fORTIGATE vm on aws

A Virtual Machine Firewall from The Most Trusted Name in NGFWs

Secure network protection and connectivity to AWS and beyond, in a familiar, unified interface

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Comprehensive, Consistent Network Security

FortiGate VM includes everything you need for secure networking to, from, and across clouds.

Blocks even the most sophisticated zero-day threats with advanced AI capabilities and real-time threat intelligence

Delivers converged security and networking everywhere you need it with built-in SD-WAN and remote access VPN

Extends your on-premises security footprint and existing policy enforcement to AWS and across clouds

You Probably Already Know FortiGate

FortiGate VM is built on the same exact operating system as Fortinet hardware appliances: FortiOS. Whether you’ve tinkered with an old FortiGate appliance in a home lab or manage a fleet of the latest data center firewalls, you’ll feel right at home on the cloud.

Familiarity and Acceleration

There’s no learning curve here. Get started faster using the same interface and capabilities across all of FortiOS

Operational Efficiency

Use the same policies, configurations, and workflows that you’ve already built, reducing overhead and configuration time to drive consistent clout security

Seamless Deployment and Integration

Simplify your cloud journey with easy-to-use deployment templates, AWS native integrations, and a free trial from AWS Marketplace

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Built for AWS

Unlike traditional firewall solutions retrofitted for the cloud, FortiGate VM is purpose-built for AWS, offering deeper integration with AWS-native services — delivering superior performance and efficiency over competitors.

AWS Gateway Load Balancer

Delivers high availability and resiliency at scale

AWS Transit Gateway

Automatically distributes traffic across FortiGate VM instances

AWS Autoscaling

Seamlessly scales additional resources during periods of high demand

AWS CloudFormation

Simplifies your FortiGate VM deployment for use cases like high availability and more

AWS GuardDuty

Accelerates time to protection by ingesting GuardDuty’s findings into FortiGate policies

FortiGate VM Has It All

Intrusion Prevention System

Stateful Inspection

Deep Packet Inspection

Application Aware Security

SSL & TLS Inspection

Multi-Cloud Support

Auto-Scaling

Site-to-site & Remote Access VPN

Built-in SD-WAN

Dynamic Routing

Network & Micro Segmentation

High Availability

Real-Time Threat Intelligence

Security Fabric Integration

Zero Trust Network Access

Cloud Logging and Integrations

Why Fortinet?

of customers willing to  recommend to their peers²

0k+

global customers, and growing

#10

in network security market share¹

“We moved to AWS for its reliability and the agility to launch applications rapidly, so we designed a security architecture with Gateway Load Balancer and Fortinet FortiGate firewalls across different Availability Zones to enable scaling up and down.”

Hooman Ahmadi 

Network Engineering Manager, Unzer

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A Proven Leader in Cybersecurity

FortiGate VM Deployment

Deploy in Three Easy Steps

STEP 1: Right-size your deployment

Review the FortiGate VM on AWS Datasheet to determine which instance size meets your needs in areas like throughput and bandwidth. Consider also deploying with AWS Graviton instances to optimize your compute costs (pages 6 & 7).

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STEP 2: Subscribe from AWS Marketplace

Follow along with this step-by-step deployment video that walks you through how to subscribe, deploy, and configure FortiGate VM from AWS Marketplace. It also covers the basics of creating VPCs, subnets, routing tables, and connecting to the firewall.

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STEP 3: Deploy with Simplicity

Leverage our pre-built AWS CloudFormation Templates, Terraform Templates, scripts, and other content to help you streamline your deployment for scenarios like high availability, autoscaling, and more.

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Everything You Need to Know About FortiGate VM for AWS

Cloud Network Security Toolkit

Everything you need to know to decide on the right next - generation firewall for the cloud.

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Trusted Reference Architectures

Repeatable frameworks for cloud security deployment that reduce the risk of human error.

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FortiGate VM on AWS

Get a quick view of FortiGate VM on AWS including instance sizing, throughput, and more.

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AWS + Fortinet Case Study

Get a quick view of FortiGate VM on AWS including instance sizing, throughput, and more.

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Case Study

Brazilian university secures its journey to AWS with FortiGate VM and other Fortinet solutions.

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Get a Private Offer

Request a private offer for customized terms, plans, and more.

Administration Guide

Step-by-step instructions in the FortiGate VM AWS administration guide.

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Get Started with FortiGate VM  for AWS Today

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¹“Fortinet is the #1 vendor for firewall shipments globally with more than 50% share.” – 650 Group
²As indicated by FortiGate VM user reviews on PeerSpot, March 2025