Fortigate Vm Sizing Azure Guide

| License Model | Sizing Impact | |---------------|----------------| | | Hourly billing includes FortiGate license. VM size limited to preselected series (e.g., D, E, F-series). Best for testing or low-to-medium throughput. | | BYOL (Bring Your Own License) | You buy FortiGate VM license separately (perpetual or subscription). Unlocked to almost any Azure VM size. Cheaper at scale but requires upfront commitment. |

Migrating from a physical firewall appliance to a virtual firewall in Microsoft Azure is not a simple 1:1 core-to-core replacement. In the physical world, sizing was governed by ASIC acceleration and fixed port speeds. In Azure, your FortiGate VM (Fortinet’s Virtual Next-Generation Firewall) runs on shared or dedicated infrastructure, where CPU credits, RAM speed, and network latency are dynamic variables. fortigate vm sizing azure

Sizing Your FortiGate VM in Azure: A Comprehensive Guide Deploying a FortiGate Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) | | BYOL (Bring Your Own License) |