# FortiGuard: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 1 judge label across 1 category by 1 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/fortiguard

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [DNS filtering](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/dns-filtering/index.md) | 0% | 30 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "If you already have Fortinet firewalls, enabling FortiGuard DNS filtering is cost-effective and seamless. However, it's less effective for remote users" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, DNS filtering)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named FortiGuard, from 1 of the 1 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- dnsfilter.com: 1
- dope.security: 1
- g2.com: 1
- reddit.com: 1
- sourceforge.net: 1
- tech-insider.org: 1

### Pages cited

- https://dnsfilter.com/: 1
- https://dnsfilter.com/compare: 1
- https://dnsfilter.com/compare/cisco-umbrella: 1
- https://dope.security/post/dns-security-solutions-compared-2026: 1
- https://g2.com/discussions/cisco-umbrella-vs-cloudflare-gateway-for-a-mid-size-company-that-wants-dns-level-security-without-the-complexity-of-a-full-sase-deployment: 1
- https://g2.com/discussions/what-dns-security-software-is-most-reliable-for-a-mid-size-company-that-wants-straightforward-threat-protection-without-a-complex-deployment-or-ongoing-tuning-requirement: 1
- https://reddit.com/r/networking/comments/18rhg0w/best_dns_filtering_service_for_business: 1
- https://sourceforge.net/software/dns-filtering/for-mid-size-business: 1

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.