Bring your own license licensing model through any Fortinet partner. Infinian Technology Partner of Fortinet for assistance in purchasing a license. After you purchase a license or obtain an evaluation license (60-day term), you receive a PDF with an activation code.

Fortinet firewalls include a base license. It means the firewall will function without any kind of additional licensing. If you don't want to spend extra on your network security, you can work with the basic license. The only thing is you will get basic features and minimum protection

FortiGate-VM offers perpetual licensing (normal series and v-series) and annual subscription licensing.