We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiGate-VM and Juniper vSRX 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."The features that we have found most valuable are the SSL VPN and the User Portal."
"Whenever we raise a complaint with FortiGate, their response and resolution times are minimal."
"Fortinet FortiGate has many valuable features, such as IDS, and intrusion detection. It has security features that are in part with the technologies that are available in the market."
"SSL-VPN is very useful for us and has been very reliable."
"This solution made it very easy to manage our bandwidth."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of use."
"The features that prevent internet connections, the filtering are the most valuable because we did not have any internet protection before."
"I appreciate FortiGate's flexibility, which allows for centralized management through FortiManager."
"The most valuable feature is geofencing, where we can block all access from all non-domestic locations."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate-VM are its flexibility and scalability. This solution is available as a license, which allows us to activate it based on the specific needs of the customer. This gives us and the customer a great deal of versatility and customization options."
"FortiGate integrates well."
"It gives all the features of a full-fledged firewall with great performance."
"The initial setup was quite straightforward."
"The most valuables features are the ease of use and deployment."
"I really like that it's internationally deployable."
"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."
"It is easy for me to go in and update settings, make changes, or add/remove rules or security."
"The most valuable features are application filtering, content filtering, the intrusion prevention system (IPS), and definitely the application firewall."
"The command feature is valuable."
"It is deployed on the customer site, and we manage the firewalls on this side."
"I'm told the solution is the fastest, and, so far, I do find that to be the case."
"One of Juniper vSRX's most valuable features is its integration with safety applications. It keeps the software secure from developers without relying on third-party solutions."
"The initial setup was very straightforward. There was no problem. The initial deployment took about one hour."
"The product's scalability is good, and my company has 150 users."
"A sandbox would be good in order to be able to inspect the emails containing spam and be able to validate the emails that contain malware, prior to delivering to the customer."
"The stability could be a bit better."
"The graphical user interface of Fortinet's FortiGate product does not function well with text-based interfaces."
"In the balance between links feature normally you can just choose one option to balance. It would be better for the solution to have more than one option, preferably three."
"The Wi-Fi controller needs a lot of improvement."
"I would like to see more advanced developments of a wireless controller in the future."
"One area for improvement is the performance on the bandwidth demands for smaller devices, as well as better web filtering."
"I think there could be more QoS features"
"When new versions are deployed they tend to be a little buggy, so they should be more fully tested before release."
"It is difficult to size the VM in terms of machine resources, and for this reason, clients prefer the appliance."
"The solution's web-filtering configuration could be better."
"The users must buy FortiSIEM to get advanced analytics."
"We have lost some information and we do not know how that happened through the solution. So that needs improvement."
"Compatibility and integration with other products or vendors such as Cisco SD-WAN products need improvement."
"It would be useful to have integration with different reporting tools. This is something we are sorely missing. It would be a plus to have reporting integrations. It would be good to have more integration with the identity suites, such as Office 365 and Azure Active Directory, of different providers that we use. Integrations are already available, but it would be nice to have some more advanced options."
"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."
"The biggest downside of Juniper vSRX is its pricing, which may be too high for smaller organizations. While it's a decent solution, the cost may limit its accessibility to smaller customers."
"The GUI interface needs improvement."
"The solution should consider improving its licensing policies."
"The security feature must be improved."
"he stability could be improved."
"They really need to improve the GUI."
"Fortinet is more user friendly than Juniper. In terms of remote access, I actually prefer using Fortinet. It's much easier to configure."
"The solution could improve its technical support."
Fortinet FortiGate-VM is ranked 9th in Firewalls with 113 reviews while Juniper vSRX is ranked 27th in Firewalls with 33 reviews. Fortinet FortiGate-VM is rated 8.4, while Juniper vSRX 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 Juniper vSRX writes "Fast with good usability and fairly scalable". Fortinet FortiGate-VM is most compared with Azure Firewall, Palo Alto Networks VM-Series, Fortinet FortiOS, OPNsense and Cisco Secure Firewall, whereas Juniper vSRX is most compared with Juniper SRX Series Firewall, Azure Firewall, Meraki MX, Cisco Secure Firewall and Netgate pfSense. See our Fortinet FortiGate-VM vs. Juniper vSRX report.
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