We performed a comparison between Huawei NGFW and Juniper SRX Series 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 most valuable feature of this solution is the analytics."
"The most valuable features of the solution are SD-WAN, filtering testing applications, web filtering, and the new VPN."
"Fortinet FortiGate's most valuable features are ease of use, flexibility, and most of the configuration we can be done using the GUI. When we compare Fortinet FortiGate with other solutions the firewall policy are very easy to understand."
"Easy to use support and licensing portal as well as activation process."
"The user interface (UI) is very, very good."
"Centralized monitoring, policy management, and virtualized appliances allow us to take control over our public and private infrastructure."
"FortiGate's web and URL filtering are unlike any other firewall I've used. The functionality of URL filtering in those solutions is problematic because everything is encrypted, and firewalls can't break that encryption protocol. Fortinet has an SSL proxy, so the encryption is done before the packet ever leaves the FortiGate. The URL filter is definitely one of the most helpful features."
"It is easy to use. We chose this product for the possibility to have virtual domains (VDOMs). We are building another company in the group, and we would like to split the firewalling rules and policies between these two companies. Each company would be able to manage its own policies and security rules, which is an advantage of Fortinet FortiGate. We can define VDOMs, and every company can manage its own VDOM as if it has its own physical firewall, but in fact, we would be using the same physical appliance because we are also using the same internet lines. So, it allows us to reuse the existing resources without the disadvantage of having to compromise on policies and security. Each company can choose its own way of working."
"The security is good. It's as effective as anything else on the market."
"The solution's performance is good with IPSec."
"The tool helps us to integrate with other brands."
"Huawei was able to assist us in the installation of their product. The installation was very fast."
"I had no difficulty using the Huawei NGFW."
"The support for the solution has been excellent. If we ever had an issue they would send an engineer to help us with our problem."
"The solution's initial setup process is easy."
"Huawei support is excellent. I rate it 10 out of 10."
"You can scale the solution."
"We think they have a good interface, the operating system is good, it's robust. It has plenty of great features, and the relation between the cost and benefits works for our business."
"The solution has proven to be quite stable."
"From a protection perspective, it provides a network perimeter security function for our company."
"The user interface is good."
"Security policies in combination with zones: It is very easy to organize the security polices in a logical structure."
"It provides good routing and high performance of the data center."
"Most of our clients use it as a traditional firewall, blocking Layer 3 and Layer 4, blocking by transport."
"I feel that the reporting needs to be improved."
"In some cases, its initial setup could be hard for customers."
"The integration with third-party tools may be something that they should work on."
"The reporting in Fortinet FortiGate could improve. Customers are having to purchase additional reporting components. When I have used the Sophos solution it is a complete solution, in Fortinet FortiGate you have to use additional tools to have the features needed."
"There are a lot of bugs I have found in the solution and it is difficult to upgrade. These areas need improvement."
"I haven't had a single issue since using Fortinet."
"I would like reporting to be improved and should offer a lot more tools to monitor the products."
"Fortinet FortiGate needs to improve to be on par with its competitors, such as Palo Alto and Sophos. They are the market leaders. Fortinet FortiGate needs to improve its capabilities. However, we are happy with Fortinet FortiGate."
"The WAF capability in the Huawei Firewall is missing."
"I would like to see an antivirus solution included with the product."
"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 tool does not have web functionality. It needs to also have high end firewalls."
"Wi-Fi scanning and Wi-Fi analysis would be useful features to include in the future."
"The solution requires a more interactive dashboard. That would make it easier than playing with configurations the way we have to now."
"The solution is scalable but it is difficult because you need to purchase new systems, it is not just one click."
"IPS is one that I would definitely want to be improved. I would also like SSL VPN to be integrated."
"This solution needs to update for "Next Generation" needs."
"The GUI needs to be easier and more helpful for users who don't have security experience."
"Juniper SRX could improve by adding an IPX feature."
"JTAC (Juniper Networks Technical Assistance Center) is just okay for technical assistance. However, if you are used to Cisco TAC responsiveness, you will need to adjust your expectations with Juniper Networks TAC."
"I would like to see endpoint control and endpoint testing security."
"The user interface is something that Juniper needs to improve."
"In comparison to other enterprise-level firewalls, such as Cisco FTD, Cisco has improved significantly. In the past, I believed that Juniper SRX was superior, but after seeing the advancements in the FTD platform, Cisco has better functionality. I have not recently explored Juniper SRX's next-generation firewall capabilities as we only use basic firewall filtering in our enterprise network."
Huawei NGFW is ranked 31st in Firewalls with 19 reviews while Juniper SRX Series Firewall is ranked 18th in Firewalls with 86 reviews. Huawei NGFW is rated 7.2, while Juniper SRX Series Firewall is rated 7.8. 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". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Juniper SRX Series Firewall writes "Highly scalable, user-friendly UI, and easy to maintain". Huawei NGFW is most compared with Cisco Secure Firewall, Netgate pfSense, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Meraki MX and Check Point NGFW, whereas Juniper SRX Series Firewall is most compared with Cisco Secure Firewall, Palo Alto Networks WildFire, Netgate pfSense, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls and Check Point NGFW. See our Huawei NGFW vs. Juniper SRX Series Firewall report.
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