FortiWeb VM on AWS & Azure —
BYOL via Ogma, billed in INR
Bring-Your-Own-Licence FortiWeb-VM on AWS Mumbai (ap-south-1) and Azure Central India. Sized to your workload, priced in INR with GST, with 1, 3 or 5-year term options. The cloud bill carries only compute. Typical 12-36 month savings vs marketplace PAYG: 30-50%.
30–50%
Typical saving
BYOL vs PAYG, on 12-36 month workloads. The FortiWeb portion of your cloud bill.
Month 6–8
Crossover
PAYG is cheaper for the first few months; BYOL takes over and the gap compounds.
INR + GST
Currency lock
Annual subscription invoiced in INR. No USD exposure on the FortiWeb portion.
5 tiers
VM01 → VM16
25 Mbps to 6 Gbps HTTP throughput. Sized to your workload.
The straightforward case for BYOL
FortiWeb-VM is the same image whether you subscribe via AWS / Azure Marketplace PAYG or via Ogma BYOL. The features are identical, the threat-intel updates are identical, the ML detection engine is identical. What differs is where the licence cost sits:
PAYG via Marketplace
- Licence cost bundled into a higher hourly EC2 / Azure VM rate
- One line item on the cloud bill
- USD-billed via cloud provider
- No commitment — but ~30–50% premium for the licence portion at 12+ months
- No partner relationship for licence support
BYOL via Ogma
- Annual FortiWeb-VM subscription priced in INR + GST
- Cloud bill carries only compute / network / storage
- Direct partner relationship for support escalation
- 1, 3, or 5-year term options for further discount
- Locked INR rate against currency moves
VM tier sizing — per the FortiWeb Ordering Guide
FortiWeb-VM-S subscriptions ship in five performance tiers. Sizing is by HTTP/HTTPS throughput at 2048-bit keysize, with a max ML Domains count that often nudges the choice up a tier for larger application portfolios.
| Tier | HTTP | HTTPS (2048) | ML Domains | Bot Requests / mo | SKU pattern (Std / Adv / Ent) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VM01 | 25 Mbps | 10 Mbps | 4 | 200,000 | FC1-10-WBVMS-{916,582,1267}-02-DD |
| VM02 | 100 Mbps | 50 Mbps | 8 | 400,000 | FC2-10-WBVMS-{916,582,1267}-02-DD |
| VM04 | 500 Mbps | 250 Mbps | 16 | 900,000 | FC3-10-WBVMS-{916,582,1267}-02-DD |
| VM08 | 3 Gbps | 1 Gbps | 32 | 1.7 M | FC4-10-WBVMS-{916,582,1267}-02-DD |
| VM16 | 6 Gbps | 3 Gbps | 32 | 2.8 M | FC5-10-WBVMS-{916,582,1267}-02-DD |
Source: FortiWeb Ordering Guide, FWEB-OG-R25-20260318. Standard SKUs end -916-02-DD, Advanced -582-02-DD, Enterprise -1267-02-DD.
Bundle tiering — Standard, Advanced, Enterprise
The bundle is the second sizing dimension. Pick by what features your workload actually uses; Ogma helps you avoid over-buying.
Standard
OWASP Top 10, signatures, IP reputation, antimalware. Right for simple internet-facing apps and dev/UAT workloads.
Advanced
Adds Sandboxing, ML anomaly detection, Threat Analytics, Credential Stuffing Defense. Right for production apps without PCI scope.
Enterprise
Adds Advanced Bot Protection (ML/biometric), Client-Side Protection (PCI DSS 4.0), DLP, included SOCaaS. Required for card-payment workloads.
Worked example — VM04 Standard for 24 months on AWS Mumbai
FX note: AWS Marketplace publishes USD rates; figures below converted to INR at ₹98 / USD — Ogma's standard software-services reference rate. BYOL via Ogma is invoiced in INR + GST with the rate locked at quote, eliminating monthly USD exposure.
| Path | Year 1 | Year 2 | 24-month total | Vs other path |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAYG via AWS Marketplace | ~₹14.17 L ($14,460) | ~₹14.17 L ($14,460) | ~₹28.34 L ($28,920) | baseline |
| BYOL via Ogma (FortiWeb portion only) | ~₹7.06 L ($7,200) | ~₹7.06 L ($7,200) | ~₹14.11 L ($14,400) | ~₹14.23 L saved (50%) |
PAYG rate band derived from public AWS Marketplace FortiWeb-VM listing as of 30 May 2026; BYOL band from typical partner-quoted FortiWeb VM04 Standard annual subscription. EC2 compute (~₹6,860/month for m5.large at ₹98/USD) is identical on both paths and excluded from the comparison. Treat as order-of-magnitude estimate. Ogma's free TCO model returns your specific workload's exact number, INR + GST locked.
If you're already on PAYG — the cutover plan
Ogma sizes + quotes the BYOL annual
Same VM tier (VM01–VM16), same bundle (Std/Adv/Ent), term of choice. INR + GST.
You receive the FortiWeb licence file
Via the Fortinet customer portal. Linked to your existing FortiCloud account.
Apply the licence in the running FortiWeb UI
Fortinet supports in-place licence-mode conversion. The instance stays up; no traffic interruption.
Switch the cloud image listing to the BYOL variant
Either a configuration flag on the same AWS / Azure listing, or a BYOL AMI swap via EBS volume copy.
PAYG charges stop at the next billing cycle
The cost reduction flows through within 1-2 weeks. Typical full cutover: 1-2 hour maintenance window.
What Ogma brings to the BYOL engagement
Sizing assessment
We model VM tier, bundle, and term against your actual workload traffic and feature needs. No over-buying.
INR quote with GST
Single PO / invoice. Annual or multi-year. Recoverable GST for B2B buyers.
Deployment + go-live
From licence application to first traffic — typically a single maintenance window. We run it.
Renewal management
Quoted 60-90 days before expiry. No surprise lapses on threat-intel updates.
India support SLA
Direct partner support escalation backed by Fortinet TAC. India business-hours coverage by default.
TCO modelling
We rebuild the BYOL vs PAYG math at each renewal so you always have current evidence.
FAQ
Does BYOL work on AWS Mumbai and Azure Central India equally?
What if my workload doubles mid-term — am I locked at VM04?
Is FortiWeb on AWS Marketplace BYOL too — why go via Ogma?
Multi-region — can one BYOL licence cover instances in different regions?
What about FortiManager / FortiAnalyzer for centralised management?
How long does a quote take?
See your exact BYOL vs PAYG savings
Ogma builds a finance-ready, month-by-month TCO model against your VM tier, region, term horizon, and current spend. Free, 5 working days, no commitment to roll forward.
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