We performed a comparison between Juniper SRX Series Firewall and WatchGuard Firebox 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 web tutor and automatic rules by schedule are good features."
"It has improved our security capabilities."
"The SD-WAN is the most valuable feature."
"In terms of security, we have not experienced any security flaws or loopholes, and it has proven to be quite stable."
"Its user interface is good, and it is always working fine."
"We can use our devices to check all of the perimeters. It secures email websites."
"We can detect any attack of viruses or malware at the first point of contact."
"We've found the solution to be pretty stable."
"The most valuable feature of Juniper SRX is that it is plug-and-play. Additionally, it has a lot of capabilities in one device."
"The solution is stable, inexpensive, and works well for medium size companies."
"The GUI is simple to use."
"One of Juniper SRX's most valuable features is the site-to-site VPN."
"It's easily scalable."
"The EEE security controls allow us to make policy restrictions, so I can customize port numbers to allow or limit control."
"We did not have problems with scaling, as we have less than 500 users in our organization."
"It protects the data behind our switches."
"The solution simplifies my business. Normally, for administration, we are using NetApp System Manager on Window since it's easy to create new policies. In a short amount of time, you can create new policies based on new requirements. For example, in the last few months, many requirements changed due to the coronavirus, adding the use of new services, like Office 365, and eLearning tools, like Zoom."
"The policy monitoring and allowing different traffic flows are the most useful features for us; regulating which traffic comes in and out."
"The most valuable features of this solution are live logging, rule setup and maintenance, and VPN creation."
"Efficient to setup, run, and maintain. Saving man hours and cost in the process."
"It protects me against malicious websites, as well as malicious downloads, as a perimeter anti-virus. I've also seen it blocking a lot of pings and different probes."
"If you just plan to use WatchGuard Firebox in your office and not publicly, then it is okay to purchase it. With WatchGuard Firebox, you can manage your users and permissions while also taking care of the basic setup phase in your office."
"There are many fantastic features."
"The set up of the VPN is pretty straightforward. Being able to build VPNs on the fly for certain users, if need be, is also valuable."
"There aren't really any negative aspects to discuss."
"I'm not sure if it's something that they already have or are developing something, however, we need some dedicated features for container security."
"The logs need to be better. They need to be more visible and easier to access."
"The process of configuring firewall rules appears excessively complex."
"There are just some services that aren't available. For example, the Ethernet or point-to-point protocols. They could add these services to their product offering - especially services for ISPs."
"In the next release, I would like to see the interface simplified to be more user-friendly."
"Fortinet should focus on enhancing the capabilities of FortiGate by consolidating its various products, such as FortiGate Cloud, FortiManager, and FortiAnalyzer."
"The setup is pretty complex and not easy to implement."
"As a networking person, I don't really have any major issues with this device. Based on my experience of using it in a cluster, it could be more stable. I had an incident when one of the SRXs in a cluster couldn't learn ARP. It is a good solution, but firewalls don't seem to be an area of development for Juniper. They are focusing on data centers, routers, and switches, not firewalls."
"To compare with Fortinet, Juniper needs to improve their security features."
"In the future, I would like to see the UI more responsive"
"The interface could be more user-friendly."
"The capacity can be limiting. We have outgrown its capacity. You can only scale up to a certain extent, depending on the device purchased."
"It would be ideal if the solution could use cloud services to help update signatures or threat prevention systems."
"JTAC (Juniper Networks Technical Assistance Center) is just okay for technical assistance. However, if you are used to Cisco TAC responsiveness, you will need to adjust your expectations with Juniper Networks TAC."
"We purchased three devices and all three have been replaced under RMA."
"The product's technical support services need improvement."
"One other shortcoming is that there is no backup for it. We really haven't figured out how we might solve that problem. We may want to put a duplicate in... With WatchGuard, we just have the one box. If that were to fail, we'd probably be really hurting."
"The usability could be better, but it is definitely manageable. If we have to go to a backup internet connection, that could be a little bit easier."
"WatchGuard Firebox could improve the speed of updates, such as new features or improvements. However, they are frequently improving the solution in many areas, such as geo-locations, definitions, and web blocking."
"The solution's pricing could be improved."
"Websense is an application that monitors and filters internet traffic. Websense was derived from WatchGuard. But when you go to WatchGuard to actually implement that particular feature, you have to use some type of additional feature and you have to pay for it, unfortunately. I think it should be free or free in the WatchGuard box itself, as an option. It would be nice if they didn't charge us for that."
"Last year, I had an issue with one of the Fireboxes going down. It was overheated, because my server room became overheated and this fried it."
"We would like to see granular notification settings and more advanced filtering in traffic monitoring."
Juniper SRX Series Firewall is ranked 18th in Firewalls with 86 reviews while WatchGuard Firebox is ranked 13th in Firewalls with 78 reviews. Juniper SRX Series Firewall is rated 7.8, while WatchGuard Firebox is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Juniper SRX Series Firewall writes "Highly scalable, user-friendly UI, and easy to maintain". On the other hand, the top reviewer of WatchGuard Firebox writes "Offers a streamlined deployment, intuitive interface and robust security features". Juniper SRX Series Firewall is most compared with Cisco Secure Firewall, Palo Alto Networks WildFire, Netgate pfSense, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls and Azure Firewall, whereas WatchGuard Firebox is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, OPNsense, SonicWall TZ and Meraki MX. See our Juniper SRX Series Firewall vs. WatchGuard Firebox report.
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