We performed a comparison between Hillstone T-Series and Sangfor NGAF 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."Fortinet FortiGate is easy to use."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate are the different types of profiling. It has been the most effective for me. The WAF and the antivirus profile are the most effective in network protection."
"It's super reliable. I don't think I've ever had a reliability issue with it."
"The initial installation is very straightforward."
"Fortigate's most valuable feature is that it doesn't need a push policy when writing rules."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is Quota."
"The solution is highly scalable because they have devices that can handle a large amount of traffic."
"You can create multiple Virtual Domains (VDOMs), which are treated as separate firewall instances."
"We installed Hillstone T-Series after a ransomware attack. The dashboard and user interface are very good."
"The only firewall able to monitor traffic from a CCTV network. Can detect unauthorized devices plugged into the network, which standard firewalls can't do."
"It has been stable so far."
"We can utilize our own network rather than paying for a private one."
"It enables us to not only detect but also prevent various types of incoming threats, allowing us to take appropriate corrective actions and exercise control over the network."
"The stability of Sangfor NGAF is good."
"The product is very fast and reliable."
"The VPN connectivity feature is really nice."
"In four steps one can configure the entire firewall."
"You might try Sangfor if you are on a tight budget. The price is affordable, and Sangfor offers a lot of features. We don't have any complaints about Sangfor."
"Sangfor NGAF works accordingly with our customers. The solution has good performance, easy to use, and integrates well with the endpoints."
"Some of the software stability could improve."
"At first glance, the interface for the device is very confusing."
"We would like to see an upgrade to the VPN feature, we are using the VPN from outside of our office and there is a limitation to 10 connections, more connections would be suitable."
"The setup is pretty complex and not easy to implement."
"Fortinet FortiGate needs to improve the protection, it did not prevent us from being attacked. Additionally, Fortinet FortiGate could provide more features for WAF devices. I should not have to purchase two solutions, it would be a benefit to combine these features into one solution."
"If they could extend their fabric towards other vendor environments for integration, that would be great."
"The initial setup is complex."
"Compared to some other products, the DLP is not at par for the moment."
"Licensing is not cheap."
"They have a very good technical support team, but I think there are some communication issues due to language differences."
"Another loophole with Hillstone T-Series is that when we connect through WiFi and turn our hot spot on, all who connect through the hotspot get all the functions, and the security does not work."
"They need to increase the number of ports in the firewall."
"Sangfor NGAF could improve the policies and default criteria. They could be much better."
"The solution has too many bugs and these slow down the implementation."
"Sangfor need greater exposer in the market because the market is mainly saturated by Fortinet. The user experience of Fortinet is quite different compared to NGAF. If we want to switch our users from Fortinet to NGAF, we have to convince them that the user experience will be much easier once once they start to use it."
"An area of improvement for Sangfor NGAF could be in the field of reporting and logging."
"Sangfor could improve by providing better real-time reporting, as the current reports don't offer the level of detail we need, especially for runtime insights."
"The interface and user experience are horrible."
"The support for YouTube or the Internet is not enough."
Hillstone T-Series is ranked 36th in Firewalls with 3 reviews while Sangfor NGAF is ranked 20th in Firewalls with 31 reviews. Hillstone T-Series is rated 7.4, while Sangfor NGAF is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Hillstone T-Series writes "Is stable and has a user-friendly dashboard and a good interface". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sangfor NGAF writes "Affordable, easy to configure firewall with fast, responsive support". Hillstone T-Series is most compared with WatchGuard Firebox, whereas Sangfor NGAF is most compared with Sophos XG, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Netgate pfSense, Check Point NGFW and Fortinet FortiOS. See our Hillstone T-Series vs. Sangfor NGAF report.
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