We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiGate and Huawei Enterprise Routers based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two WAN Edge solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The most valuable feature is the interface, which is very user friendly. We are utilizing most of the features, like content filtering. The firewall is powerful."
"The most valuable feature of FortiGate is FortiView which provides proactive monitoring."
"SSL-VPN is very useful for us and has been very reliable."
"The user interface (UI) is very, very good."
"Allows for firewall rules to be programmed and named in a way that makes it “readable”"
"The VPN is the most valuable feature."
"The most valuable feature of Fortinet FortiGate is URL filtering."
"The solution is very easy to understand. It's not overly complex."
"There is a lot of information available about routers and how to configure Huawei Routers right now."
"When we started, the connection was amazing for the 100G between the switches and the co-switch. What the students typically use for school is a maximum is 40 so they now have faster technology."
"The product is good, easy to manage , and works fine."
"It is a robust and efficient solution."
"The setup is simple."
"The product is very reasonably priced."
"The most valuable features for us are NAT, ATS, server capabilities, VPN tunneling, and management."
"The configuration syntax makes it easy for us to configure the device and perform troubleshooting when needed."
"The debugging and troubleshooting has room for improvement."
"They should improve the interface to make it more user-friendly."
"Fortinet doesn't provide multiple virtual firewalls which would facilitate end users and customers."
"The firmware needs improvement because there are bugs when a new release comes through. Sometimes, the configuration changes, and it's a bit harder to see where the fail is. The first time that you have the firmware, it tends to have some issues, and it's better to wait a bit to update the equipment."
"The feedback that I have received is that the performance could be better, and the user experience is not as good compared to a previous solution we used. It could be more user-friendly. Of course, it still works fine for our operations."
"It is stable, but its stability can be improved."
"Cisco Meraki products are rising very quickly in the cloud and the connected era. Meraki products offer much better ROI, upgradability, and manageability."
"I need user-behavior analytics, to find threat scenarios from inside the organization, insider attacks. That would be very helpful for us. In addition, I would like next-generation features for small and medium businesses. These businesses require UTM, all in one product. Fortinet must include it."
"They should include features like IPS for security and response."
"If Huawei can use its own OEM processor, it could be a good step up for future use in the network devices."
"The product’s performance could be better."
"The internet service for enterprise bundle should be improved."
"There is not much of a technical team for Huawei available in Pakistan as compared to Cisco with respect to very complex networks."
"There isn't really any scalability potential."
"The product's pricing could be better."
"The solution's technical support could be improved."
Fortinet FortiGate is ranked 1st in WAN Edge with 306 reviews while Huawei Enterprise Routers is ranked 8th in WAN Edge with 24 reviews. Fortinet FortiGate is rated 8.4, while Huawei Enterprise Routers is rated 7.8. 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 Huawei Enterprise Routers writes "A stable and easy-to-manage solution with good security and firewalls". Fortinet FortiGate is most compared with Sophos XG, Cisco Secure Firewall, Netgate pfSense, Meraki MX and WatchGuard Firebox, whereas Huawei Enterprise Routers is most compared with MikroTik Routers and Switches, Cisco Enterprise Routers, Cisco SD-WAN, Juniper MX Series Routers and MikroTik Cloud Router Switch. See our Fortinet FortiGate vs. Huawei Enterprise Routers report.
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