We performed a comparison between FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) and Juniper SRX Series Firewall based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Firewalls solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."I like Fortinet's cloud management. It allows me to manage all my devices in different branches for three cloud accounts. Even though I use on-prem devices, I can manage everything on the cloud."
"FortiGate has a very strong unified threat management system."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of use."
"The multi-tenancy feature is most valuable. It integrates very well with FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer."
"It has improved our organization with control data."
"The most valuable feature is the bundled subscription, which is IPS, TV and web filtering."
"FortiGate is very simple to manage and easy to use."
"It is easy to use. We chose this product for the possibility to have virtual domains (VDOMs). We are building another company in the group, and we would like to split the firewalling rules and policies between these two companies. Each company would be able to manage its own policies and security rules, which is an advantage of Fortinet FortiGate. We can define VDOMs, and every company can manage its own VDOM as if it has its own physical firewall, but in fact, we would be using the same physical appliance because we are also using the same internet lines. So, it allows us to reuse the existing resources without the disadvantage of having to compromise on policies and security. Each company can choose its own way of working."
"FortiGate Next Generation Firewall has a simple configuration."
"The scalability is very good."
"User identification and application identification are valuable features."
"The solution has helped our organization secure our network and connect remote sites."
"The product is user-friendly and not complex."
"It is easy to install. There is not much complexity involved."
"Routing and reporting are two areas where the product has an added advantage compared to any other product."
"FortiGate Next Generation Firewall is a good solution because it has a range of options and a clear ecosystem."
"The most powerful feature in Juniper SRX is definitely NCLS."
"The IPS functionality of Juniper SRX is useful in the telecom industry."
"The high availability of the application is good."
"The setup is pretty straightforward."
"The deployment is quite easy and fast."
"On a scale from one to ten, one being the worst and ten being the best I'd give Juniper SRX an overall rating of eight because of its' competitive price."
"I like the routing and firewall features."
"The most valuable feature of Juniper SRX is that it is plug-and-play. Additionally, it has a lot of capabilities in one device."
"The setup is pretty complex and not easy to implement."
"The solution needs to improve its integration with cybersecurity."
"The solution is very expensive."
"Maybe they could make some features more accessible, such as a way to translate directions between two networks that share the same subnets."
"The firewall engine is not so strong as of now, in my opinion... My second concern is that, while they have Zero-day vulnerability and anti-malware features, the threat engine needs to be strengthened, its efficiency can be increased."
"A lack of integration between our data centers."
"Fortinet doesn't provide multiple virtual firewalls which would facilitate end users and customers."
"The user interface could be improved to make it less confusing and easier to set up."
"Vulnerabilities owing to viruses in the OS need to be reduced in FortiGate Next Generation Firewall from an improvement perspective."
"There should be better customization in the IPS."
"There are some issues with security features and aspects like logs not being up to the mark."
"The solution's stability should be improved because it is extremely unstable."
"There is room for improvement in pricing."
"The product keeps hanging."
"The web process often has a memory leak."
"The product has to be upgraded every few weeks."
"The solution's configurations and syntax are specific and more complicated than other platforms."
"In the next release, I would like to have a better web interface. It needs to be more user-friendly. Right now, you can only access many features through the console."
"This solution needs to update for "Next Generation" needs."
"To compare with Fortinet, Juniper needs to improve their security features."
"The web interface on Juniper SRX is just a short conversion from Junos OS CLI; this is not very suitable for users with little expertise/"
"It could be more secure."
"The workplace management console needs improvement. It should be a little bit more developed. Also, the interface needs a bit more improvement."
"Juniper SRX Series Firewall has to improve its web content site, like web filtration."
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FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) is ranked 14th in Firewalls with 37 reviews while Juniper SRX Series Firewall is ranked 18th in Firewalls with 87 reviews. FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) is rated 8.4, while Juniper SRX Series Firewall is rated 7.8. 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 Juniper SRX Series Firewall writes "Highly scalable, user-friendly UI, and easy to maintain". FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) is most compared with OPNsense, Netgate pfSense, Tailscale, Twingate and Fortinet FortiGate-VM, whereas Juniper SRX Series Firewall is most compared with Cisco Secure Firewall, Palo Alto Networks WildFire, Netgate pfSense, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls and Check Point NGFW. See our FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) vs. Juniper SRX Series Firewall report.
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