We performed a comparison between Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall and Juniper SRX Series 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."Fortinet has a very good solution for Secure SD-WAN. One very good feature is that they have robust and simple FortiOS through which they provide all solutions. That's their strength. There's not much complexity involved with the Secure SD-WAN solution of Fortinet as compared to Cisco's solution, which has a lot of flexibility but complexity also comes with that flexibility."
"The response is very quick and they can visually resolve our problems in a short period."
"It is quite easy to handle."
"A strong point of FortiGate is that the graphical interface is complete and easy to use, especially if we think there is a list of operations that we are able to perform inside."
"It's a firewall that secures our internal network. I have been using it since 2013, and I find that most of the features are advanced, and very user friendly."
"It's inexpensive compared to some of the other technology out there."
"It's super reliable. I don't think I've ever had a reliability issue with it."
"The most valuable feature is the SSL VPN, as it allows us to connect and it separates this product from other firewalls."
"When comparing this solution to others this one has better reporting, user management, and is easy to use."
"The people we deal with is a local partner in Cambodia and we can get good support from them."
"One of the most valuable features is having the ability to cluster multiple firewalls even if they are different versions."
"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."
"The support is great. They also have very good categorization. It's very good. It captures a lot of threats."
"The blocking, based on the signal provided, is the solution's most valuable aspect."
"I found the initial setup process to be very simple and straightforward."
"The central security management center and the content management center are very good."
"The product provides good performance and has features comparable to other leading products in the market."
"I like that Juniper SRX is easy to use, scalable, and stable with good performance."
"CLI: Junos CLI is very easy to use, and it is also very easy to find back items in the configuration and to change them."
"Using a Juniper CLI, you configure a "candidate configuration", then "commit" it to bring it live. If you do not like it or messed up something, you just "rollback" to the previous configuration. It can all be done in a matter of minutes. This is super handy once you get use to it."
"Security policies in combination with zones: It is very easy to organize the security polices in a logical structure."
"The CLI works perfectly."
"The features that I have found valuable are the ones for the main purpose we are using Juniper - its firewall to protect our network for our internet access."
"It's fine, and it's good. It's very stable."
"One issue that I have had is that sometimes I need to monitor the traffic, so I need to filter it according to the user and which user is using it the most. I experience a bottleneck most of the time, particularly at the peak time when the number of contracts and users are at maximum."
"Cisco Meraki products are rising very quickly in the cloud and the connected era. Meraki products offer much better ROI, upgradability, and manageability."
"I would like to see improvements in the product's application rules."
"With FortiGate, the main complaint that I have heard is about the technical support."
"Fortinet doesn't provide multiple virtual firewalls which would facilitate end users and customers."
"The ease of use could be improved."
"WAN load-balancing could be a lot better at detecting when a link is poor or inconsistent, and not just flat out dead."
"I'm not sure if it's something that they already have or are developing something, however, we need some dedicated features for container security."
"While they offer a comprehensive bundled solution, some users may prefer on-premise deployments for certain features, such as URL filtering."
"It's a complicated firewall. Until you come to know the firewall inducers, most people don't like the firewall because the components for the firewall are a little bit complex. User-friendliness is a little bit tough. It needs to be user-friendly when creating policies, and pushing policies. Committing takes more time compared to 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."
"The security features need to be improved."
"This solution would be improved with the inclusion of custom reporting."
"The network interface could be better, and it could be cheaper."
"In larger companies with extensive infrastructure, retrieving logs for a longer period of time can sometimes take a bit longer than desired."
"The solution's support could use improvement."
"I think improvement can be done to the security part, particularly the UDM, and the product should have a user-friendly interface similar to FortiGate. It should have the Azure RBAC in the next release."
"Third-party support for Juniper is a lot less than Cisco. This is no surprise, but a definite consideration if you are expecting to use a lot of third party support. In my guesstimate, for every 100 Cisco shops, you will find one Juniper shop."
"IPS is one that I would definitely want to be improved. I would also like SSL VPN to be integrated."
"The configuration is difficult and it should be easier."
"We tried configuring the IDS for more than four months, but it did not work properly."
"It should be easier to escalate support tickets."
"The GUI needs improvement."
"The solution's configurations and syntax are specific and more complicated than other platforms."
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Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is ranked 25th in Firewalls with 41 reviews while Juniper SRX Series Firewall is ranked 16th in Firewalls with 87 reviews. Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is rated 7.6, while Juniper SRX Series Firewall is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall writes "Provides decent protection for the LAN but complicated interface". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Juniper SRX Series Firewall writes "Highly scalable, user-friendly UI, and easy to maintain". Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is most compared with Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention, Check Point NGFW, Sophos XG, Netgate pfSense and Cisco Secure Firewall, whereas Juniper SRX Series Firewall is most compared with Cisco Secure Firewall, Palo Alto Networks WildFire, Netgate pfSense, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls and Check Point NGFW. See our Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall vs. Juniper SRX Series Firewall report.
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