We performed a comparison between Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform and Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."I really love the auto-tunnel creation feature."
"The tool's most valuable feature is bandwidth optimization."
"The most valuable features of Silver Peak VX are we can register our customers and they can receive free training and all the solutions features."
"It is a scalable solution."
"The most valuable feature of Silver Peak VX is the overall performance."
"The file and data reduction capabilities are very good. Without it, we have a great deal of network congestion."
"Silver Peak Unity EdgeConnect has high availability."
"The tool is easy to configure due to the existing pre-configured templates. It is easy to manage compared to legacy systems, which takes time. We can complete a site within 30 minutes. The tool's best feature is outdoor onboarding. You need to bring the box to the site with the internet. It is a simple plug-and-play. The solution offers a zero-touch procedure."
"I have found that Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is easy to use, highly secure, and the main VPN tunnel is created automatically which is a benefit."
"It is stable and scalable. In addition, their support is great. When you ask them for something, they provide support, and if required, they also involve the R&D team to help you to resolve the issues in your configuration."
"The most valuable feature is SD-WAN."
"It provides decent protection for the LAN, especially in run mode."
"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."
"One of the most valuable features is having the ability to cluster multiple firewalls even if they are different versions."
"The solution offers sandboxing, which can be integrated at any time."
"The Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is a scalable product."
"We would like to have better features for path selection. For example, if we know the network is going to go down then we would like to set up an alternate route for data packets in real-time."
"Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform needs to improve integrations with other vendors."
"They have to implement more security with it. The security, mainly their firewall functions, have to be included in the firewall features."
"The support, which is the direct support from Aruba, has shortcomings and needs to be improved."
"The support from Silver Peak Unity EdgeConnect has declined since Aruba acquired them. The knowledge and speed of the agents could improve."
"Reporting is something that they can improve on."
"There are some functional limitations that could improve."
"This solution is suitable for small to medium-sized companies. If we have large-sized companies it is better to use Cisco or Palo Alto."
"If I want to allow access to Facebook, yet not allow the user to access videos, then I am not able to do it with this product."
"In larger companies with extensive infrastructure, retrieving logs for a longer period of time can sometimes take a bit longer than desired."
"The network interface could be better, and it could be cheaper."
"The interface is complicated. It's difficult to locate all the necessary menus and functions."
"They should provide more details on potential cyber threats."
"The initial setup of the Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall has areas that are difficult."
"The solution needs to add an antivirus profile and anti-spyware profile, not just policies and VPN."
"The solution needs to build upon its network functionality. It needs to be a bit smarter."
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Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform is ranked 6th in Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions with 19 reviews while Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is ranked 10th in Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions with 41 reviews. Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform is rated 8.6, while Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform writes "Flexible, efficient, and responsive support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall writes "Provides decent protection for the LAN but complicated interface". Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform is most compared with Fortinet FortiGate, Cisco SD-WAN, VMware SD-WAN, Prisma SD-WAN and Cato SASE Cloud Platform, whereas Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is most compared with Fortinet FortiGate, Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention, Check Point NGFW, Sophos XG and Netgate pfSense. See our Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform vs. Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall report.
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