We performed a comparison between Juniper vSRX and Zyxel Unified Security Gateway based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Unified Threat Management (UTM) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The solution is easy to configure and maintain remotely."
"The pricing is great and very reasonable."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of configuration."
"It's very easy to configure."
"The performance is good."
"I like Fortinet FortiGate's antispam filter, SPN, and clustering features."
"Their interface is very easy to use, it is without bugs."
"The flexibility and ease of configuration are the most valuable features."
"The authentication part is seamless and easy for people."
"The initial setup is pretty simple."
"The tool's most valuable features are routing features and service quality."
"The most valuable features are application filtering, content filtering, the intrusion prevention system (IPS), and definitely the application firewall."
"The product’s quality and performance are better than other vendors."
"It is deployed on the customer site, and we manage the firewalls on this side."
"The features we found most valuable are using the IDS and IPS during protection. The application filtering feature is great."
"It's basic functionality is probably the most valuable feature."
"This is a capable appliance and the standard features work well for us."
"The most valuable features of the solution stem from web filtering, malware protection, and antivirus."
"The solution can scale well."
"I think there could be more QoS features"
"Reporting is limited to providing an external appliance for improving the reporting capabilities of the FortiAnalyzer. It does not offer a central management and is also sold separably as an appliance."
"Its reporting and pricing need improvement."
"Tunnel flapping was one of the major things I had seen wherein your internet link remains but your VPN tunnel is down. However, since I got a fix from the TAC team, I have not noticed it, but the customer complained a few times that they couldn't access the internet because of this problem."
"Fortinet FortiGate could improve if it had a cloud-managed solution."
"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."
"We would like to have the ability to disable some of the security functionalities."
"The solution could be more secure and stable."
"The tool's basic license does not cover everything. It needs to improve visibility and availability."
"In the next release, I would like to see improvements made to the GUI because it isn't very good."
"I've talked to people that say Juniper now, as a device, can be a solution for a data center, but in the past, I have not seen this as being possible."
"There are too many types of licenses, which can be confusing."
"It is pretty complex to manage and could be easier."
"Some people complain that the solution tends to have a steep learning curve. It could be because most people have basic familiarity with Cisco or other similar products and maybe have never worked closely with Juniper products."
"Fortinet is more user friendly than Juniper. In terms of remote access, I actually prefer using Fortinet. It's much easier to configure."
"The biggest downside of Juniper vSRX is its pricing, which may be too high for smaller organizations. While it's a decent solution, the cost may limit its accessibility to smaller customers."
"The product has some scalability and data management issues where improvements are required."
"Although manageable, the user interface is a little bit slow and could be improved."
"Sometimes it reboots when you least expect it, and that's the main issue."
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Juniper vSRX is ranked 8th in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 33 reviews while Zyxel Unified Security Gateway is ranked 10th in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 3 reviews. Juniper vSRX is rated 7.8, while Zyxel Unified Security Gateway is rated 6.0. The top reviewer of Juniper vSRX writes "Fast with good usability and fairly scalable". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Zyxel Unified Security Gateway writes "Offers good anti-spam and web filtering features but needs to improve in the area of scalability". Juniper vSRX is most compared with Juniper SRX Series Firewall, Azure Firewall, Meraki MX, Cisco Secure Firewall and OPNsense, whereas Zyxel Unified Security Gateway is most compared with Netgate pfSense, OPNsense, Sophos XG, WatchGuard Firebox and SonicWall TZ. See our Juniper vSRX vs. Zyxel Unified Security Gateway report.
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