We performed a comparison between Huawei NGFW and Meraki MX based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Unified Threat Management (UTM) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."What I like the most is the configuration and that it's simple, and straightforward to maintain."
"It has very easy management and an amazing ETM configuration."
"The most valuable feature of FortiGate is FortiView which provides proactive monitoring."
"This version is stable. I don't have any issues with this solution, in our environment, it works well."
"The secure web gateway module and the application control module are valuable. HA operations are very easy."
"Fortinet FortiGate is user-friendly and affordable."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate are it is one of the most mature firewalls in the UTM bundle."
"The most important features of Fortinet FortiGate are the Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) and firewall control applications."
"The solution's performance is good with IPSec."
"We have found the initial setup to be straightforward."
"We make use of the new data center, specifically the containerized data center which is built and reviewed by Huawei, including all the device's infrastructure."
"The UI is quite good."
"The solution's implementation is pretty easy."
"It enables us to configure different policies and restrictions for specific users within the same subnet."
"The support for the solution has been excellent. If we ever had an issue they would send an engineer to help us with our problem."
"Huawei was able to assist us in the installation of their product. The installation was very fast."
"What I like best about Meraki MX is that it's easy to deploy remotely. The product works. It has automatic updates. I also like that Meraki MX is a brilliant device. You turn it on, stick the key in there, activate it, and then you're done. Meraki MX does what my customers need at the end of the day, so I also like that."
"I like the automatic firmware updates. We use the Active Directory to authenticate VPN users."
"It has a helpful feature for database troubleshooting issues."
"We switched to Meraki because it lets you see what's happening in your LAN and WAN in a graphic and web environment."
"They have very good technical support and I have relied heavily on them."
"The product's initial setup phase is very easy."
"It is very fast to implement."
"Traffic Shaping: The device lets you decide how you want to use your internet services. Due to the fact that Meraki can accept dual WAN, you can decide the way you balance the data traffic."
"Currently, without the additional reporting module, we only have access to basic reporting."
"It's my understanding that more of the current generation features could be brought in. There could be more integration with EDRs, for example."
"Its customer service could be better."
"The graphical user interface of Fortinet's FortiGate product does not function well with text-based interfaces."
"Fortinet already improved FortiGate, but in the current market, many brands of security devices have improved together. Fortinet still needs to catch up with market standards. Fortinet is lacking in features in comparison to competitors."
"The main aspect of FortiGate that could be improved is load balancing. Our management team does not want to buy another appliance for only load balancing."
"Fortinet FortiGate could improve by adding enhancements to FortiMail, FortiSOAR, and FortiDeceptor."
"Stability and technical support are the two major issues I have found with Fortinet."
"The solution could be cheaper."
"The user interface could be more user-friendly."
"The WAF capability in the Huawei Firewall is missing."
"Huawei NGFW should have better reporting and a dashboard for the visibility of traffic."
"The solution does not have sandboxing features."
"Wi-Fi scanning and Wi-Fi analysis would be useful features to include in the future."
"The tool does not have web functionality. It needs to also have high end firewalls."
"The IPS feature must be improved."
"They're very complacent and I find the rule set to be a little arcane."
"Pricing is an area where the solution lacks since it is an expensive tool."
"We do not have account managers in our region for the solution. Some governments don't use the product since it is attached to the internet."
"Meraki tech support staff have a lot more visibility into your network than you do, which is frustrating at times. I understand the approach is to keep the dashboard easier to understand. This will frustrate more advanced users at times."
"It would be great if the Meraki devices let us see, in real time, the internet demand on a single device."
"Expensive licensing and firewall stops immediately working if the license is not renewed at expiration date."
"MX can only be managed via a web interface, but I'm accustomed to using a CLI or a graphical interface. I would also like to see more reporting features. It doesn't provide enough information for me to know precisely about some clients."
"The problem is that the two licenses do not currently integrate. We have to create separate companies and do an interconnection."
Huawei NGFW doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 18 reviews while Meraki MX is ranked 2nd in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 57 reviews. Huawei NGFW is rated 7.2, while Meraki MX is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Huawei NGFW writes "A scalable and easy-to-setup product that can be used to configure different policies for specific users". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Meraki MX writes "Cost-effective, simplified, easy to manage, and reliable with advanced security features and granular visibility". Huawei NGFW is most compared with Cisco Secure Firewall, Netgate pfSense, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Sophos XG and Fortinet FortiOS, whereas Meraki MX is most compared with Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Cisco Secure Firewall, Sophos XG, SonicWall TZ and Netgate pfSense. See our Huawei NGFW vs. Meraki MX report.
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