We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiGate-VM and GajShield Next Generation 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."It's quite comfortable to handle the FortiGate firewall."
"The product is easy to use and is stable. The SV1 functionality is a benefit."
"The reporting and monitoring are very good."
"The most valuable feature is the SSL VPN, as it allows us to connect and it separates this product from other firewalls."
"The FortiGate controls the user's activities and maximizes my bandwidth use overall."
"Some of the valuable features are the firewall, IPS, web filter, and gateway capabilities. Additionally, it is easy to use and flexible."
"The response is very quick and they can visually resolve our problems in a short period."
"Overall, the pricing of the solution is very good. The product offers good value."
"The most valuable features we have found to be the VPN, ease of use, and overall simplicity."
"The ROI is good since I get free support."
"It handles our current load with ease, and I think it can handle a bit more. It definitely can handle a lot more capacity than we currently use."
"The most valuable features are locking applications from in and out of my test network and testing malware on different devices. I use malware detection, antivirus, and basic firewall policies to check for different types of security breaches. The UI is really nice and easy to use."
"Fortinet is user-friendly."
"One top feature is the ability to use the appliance as a WLAN controller for up to 10 access points with the new 5.6 firmware."
"The standard features, including the filtering, are quite good. All the basic features are pretty useful for us."
"The most valuable feature is that its IPsec works perfectly."
"It is a stable solution."
"GajShield has improved our mobile device-based connectivity."
"It is an easily scalable solution...The initial setup was very easy."
"GajShield Next Generation Firewall's best feature is the network DLP."
"The most valuable feature of the GajShield Next Generation Firewall is the user-friendly settings, dashboards, and anti-threat protection. Additionally, the solution upgrades frequently which is good because we receive new features."
"Gajshiled's enterprise cloud and DLP-level features give it an advantage over other products."
"The solution's outcome is very high, and we often use it in a very high-traffic environment."
"One issue that I have had is that sometimes I need to monitor the traffic, so I need to filter it according to the user and which user is using it the most. I experience a bottleneck most of the time, particularly at the peak time when the number of contracts and users are at maximum."
"Fortinet FortiGate could improve by having more storage in the hardware for log data."
"I would like to see better pricing in the next release, as well as a simplification of the installation."
"Vulnerability scanning could be improved."
"There aren't really any negative aspects to discuss."
"We have an issue with hotel guest vouchers."
"There are just some services that aren't available. For example, the Ethernet or point-to-point protocols. They could add these services to their product offering - especially services for ISPs."
"The captive portal could be improved."
"There were challenges during setup, and many of them were self-inflicted."
"The licensing needs to be improved. We need longer licensing periods, especially for POCs and trials. It should be for six months. Right now, it's too short of a timeframe."
"SD-WAN could be enhanced to provide a clear division between control and data planes, utilizing controllers to manage tasks within the network."
"We have had some stability issues."
"Not a ten because I think that Cisco is better."
"If I could add one feature, it would be free security profiles."
"The stability of the product is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"Technical support could be improved."
"We face issues with some configuration parts that we don't understand in the solution, and sometimes we face issues with the VPN connection."
"We raised a support ticket, and the project didn't get a proper response. There was a skill issue in TAC support."
"Gajshield can improve SD-WAN compatibility at an enterprise cloud level."
"GajShield Next Generation Firewall would be improved with the addition of a load-balancing feature."
"The firewall configuration and administration screens could use some improvement."
"Sometimes, we have to use SD-WAN support for the solution, which can be improved by adapting some features that will help our approach to network services."
"GajShield Next Generation Firewall could improve the flow of the settings. If somebody's using a Cisco firewall or any other brand and they want to use GajShield Next Generation Firewall the platform's UI is a bit different. If it was more similar to the others it would be better."
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Fortinet FortiGate-VM is ranked 9th in Firewalls with 113 reviews while GajShield Next Generation Firewall is ranked 30th in Firewalls with 7 reviews. Fortinet FortiGate-VM is rated 8.4, while GajShield Next Generation Firewall is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiGate-VM writes "An easy-to-manage and configure tool that provides ample documentation to help with the setup phase". On the other hand, the top reviewer of GajShield Next Generation Firewall writes "User-friendly settings, frequent updates, and responsive support". Fortinet FortiGate-VM is most compared with Azure Firewall, Palo Alto Networks VM-Series, Fortinet FortiOS, OPNsense and Cisco Secure Firewall, whereas GajShield Next Generation Firewall is most compared with Sophos XG, WiJungle and Netgate pfSense. See our Fortinet FortiGate-VM vs. GajShield Next Generation Firewall report.
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