We performed a comparison between Huawei NGFW and Meraki MX based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Unified Threat Management (UTM) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Some of the key features of the solution is that it has good reporting, you can receive many details from the connection, for example, clients and website information."
"It is quite easy to handle."
"Anti-Spam web content filterinG."
"It is a one box solution, which covers most of the edge device’s requirements."
"We use the FortiGate Sandbox to detect zero-day vulnerabilities, such as anomalies or malware, that are unknown and have not yet been discovered."
"The most important feature, normally for small business customers, is link load balancing."
"The most valuable features are the enterprise modeling and the simple interface."
"We are a visual effects company, and there have been a number of high profile security issues in our industry. This has brought us to a higher standard of security, which our clients are very keen on these days."
"The mapping features and traffic logging are good."
"The UI is quite good."
"I had no difficulty using the Huawei NGFW."
"The security is good. It's as effective as anything else on the market."
"The user interface is very, very good."
"We make use of the new data center, specifically the containerized data center which is built and reviewed by Huawei, including all the device's infrastructure."
"Huawei support is excellent. I rate it 10 out of 10."
"The solution's initial setup process is easy."
"The features we have found most valuable are the firewall and the monitoring tools."
"It is very easy to use and manage. It is also very easy to scale."
"They have very good technical support and I have relied heavily on them."
"Meraki MX offers advanced filtration options, plus it behaves like a router and a firewall at the same time."
"The internet traffic shaping has been very valuable."
"It is easy to manage, which is one of the most important things for us. It is also flexible, stable, and scalable."
"It prevents us from being hacked and delivers information about who and where the attack came from."
"MX is easy to manage, configure and install."
"The updates Fortinet provides are sometimes unstable."
"They should improve the interface to make it more user-friendly."
"The pricing could be reduced or include the first year warranty."
"A lack of integration between our data centers."
"Currently, without the additional reporting module, we only have access to basic reporting."
"The solution lacks sufficient filtering."
"I have to say that the initial setup was complex. The deployment took a few days to get set up. Initially, we were using an IPVanish. We switched to this tool since we thought it would be easier. But it turns out it wasn't easier to set up and run."
"It should have a better pricing plan. It is too expensive. It should also have a more granular view of the attack. I don't have FortiAnalyzer, and it is difficult for me to have a complete view when there is an attack on my server."
"With the Huawei firewall, none of the features comes at the top. We found out later that customer support is really not good. For this firewall, because of our customers' routine, for example, every six months they'll do a penetration test to find weaknesses. So whenever they came up with VAPT reports, they are looking to Huawei for help. I think that's basically because it's a different culture. Chinese culture and our culture is different. They have always tried to help find some excuses or say some other things that cannot help you solve the problem immediately."
"The tool lacks features."
"The solution isn't cheap. It's market price."
"I would like to see an antivirus solution included with the product."
"The user interface could be more user-friendly."
"One issue is integration. Huawei can't detect Indicators of Compromise (IoC). I can get a lot of information about security, but can't automatically input the EP, domain URL, and file hashes I get from Hackersworld into my blocklist."
"The solution doesn't seem to be very mature. Our networking team says they are experiencing a lot of issues in the firewalls and some routers."
"The solution could be more secure and have better integration."
"It is very expensive."
"Meraki MX can come across as an expensive solution."
"The client-side VPN is weak. The product could be improved with deployment templates."
"You cannot use switching behaviors as you see on the Meraki switch."
"It would be great if the Meraki devices let us see, in real time, the internet demand on a single device."
"An area for improvement in Meraki MX is that it needs some provision, as supplying the unit through Cisco can be tedious at times, but as far as the product itself and its offerings, Meraki MX is five-star all the way."
"We had minor issues with Meraki MX. We had a couple of RMAs, so that could be an area for improvement, but in terms of how the RMAs went, the turnaround time and getting those back into redeployment were quick. Another area for improvement in Meraki MX is that when you're scaling for multiple locations, you need to use the same model, but the model you'd need is only available for a short time. The specific model you require could be out of stock, or Meraki isn't making that model anymore, so Meraki should improve that."
"It would be nice to get detailed logging information without third-party software."
Huawei NGFW is ranked 13th in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 20 reviews while Meraki MX is ranked 2nd in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 59 reviews. Huawei NGFW is rated 7.2, while Meraki MX is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Huawei NGFW writes "A scalable and easy-to-setup product that can be used to configure different policies for specific users". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Meraki MX writes "Cost-effective, simplified, easy to manage, and reliable with advanced security features and granular visibility". Huawei NGFW is most compared with Cisco Secure Firewall, Netgate pfSense, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Fortinet FortiOS and Palo Alto Networks VM-Series, whereas Meraki MX is most compared with Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Cisco Secure Firewall, Sophos XG, SonicWall TZ and Netgate pfSense. See our Huawei NGFW vs. Meraki MX report.
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