We performed a comparison between Juniper SRX Series Firewall and WatchGuard Firebox 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."Initial setup is straightforward. There weren't too many issues with setting it up. It takes one hour or so."
"What's most important is the ease of use."
"I like Fortinet FortiGate's antispam filter, SPN, and clustering features."
"The threat prevention is the solution's most valuable aspect."
"I'm pretty happy with its reliability. It is also very scalable."
"The integration with Active Directory is one of the good features. Most of the customers are now looking for the Single Sign-on feature. So, being able to integrate Active Directory with the firewall is useful. It is also easy."
"Customers want to load balance more than eight lines or six internet lines. FortiGate is the only solution that can accomplish this."
"The SD-WAN function is very developed. It has SD-WAN functionality with security features in one device. We can manage from one single console SD-WAN and the security policy."
"The IPS functionality of Juniper SRX is useful in the telecom industry."
"The high availability of the application is good."
"User-friendly solution with security bundle and USB blocking features"
"One of Juniper SRX's most valuable features is the site-to-site VPN."
"Performance is a strong point."
"Juniper is one of the most powerful network security solutions while remaining simple to use, set up, and scale."
"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."
"Technical support has been quite helpful."
"HostWatch makes it so I can see, in real-time, activity in the event that there is something weird happening on the network. This simplifies my job."
"Policy VPN, site-to-site VPN, traffic monitoring, anti-spam filters, and all other advanced features are valuable."
"The client is easy to use and stable"
"Firebox's best feature is the access portal."
"The set up was quite straightforward and we handled it in-house. It took a few hours to deploy the product."
"The tool's most valuable feature is the dashboard."
"Regarding the reporting, I was in the Dimension server earlier today. It's very powerful. I like it. And the management features are easy to use. I like the fact that I can open up the System Manager client or I can just do it through the web if I'm making a quick change."
"The product's usability is good. It is straightforward and simple. One of the benefits is that it is easy to navigate and intuitive."
"The stability of Fortinet FortiGate could improve."
"A sandbox would be good in order to be able to inspect the emails containing spam and be able to validate the emails that contain malware, prior to delivering to the customer."
"You do need some IT knowledge in order to effectively work with the solution."
"The stability could be a bit better."
"Stability and technical support are the two major issues I have found with Fortinet."
"Performance and technical support are the main issues with this solution."
"Fortinet FortiGate can be integrated with different platforms. They have integrations in place, but I can't say they're 100%."
"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."
"The solution's initial setup process was lengthy as I was new to Juniper."
"I've noticed that the management interface could use some updates and upgrades."
"The setup process should be improved."
"The GUI needs improvement."
"Juniper SRX Series Firewall has to improve its web content site, like web filtration."
"We'd like to improve the stability and the kill rate."
"JTAC (Juniper Networks Technical Assistance Center) is just okay for technical assistance. However, if you are used to Cisco TAC responsiveness, you will need to adjust your expectations with Juniper Networks TAC."
"It could be more secure."
"The solution needs to improve its accessibility."
"The data loss protection works well, but it could be easier to configure. The complexity of data loss protection makes it a more difficult feature to fully leverage. Better integration with third-party, two-factor authentication would be advantageous."
"In WatchGuard Firebox, the antivirus and malware detection systems are areas with shortcomings that require improvement since they are the most important elements of a cybersecurity tool."
"The UI and web view aren't nice."
"Reporting is something you've got to set up separately. It's one of those things that you've got to put some time into. One of the options is to set up a local report server, which is what I did. It's not great. It's okay... Some of the stuff is a little complicated to get up and running. Once you do, it becomes very user-friendly and easy to work with, but I find there are some implementation headaches with some of their stuff."
"There are a couple of things I wished that it would do, but I can't think of those off the top of my head."
"Once you start getting into proxy actions and setting up: "Okay, cool. Once this rule gets triggered, what actions have to happen?" I do know a few people who use WatchGuard and they still have to get assistance when they look at that. So I would file that as a con for WatchGuard. Proxy actions can be a little bit complicated."
"The pricing could be improved. It is definitely one of the more expensive products."
Juniper SRX Series Firewall is ranked 18th in Firewalls with 87 reviews while WatchGuard Firebox is ranked 13th in Firewalls with 79 reviews. Juniper SRX Series Firewall is rated 7.8, while WatchGuard Firebox is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Juniper SRX Series Firewall writes "Highly scalable, user-friendly UI, and easy to maintain". On the other hand, the top reviewer of WatchGuard Firebox writes "Offers a streamlined deployment, intuitive interface and robust security features". Juniper SRX Series Firewall is most compared with Cisco Secure Firewall, Palo Alto Networks WildFire, Netgate pfSense, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls and Huawei NGFW, whereas WatchGuard Firebox is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, OPNsense, SonicWall TZ and Meraki MX. See our Juniper SRX Series Firewall vs. WatchGuard Firebox report.
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