We performed a comparison between Huawei NGFW 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."The technical support is great."
"The solution is very, very easy to use."
"The payment function for applications is good."
"Allows for firewall rules to be programmed and named in a way that makes it “readable”"
"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."
"The web filtering feature and the intrusion protection system are the most valuable. It is a resilient appliance. I never had an issue with it in terms of any security breaches."
"I'm pretty happy with its reliability. It is also very scalable."
"The simplicity of the product is great. It's very easy to use, which is a compliment we get all the time in terms of feedback."
"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."
"The setup is quite easy."
"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 security is good. It's as effective as anything else on the market."
"The tool helps us to integrate with other brands."
"Huawei was able to assist us in the installation of their product. The installation was very fast."
"I had no difficulty using the Huawei NGFW."
"The solution's performance is good with IPSec."
"The product is very fast and reliable."
"In four steps one can configure the entire firewall."
"In terms of the most valuable features, the IPS report is quick and updated. Performance is also valuable."
"Sangfor has the best capabilities for securing connections, securing web browsers, securing servers, and general threat protection."
"Sangfor NGAF's standout feature is its powerful application control, enabling precise restrictions on mobile user access to approved applications."
"SSL VPN is the best feature."
"It seems to be a durable, stable product."
"Sangfor is a good solution that provides a WAF and firewall solution. Most other vendors, like Sophos and Fortinet and Cisco, only provide one solution. That's a valuable feature of Sangfor."
"To the best of my knowledge, Fortinet does not have a CASB solution and Fortinet does not have a Zero trust solution."
"One issue that I have had is that sometimes I need to monitor the traffic, so I need to filter it according to the user and which user is using it the most. I experience a bottleneck most of the time, particularly at the peak time when the number of contracts and users are at maximum."
"Scalability is one of the disadvantages. When it comes to scalability, you have to actually change the box. If you want to upgrade it, you need to actually change the existing box and probably you take the system off to other sites."
"The support we receive when we need to upgrade is not satisfactory and has room for improvement."
"The routing capability on the FortiGate devices has room for improvement."
"I would like to see better pricing in the next release, as well as a simplification of the installation."
"If I had any criticism that I would give FortiGate, it would be that they need to stop changing their logging format. Every time we do a firmware upgrade, it is a massive issue on the SIM. Parsers have to be rebuilt. Even the FortiGate guys came in and said that they don't play well in the sandbox."
"NGN, reporting and controls."
"The IPS feature must be improved."
"The solution could be more secure and have better integration."
"The tool does not have web functionality. It needs to also have high end firewalls."
"The solution is scalable but it is difficult because you need to purchase new systems, it is not just one click."
"There needs to be more security equipment for the solution."
"The solution isn't cheap. It's market price."
"The solution could be cheaper."
"Wi-Fi scanning and Wi-Fi analysis would be useful features to include in the future."
"Occasional issues with breaches which are dealt with expediently."
"The setup phase is quite complex."
"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 solution has too many bugs and these slow down the implementation."
"The product must provide more IPS features."
"Lacks consistency in terms of filtering certain websites and applications."
"Sangfor need greater exposer in the market because the market is mainly saturated by Fortinet. The user experience of Fortinet is quite different compared to NGAF. If we want to switch our users from Fortinet to NGAF, we have to convince them that the user experience will be much easier once once they start to use it."
"The tool is expensive."
Huawei NGFW is ranked 31st in Firewalls with 20 reviews while Sangfor NGAF is ranked 20th in Firewalls with 31 reviews. Huawei NGFW is rated 7.2, while Sangfor NGAF is rated 8.0. 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 Sangfor NGAF writes "Affordable, easy to configure firewall with fast, responsive support". Huawei NGFW is most compared with Cisco Secure Firewall, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Netgate pfSense, Meraki MX and Juniper SRX Series Firewall, whereas Sangfor NGAF is most compared with Sophos XG, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Netgate pfSense, Check Point NGFW and SonicWall NSa. See our Huawei NGFW vs. Sangfor NGAF report.
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