We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiGate IPS and WatchGuard Intrusion Prevention Service based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Before using this solution, we had so many problems accessing our resources because we don't have a lot of internet bandwidth. And by using application control and traffic shaping, we were able to manage user to quickly access services that are important. This tool has aided to the simplicity of our day-to-day management."
"The detection is great."
"The most valuable feature of Fortinet FortiGate IPS is its efficiency."
"Regionally, we are well covered. Technical support is good in this area."
"Simple interface and easy to deploy."
"The GUI is the most valuable feature."
"FortiGate protects and secures our clients' networks. The security is solid, and it performs well. I think they use some artificial intelligence, so I think it's excellent equipment."
"The solution effectively controls browsing traffic."
"The VPN and the filtering features are the most valuable. Its VPN is very strong, and its services are very nice. The main problem in India is the service. There are not enough Check Point and Fortinet Firewall services, but for this product, the service is very good."
"It works right out of the box. You just have to enable it and you can start working."
"The alarm system is valuable."
"The most important feature of this solution is the SLAs."
"The initial setup was straightforward and, because we only need intrusion detection and prevention, we needed only about four hours to deploy it."
"The interface could be better."
"We would like to see an improvement in the consistency of the product's performance levels."
"The price of the solution could be cheaper."
"It would be helpful to have a better tool for migrating all policy rules using an automatic script."
"Deploying FortiGate is hard."
"To stay ahead of the competition Fortinet FortiGate IPS needs to think about how to adjust pricing."
"The interface and product support could use improvement."
"The solution could maybe use more integration with artificial intelligence to be more proactive."
"I would like to see faster automatation."
"The user interface and configuration can be improved."
"Regarding technical support, they could use more engineers."
"Its graphical user interface could be improved because not everybody is technical. There is a lack of knowledge, and they can give some training for this solution."
"Multi properties could be added to the solution in the future to make it better."
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Fortinet FortiGate IPS is ranked 4th in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) with 54 reviews while WatchGuard Intrusion Prevention Service is ranked 31st in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) with 5 reviews. Fortinet FortiGate IPS is rated 8.4, while WatchGuard Intrusion Prevention Service is rated 6.6. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiGate IPS writes "Very stable with good network protection". On the other hand, the top reviewer of WatchGuard Intrusion Prevention Service writes "Good VPN and filtering features, 100% stable, but needs a better graphical user interface and more training". Fortinet FortiGate IPS is most compared with Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention, Trend Micro TippingPoint Threat Protection System, Cisco NGIPS and Cisco Sourcefire SNORT, whereas WatchGuard Intrusion Prevention Service is most compared with Cisco Sourcefire SNORT. See our Fortinet FortiGate IPS vs. WatchGuard Intrusion Prevention Service report.
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