# FortiGate: how AI models rank it, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 5 judge labels across 4 categories by 4 of 14 models. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/fortigate/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Next-generation firewalls | 0% | 79 | 100% | 2 |
| DDI and IP address management | 0% | 80 | 0% | 1 |
| DNS filtering | 0% | 31 | 0% | 1 |
| Zero trust network access | 0% | 45 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "If you use Fortinet firewalls, this is often the most seamless option." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, DNS filtering)

## And against it

- "Cybercriminals exploited three critical vulnerabilities in FortiGate NGFWs to establish persistence and move laterally throughout the network" (Claude Haiku 4.5, Firewalls)
- "Fortinet reported a critical, actively exploited FortiOS SSO issue in January 2026... not a reason to reject every FortiGate." (GPT-6 Luna, Firewalls)

## Movement since September 2026

Floor: 11 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat. A larger change is movement; a smaller one is noise.

- Next-generation firewalls: 0% to 0%, ±0. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 79 of 83.
- DDI and IP address management: 0% to 0%, ±0. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 80 of 115.
- DNS filtering: 0% to 0%, ±0. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 31 of 94.
- Zero trust network access: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 45 of 66, unchanged.

## Record

- Method: https://it-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://it-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, it-ai-index.com.