We performed a comparison between Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall and Stormshield Network Security 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 most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate are remote access, web filtering, and IPS."
"The pricing is great and very reasonable."
"The solution is highly scalable because they have devices that can handle a large amount of traffic."
"We are using the FortiGate 100D series. VPN, firewall, anti-malware, OTM, and intrusion prevention are useful features."
"Its user interface is good, and it is always working fine."
"Fortinet FortiGate is scalable for our users. Right now, we have almost 70 users. We do not have any plan to increase our usage of FortiGate. For maintaining the firewall solution, one staff member is enough."
"Fortigate is very scalable to serve our customers' needs. We have scaled already from fifty to more than a hundred instances of Fortinet FortiGate. Around 20 staff are required for deployment and maintenance, mostly engineers."
"This product is definitely scalable."
"They offer templates that provide detailed reports categorized by user, device, and internal network access."
"Technical support has been quite helpful in the past."
"I have found that Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is easy to use, highly secure, and the main VPN tunnel is created automatically which is a benefit."
"The product's initial setup phase is easy."
"I like the IPS. IPS is the master feature. I depend on the firewall and sandbox."
"It provides decent protection for the LAN, especially in run mode."
"The Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is a scalable product."
"I don't have anything bad to say about the product. I absolutely love it."
"This solution is quick and easy to configure."
"A very robust product."
"I can see what traffic is going on. I can easily block any programs from attacks."
"Easily manageable in a variety of environments."
"Our organization's main concern is stability, and this is a stable solution."
"I like that it works fine. Stormshield is a very good solution."
"The scalability of the solution is good."
"Ease of use is the best feature of the product."
"I would like to see more advanced developments of a wireless controller in the future."
"I would like to see improvements with the antivirus and IPS as they are not working properly all the time."
"It would be nice if FortiGate incorporated some built-in endpoint protection features. I would also like a built-in SOC dashboard for managing multiple Fortinet firewalls."
"It should have a better pricing plan. It is too expensive. It should also have a more granular view of the attack. I don't have FortiAnalyzer, and it is difficult for me to have a complete view when there is an attack on my server."
"In the next release, I would like to see the interface simplified to be more user-friendly."
"From a reporting perspective, there's room for improvement. They're providing FortiAnalyzer through which one can get some enhancements, but the visibility and reporting still need slight improvement."
"It does not have key authentication for admin access."
"There are problems with the custom reporting of the unique traffic. The data is there, but it is too difficult for us to extract."
"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."
"My team is looking for more throughput and better integration with our security framework."
"Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall could change its interface, allowing standard or direct connect modes to be configured."
"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 optimization is not really ready. If you want very good optimization, you have to add it to the network."
"Forcepoint is a little difficult to configure compared to its competitors."
"Making this solution easier to use would be an improvement."
"The interface is complicated. It's difficult to locate all the necessary menus and functions."
"The filtering configuration could be better. We have some difficulties with the filtering configuration and the filter extension. It's not that easy. It's not that straightforward. In the next release, I would like to see a reporting system. Stormshield doesn't have any tutorials on how to do the configuration and things like that. They just have documentation on the website. If you want to configure, for example, Cisco or Fortinet, you can find tutorials on YouTube. They show you how to configure the features, and so on. In Stormshield, there is nothing on social media or the internet on how to configure different things. The lack of documentation or the lack of material makes it difficult for others to adopt this solution."
"With Stormshield, there are difficulties joining things, and it can be complex depending on the architecture."
"The biggest issue was their support department was not able to help us, then everything stops. This is a no-go area for me."
"Not all the fields are activated yet and we were informed that it will take at least one month."
"The product must improve its pricing."
"Improvement is needed in terms of the technical support of the manufacturer."
"The SD card could be more secure."
"This is not a next-generation firewall."
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Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is ranked 25th in Firewalls with 40 reviews while Stormshield Network Security is ranked 9th in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 16 reviews. Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is rated 7.6, while Stormshield Network Security is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall writes "Provides decent protection for the LAN but complicated interface". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Stormshield Network Security writes "Handles monitoring, collection, analysis, and reporting of data in our HQ and branches". 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 Stormshield Network Security is most compared with Netgate pfSense, OPNsense, Sophos XG, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls and WatchGuard Firebox. See our Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall vs. Stormshield Network Security report.
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