We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiGate IPS and Hillstone S-Series Network Intrusion Prevention System based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Darktrace, Vectra AI, Check Point Software Technologies and others in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS)."I value it's IPS and application control solution."
"We use it to avoid unwanted traffic."
"The most significant aspect of IPS is self-explanatory as it primarily focuses on intrusion prevention, which is crucial for Fortinet's internal outbreak prevention efforts and ensuring compliance on endpoint devices."
"The initial setup is very easy."
"The solution can scale."
"The solution effectively controls browsing traffic."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate IPS are the dashboard and reporting which give us very good visibility."
"The solution is user-friendly."
"Setup is straightforward with the same reliability and scalability as the firewall series."
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"Fortinet can add some Machine Learning and AI to improve its accuracy and give it an edge on IPS detection and protection."
"The tool is expensive for small businesses, making it an area where the tool can improve the product by making it available at a cheaper rate."
"It would be better if they had a dashboard where we could see what attacks were happening. It would be good to see who's trying to get into our network."
"The learning curve is a bit higher."
"They can probably improve the reporting feature. Reporting and report alerting are the main key features of this solution. They can always find ways to improve these."
"The most important feature to have is zero trust, which is lacking in Fortinet FortiGate IPS."
"While the security is good, we'd always prefer if it was even better to ensure protection."
"The dashboard is not user friendly so is a bit complicated."
"Lack of tools to help educate end users"
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Fortinet FortiGate IPS is ranked 4th in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) with 54 reviews while Hillstone S-Series Network Intrusion Prevention System is ranked 28th in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS). Fortinet FortiGate IPS is rated 8.4, while Hillstone S-Series Network Intrusion Prevention System is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiGate IPS writes "Very stable with good network protection". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Hillstone S-Series Network Intrusion Prevention System writes "Complements any firewall". Fortinet FortiGate IPS is most compared with Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention, Trend Micro TippingPoint Threat Protection System, Cisco NGIPS, Check Point IPS and Cisco Sourcefire SNORT, whereas Hillstone S-Series Network Intrusion Prevention System is most compared with Darktrace and Arista NDR.
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