We performed a comparison between Sangfor NGAF and Untangle NG Firewall 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 notable features that I have found most valuable are that it includes the antivirus, and also IPS, and even SD-WAN."
"Unified Threat Management (UTM) features."
"It's inexpensive compared to some of the other technology out there."
"I think that the UTM features are the most value, as it truly protects my infrastructure."
"The ease of setting the solution up is a valuable aspect for us."
"Reliability is the best feature. We faced some issues when we were setting it up, but the service, portal, and administration are good."
"The most important features of Fortinet FortiGate are the Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) and firewall control applications."
"Fortinet FortiGate is easy to use. Anyone can easily maintain it."
"The product is very fast and reliable."
"The most valuable feature of Sangfor NGAF is its integration."
"In our hospital, Sangfor NGAF works well for us in terms of ensuring confidentiality and availability, which are crucial in the healthcare industry."
"We can utilize our own network rather than paying for a private one."
"The price versus value is good because the solution is less expensive than Sophos, Fortinet, or SonicWall."
"Sangfor is a good solution that provides a WAF and firewall solution. Most other vendors, like Sophos and Fortinet and Cisco, only provide one solution. That's a valuable feature of Sangfor."
"The built-in features function as intended, providing exceptional value."
"It seems to be a durable, stable product."
"It is not attached to an appliance, meaning if you get a good PC/server, then you can already run a firewall."
"We find the web filter very valuable."
"They have a command center that makes it easy to log into and see all of your appliances nationwide."
"The product’s most valuable features are endpoint protection management, load balancing, and connectivity with Active Directory."
"All features are useful. We are using premium features such as bandwidth sharing, failover, web filters, SSL controls, antivirus, and VPN. We use these features to the fullest. These features are available in the paid firewall license, not the free one."
"The most valuable features are IPS, MAPI, NAT, and VPN."
"The initial setup is very easy."
"The interface is very good."
"In the next release, maybe the documentation on how to use this solution could be improved."
"The support we receive when we need to upgrade is not satisfactory and has room for improvement."
"Price, of course, can always be more competitive or better."
"The ease of use could be improved."
"I would suggest that Fortinet add sandboxing to their solution."
"The pricing could be a bit better, especially when you consider how they have the most basic offering priced."
"We had some issues in the beginning while setting it up, but after doing the firmware update, it is working fine."
"MTBF: Hardware failure is more common when compared to SonicWall or Cisco ASA."
"Lacks consistency in terms of filtering certain websites and applications."
"They need to improve their research team and they need to study their data to analyze it and build the product."
"The product must provide more IPS features."
"The setup phase is quite complex."
"The support for YouTube or the Internet is not enough."
"The web interface needs to be improved, making it more user-friendly."
"The interface and user experience are horrible."
"The support offered by the product has certain shortcomings where improvements are required. The knowledge levels and response time of the support team need improvement."
"The product must improve its reporting features."
"The biggest challenge that we have with this solution is local support. The local support is a problem in our area."
"They don't have any feature that allows you to drop the session."
"It does have multi-factor authentication in some areas, but I would love to see a more widely implemented version of that on the devices themselves."
"The product should improve reporting."
"For the web filter, I think they can do better especially on the free model."
"The hardware can be improved."
"The ability to setup a DDNS for each WAN independently would be a very handy feature."
Sangfor NGAF is ranked 20th in Firewalls with 31 reviews while Untangle NG Firewall is ranked 24th in Firewalls with 22 reviews. Sangfor NGAF is rated 8.0, while Untangle NG Firewall is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Sangfor NGAF writes "Affordable, easy to configure firewall with fast, responsive support". 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". Sangfor NGAF is most compared with Sophos XG, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Netgate pfSense, Check Point NGFW and Fortinet FortiOS, whereas Untangle NG Firewall is most compared with OPNsense, Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, Sophos UTM and SonicWall TZ. See our Sangfor NGAF vs. Untangle NG Firewall report.
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