We performed a comparison between Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform and Fortinet FortiGate based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."I really love the auto-tunnel creation feature."
"The tool is easy to configure due to the existing pre-configured templates. It is easy to manage compared to legacy systems, which takes time. We can complete a site within 30 minutes. The tool's best feature is outdoor onboarding. You need to bring the box to the site with the internet. It is a simple plug-and-play. The solution offers a zero-touch procedure."
"The most valuable features of Silver Peak VX is the flexibility, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness. Additionally, the long-distance performance of the application storage is easy and effective."
"The most valuable features of Silver Peak VX are we can register our customers and they can receive free training and all the solutions features."
"At the moment, for us, it is a very good solution because it has all the features we need and it is not so expensive."
"Silver Peak Unity EdgeConnect has high availability."
"First and foremost, it enables the customer to deploy high availability connections. This kind of solution enables them to deploy these HA connections for policies mostly automatically. It's a more automated approach than with other vendors."
"The file and data reduction capabilities are very good. Without it, we have a great deal of network congestion."
"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."
"Fortinet has a very good solution for Secure SD-WAN. One very good feature is that they have robust and simple FortiOS through which they provide all solutions. That's their strength. There's not much complexity involved with the Secure SD-WAN solution of Fortinet as compared to Cisco's solution, which has a lot of flexibility but complexity also comes with that flexibility."
"The email protection and VPN features are the most valuable."
"In terms of security, we have not experienced any security flaws or loopholes, and it has proven to be quite stable."
"The security on offer is very good."
"The IPsec tunnels are very easily created, and quite interoperable with devices from other vendors."
"The most valuable features are simplicity, management, and that it's constantly evolving."
"The technical support is great."
"We would like to have better features for path selection. For example, if we know the network is going to go down then we would like to set up an alternate route for data packets in real-time."
"Their WAN optimization in terms of wireless connectivity doesn't have a very good cellular capability."
"Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform’s stability and technical features need improvement."
"I expect automation in the Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform's next release."
"This solution is suitable for small to medium-sized companies. If we have large-sized companies it is better to use Cisco or Palo Alto."
"More technical sessions should be offered for deploying the solution."
"There are some functional limitations that could improve."
"The support, which is the direct support from Aruba, has shortcomings and needs to be improved."
"The solution could be more evenly structured."
"While FortiGate is cheaper than most other solutions, we're seeing increased license renewal costs. Most of our clients are asking for more significant discounts because the price is going up."
"Fortinet needs more memory to save the log files. We need it to save the logs on the hardware and not in the cloud. I know this feature is available in FortiCloud, but if we need this log locally, it is not available."
"It would be good if they had fewer updates."
"I would like to have logs, monitoring, and reporting for a month without extra fees."
"If they had better integration with security products, such as Cisco ISE or Rapid Threat Containment, then it would be an improvement."
"The support structure needs to be improved because every time we contact them, there is a delay in the response."
"I need user-behavior analytics, to find threat scenarios from inside the organization, insider attacks. That would be very helpful for us. In addition, I would like next-generation features for small and medium businesses. These businesses require UTM, all in one product. Fortinet must include it."
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Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform is ranked 6th in Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions with 19 reviews while Fortinet FortiGate is ranked 2nd in Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions with 306 reviews. Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform is rated 8.6, while Fortinet FortiGate is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform writes "Flexible, efficient, and responsive support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fortinet FortiGate writes "It's a reliable solution that's easy to install and cheaper than competitors ". Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform is most compared with Cisco SD-WAN, VMware SD-WAN, Prisma SD-WAN, Cato SASE Cloud Platform and Steelhead, whereas Fortinet FortiGate is most compared with Sophos XG, Cisco Secure Firewall, Netgate pfSense, Meraki MX and WatchGuard Firebox. See our Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform vs. Fortinet FortiGate report.
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