We performed a comparison between Hillstone T-Series and Sangfor NGAF 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."I like Fortinet FortiGate's antispam filter, SPN, and clustering features."
"This solution made it very easy to manage our bandwidth."
"The security on offer is very good."
"The most valuable feature of Fortinet FortiGate is security. They are known for efficiency and are on the top of Gartner Quadrant reviews. Fortinet FortiGate has an easy-to-use platform with a good graphical interface. The configuration is simple and the solution provides an overall good layer of security."
"Fortinet FortiGate appears to be scalable."
"I like that you are able to manage FortiGate from the FortiManager to create a more centralized environment."
"It is a one box solution, which covers most of the edge device’s requirements."
"A strong point of FortiGate is the graphical interface is complete and easy to use."
"We installed Hillstone T-Series after a ransomware attack. The dashboard and user interface are very good."
"The only firewall able to monitor traffic from a CCTV network. Can detect unauthorized devices plugged into the network, which standard firewalls can't do."
"It has been stable so far."
"So far, the performance and reliability of the product have supported our company's critical network traffic."
"SSL VPN is the best feature."
"The most valuable feature of Sangfor NGAF is its integration."
"We can utilize our own network rather than paying for a private one."
"The most valuable features are the WAN optimization, the internet access gateway (IAG), and the central console, which allows us to implement on their firewall."
"Sangfor NGAF works accordingly with our customers. The solution has good performance, easy to use, and integrates well with the endpoints."
"While the features are not dissimilar to other brands, configuration is much more simple, which works out great for Indonesian people."
"It's a very simple to use product."
"The debugging and troubleshooting has room for improvement."
"There were quite a few problems with the stability of the system."
"They should improve high CPU and memory usage that occurs."
"The visibility of the network can be better. The GUI can be improved for better visibility of the network flow. Other solutions have better GUI in terms of network visibility."
"Fortinet FortiGate can improve by integrating the web application firewall and the DDoS protection part of the solution. Having a WAF feature, web application firewall, and proxy together would be a good benefit."
"They need faster serviceability and more security features."
"I think the only issue that needs improvement is the interface."
"Fortinet FortiGate could improve the user interface. There should be more functionality and options through the GUI."
"Licensing is not cheap."
"Another loophole with Hillstone T-Series is that when we connect through WiFi and turn our hot spot on, all who connect through the hotspot get all the functions, and the security does not work."
"They have a very good technical support team, but I think there are some communication issues due to language differences."
"Sangfor could improve their interface capacity on the 5100 series model and upgrade their hardware from one gig to 10 gig. This would improve the overall throughput."
"The tool is expensive."
"Occasional issues with breaches which are dealt with expediently."
"The reporting and log management could be improved."
"They need to increase the number of ports in the firewall."
"Sangfor could improve by providing better real-time reporting, as the current reports don't offer the level of detail we need, especially for runtime insights."
"The interface and user experience are horrible."
"Lacks consistency in terms of filtering certain websites and applications."
Hillstone T-Series is ranked 36th in Firewalls with 3 reviews while Sangfor NGAF is ranked 20th in Firewalls with 31 reviews. Hillstone T-Series is rated 7.4, while Sangfor NGAF is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Hillstone T-Series writes "Is stable and has a user-friendly dashboard and a good interface". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sangfor NGAF writes "Affordable, easy to configure firewall with fast, responsive support". Hillstone T-Series is most compared with WatchGuard Firebox, whereas Sangfor NGAF is most compared with Sophos XG, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Netgate pfSense, Check Point NGFW and Fortinet FortiOS. See our Hillstone T-Series vs. Sangfor NGAF report.
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