Fortinet end of life and FortiGate replacement models

How Fortinet publishes end-of-life dates

Fortinet sets an end-of-order date for each product and then later end-of-support milestones. It publishes the product lifecycle dates on its support portal, which needs a Fortinet account, and the dates that apply to your equipment depend on the model and its support contract.

So this page does two things, both from Fortinet's own material:

• lists the models that carry an End of Order Announcement in Fortinet's current ordering list (Q4 2026), and
• lists older models that are no longer in Fortinet's current models table or ordering list, with the current model we would quote in their place.

Contact us with your model and serial numbers and we will confirm the end-of-order and end-of-support dates that apply to them, and quote any replacements. The dates we confirm come from Fortinet.

FortiGate and FortiSwitch end-of-order announcements

Fortinet marks these part numbers "End of Order Announcement" in its current ordering list. They can still be quoted while Fortinet takes orders; the current models beside them are what we would compare them with:

The HA pair codes FG-60F-HA and FG-61F-HA have no end-of-order announcement at the time of writing. FortiGuard and FortiCare services are still listed for these models, so existing units can renew; see FortiGuard bundles.

Older FortiGate, FortiWiFi and FortiSwitch models

These models are no longer in Fortinet's current models table or ordering list (8 Nov 2026). The current models are our suggestion of the nearest equivalent, unless the note says Fortinet places it:

The FortiGate 600E still appears in Fortinet's current ordering list, so it has no end-of-order announcement there. UK FortiWiFi part numbers end in -E, Fortinet's United Kingdom regional code.

Older FortiAP access points

Fortinet names FortiAP models by a rule: "The first digit is the number of streams, the second is the number of radios, the third represents antenna type, the fourth indicates Wi-Fi generation" (FortiAP page (opens in a new tab)). We use it to suggest the closest current model; we confirm the fit for your site at quote:

Fortinet's current access points are on the FortiAP page.

Planning a replacement

• Check the support dates first: a model past end of order can usually still renew support until its end-of-support date, so there is time to plan.
• Replace like for like, or step up: the current G-series desktop models have higher threat protection figures than the F and E-series models they follow; the product matrix shows them side by side.
• Bundles do not transfer: FortiGuard and FortiCare codes are model-specific, so a replacement firewall needs its own bundle. Hardware-plus-bundle codes (-BDL-950, -BDL-809) buy both in one line.
• Move the configuration: we can stage the new FortiGate firewall with your existing policies and swap it in, with the scope confirmed at quote.

How to order

How ordering works. Press Add next to a part number and it goes into your basket; where a subscription or support contract goes with the hardware, you choose it in the same step. Then View basket and Request a quote. We check every line, quantity and term against your sites and send back a personalised quote by email. Nothing is charged online. We can also design, supply, stage, install and configure the equipment, with the scope confirmed at quote (see network installation).