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Are Fortinet and FortiGate the Same?

By Jake Turner on 7/31/25

Description: New to Fortinet products and wondering what the difference is? We'll give you the breakdown in this article.

No, Fortinet and FortiGate are not the same thing. Fortinet is a leading American developer and manufacturer of cybersecurity services and equipment. The "FortiGate" is Fortinet's flagship product line of next-generation firewalls (NGFW), with models suitable for everything from small branch office use to massive datacenter deployments.

At Firewalls4Less, we have plenty of models available for sale. Looking to get started with FortiGate in your network? Look no further than the FortiGate 40F for an excellent entry-level firewall that packs a punch! Firewalls4Less' parent organization, Cosmistack, is a Fortinet partner, allowing us to provide top-tier assistance for our clients!

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