We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiGate and Huawei NGFW 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."We were looking for the VPN feature and controlling the inflow and outflow of all the traffic within the site and across the sites. We are also using it for the VPN and VLANs."
"Using this product makes the VPN seamless and almost invisible to me in the sense that I don't have to think about it."
"This is an easy solution to deploy."
"I only deal with it from a security analyst's point of view. I don't really get into the features of the actual FortiGate. From the security point of view, it works, and it does its job."
"Overall security features and performance routing is good."
"Good anti-malware and web filtering features."
"The FortiGate controls the user's activities and maximizes my bandwidth use overall."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate are the APIs. They are the most widely known."
"We make use of the new data center, specifically the containerized data center which is built and reviewed by Huawei, including all the device's infrastructure."
"I had no difficulty using the Huawei NGFW."
"The tool helps us to integrate with other brands."
"We have found the initial setup to be straightforward."
"The UI is quite good."
"The solution's performance is good with IPSec."
"Huawei was able to assist us in the installation of their product. The installation was very fast."
"The solution's initial setup process is easy."
"Due to its higher cost, Fortinet FortiGate can lead to increased operational expenses."
"Cisco Meraki products are rising very quickly in the cloud and the connected era. Meraki products offer much better ROI, upgradability, and manageability."
"As far as wanting more scalability or things in the network diagram, it's going to cost you."
"Palo Alto has a feature called WildFire Analysis that is unavailable in FortiGate. WildFire is better than a sandbox because it can address zero-day threats and vulnerabilities. It can immediately identify zero-day threats from the cloud."
"The integration with third-party tools may be something that they should work on."
"To some degree, it's almost a question as to why some of this stuff isn't simpler. For example, for an AP deployment, while it's integrated, the number of steps that you have to go through in order to get the AP up, seems like a lot."
"The performance could be a bit better. Right now, I find it to be lacking. Having good performance is very important for our work."
"The license renewal process, annual renewal price, and the web application firewall features should be improved."
"The solution requires a more interactive dashboard. That would make it easier than playing with configurations the way we have to now."
"The solution does not have sandboxing features."
"The WAF capability in the Huawei Firewall is missing."
"One issue is integration. Huawei can't detect Indicators of Compromise (IoC). I can get a lot of information about security, but can't automatically input the EP, domain URL, and file hashes I get from Hackersworld into my blocklist."
"The documentation needs to be improved. When they retire old models, they also retire the documentation. However, if you are still using an older model, you still need access to that documentation. And yet, they go ahead and removed it. It's gone. You are therefore stuck with a device with no documentation and technical support that isn't very helpful as they also remove support assistance as well."
"The solution doesn't seem to be very mature. Our networking team says they are experiencing a lot of issues in the firewalls and some routers."
"The solution isn't cheap. It's market price."
"There needs to be more security equipment for the solution."
Fortinet FortiGate is ranked 2nd in Firewalls with 306 reviews while Huawei NGFW is ranked 31st in Firewalls with 18 reviews. Fortinet FortiGate is rated 8.4, while Huawei NGFW is rated 7.2. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiGate writes "It's a reliable solution that's easy to install and cheaper than competitors ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Huawei NGFW writes "A scalable and easy-to-setup product that can be used to configure different policies for specific users". Fortinet FortiGate is most compared with Sophos XG, Cisco Secure Firewall, Netgate pfSense, Meraki MX and WatchGuard Firebox, whereas Huawei NGFW is most compared with Cisco Secure Firewall, Netgate pfSense, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Meraki MX and Sophos XG. See our Fortinet FortiGate vs. Huawei NGFW report.
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