We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiGate IPS and WatchGuard Intrusion Prevention Service based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The detection is great."
"The product has an inbuilt IPS software. We can configure it to block specific anonymous attacks that are happening."
"I prefer FortiGate because it has a lot of other solutions embedded within it and is the easiest for our technicians to operate."
"The solution effectively blocks unwanted traffic."
"We like FortiGate's website change feature."
"We use it to avoid unwanted traffic."
"Its interface is the most valuable. It is quite easy to manage."
"This solution has a unique range of features that are not available with any other product."
"The alarm system is valuable."
"The most important feature of this solution is the SLAs."
"It works right out of the box. You just have to enable it and you can start working."
"The VPN and the filtering features are the most valuable. Its VPN is very strong, and its services are very nice. The main problem in India is the service. There are not enough Check Point and Fortinet Firewall services, but for this product, the service is very good."
"The initial setup was straightforward and, because we only need intrusion detection and prevention, we needed only about four hours to deploy it."
"I have used technical support and they could improve."
"The interface and product support could use improvement."
"To stay ahead of the competition Fortinet FortiGate IPS needs to think about how to adjust pricing."
"I would like to be able to see more log details."
"The dashboard is not user friendly so is a bit complicated."
"The interface could be better."
"The reporting was limited."
"FortiGate's logging and reporting could be improved. I would also like to see Fortinet add a guest management portal."
"I would like to see faster automatation."
"Regarding technical support, they could use more engineers."
"Its graphical user interface could be improved because not everybody is technical. There is a lack of knowledge, and they can give some training for this solution."
"Multi properties could be added to the solution in the future to make it better."
"The user interface and configuration can be improved."
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Fortinet FortiGate IPS is ranked 4th in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) with 54 reviews while WatchGuard Intrusion Prevention Service is ranked 31st in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) with 5 reviews. Fortinet FortiGate IPS is rated 8.4, while WatchGuard Intrusion Prevention Service is rated 6.6. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiGate IPS writes "Very stable with good network protection". On the other hand, the top reviewer of WatchGuard Intrusion Prevention Service writes "Good VPN and filtering features, 100% stable, but needs a better graphical user interface and more training". Fortinet FortiGate IPS is most compared with Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention, Trend Micro TippingPoint Threat Protection System, Cisco NGIPS, Check Point IPS and Lumu, whereas WatchGuard Intrusion Prevention Service is most compared with Cisco Sourcefire SNORT. See our Fortinet FortiGate IPS vs. WatchGuard Intrusion Prevention Service report.
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