industry.

Cons

Colleagues feel managers and directors are working against them rather than supporting them. Since being hired the role and responsibilities have expanded 3 fold with no incentives attached. Management has openly used anti-union terms and directed employees not to discuss salaries with colleagues. CEO has his finger in every part of the business, should prioritize his focus elsewhere rather than getting involved in salary negotiations for sales reps. No culture but to be fair I've only worked in a remote environment due to COVID.

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