We performed a comparison between Juniper SRX Series Firewall and WatchGuard Firebox based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Firewalls solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."I only deal with it from a security analyst's point of view. I don't really get into the features of the actual FortiGate. From the security point of view, it works, and it does its job."
"The features that I have found most valuable are the SD-WAN and their IP4 policy."
"The most valuable feature of FortiGate is FortiView which provides proactive monitoring."
"The most valuable features are simplicity, management, and that it's constantly evolving."
"This version is stable. I don't have any issues with this solution, in our environment, it works well."
"I'm pretty happy with its reliability. It is also very scalable."
"I like Fortinet FortiGate's antispam filter, SPN, and clustering features."
"The payment function for applications is good."
"The deployment is quite easy and fast."
"The features that I have found valuable are the ones for the main purpose we are using Juniper - its firewall to protect our network for our internet access."
"The Juniper SRX series is easy to use."
"It integrates well with Fortinet and Palo Alto."
"It's easily scalable."
"The high availability of the application is good."
"The solution has been good for fulfilling our basic needs."
"The GUI is simple to use."
"The GUI is easy and intuitive."
"The solution has increased productivity with our outside salespeople being able to connect into their computers and use those remotely."
"The most valuable feature is the GUI, especially the real-time bandwidth usage report. Also, its integration with WiFi access points is nice."
"Their centralized console simplifies management for organizations with multiple Fireboxes."
"It also provides us with layered security. It has onboard virus scanning features that allow it to scan before something gets to the host. It will also stop a person from going to a site that is known to be bad."
"It protects me against malicious websites, as well as malicious downloads, as a perimeter anti-virus. I've also seen it blocking a lot of pings and different probes."
"This product offers great protection using the default settings."
"I could still keep the data rates really high, up near the two gigahertz data speeds, without compromise on the security perimeters being acted simultaneously."
"I would like to see improvements made to the dashboard and UI, as well as to the reporting."
"Usually, we sell the bundle with the UTM or threat management piece with IPS, IDS. Other providers, such as Palo Alto, are ahead in terms of safe functionality. So, for me, delivering truly safe service is probably something that still needs to be improved."
"Fortinet FortiGate can be integrated with different platforms. They have integrations in place, but I can't say they're 100%."
"I could not configure sFlow from the FortiGate graphical user interface. I realized that the sFlow configuration is available only from the CLI, and discovered that sFlow is not supported on virtual interfaces, such as VDOM links, IPsec, or GRE."
"The security of Fortinet FortiGate could improve."
"I would suggest that Fortinet add sandboxing to their solution."
"The support system could be improved."
"There is one big configuration file with no separations for the unique VDOMs. Maybe they could separate individual VDOM configuration files with the root VDOM configuration file referencing the individual VDOM config files."
"To compare with Fortinet, Juniper needs to improve their security features."
"It should be easier to escalate support tickets."
"The GUI needs to be easier and more helpful for users who don't have security experience."
"The Juniper product has to improve in terms of innovation."
"The interface could be more user-friendly."
"It would be good if Junos had "unique commands" between all hierarchical levels, discarding the use of the "Run" command."
"It does have its nuances in terms of deployment. There are always areas to make something easier or more intuitive or make the system auto-negotiate more with existing hardware."
"The big thing is performance. With all the features turned on it slows down."
"Its documentation could be improved. Sometimes, you need to search a bit longer to find what you are looking for."
"Some of the configuration options are somewhat confusing."
"I would like to see more tutorials on setting up the Firebox."
"I'd like to have better access to workstation monitoring, connection monitoring, and the amount of time an address is being used, to better gauge proper network utilization. If I knew that something was connected to a particular external location for an extended period that seems abnormal, I'd be able to act upon it."
"An area for improvement is that when we use a web administration link, there is no security."
"Reporting is something you've got to set up separately. It's one of those things that you've got to put some time into. One of the options is to set up a local report server, which is what I did. It's not great. It's okay... Some of the stuff is a little complicated to get up and running. Once you do, it becomes very user-friendly and easy to work with, but I find there are some implementation headaches with some of their stuff."
"Make WatchGuard Firebox capable of integrating with third-party vendors like FireMon, Splunk, Tenable, etc."
"The drawbacks are just sometimes not having the technical information that we need in order to easily make connections with all of our Internet-based clients."
Juniper SRX Series Firewall is ranked 18th in Firewalls with 87 reviews while WatchGuard Firebox is ranked 13th in Firewalls with 79 reviews. Juniper SRX Series Firewall is rated 7.8, while WatchGuard Firebox is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Juniper SRX Series Firewall writes "Highly scalable, user-friendly UI, and easy to maintain". On the other hand, the top reviewer of WatchGuard Firebox writes "Offers a streamlined deployment, intuitive interface and robust security features". Juniper SRX Series Firewall is most compared with Cisco Secure Firewall, Palo Alto Networks WildFire, Netgate pfSense, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls and Azure Firewall, whereas WatchGuard Firebox is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, OPNsense, SonicWall TZ and Meraki MX. See our Juniper SRX Series Firewall vs. WatchGuard Firebox report.
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