FortiGate 60E end of life: end of support dates
By Nico De Muynck · Updated July 26, 2026
Support ends soon, 155 days left.
The Fortinet FortiGate 60E reaches its End of Support on December 29, 2026. That is the hard stop: after it there are no firmware updates, no FortiGuard signatures, no hardware replacement and no technical support.
FortiGate 60E lifecycle milestones
These dates are from Fortinet's Product Life Cycle listing for the FG-60E hardware.
| Milestone | Date |
|---|---|
| End of Order (last order date) | 2021-12-29 |
| Last Service Extension Date | 2025-12-29 |
| End of Support | 2026-12-29 |
What these dates mean
End of Order is the last day the FortiGate 60E could be purchased new from Fortinet. Last Service Extension Date is the last day you could buy or extend a FortiCare support contract for it. End of Support is the one that matters most: after it the device stops receiving firmware updates and FortiGuard security signatures, so every new vulnerability stays unpatched and the firewall becomes a standing security and compliance risk. As a small-office firewall the 60E is often deployed at branches and remote sites, exactly the places where an unpatched edge device goes unnoticed. For how Fortinet's lifecycle works in full, see the Fortinet EOL guide.
What replaces the FortiGate 60E?
Fortinet positions the FortiGate 60F as the successor to the 60E, with the FortiGate 70G in the current desktop generation. Moving up also gets you a FortiOS release that stays supported for years rather than months. If you still have 60E units at branch sites, plan the swap before End of Support: renewing FortiCare is no longer possible past the Last Service Extension Date. New to the terminology? See EOL vs EOS vs EOSL, or the related FortiGate 100E EOL dates.
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