# Fortinet FortiGate-VM: 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/fortinet-fortigate-vm

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Next-generation firewalls](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/next-generation-firewalls/index.md) | 0% | 37 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "FortiGate VM gives you the same FortiOS / Security Fabric policy as the appliance, with pay-as-you-grow licensing" (Muse Glimmer 30B, Firewalls)

## 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Fortinet FortiGate-VM, from 2 of the 2 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- firewalls.com: 2
- fortinet.com: 2 (its own site)
- atera.com: 1
- checkpoint.com: 1
- cipherssecurity.com: 1
- corporatearmor.com: 1
- cybersecuritynews.com: 1
- defend.network: 1
- geekflare.com: 1
- learn.g2.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://atera.com/blog/best-firewall-appliances: 1
- https://checkpoint.com/cyber-hub/tools-vendors/top-enterprise-firewalls-solutions-in-2026: 1
- https://cipherssecurity.com/fortinet-vs-palo-alto-firewalls: 1
- https://corporatearmor.com/best-sme-firewall-recommendation-for-2025-secure-your-business-today: 1
- https://cybersecuritynews.com/best-cloud-firewall-solutions: 1
- https://cybersecuritynews.com/best-next-generation-firewall: 1
- https://cybersecuritynews.com/firewall-as-a-service: 1
- https://defend.network/compare/fortinet-fortigate-vs-palo-alto-ngfw.html: 1

## In its own words

What Fortinet FortiGate-VM's own pages state, read 2026-10-06. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: FortiGate VM delivers proven protection for public and private clouds (https://www.fortinet.com/products/private-cloud-security/fortigate-virtual-appliances)
- For: customers who have deployed FortiGate VM from AWS Marketplace (https://community.fortinet.com/fortigate-vm-on-aws-214)
- Price stated: free 30-day trial (https://www.fortinet.com/offers/fortigate-vm-trial)
- Free plan or trial: Free Interactive Demo (https://www.fortinet.com/products/private-cloud-security/fortigate-virtual-appliances)
- Hosting: AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI, VMware vSphere, Hyper-V, Xen, KVM
- Customers named: Grupo Casas Bahia, Universidade Tiradentes (Unit) - Tiradentes Group, Odlum Brown, Fundación Dondé

## 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.