We performed a comparison between Cisco SD-WAN and Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."You get security, all of the service you need, and it's easy to deploy."
"Initial setup is easy."
"Cisco SD-WAN is a very good product."
"The most valuable features of Cisco SD-WAN are reliability and scalability."
"It is very stable with very good firmware."
"The most useful feature is centralized telephony."
"The most valuable features are manageability, scalability, and simplicity."
"So far, the feature that I like best is the policy configuration manager."
"It is a scalable solution."
"It is stable and scalable. In addition, their support is great. When you ask them for something, they provide support, and if required, they also involve the R&D team to help you to resolve the issues in your configuration."
"It is a stable solution, and there are no issues so far."
"The blocking, based on the signal provided, is the solution's most valuable aspect."
"When comparing this solution to others this one has better reporting, user management, and is easy to use."
"We like the scalability of Forcepoint because with the Forcepoint NGFW solution, we can scale anything. The solution has central management, so we can manage all the branches and devices centrally in one controller."
"Technical support has been quite helpful in the past."
"The Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is a scalable product."
"We recently found some bugs."
"The user interface needs to be more friendly."
"The solution could be a bit cheaper."
"The deployment is complex."
"It should also be much more affordable for a larger number of customers."
"Technical support could be more helpful and responsive."
"An area for improvement lies in enhancing the integration with the security functions of the SD-WAN."
"There should be more security features in the hybrid and on-premise deployments of Cisco SD-WAN. The cloud has most of the security features."
"Making this solution easier to use would be an improvement."
"Its interface is complex when compared with a firewall like FortiGate. Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall needs a management console, whereas FortiGate doesn't need any console. When you have a few devices, a console is not really necessary. It's good to have a private console only when you have a lot of devices."
"The solution needs to build upon its network functionality. It needs to be a bit smarter."
"The initial setup of the Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall has areas that are difficult."
"The interface is complicated. It's difficult to locate all the necessary menus and functions."
"The optimization is not really ready. If you want very good optimization, you have to add it to the network."
"They should have a local vendor who can provide support. Most of the support is overseas, so the time zones can be a problem."
"They should have a GUI on the product itself, not a separate management tool to be used on the management server or on a server to be used to manage the file. It should be all in one device. The device should be controlled through its own GUI. They also have to improve the learning center and the documents as the documents don't really help."
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Cisco SD-WAN is ranked 1st in Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions with 86 reviews while Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is ranked 10th in Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions with 40 reviews. Cisco SD-WAN is rated 8.0, while Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Cisco SD-WAN writes "A solution for integrating services to enhance up-time, performance and lower costs". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall writes "Provides decent protection for the LAN but complicated interface". Cisco SD-WAN is most compared with Fortinet FortiGate, Meraki SD-WAN, VMware SD-WAN, Juniper Session Smart Router and Versa Unified Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) Platform, whereas Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is most compared with Fortinet FortiGate, Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention, Check Point NGFW, Cisco Secure Firewall and Trellix Intrusion Prevention System. See our Cisco SD-WAN vs. Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall report.
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