We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiGate SWG and Sangfor Internet Access Gateway (IAG) based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Secure Web Gateways (SWG) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."On the outside, the main differentiation is because Lookout ingest. They have ingested basically all of the apps for the last ten years and all the versions of all the apps, and we have that in a corporate database that allows us to do very large-scale machine learning and analysis on that data set. That's not something that any of the competitors really have the capability to do because they don't have access to the data set. A lot of the apps you can no longer get them because that version of the app is five or six years old, and it just doesn't exist anywhere anymore, except within our infrastructure. So, the ability to have that very rich dataset and learn from that dataset is a real differentiator."
"The protection offered by the product is the most valuable feature. It detects vulnerabilities or traps on our users' phones and then prompts them to clean up their devices. Tools we used previously would only discover, which required us to gather information on the backend, so Lookout is a welcome upgrade."
"The most valuable features are the antivirus as a whole, the anti-malware, and all of the protection features that scan our enterprise devices."
"The solution is stable."
"The most valuable feature of Fortinet FortiGate SWG is its stability."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate SWG are IPS and scanning."
"FortiGate is easy to use, and I also like its VPN."
"The most valuable feature of Fortinet FortiGate SWG is inspection."
"FortiGate is a great solution, although initially, it faced challenges in the Brazilian market due to lower brand recognition than Cisco. However, explaining and demonstrating its product format and offerings has proven easy. The cost-effectiveness and better features of FortiGate have made some clients skeptical. We set up a trial period, and they eventually opted for it. Many clients were convinced it was great after experiencing the solution's capabilities firsthand."
"The solution is easy to implement and easy to configure. The most valuable feature is FortiGate’s content filtering."
"We have found the product to be scalable."
"Web filtering is the most useful feature."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"The most significant aspect is the control it offers over internet traffic, like managing computer access to specific sites such as Facebook. I find particular value in its ability to control the depth of internal traffic, enabling actions like blocking specific file extensions on social media or specific IPs. This control by categories is a standout feature for us in Sangfor Internet Access Gateway (IAG)."
"The solution is interoperable and has centralized management."
"The stability depends on the service from where you access it. Because sometimes, the place you are in, you have Gateway. You don't have Gateway. The gateway is overutilized. At the end, you need to go through their gateways. And this is the key point here. You have a tracking point. If it's not well orchestrated, and it scales up as you add more to the existing team, you will suffer"
"We just submitted an enhancement request reflecting the main area we want to see improvement in; the APIs. Currently, we're able to build dashboards, but it's somewhat backward because we use our MDM API to create them. Lookout should provide API to customers so we can query our data and use it in our cloud, and this is the only outstanding area for improvement with the product right now."
"From the analysis that we've done, they do seem to be maybe a step behind in trying to enter the market with a new solution. But when they do pick up, they do come out with some good products."
"Lookout was moving into the SSE space. And so their work on SecureWeb Gateway and SD-WAN is still sort of evolving."
"They should make the product user-friendly and enhance the security features."
"It is complicated to manage different kinds of on-premise boxes."
"We are providing VoIP and the IP licensing could improve in Fortinet FortiGate SWG."
"The solution could improve by having some additional features, such as IBS and better cloud administration."
"We have experienced a number of failures when trying to upgrade firmware and the process takes a long time. We only experienced this when doing major upgrades between versions."
"It is essential to leverage its capabilities more professionally to achieve an even higher level of security."
"The initial setup is medium complex and takes between five days and a week."
"Fortinet FortiGate SWG's SSL offloading features need improvement."
"The solution's logging system should be improved because its logs are not precise and are a little confusing."
"In Sangfor Internet Access Gateway (IAG), its speed is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"After my purchase, I noticed a need for improvements, particularly in the area of identifying the source user of the device, which can sometimes roll back to the base. Additionally, there were challenges with SSL gate traffic, which wasn't functioning as effectively as expected. Even though there have been fixes to these issues, they should be inherent to the product and need further attention. These aspects, especially sub-features, aren't very robust and seem complex. Regarding integration, while Sangfor Internet Access Gateway (IAG) integrates well with their own products, its compatibility with third-party tools like QB is limited. There's room for improvement in making protocols compatible with various third-party products."
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Fortinet FortiGate SWG is ranked 4th in Secure Web Gateways (SWG) with 39 reviews while Sangfor Internet Access Gateway (IAG) is ranked 27th in Secure Web Gateways (SWG) with 3 reviews. Fortinet FortiGate SWG is rated 8.6, while Sangfor Internet Access Gateway (IAG) is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiGate SWG writes "Non-IT people could plug it in, connect it to the fiber, and get it running without IT help. ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sangfor Internet Access Gateway (IAG) writes "Designed to provide comprehensive and secure internet access with high visibility into users". Fortinet FortiGate SWG is most compared with Fortinet FortiProxy, Cisco Umbrella, Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway, Netskope Next Gen Secure Web Gateway and Axis Security, whereas Sangfor Internet Access Gateway (IAG) is most compared with Cisco Umbrella. See our Fortinet FortiGate SWG vs. Sangfor Internet Access Gateway (IAG) report.
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