We performed a comparison between FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) and Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two ZTNA solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The product is easy to configure."
"FortiGate Next Generation Firewall's design is good...I am very impressed with the product's stability."
"It is a scalable solution."
"FortiGate is a rapidly growing vendor with a wide range of ready-to-use products. Their delivery time is remarkably quick, usually between two to four weeks."
"It is a very user-friendly solution. Moreover, Foritgate offers good performance."
"It is a stable solution compared to other vendors."
"Overall, I am satisfied with the product."
"The IPS and the application control feature are the most valuable."
"There is a lot of flexibility and a lot of control if you use this efficiently."
"Scalability-wise, it is a great product."
"The most valuable features of Google Cloud Platform are the Kubernetes engine, CI/CD, and BigQuery."
"We do not need to maintain the hardware."
"I can access the information whenever I want. It's integration is easy. The tool's GUI is easy to use with an IT background. The value benefits of using it include the ability to avoid storing data on local machines, reducing the risk of data loss"
"It is a stable solution."
"Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy is a scalable solution."
"It is a scalable solution."
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"FortiGate Next Generation Firewall could be made a little less expensive."
"The solution's stability should be improved because it is extremely unstable."
"Vulnerabilities owing to viruses in the OS need to be reduced in FortiGate Next Generation Firewall from an improvement perspective."
"The product's data guard feature should support a USB port when the internet connection is unavailable."
"Being a great product, some changes in the pricing would make it a great choice for even more organizations."
"The management consoles can be improved."
"Its technical support could be better."
"The solution needs to improve its support."
"There are certain shortcomings with the product's stability where improvements are required."
"As an individual developer, I would like Google Cloud IAP to offer more flexibility, especially for smaller-scale usage."
"The tool's grouping option layout and cost are areas of concern where improvements are required."
"The cost of licenses could be better."
"The solution's security should be improved."
"The solution should be more user-friendly and should have descriptive manuals on the page website."
"Stability-wise, the service could be improved."
"We have some challenges related to purging the data. We get a lot of data on a daily basis that has to be refreshed on the site, but we are seeing some challenges with that. They can also include some third-party integration. We have one Akamai dependency. If they can come up with some API to talk to Akamai, it would be good."
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FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) is ranked 4th in ZTNA with 37 reviews while Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy is ranked 6th in ZTNA with 44 reviews. FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) is rated 8.4, while Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) writes "Easy to set up but needs better pricing and more helpful support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy writes "User-friendly, easy to navigate, and intuitive interface". FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) is most compared with OPNsense, Netgate pfSense, Tailscale and Fortinet FortiGate, whereas Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy is most compared with Cloudflare Access, Okta Workforce Identity, Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange and Cato SASE Cloud Platform. See our FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) vs. Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy report.
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