We performed a comparison between Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall and Fortinet FortiGate 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 central security management center and the content management center are very good."
"The initial setup is very easy."
"Forcepoint is a good, stable solution."
"Forcepoint's stability is satisfactory, for the most part."
"The Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is a scalable product."
"It is a scalable solution."
"The product's initial setup phase is easy."
"It is a scalable product. I know a customer who has deployed more than 4,000 firewalls in a single deployment."
"The security features that they have are quite good. On top of that, their licensing model is quite nice where they don't charge you anything for the SD-WAN functionality for the firewall."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"We can detect any attack of viruses or malware at the first point of contact."
"Fortinet FortiGate is a scalable solution."
"It has improved our organization with control data."
"We have been able to offer several services to customers in a single box."
"Their interface is very easy to use, it is without bugs."
"It is a safe product."
"When it comes to a complex deployment, the rules, firewall features, SD-WAN core features, and auto-scaling can cause the device to be not quite stable."
"The initial setup of the Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall has areas that are difficult."
"It's a complicated firewall. Until you come to know the firewall inducers, most people don't like the firewall because the components for the firewall are a little bit complex. User-friendliness is a little bit tough. It needs to be user-friendly when creating policies, and pushing policies. Committing takes more time compared to Palo Alto."
"Forcepoint would be improved if there were more training available."
"Next Generation Firewall's configuration could be improved."
"They need to increase the local support here. There are also some bugs or fixes on which they need to work. They very well know about these bugs. In terms of licensing, I would like them to either increase the number of features in a single license or make licensing more flexible."
"Its management center should be easier to use. The management interface of Forcepoint is unique and a little bit different from some of the firewall solutions on which people might have worked before. Sometimes, the customers say that it is not very friendly, and we help them with how to use this management interface. It just takes a little bit of time, and after some time, it gets easy to manage or use. It is quite similar to Palo Alto, Fortinet, and legacy Juniper solutions. Their support should be faster. We have received complaints that they are not responding fast, which is not good for the vendor and us."
"Configuration is not easy because it has an old-fashioned interface. The configuration interface is highly complex, and it's been the same for years. They have to change the interface."
"The captive portal could be improved."
"The support from Fortinet FortiGate could improve. They are not easily accessible when we need them. They could improve their response time."
"It claims it does DLP, but the degree and level of controls are very basic."
"WAN load-balancing could be a lot better at detecting when a link is poor or inconsistent, and not just flat out dead."
"Maybe they could make some features more accessible, such as a way to translate directions between two networks that share the same subnets."
"We sometimes have issues with FortiGate's routing table in the latest firmware update. We had to downgrade the device because our customers complained about bugs."
"Performance and technical support are the main issues with this solution."
"The product does need better support in the cloud environment. It's not exactly cloud-native right now."
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Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is ranked 13th in WAN Edge with 40 reviews while Fortinet FortiGate is ranked 1st in WAN Edge with 306 reviews. Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is rated 7.6, while Fortinet FortiGate is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall writes "Good URL filtering with helpful technical support and good scalability". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fortinet FortiGate writes "It's a reliable solution that's easy to install and cheaper than competitors ". Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is most compared with Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention, Check Point NGFW, Cisco Secure Firewall, Sophos XG and Netgate pfSense, whereas Fortinet FortiGate is most compared with Sophos XG, Cisco Secure Firewall, Netgate pfSense, Meraki MX and Check Point NGFW. See our Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall vs. Fortinet FortiGate report.
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