We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiGate-VM and Untangle NG Firewall 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."We use the filtering feature the most. It has filtering and inbuilt securities. We can create customized rules to define which users can access a particular type of site. We can create policies inside the firewall."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate are the rules and quality of service."
"It's very fast and easy to configure."
"It is very flexible to use."
"The main reason why I purchased the particular unit was that it had good reviews and what other people were saying as far as its completeness and its leading capabilities in terms of endpoint security was very good."
"It increases security posture and is helpful for firewall reporting, intrusion protection, web filtering, and SD-WAN implementation."
"Fortinet offers the latest versions to cater to the needs of enterprises."
"The pricing is great and very reasonable."
"It is very useful to make lists for rules and prepare firewall rules."
"Its technical support is excellent."
"I did like the ability to back up the configuration into the cloud, as opposed to having to store the configurations or just downloading them, the backups, to local devices."
"It provides an ease of management and configuration as well."
"There is an interesting possibility of building a tunnel to a firewall from access points. We use this feature for small branch offices with one to two employees with access to central RDP servers."
"We use it to ensure that our network is properly protected from viruses and malware."
"Its interface is good. It comes with a lot of features, and its performance is also very good."
"The product's initial setup phase was easy."
"Application Control and filtering features are valuable."
"The product helps small and medium enterprises secure their networks from intrusions. It also has features like DNS blocking."
"The most valuable features are IPS, MAPI, NAT, and VPN."
"The product is easy to implement."
"It is not attached to an appliance, meaning if you get a good PC/server, then you can already run a firewall."
"All features are useful. We are using premium features such as bandwidth sharing, failover, web filters, SSL controls, antivirus, and VPN. We use these features to the fullest. These features are available in the paid firewall license, not the free one."
"None of my clients has had a ransom or breach using Untangle."
"The product’s most valuable features are endpoint protection management, load balancing, and connectivity with Active Directory."
"Fortinet FortiGate could improve the user interface. There should be more functionality and options through the GUI."
"We would like to see better pricing."
"The support costs and licensing are sometimes so expensive."
"I have to say that the initial setup was complex. The deployment took a few days to get set up. Initially, we were using an IPVanish. We switched to this tool since we thought it would be easier. But it turns out it wasn't easier to set up and run."
"The solution could have licensing fees reduced in the future."
"As far as wanting more scalability or things in the network diagram, it's going to cost you."
"The support team for Fortinet FortiGate needs to be more customer friendly."
"Fortinet should focus on enhancing the capabilities of FortiGate by consolidating its various products, such as FortiGate Cloud, FortiManager, and FortiAnalyzer."
"There were challenges during setup, and many of them were self-inflicted."
"It should have the SD-WAN feature. This would increase the number of features that are available in the box."
"It would be better if it could provide you with options before completely blocking anything through the web filter. If you are doing a deep SSL inspection on the site if it says it's expired, it doesn't give you the option to continue at your own risk. I can't say that it's bad, but SSL internally isn't really a requirement. However, its security features can help. Right now, we have people going out and spending on purchasing the SSL certificates for internal sites."
"Sizing can be challenging for customers interested in using Fortinet FortiGate-VM."
"The tool does not have a good name in the market, consisting of enterprise-class businesses, making it an area where the product lacks and needs to improve."
"FortiGate-VM could be improved by making it cloud-based. I'd like it to be a cloud-based management solution instead of just a dedicated management orchestration tool."
"We'd like to have more customization and easier customization of policies."
"We encountered scalability issues in IPSec Module. The tunnels freeze sometimes."
"The product needs to have a better support group for its online support, specifically for its help desk."
"They don't have any feature that allows you to drop the session."
"The storage is minimal, so we have to set the system to delete data after seven days."
"It would be much easier if there was a mobile app."
"The ability to setup a DDNS for each WAN independently would be a very handy feature."
"The product should improve reporting."
"The product needs to improve its mobile application."
"The web content filtering needs improvement."
Fortinet FortiGate-VM is ranked 9th in Firewalls with 113 reviews while Untangle NG Firewall is ranked 24th in Firewalls with 22 reviews. Fortinet FortiGate-VM is rated 8.4, while Untangle NG Firewall is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiGate-VM writes "An easy-to-manage and configure tool that provides ample documentation to help with the setup phase". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Untangle NG Firewall writes "Its simplicity, variety of features, and low pricing have enabled us to improve the security for our small business clients at a price that they are happy to pay for". Fortinet FortiGate-VM is most compared with Azure Firewall, Palo Alto Networks VM-Series, Fortinet FortiOS, OPNsense and Cisco Secure Firewall, whereas Untangle NG Firewall is most compared with OPNsense, Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, Sophos UTM and SonicWall TZ. See our Fortinet FortiGate-VM vs. Untangle NG Firewall report.
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