We performed a comparison between Juniper vSRX 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 most valuable feature is the policy routing and application control."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate are the ease of use and the UI. It has always provided me with what I needed. I have no need for additional costs that other solutions have, such as Sophos."
"Fortinet FortiGate is a stable solution."
"FortiGate firewalls are easy to manage through a user-friendly web interface. They also have advanced features like DDoS and DLP. However, I wouldn't recommend enabling all of these features on one device because it can cause performance issues."
"The license management is very valuable. You can get a new license each year, or you can enroll every two to four years. You can get the logs, and you will get the information on the risk in your network and the entire organization. With this information, you can take action on your actives, computers, or devices. You can bring your own device as an SSE."
"Good performance, stability, and virtual domain ability."
"I appreciate FortiGate's flexibility, which allows for centralized management through FortiManager."
"All of the features of Fortinet FortiGate are useful and the security protection is good."
"The solution has good features."
"This solution works well. Their switches and firewall are good."
"It's a very powerful solution and the firewalls offer high performance"
"The hardware is stable."
"It is deployed on the customer site, and we manage the firewalls on this side."
"The product’s quality and performance are better than other vendors."
"The features we found most valuable are using the IDS and IPS during protection. The application filtering feature is great."
"It is easy for me to go in and update settings, make changes, or add/remove rules or security."
"The security that is used for defending from the attacks is very good."
"The most valuable features of the WatchGuard Firebox are all the security and updated features. You are able to configure the solution from the cloud platform and the application and web interface are very nice."
"Efficient to setup, run, and maintain. Saving man hours and cost in the process."
"Their centralized console simplifies management for organizations with multiple Fireboxes."
"There are no problems with the technical support. If a problem occurs it gets resolved immediately with our technical support partners."
"The ports that I have assigned appear to be unattainable to outside 'mal-actors,' unless they have an address registered on the internet that this thing is expecting. That's a layer of security."
"The product's usability is good. It is straightforward and simple. One of the benefits is that it is easy to navigate and intuitive."
"Regarding the reporting, I was in the Dimension server earlier today. It's very powerful. I like it. And the management features are easy to use. I like the fact that I can open up the System Manager client or I can just do it through the web if I'm making a quick change."
"Some configuration elements cannot be easily altered once created."
"There are some tiny bugs that sometimes affect the operations. In the past revision of it, there was a bug. Because of the bug, we had to downgrade the version. It happened only with the last revision."
"When we cluster the two Fortinet FortiGate boxes together we have some issues."
"The logging details need to be improved."
"The pricing could always be better."
"Due to its higher cost, Fortinet FortiGate can lead to increased operational expenses."
"The cloud features and integration could be improved."
"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."
"The reporting can be improved."
"The GUI really needs a lot of work, and it has got worse with successive version updates."
"I would like to see an activity sensor for malicious content or sensor for viruses and malware."
"The solution's GUI needs improvement."
"The solution should consider improving its licensing policies."
"The solution can be improved by allowing automatic updates for the OS devices."
"The pricing still needs some improvement."
"Right now, we are going through issues and problems where the product gets dropped with the connection or during the authentication initial phase. While it could be our problem, we would like to see more stability in this area."
"A 12-hour power outage... got our batteries."
"I would like to see more tutorials on setting up the Firebox."
"Its documentation could be improved. Sometimes, you need to search a bit longer to find what you are looking for."
"The area where I think this product can be improved is the user interface and the reporting. It can be quite difficult to find the correct logs and to actually find out what is going on. The digging can be time-consuming."
"There is a slight learning curve."
"Cloud-based central administration of all devices from one point would be nice"
"The performance of the solution's processor needs to be faster."
"There could also be better reporting. For example, there should be more out-of-the-box management reports."
Juniper vSRX is ranked 27th in Firewalls with 33 reviews while WatchGuard Firebox is ranked 13th in Firewalls with 79 reviews. Juniper vSRX is rated 7.8, while WatchGuard Firebox is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Juniper vSRX writes "Fast with good usability and fairly scalable". On the other hand, the top reviewer of WatchGuard Firebox writes "Offers a streamlined deployment, intuitive interface and robust security features". Juniper vSRX is most compared with Juniper SRX Series Firewall, Azure Firewall, Meraki MX, Cisco Secure Firewall and OPNsense, whereas WatchGuard Firebox is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, OPNsense, SonicWall TZ and Meraki MX. See our Juniper vSRX vs. WatchGuard Firebox report.
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