We performed a comparison between Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway and Fortinet FortiGate SWG based on real PeerSpot user reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway is favored over Fortinet FortiGate SWG thanks to its extensive capabilities, such as enterprise DLP, sandboxing, and granular policies. Fortinet FortiGate SWG is stable and dependable, but lacks in web and DMC features, reporting capabilities, and network traceability. Customer service and support for Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway received mixed reviews, but its pricing is considered reasonable or average by some reviewers. Overall, Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway offers a strong sense of security and protection, resulting in a positive ROI.
"The most valuable features are the antivirus as a whole, the anti-malware, and all of the protection features that scan our enterprise devices."
"On the outside, the main differentiation is because Lookout ingest. They have ingested basically all of the apps for the last ten years and all the versions of all the apps, and we have that in a corporate database that allows us to do very large-scale machine learning and analysis on that data set. That's not something that any of the competitors really have the capability to do because they don't have access to the data set. A lot of the apps you can no longer get them because that version of the app is five or six years old, and it just doesn't exist anywhere anymore, except within our infrastructure. So, the ability to have that very rich dataset and learn from that dataset is a real differentiator."
"The protection offered by the product is the most valuable feature. It detects vulnerabilities or traps on our users' phones and then prompts them to clean up their devices. Tools we used previously would only discover, which required us to gather information on the backend, so Lookout is a welcome upgrade."
"The solution is stable."
"Transparent Mode: Since we have multiple sites and roaming users, it has helped us in deploying the proxy to users without having to push any configurations to end users."
"There is some sandboxing available, which is quite useful."
"The solution provided our organization with easy and secure internet access."
"The spam filter is very effective."
"Real-time analytics."
"One of the main features I have found the solution to be efficient."
"Secure Web Gateway's most valuable features are firewall blocking and anti-malware scanning."
"The customization and control of URL filtering and the integration with other Forcepoint solutions are great features."
"The technical support is good."
"The pricing on offer is excellent."
"The product has the most valuable configuration, offloading, and security features."
"FortiGate is a great solution, although initially, it faced challenges in the Brazilian market due to lower brand recognition than Cisco. However, explaining and demonstrating its product format and offerings has proven easy. The cost-effectiveness and better features of FortiGate have made some clients skeptical. We set up a trial period, and they eventually opted for it. Many clients were convinced it was great after experiencing the solution's capabilities firsthand."
"The user interface is intuitive. Anyone can configure the firewall with little knowledge of the product. The back-end is robust with good security."
"We have found the product to be scalable."
"The overall features of Fortinet FortiGate SWG are good."
"Web filters, particularly web application controls, grant us the ability to regulate user access effectively."
"The stability depends on the service from where you access it. Because sometimes, the place you are in, you have Gateway. You don't have Gateway. The gateway is overutilized. At the end, you need to go through their gateways. And this is the key point here. You have a tracking point. If it's not well orchestrated, and it scales up as you add more to the existing team, you will suffer"
"We just submitted an enhancement request reflecting the main area we want to see improvement in; the APIs. Currently, we're able to build dashboards, but it's somewhat backward because we use our MDM API to create them. Lookout should provide API to customers so we can query our data and use it in our cloud, and this is the only outstanding area for improvement with the product right now."
"Lookout was moving into the SSE space. And so their work on SecureWeb Gateway and SD-WAN is still sort of evolving."
"From the analysis that we've done, they do seem to be maybe a step behind in trying to enter the market with a new solution. But when they do pick up, they do come out with some good products."
"The product could be improved by including a consolidated product that can carry on Forcepoint product email, web, and DLP."
"Managing the endpoint for both DLP and web security should be simplified."
"The reporting could be improved."
"The performance issues in the product are an area of concern where improvements are required."
"Ease of use could be improved."
"The product needs to have more mobility."
"Improve detailed guidelines to deploy the transparent proxy to Firefox users."
"The Sandbox solution should be integrated with the NIST to handle whatever new vulnerabilities or new sites are identified as potential threats."
"Their technical support could be improved a little bit in terms of responsiveness."
"They have not yet extended to the cloud."
"The price could be improved."
"The solution’s stability could be improved."
"Fortinet FortiGate SWG can be expensive for some customers."
"The product needs to drastically improve its reporting capability."
"Support could be improved."
"It is essential to leverage its capabilities more professionally to achieve an even higher level of security."
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Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway is ranked 5th in Secure Web Gateways (SWG) with 47 reviews while Fortinet FortiGate SWG is ranked 4th in Secure Web Gateways (SWG) with 39 reviews. Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway is rated 7.8, while Fortinet FortiGate SWG is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway writes "Simple to set up, reliable, and offers great reporting". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fortinet FortiGate SWG writes "Non-IT people could plug it in, connect it to the fiber, and get it running without IT help. ". Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway is most compared with Zscaler Internet Access, Cisco Umbrella, Symantec Proxy, Fortinet FortiProxy and Cisco Web Security Appliance, whereas Fortinet FortiGate SWG is most compared with Fortinet FortiProxy, Cisco Umbrella, Sangfor Internet Access Gateway (IAG), Netskope Next Gen Secure Web Gateway and Axis Security. See our Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway vs. Fortinet FortiGate SWG report.
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