We performed a comparison between Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall and VMware SD-WAN based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It is a stable solution, and there are no issues so far."
"The most valuable feature is the console management."
"I don't have anything bad to say about the product. I absolutely love it."
"The blocking, based on the signal provided, is the solution's most valuable aspect."
"One of the most valuable features is having the ability to cluster multiple firewalls even if they are different versions."
"I found the initial setup process to be very simple and straightforward."
"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."
"When our customer needs some optimization, along with performance and security. If they want everything in one package, I recommend Forcepoint because they have everything."
"It is very simple to configure. When you use the cloud to configure the equipment, it has zero-touch provisioning."
"The service they provide is very stable and is the main influencer of why customers purchase this solution."
"I would absolutely recommend VeloCloud because it's user-friendly and because the integration is easier than with other solutions."
"The most valuable features of VMware SD-WAN are the overall capabilities and ease of use."
"It is fairly similar to other solutions. It has the capability for testing link connectivity, which is its unique feature from a control perspective."
"The most valuable feature is load balancing."
"SD-WAN is cloud-based and you can manage multiple sites within one single pane of glass."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is manageability."
"We feel the product's technical support could be better, as this relates to the solution itself, to the installation of the product, and to having a proper understanding of the case."
"The solution's support could use improvement."
"The optimization is not really ready. If you want very good optimization, you have to add it to the network."
"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."
"They need to work on stability, it has not been the best in our experience."
"Next Generation Firewall's configuration could be improved."
"The network interface could be better, and it could be cheaper."
"In larger companies with extensive infrastructure, retrieving logs for a longer period of time can sometimes take a bit longer than desired."
"Can't execute commands quickly when troubleshooting. The graphic user interface is slow."
"VMware SD-WAN doesn't have the best built-in firewall."
"The cost is a little bit high."
"There might be potential enhancements in better integration with other platforms, increased stability, and heightened security."
"There is room for improvement in the pricing."
"I would like to improve the tool’s cloud security features. I would like to see high-throughput hardware requests in the product’s next release. The solution should also support multiple gigs which could be around ten."
"There is room for improvement with respect to security."
"VeloCloud could improve its integration capabilities with other solutions."
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Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is ranked 10th in Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions with 40 reviews while VMware SD-WAN is ranked 4th in Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions with 50 reviews. Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is rated 7.6, while VMware SD-WAN is rated 8.2. 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 VMware SD-WAN writes "To fully utilize cloud vendors' hardware networking, Microsoft and VMware support everything". Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is most compared with Fortinet FortiGate, Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention, Check Point NGFW, Cisco Secure Firewall and Sophos XG, whereas VMware SD-WAN is most compared with Cisco SD-WAN, Fortinet FortiGate, Meraki SD-WAN, Cato SASE Cloud Platform and Versa Unified Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) Platform. See our Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall vs. VMware SD-WAN report.
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