We performed a comparison between Cradlepoint NetCloud and Fortinet FortiGate 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."Cradlepoint NetCloud is very stable."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the automatic failover."
"It is easy to set up and requires a single administrator to maintain it."
"I think that the UTM features are the most value, as it truly protects my infrastructure."
"LinkGreat firewall capabilities"
"Fortinet FortiGate is scalable for our users. Right now, we have almost 70 users. We do not have any plan to increase our usage of FortiGate. For maintaining the firewall solution, one staff member is enough."
"The most valuable features are that it is very simple to configure and to manage."
"Fortigate represents a really scalable way of delivering perimeter network security, some level of layer 7 security, WAF, and also a way to create a meshed ADVPN solution."
"The multi-tenancy feature is most valuable. It integrates very well with FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer."
"The initial installation is very straightforward."
"Customers want to load balance more than eight lines or six internet lines. FortiGate is the only solution that can accomplish this."
"In our situation, the initial setup was complex."
"It is missing important settings options."
"The performance of group-based clouds should be enhanced."
"The biggest "gotcha" is that if the client purchases what they call the UTM shared bundle, which has unified threat management on both, it's not as easy to manage if you have more than one firewall."
"FortiGate support could do some improvements on their IPv6 configuration. Right now it's still in the very early stage for utilizing in an enterprise level network environment."
"Some configuration elements cannot be easily altered once created."
"MTBF: Hardware failure is more common when compared to SonicWall or Cisco ASA."
"Fortinet doesn't provide multiple virtual firewalls which would facilitate end users and customers."
"The solution can have more features in a single box that can be multi-applied to integrate everything."
"It claims it does DLP, but the degree and level of controls are very basic."
"The solution could be more user friendly."
Cradlepoint NetCloud is ranked 17th in Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions with 3 reviews while Fortinet FortiGate is ranked 2nd in Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions with 306 reviews. Cradlepoint NetCloud is rated 7.0, while Fortinet FortiGate is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Cradlepoint NetCloud writes "Simple to install and reliable, but technical support should improve their response time". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fortinet FortiGate writes "It's a reliable solution that's easy to install and cheaper than competitors ". Cradlepoint NetCloud is most compared with Peplink SpeedFusion, Meraki SD-WAN, Cisco SD-WAN, Abiquo and Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform, whereas Fortinet FortiGate is most compared with Sophos XG, Cisco Secure Firewall, Netgate pfSense, Meraki MX and WatchGuard Firebox. See our Cradlepoint NetCloud vs. Fortinet FortiGate report.
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