We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiGate and Zyxel Unified Security Gateway 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 super reliable. I don't think I've ever had a reliability issue with it."
"Layer-3 firewall and routing are the most valuable features."
"I'm pretty happy with its reliability. It is also very scalable."
"The most important feature, normally for small business customers, is link load balancing."
"The product is easy to use and is stable. The SV1 functionality is a benefit."
"Fortinet FortiGate is stable. It's used across all the countries, this is the way most multinationals run their system."
"The reporting and monitoring are very good."
"The security on offer is very good."
"The solution can scale well."
"The most valuable features of the solution stem from web filtering, malware protection, and antivirus."
"This is a capable appliance and the standard features work well for us."
"Quality control on their firmware versions needs improvement. When they introduce new firmware, there tend to be bugs."
"Palo Alto has a feature called WildFire Analysis that is unavailable in FortiGate. WildFire is better than a sandbox because it can address zero-day threats and vulnerabilities. It can immediately identify zero-day threats from the cloud."
"The integration with third-party tools may be something that they should work on."
"They've become quite expensive."
"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."
"Monitoring and reporting could be better."
"I haven't had a single issue since using Fortinet."
"The solution is very expensive."
"Although manageable, the user interface is a little bit slow and could be improved."
"Sometimes it reboots when you least expect it, and that's the main issue."
"The product has some scalability and data management issues where improvements are required."
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Fortinet FortiGate is ranked 2nd in Firewalls with 306 reviews while Zyxel Unified Security Gateway is ranked 10th in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 3 reviews. Fortinet FortiGate is rated 8.4, while Zyxel Unified Security Gateway is rated 6.0. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiGate writes "It's a reliable solution that's easy to install and cheaper than competitors ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Zyxel Unified Security Gateway writes "Offers good anti-spam and web filtering features but needs to improve in the area of scalability". Fortinet FortiGate is most compared with Sophos XG, Cisco Secure Firewall, Netgate pfSense, Meraki MX and WatchGuard Firebox, whereas Zyxel Unified Security Gateway is most compared with Netgate pfSense, OPNsense, Sophos XG, WatchGuard Firebox and SonicWall TZ. See our Fortinet FortiGate vs. Zyxel Unified Security Gateway report.
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