We performed a comparison between Meraki MX 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."It is a good source for firewall protection."
"FortiGate's web and URL filtering are unlike any other firewall I've used. The functionality of URL filtering in those solutions is problematic because everything is encrypted, and firewalls can't break that encryption protocol. Fortinet has an SSL proxy, so the encryption is done before the packet ever leaves the FortiGate. The URL filter is definitely one of the most helpful features."
"Good load balancing feature."
"We use a southern institution that's audited for IT security and the reporting that automatically comes off the unit makes it much easier to meet compliance standards and makes it easier as far as the amount of time that has to be spent to compile that information. If you get your reporting set up correctly when you initially set it up, you just select the one you want and hit print. The auditing trail on it is the best feature."
"The most valuable features are the policies, filtering, and configuration."
"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."
"Security management tool that's easy to integrate and easy to work with. No issues found with its stability and scalability."
"FortiGate is very simple to manage and easy to use."
"Deployment takes no more than one working day."
"Simple to manage."
"Meraki MX offers advanced filtration options, plus it behaves like a router and a firewall at the same time."
"To me, the analytics feature is one of the most valuable in Meraki MX. I also find that it has good usability as it's cloud-based. Another valuable feature of Meraki MX is that it's simple to use and it's user-friendly."
"It has the most advanced security features, for example, layer 3 and layer 7 firewall capabilities and the end team and IPS protection. It also has IPS, and it has very good functioning of cloning services. You don't actually have to touch the device. If you have multiple companies in different countries, you don't really require this device to be touched. You can get it delivered directly to any office of a country, and then you can simply put your configuration over the cloud. It's very simplified and easy to manage. It gives a very good granular visibility about your network. Earlier, a lot of things were lacking in the network. We were unable to identify where the problem was, but after implementing Meraki MX, we are able to dig down and identify where is the problem. We can easily and quickly identify the sources and the root causes of the issues."
"The initial setup for me was straightforward."
"I am happy with the technical support for the solution. I rate the technical support a ten out of ten."
"Very easy to use and navigate."
"You might try Sangfor if you are on a tight budget. The price is affordable, and Sangfor offers a lot of features. We don't have any complaints about Sangfor."
"Technical support is very good."
"Sangfor has the best capabilities for securing connections, securing web browsers, securing servers, and general threat protection."
"SSL VPN is the best feature."
"The price versus value is good because the solution is less expensive than Sophos, Fortinet, or SonicWall."
"The stability of Sangfor NGAF is good."
"It seems to be a durable, stable product."
"The VPN connectivity feature is really nice."
"It should come integrated or have its own type of network monitor tool in a module. There should just be one package, and you are good to go."
"The inability to scale the FortiAnalyzer to match our growth necessitates the purchase of new hardware."
"Fortinet needs to overhaul its documentation."
"I would like Fortinet to add more automation to FortiGate."
"Fortinet Fortigate could benefit by simplifying some of their processes."
"Fortinet FortiGate could improve by having better visibility. Palo Alto has better visibility."
"They should improve high CPU and memory usage that occurs."
"The sniffing packets or packet captures, can be simplified and improved because it's a little confusing."
"The problem is that the two licenses do not currently integrate. We have to create separate companies and do an interconnection."
"You can only have one tunnel in the whole infrastructure — one tunnel with one device."
"It is very expensive."
"I do not have the kind of feature I need for SSL decryption in Meraki MX. It would be great to see the SSL decryption feature in Meraki MX."
"Meraki has some hidden features and information that is only privy to their engineers. If that information became available to us, then it would improve our ease of management, and we would be able to make certain adjustments instead of having to go to them."
"Right now, you can postpone the update but eventually, if you don't do the update, it will install the updates automatically for you and that's something that is not working for me."
"It would be nice if the different services, including the SIEM SOC and endpoint detection and response (EDR) were integrated into one, so that I don't have to go to different vendors for different services."
"What I would like to see in the next version is to have more interfaces for WAN links."
"Our experience with its customer support was quite challenging."
"Sangfor has recently increased their prices."
"There is room for improvement in dependency on certain infrastructure, like the DNS dependency on the current DNS server that the company has. It should be standalone. It should not depend on any other DNS server."
"The firewall system needs gradual improvements because there are more threats and challenges every day."
"The solution should be able to work in a hybrid setup."
"I would be happy if Sangfor developed a firewall designed specifically for home use, as well as for small businesses such as clinics and so on. A household version of the Sangfor firewall for your personal computer or laptop would be ideal, in my opinion."
"The GUI needs to be improved, lacks logic in some areas."
"An area of improvement for Sangfor NGAF could be in the field of reporting and logging."
Meraki MX is ranked 2nd in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 57 reviews while Sangfor NGAF is ranked 20th in Firewalls with 31 reviews. Meraki MX is rated 8.2, while Sangfor NGAF is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Meraki MX writes "Cost-effective, simplified, easy to manage, and reliable with advanced security features and granular visibility". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sangfor NGAF writes "Affordable, easy to configure firewall with fast, responsive support". Meraki MX is most compared with Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Cisco Secure Firewall, Sophos XG, SonicWall TZ and Netgate pfSense, whereas Sangfor NGAF is most compared with Sophos XG, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Netgate pfSense, Check Point NGFW and Fortinet FortiOS. See our Meraki MX vs. Sangfor NGAF report.
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