We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiOS 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."I think that the UTM features are the most value, as it truly protects my infrastructure."
"The features that I have found most valuable are the SD-WAN and their IP4 policy."
"The features that prevent internet connections, the filtering are the most valuable because we did not have any internet protection before."
"The most valuable feature is the interface, which is very user friendly. We are utilizing most of the features, like content filtering. The firewall is powerful."
"FortiGate's web and URL filtering are unlike any other firewall I've used. The functionality of URL filtering in those solutions is problematic because everything is encrypted, and firewalls can't break that encryption protocol. Fortinet has an SSL proxy, so the encryption is done before the packet ever leaves the FortiGate. The URL filter is definitely one of the most helpful features."
"FortiGate has a very strong unified threat management system."
"The security features are about the best that I've seen anywhere."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"The interface is easy to understand, so when there are threats you get alerts. It's quite intuitive, but if you are ever confused they have instructional videos. For example, if you don't understand a graph there's a link to a video that explains what the graph means. It makes it very user-friendly."
"It's simple to use in terms of inbound and outbound traffic management."
"The most valuable feature of this solution would be the caching feature."
"I like its configuration and the various functions it offers."
"Has a very simple OS and a good price point."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiOS are the SD-WAN, SSL inspection, and IDS/IPS functions."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiOS are the granular control and their interoperability is good."
"The classification of the websites is helpful."
"The product helps small and medium enterprises secure their networks from intrusions. It also has features like DNS blocking."
"The interface is very good."
"Web Filter is effective, Web Cache offers bandwidth savings, and the VPN setup is easy."
"NG Firewalls allow us to permit or deny applications we don't want to run. We also use content filtering, SSL inspection, and all the other things we run on the firewall to keep our clients protected and ensure they're not going where they shouldn't. It's a great firewall that works as intended."
"It is not attached to an appliance, meaning if you get a good PC/server, then you can already run a firewall."
"Web filtering is very reliable."
"Easy to set up and easy to integrate."
"The product is easy to implement."
"Fortinet FortiGate needs to improve the logging and reporting. Additionally, the next-generation application's policies should be improved. When they were released they had bugs."
"We sometimes have issues with FortiGate's routing table in the latest firmware update. We had to downgrade the device because our customers complained about bugs."
"It would be nice if backups could more easily migrate between different models."
"Currently, FortiGate is providing SSL VPN. But they're missing some features that are available in Palo Alto's SSL VPN."
"We would like to have the ability to disable some of the security functionalities."
"Reporting is limited to providing an external appliance for improving the reporting capabilities of the FortiAnalyzer. It does not offer a central management and is also sold separably as an appliance."
"The stability of Fortinet FortiGate could improve."
"MTBF: Hardware failure is more common when compared to SonicWall or Cisco ASA."
"The reporting and monitoring could improve, they have a lot of limitations. The monitoring is not easy compared to the other firewall."
"Their first-level support is often poorly trained."
"The threat time interval lags a little, especially if there's a heavy load on the firewall."
"The solution could improve the log retention and reports."
"The signature discs, compared to Palo Alto, aren't as good. It takes more time to get the signature updates."
"Fortinet FortiOS can improve the monitoring function, it could be more accurate, easy to use, and understandable."
"They need to integrate more with the SD-WAN."
"The product needs a feature that allows users to create another site on a VPN."
"It would be much easier if there was a mobile app."
"The product should improve reporting."
"Web-filtering policies could be improved."
"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."
"The product must improve its reporting features."
"The biggest challenge that we have with this solution is local support. The local support is a problem in our area."
"The ability to setup a DDNS for each WAN independently would be a very handy feature."
"On their low-end appliance, they could have more memory and the largest storage space. The low-end appliance comes with a too-small hard drive, and it could use a little extra room. It only comes with about 4 gigs or 8 gigs of memory, and the hardware space is only 40 gigs, which is really small."
Fortinet FortiOS is ranked 15th in Firewalls with 73 reviews while Untangle NG Firewall is ranked 24th in Firewalls with 22 reviews. Fortinet FortiOS is rated 8.4, while Untangle NG Firewall is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiOS writes "Provides effective filtering features, good stability but initial setup is moderately challenging". 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 FortiOS is most compared with Fortinet FortiManager, Fortinet FortiGate-VM, Fortinet FortiWeb, Darktrace and Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection, whereas Untangle NG Firewall is most compared with OPNsense, Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, Sophos UTM and SonicWall TZ. See our Fortinet FortiOS vs. Untangle NG Firewall report.
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