FortiGate sizing guide
Which FortiGate fits your office? 30G, 50G, 70G and 90G compared on threat-protection throughput, ports, PoE and sessions, with sizing rules by user count.
Resources
Guides for people who run networks.
Practical, sourced guides written by the engineer who does the work: sizing and pricing FortiGates, planning end-of-life replacements, moving off SSL-VPN, and comparing firewall platforms honestly. No email gate.
Planning and buying
Managed firewall cost
Managed firewall service in 2026: $325 to $1,475 per appliance per month by users and compliance, with sources. Our plans: $695, $1,295 and $1,795 per site.
FortiGate models and pricing
FortiGate price list for the 30G, 50G, 70G, 90G and 901G: every part number at Fortinet list price, side-by-side datasheet specs and which model to pick.
FortiGate end-of-life replacement
FortiGate 60E end of support is 2026-12-29. FortiGate EOL dates, last FortiOS branches, replacement options, migration help. Sacramento & Bay Area.
Remote access and migrations
SSL-VPN migration guide
FortiOS 7.6.3 removed FortiGate SSL VPN tunnel mode. Fixed-fee migration to IPsec IKEv2, Agentless VPN, or ZTNA, SAML/MFA intact. Sacramento & Bay Area.
VPN to ZTNA migration guide
Step-by-step VPN to ZTNA migration on FortiGate: inventory, SAML and MFA, EMS posture tags, per-app rules, pilot, cutover. 4 to 6 weeks, fixed fee $3,500.
Comparisons
Sophos alternative
Sophos UTM and SG appliances reached end of life on 2026-06-30. How FortiGate compares with Sophos XGS, what converts, and a fixed-fee migration from $6,500.
SonicWall alternative
SonicWall Gen 6 TZ and NSa lost support on 2026-08-01 and 2026-10-01. FortiGate vs SonicWall Gen 7 for SMBs, and a fixed-fee migration from $6,500.
Meraki alternative
Meraki MX stops passing traffic 30 days after a license lapses, and MX64/MX65 are end of life. FortiGate vs Meraki MX, and a fixed-fee migration from $6,500.
Cambium Networks owners
Independent Cambium support
Can you still open a Cambium ticket, RMA or renew Cambium Care? Official routes, Airspan vs unsold lines, and independent third-party help from $225/hr.
Who owns each Cambium product line
What Airspan bought from Cambium, what it did not (ePMP, Wi-Fi, cnMatrix, NSE, PTP 820/850), and where the unclosed Univastu bid stands. Dated.
Cambium firmware and licenses: what to save
Before the portals change hands: archive ePMP, PMP and cnPilot firmware, license keys, LINKPlanner files and warranty records. Checklist, dated.
cnMaestro On-Premises migration runbook
Step-by-step cnMaestro On-Premises 6.0 migration: Cloud Anchor, 90-day X trial, re-pointing APs, ‘Waiting for subscription’ fixes, what does not migrate.