Fortinet offers 60-day trial licenses for most VM platforms (ESXi, KVM, Hyper-V, AWS, Azure, GCP). You can request one directly from Fortinet’s website with just a valid email.
Go to: support.fortinet.com → Register → Request Evaluation License
No credit card. No commitment. The license supports up to 1 Gbps throughput and includes full UTM features (IPS, web filtering, antivirus, VPN). fortigate vm license keygen free
| Option | Cost | Use Case | |--------|------|----------| | FortiGate-VM Evaluation License | Free (60 days) | Testing, labs, POCs | | FortiGate-VM Pay-As-You-Grow (PAYG) | Hourly (AWS/Azure) | Cloud production | | FortiGate-VM BYOL | Annual subscription | Enterprise deployments | | NFR License | Discounted | Partners/resellers | | Fortinet Developer Network | Free limited | Dev/test environments |
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FortiGate Virtual Appliances (VMs) are part of Fortinet's next-generation firewall solutions that provide comprehensive network security, visibility, and control across various environments, including virtualized and cloud infrastructures. These virtual appliances offer the same level of protection as their hardware counterparts but are deployed on virtual machines.