We performed a comparison between Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall and Fortinet FortiGate based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two WAN Edge solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The blocking, based on the signal provided, is the solution's most valuable aspect."
"The support is great. They also have very good categorization. It's very good. It captures a lot of threats."
"It is a scalable product. I know a customer who has deployed more than 4,000 firewalls in a single deployment."
"The most valuable feature is SD-WAN."
"Next Generation Firewall's best feature is that it can be managed on one platform."
"The initial setup is very easy."
"When our customer needs some optimization, along with performance and security. If they want everything in one package, I recommend Forcepoint because they have everything."
"It provides decent protection for the LAN, especially in run mode."
"The performance is good."
"It enables our organization to become more productive. Also, it protects our NEtWare from viruses and malware."
"We use a lot of function on the IPS and it works well for us."
"FortiGate has a strong security topic which allows all of the Fortinet devices to communicate and share information which makes their security more powerful."
"The user interface is relatively easy. The devices are easy to deploy and figure out when you have experience with other security appliances."
"This product is definitely scalable."
"Its user interface is good, and it is always working fine."
"The security fabric is excellent."
"The optimization is not really ready. If you want very good optimization, you have to add it to the network."
"I would like to see more sizing in the next release, and the roadmap should be clear."
"They need to work on stability, it has not been the best in our experience."
"We feel the product's technical support could be better, as this relates to the solution itself, to the installation of the product, and to having a proper understanding of the case."
"Its interface is complex when compared with a firewall like FortiGate. Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall needs a management console, whereas FortiGate doesn't need any console. When you have a few devices, a console is not really necessary. It's good to have a private console only when you have a lot of devices."
"Management could be better. They can improve the management. I think all our customers can't accept firewalls that have standalone management. So, they prefer Fortinet or Palo Alto. But overall, inspection and other features are working fine."
"The network interface could be better, and it could be cheaper."
"They should have a local vendor who can provide support. Most of the support is overseas, so the time zones can be a problem."
"We would like to see a better training platform implemented."
"The firmware needs improvement because there are bugs when a new release comes through. Sometimes, the configuration changes, and it's a bit harder to see where the fail is. The first time that you have the firmware, it tends to have some issues, and it's better to wait a bit to update the equipment."
"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."
"We would like to see an upgrade to the VPN feature, we are using the VPN from outside of our office and there is a limitation to 10 connections, more connections would be suitable."
"From a reporting perspective, there's room for improvement. They're providing FortiAnalyzer through which one can get some enhancements, but the visibility and reporting still need slight improvement."
"I feel that the reporting needs to be improved."
"With FortiGate, the main complaint that I have heard is about the technical support."
"Vulnerability scanning could be improved."
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Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is ranked 11th in WAN Edge with 40 reviews while Fortinet FortiGate is ranked 1st in WAN Edge with 306 reviews. Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is rated 7.6, while Fortinet FortiGate is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall writes "Good URL filtering with helpful technical support and good scalability". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fortinet FortiGate writes "It's a reliable solution that's easy to install and cheaper than competitors ". Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is most compared with Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention, Check Point NGFW, Cisco Secure Firewall, Sophos XG and Netgate pfSense, whereas Fortinet FortiGate is most compared with Sophos XG, Cisco Secure Firewall, Netgate pfSense, Meraki MX and WatchGuard Firebox. See our Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall vs. Fortinet FortiGate report.
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