FortiProxy review
A security-focused hybrid proxy with broad inspection, filtering, and Fortinet integrations.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
FortiProxy is Fortinet’s secure web gateway for organizations that need to control and inspect employee internet traffic. It combines URL, web, video, and DNS filtering with SSL and SSH inspection, application visibility, antivirus, intrusion prevention, data loss prevention, browser isolation, and content analysis. The product is aimed at on-premises, hybrid, remote-user, and enterprise secure-browsing deployments, with physical hardware, virtual appliances, and public-cloud options.
Pricing follows a contact-sales model. FortiProxy’s ordering structure includes yearly VM subscriptions and quote-based seat licensing, with no published amounts in the available plan information. That approach suits organizations buying alongside broader Fortinet infrastructure, but it gives smaller teams less immediate pricing clarity. Ecosystem fit is a central consideration: integrations include FortiGuard, FortiSandbox, FortiAnalyzer, FortiGate, ICAP, and WCCP. Authentication options span RADIUS, SAML, LDAP, NTLM, Kerberos, and FortiToken, supporting environments with varied identity requirements.
The strongest case for FortiProxy is a security-heavy deployment that needs filtering, inspection, policy control, content analysis, caching, WAN optimization, and high availability in one product. Active-active and active-backup modes support different availability designs, while explicit, transparent, inline, policy-based routing, and WCCP deployment models provide architectural flexibility. Organizations that need a broad secure web gateway and already operate Fortinet technologies should shortlist it. Teams seeking a simpler proxy, transparent public pricing, or protocol coverage beyond the listed HTTP/HTTPS support should compare alternatives before choosing.
FortiProxy pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Combines web, DNS, SSL, and SSH inspection in one gateway
- Adds DLP, IPS, antivirus, browser isolation, and application control
- Supports hybrid deployment with Fortinet ecosystem integrations
- Where it doesn't
- Contact-sales pricing makes upfront budget comparison harder
- Listed protocol support is limited to HTTP/HTTPS
- Broad security controls may exceed simpler proxy requirements
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