We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiGate-VM and Juniper vSRX 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."The stability and scalability of this solution are satisfactory. Its SD-WAN, VPN, and URL filtering features are very useful."
"It is easy to use and performs very well."
"We are using the FortiGate 100D series. VPN, firewall, anti-malware, OTM, and intrusion prevention are useful features."
"Fortinet offers the latest versions to cater to the needs of enterprises."
"The tool is a nice product and easy to handle. The software's user interface is also good. You can easily implement remote access in the solution."
"The CLI is robust and powerful, enabling rapid, consistent changes via SSH."
"There are great templates, so you don't have to customize them if you don't want to. You do have the option to custom create some folders and some reports, however, with what is there, you don't really need to go through extra effort, as they already give you a lot of predefined views of reports and so forth."
"It can expand easily."
"I like the visibility and monitoring features because they're easy to use to monitor traffic. Features like geo-blocking and more have AI, and we're currently using all of it. But for now, we're only using geo-blocking, and we're able to block traffic from different countries. I also like that it's highly responsive. VM04 is also very powerful."
"The setup is simple."
"In terms of specific features, I like FortiGate's load balancing, interface, and priority on the network."
"It’s easy to integrate the solution with our network infrastructure."
"There is an interesting possibility of building a tunnel to a firewall from access points. We use this feature for small branch offices with one to two employees with access to central RDP servers."
"The most valuable features are locking applications from in and out of my test network and testing malware on different devices. I use malware detection, antivirus, and basic firewall policies to check for different types of security breaches. The UI is really nice and easy to use."
"Use of this product does not require daily interactions."
"The most valuable features we have found to be the VPN, ease of use, and overall simplicity."
"The dashboard, customization, API, and pricing are good."
"The initial setup is pretty simple."
"The product’s quality and performance are better than other vendors."
"We like the solution’s protocol and its dashboard system."
"The authentication part is seamless and easy for people."
"The solution has good features."
"The tool's most valuable features are routing features and service quality."
"The initial setup was very straightforward. There was no problem. The initial deployment took about one hour."
"The feedback that I have received is that the performance could be better, and the user experience is not as good compared to a previous solution we used. It could be more user-friendly. Of course, it still works fine for our operations."
"The setup is pretty complex and not easy to implement."
"The room for improvement is about the global delivery time period. Usually I need to wait for almost one month to deliver it overseas. So if you can shorten the deliver time it'd be great."
"In the balance between links feature normally you can just choose one option to balance. It would be better for the solution to have more than one option, preferably three."
"The solution can have more features in a single box that can be multi-applied to integrate everything."
"It's my understanding that more of the current generation features could be brought in. There could be more integration with EDRs, for example."
"At first glance, the interface for the device is very confusing."
"Performance and technical support are the main issues with this solution."
"The product may not be as robust as Palo Alto. However, unless you are a big bank, you probably won't need it to be."
"The key activation is very complicated at times."
"The biggest area for improvement is storage configuration. It could be smoother."
"Areas for improvement would be application control and web filtering."
"The solution should provide more useful GUI features."
"Compatibility and integration with other products or vendors such as Cisco SD-WAN products need improvement."
"Sizing can be challenging for customers interested in using Fortinet FortiGate-VM."
"The product needs to focus on cloud-nativeness and pricing."
"Juniper vSRX is expensive."
"The solution could improve its technical support."
"The solution's GUI needs improvement."
"We worked with Cisco's support and Juniper's support and there are some differences, to be honest, Cisco is more available and is more competent at addressing our cases."
"The security feature must be improved."
"he stability could be improved."
"VPN access is an area that needs improvement."
"It is pretty complex to manage and could be easier."
Fortinet FortiGate-VM is ranked 9th in Firewalls with 113 reviews while Juniper vSRX is ranked 27th in Firewalls with 33 reviews. Fortinet FortiGate-VM is rated 8.4, while Juniper vSRX is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiGate-VM writes "An easy-to-manage and configure tool that provides ample documentation to help with the setup phase". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Juniper vSRX writes "Fast with good usability and fairly scalable". Fortinet FortiGate-VM is most compared with Azure Firewall, Palo Alto Networks VM-Series, Fortinet FortiOS, OPNsense and Cisco Secure Firewall, whereas Juniper vSRX is most compared with Juniper SRX Series Firewall, Azure Firewall, Meraki MX, Cisco Secure Firewall and Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls. See our Fortinet FortiGate-VM vs. Juniper vSRX report.
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