Fortinet FortiGate IPS vs Hillstone S-Series Network Intrusion Prevention System comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Fortinet FortiGate IPS
Ranking in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS)
4th
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
54
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Hillstone S-Series Network ...
Ranking in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS)
28th
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Market share comparison

As of June 2024, in the Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) category, the market share of Fortinet FortiGate IPS is 7.1% and it decreased by 3.8% compared to the previous year. The market share of Hillstone S-Series Network Intrusion Prevention System is 0.8% and it increased by 67.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Amarjit Singh - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 17, 2024
Simplifies the deployment of next-generation firewalls with integrated IPS and VPN capabilities
There are limitations to consider, such as the sandbox capacity. Increasing the sandbox limit is essential for better integration with the firewall IPS, facilitating traffic offloading. Since my customers deal with heavy content, we often need to upload content for analysis by the IPS and sandbox. Thus, the system effectively fulfils its intended purpose. However, we do not need to assess features beyond what the customer requires. As long as we meet their specific needs and use case, it's satisfactory. We're building a network of partners, you know, offering competitive pricing to engage in significant projects. Firewalls are pretty standard. The ecosystem issues may revolve around business support and pricing. You need more considerable internal resources to manage it. For clients with a robust security solutions team, architects, and skilled developers who handle data and generate similar content, I would recommend Fortinet FortiGate IPS. These individuals should be capable of upgrading their packages and downloading them. If they are comfortable with Docker, they can deploy it as an appliance on a server. Overall, I rate the solution a six out of ten.
IL
Dec 9, 2021
Complements any firewall
It protects the server and it also protects email. It's anti-spam.  The core processors are there and it's able to generate reports for that. It also complements any kind of firewall. For example, if an end user is using Palo Alto as a firewall, they'd need another layer of firewall like the…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Integrated management is a very valuable feature."
"Regionally, we are well covered. Technical support is good in this area."
"I like its ability to prevent external intrusion into our database. It's so fun."
"FortiGate's SD-WAN capability is the most useful feature for us."
"I like the solution's stability."
"I have found most of the features to be good with excellent functionality."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate IPS are firewall and filtering."
"It's simple to operate and use."
"Setup is straightforward with the same reliability and scalability as the firewall series."
 

Cons

"I would like to be able to see more log details."
"Fortinet FortiGate can improve performance. There was a huge challenge in terms of CPU and memory where the IPS engine would keep triggering. There were random spikes of overutilization in the CPU and memory resources. They have to work on CPU and memory stability considering these IPS engines. A few versions were very unstable."
"The price of the solution could be cheaper."
"FortGate's IPS reporting could be made better by giving more details regarding the source and destination of network traffic when it comes to the overview section. This would allow me to more easily follow the flow of traffic based on IP addresses, without having to integrate the IPS with other products that perform more sophisticated traffic analysis."
"The IPS monitoring can be improved."
"Its performance can be better. We have had performance issues in the past, but we sometimes tend to find that it is more related to what we do in our network than anything else. It is quite a good product, and there isn't much to improve."
"The solution has limited scalability."
"The most important feature to have is zero trust, which is lacking in Fortinet FortiGate IPS."
"Lack of tools to help educate end users"
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is offered as an annual license."
"The pricing is based on a licensing model for each IPS in your environment."
"There is a license required to use Fortinet FortiGate with all the features. It has to be updated with the threats on an ongoing basis for the signatures to prevent threats and a license is needed to receive those security updates."
"The product is expensive. I rate its pricing a six out of ten."
"We pay for the license of Fortinet FortiGate IPS annually. There are not any extra costs."
"The licensing costs are very competitive."
"The pricing is reasonable."
"The solution could be better priced."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
24%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
6%
University
23%
Computer Software Company
15%
Real Estate/Law Firm
10%
Financial Services Firm
10%
 

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Questions from the Community

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Also Known As

FortiGate IPS
Hillstone S-Series NIPS
 

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Sample Customers

Riverside Healthcare, Salt Lake City, Dell SecureWorks, Credit Bank Zagreb
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