We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiOS 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."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."
"The dashboard I have found the most valuable in Fortinet FortiGate."
"Fortinet FortiGate is user-friendly and affordable."
"I like how we can achieve total integration."
"The solution is very, very easy to use."
"It has improved our security capabilities."
"The Intrusion Prevention System and the web filtering are both working well."
"It blocks the vulnerabilities that can negatively impact us."
"The initial setup is easy. It's the easiest firewall installation process on the market. I work with three or four other products and this one is the easiest."
"The technical support on offer has always been quite good."
"Their classification inside of that database of the various threats is typically very, very good."
"The stability of Fortinet meets our requirements and I'm satisfied with it."
"The fact that is it has a UTM, a Unified Threat Management feature is the most valuable aspect for us. It's an all in one product. It's like our one-stop-shop to the internet."
"Fortinet FortiOS's valuable features include intuitive policy creation and deployment, precise parameter settings to determine thresholds, and security profiles such as web filtering and remote application filtering, among others."
"For ten to 12 years it has been quite secure."
"I find filtering traffic, filtering web traffic, session traffic, and managing the network as valuable features."
"SSL VPN is the best feature."
"The stability of Sangfor NGAF is good."
"The price versus value is good because the solution is less expensive than Sophos, Fortinet, or SonicWall."
"We've found the technical support to be helpful."
"While the features are not dissimilar to other brands, configuration is much more simple, which works out great for Indonesian people."
"The built-in features function as intended, providing exceptional value."
"Sangfor has the best capabilities for securing connections, securing web browsers, securing servers, and general threat protection."
"Particularly good in the DPI where we can inspect inbound and outbound traffic."
"The support from Fortinet FortiGate could improve. They are not easily accessible when we need them. They could improve their response time."
"The logging details need to be improved."
"I could not configure sFlow from the FortiGate graphical user interface. I realized that the sFlow configuration is available only from the CLI, and discovered that sFlow is not supported on virtual interfaces, such as VDOM links, IPsec, or GRE."
"The price of FortiGate should be reduced because there are some other leading products that are cheaper."
"The solution is very expensive."
"As far as wanting more scalability or things in the network diagram, it's going to cost you."
"The support structure needs to be improved because every time we contact them, there is a delay in the response."
"Their software support needs improvement. I would prefer to have better support for bug fixes. Sometimes, we open a ticket, and it is very difficult to get a solution. Specifically, we are not at all happy with their support for load balancing."
"The solution could improve by making the dashboard easier to use."
"I would like to see more statistics in the monitoring part."
"There is room for improvement in the reporting part. The reporting is only for logging data, and it's just a tabulation of the log in the report. I would like to be able to take down more information in the event of an incident."
"The reporting for this solution could be improved. It could also be more stable and offer better pricing."
"The pricing of the product is too high."
"The solution could improve the log retention and reports."
"Fortinet FortiOS could improve by having better authentication methods with Microsoft or Google Services."
"There are some issues with the performance. We also had some issues while updating the firmware."
"There is room for improvement in dependency on certain infrastructure, like the DNS dependency on the current DNS server that the company has. It should be standalone. It should not depend on any other DNS server."
"The reporting and log management could be improved."
"The interface and user experience are horrible."
"They need to improve their research team and they need to study their data to analyze it and build the product."
"The web interface needs to be improved, making it more user-friendly."
"The product must provide more IPS features."
"The support offered by the product has certain shortcomings where improvements are required. The knowledge levels and response time of the support team need improvement."
"The tool is expensive."
Fortinet FortiOS is ranked 15th in Firewalls with 73 reviews while Sangfor NGAF is ranked 20th in Firewalls with 31 reviews. Fortinet FortiOS is rated 8.4, while Sangfor NGAF is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiOS writes "Provides effective filtering features, good stability but initial setup is moderately challenging". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sangfor NGAF writes "Affordable, easy to configure firewall with fast, responsive support". Fortinet FortiOS is most compared with Fortinet FortiManager, Fortinet FortiWeb, Fortinet FortiGate-VM, Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection and Huawei NGFW, whereas Sangfor NGAF is most compared with Sophos XG, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Netgate pfSense, Check Point NGFW and Huawei NGFW. See our Fortinet FortiOS vs. Sangfor NGAF report.
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