We performed a comparison between Meraki MX and Untangle NG Firewall 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."It's great for capturing the traffic and troubleshooting it."
"The inspection and web security features are most valuable."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate are the different types of profiling. It has been the most effective for me. The WAF and the antivirus profile are the most effective in network protection."
"The interface is very user-friendly and I like it very much."
"The Fortinet FortiGate local partners were good. I did not have direct contact with Fortinet support."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the analytics."
"The multi-tenancy feature is most valuable. It integrates very well with FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer."
"The simplicity of the configuration and the stability of the product are most valuable. The VPN concentrator is very useful."
"It is very fast to implement."
"The product is quite secure, easy to manage, and well-connected with other devices."
"Ease of management is the best thing about the solution."
"When you try to create an IP or when you have an alert about when a website is banned, these features are helpful."
"Its ease of configuration and management is very useful for us and for other companies that don't have an onsite IT person. It is easy to configure and easy to manage. It is easy to configure the VPN with the Auto VPN feature."
"The most valuable feature is that we didn't have any problems with Meraki MX."
"It is easy to manage, which is one of the most important things for us. It is also flexible, stable, and scalable."
"The technical support people from Meraki are brilliant."
"Application Control and filtering features are valuable."
"None of my clients has had a ransom or breach using Untangle."
"Easy to set up and easy to integrate."
"Web Filter is effective, Web Cache offers bandwidth savings, and the VPN setup is easy."
"The web blocking for my clients and the application control are valuable."
"The features I have found the most useful are the web filter, the captive portal, the SSL inspector, and the ad-blocker. They're awesome."
"The product helps small and medium enterprises secure their networks from intrusions. It also has features like DNS blocking."
"The interface is very good."
"Fortigate's hardware capacities could be improved."
"Fortinet FortiGate is a firewall solution and once it's deployed, you can rest assured that your system is secure."
"The updates Fortinet provides are sometimes unstable."
"The solution could be more user friendly."
"The user interface could be improved."
"One area for improvement is the performance on the bandwidth demands for smaller devices, as well as better web filtering."
"When we cluster the two Fortinet FortiGate boxes together we have some issues."
"I think the only issue that needs improvement is the interface."
"As far as what needs to be improved — nothing really comes to mind. It does what we need it to do."
"Could possibly use deeper configurations."
"They're very complacent and I find the rule set to be a little arcane."
"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 to get detailed logging information without third-party software."
"In general, the SD-WAN feature needs to be improved. The load sharing and load balancing of the traffic should be improved. I have had some problems with these features in the past."
"The product could incorporate tools like ThousandEyes into the system so we can see things directly."
"Direct logging is something that can be introduced. In the absence of cloud management, the possibility of local configurations and on-premise logins becomes restricted. This limitation stands as a primary concern. When it comes to resolving issues, the inability to access login options hampers troubleshooting efforts. The stability is noteworthy; but when compared to alternative products, its stability is comparatively lower. Additionally, certain limitations are observed in terms of remote control. Price-wise, the solution stands out for its competitive and cost-effective nature compared to other alternatives. Operationally, it is user-friendly and requires minimal effort from administrators, making configuration hassle-free."
"There is room for improvement in the logs. Like with Cisco, I can do almost everything and know almost anything about what's running. Untangle works very much out of the box. It's very user-friendly, but it's not engineer-friendly. So, it's good for a home user. For something fairly easy, but at the same time, with good technology to have at home, because at home, I'm not a millionaire or anything like that. So it's not like I'm worried to get hacked. I didn't want something like a Cisco firewall; it would be a bit overkill to have at home. So that's why I went for Untangle. But it lacks a few features. It's just a tick-box kind of thing. So they have apps and turn on and off the apps. The VPN's configuration is all very ticked. They have a few custom configurations, but it's not that much."
"The pricing is not as good as it was some time ago. They've since skipped offering a lot of individual features."
"The biggest challenge that we have with this solution is local support. The local support is a problem in our area."
"The hardware can be improved."
"The web content filtering needs improvement."
"Whenever there are a large number of endpoint VPN clients, connectivity becomes slow."
"For the web filter, I think they can do better especially on the free model."
"They don't have any feature that allows you to drop the session."
Meraki MX is ranked 2nd in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 57 reviews while Untangle NG Firewall is ranked 6th in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 22 reviews. Meraki MX is rated 8.2, while Untangle NG Firewall is rated 8.6. 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 Untangle NG Firewall writes "Its simplicity, variety of features, and low pricing have enabled us to improve the security for our small business clients at a price that they are happy to pay for". Meraki MX is most compared with Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Cisco Secure Firewall, Sophos XG, SonicWall TZ and Netgate pfSense, whereas Untangle NG Firewall is most compared with OPNsense, Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, Sophos UTM and WatchGuard Firebox. See our Meraki MX vs. Untangle NG Firewall report.
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