We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiGate and Untangle NG Firewall 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 most valuable feature is the SSL VPN, as it allows us to connect and it separates this product from other firewalls."
"Offers good security and filtering."
"The virtual firewall feature is the most valuable. We have around 1,500 firewalls. We did not buy individual hardware, and the virtual firewalls made sense because we don't have to keep on buying the hardware. FortiGate is easier to use as compared to Checkpoint devices. It is user friendly and has a good UI. You don't need much expertise to work on this firewall. You don't need to worry much about DCLA, commands, and things like that."
"Fortigate is very scalable to serve our customers' needs. We have scaled already from fifty to more than a hundred instances of Fortinet FortiGate. Around 20 staff are required for deployment and maintenance, mostly engineers."
"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."
"I really like the captive portal feature for our guest network. It has nice VLAN features in terms of separating our network. The anti-virus is also good."
"UTM/NGFW features and FortiCloud for logs and backups are awesome."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of configuration."
"The product helps small and medium enterprises secure their networks from intrusions. It also has features like DNS blocking."
"Web filtering is very reliable."
"Its detection, antivirus, and filtering features are the most valuable. The facility to connect by using the VPN connection is also a very valuable feature. It is very strong, secure, and reliable. We have implemented the Untangle solution in all hardware. It is also a user-friendly solution. It is easy to learn and easy to configure."
"Web Filter is effective, Web Cache offers bandwidth savings, and the VPN setup is easy."
"The features I have found the most useful are the web filter, the captive portal, the SSL inspector, and the ad-blocker. They're awesome."
"Application Control and filtering features are valuable."
"The Untangle firewall is a software firewall, so it runs on generic hardware. We found that was probably the best feature, and it's why we chose it when we started using it three years ago."
"The product is easy to implement."
"We would like to see better pricing."
"The monitor and the visibility, in this proxy, is very weak."
"Stability and technical support are the two major issues I have found with Fortinet."
"It would be nice if FortiGate incorporated some built-in endpoint protection features. I would also like a built-in SOC dashboard for managing multiple Fortinet firewalls."
"Maybe they could make some features more accessible, such as a way to translate directions between two networks that share the same subnets."
"If they could extend their fabric towards other vendor environments for integration, that would be great."
"The cloud features and integration could be improved."
"It could use better throughput on some of the smaller boxes for the branch offices."
"The biggest challenge that we have with this solution is local support. The local support is a problem in our area."
"We have a minor issue when assigning IP addresses in the ARP tables. You should be able to go into the ARP tables, look at the IP address and say, "Nope, they need to be on this side on this IP address." The ability to set a DHP reservation from the ARP tables would be great. It's no big deal, but it would be nice to have."
"For the web filter, I think they can do better especially on the free model."
"They don't have any feature that allows you to drop the session."
"The web content filtering needs improvement."
"The ability to setup a DDNS for each WAN independently would be a very handy feature."
"The pricing should be reduced because it is expensive."
"It would be much easier if there was a mobile app."
Fortinet FortiGate is ranked 2nd in Firewalls with 306 reviews while Untangle NG Firewall is ranked 24th in Firewalls with 22 reviews. Fortinet FortiGate is rated 8.4, while Untangle NG Firewall is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiGate writes "It's a reliable solution that's easy to install and cheaper than competitors ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Untangle NG Firewall writes "Its simplicity, variety of features, and low pricing have enabled us to improve the security for our small business clients at a price that they are happy to pay for". Fortinet FortiGate is most compared with Sophos XG, Cisco Secure Firewall, Netgate pfSense, Meraki MX and WatchGuard Firebox, whereas Untangle NG Firewall is most compared with OPNsense, Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, Sophos UTM and SonicWall TZ. See our Fortinet FortiGate vs. Untangle NG Firewall report.
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