We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiOS and Untangle NG 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 CLI and GUI do a good job of putting a lot at your fingertips."
"It performs very well."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate are the rules and quality of service."
"The SD-WAN function is very developed. It has SD-WAN functionality with security features in one device. We can manage from one single console SD-WAN and the security policy."
"It's very fast and easy to configure."
"This solution has solid UTM features combined with a nice GUI."
"It's quite comfortable to handle the FortiGate firewall."
"The product is very stable, easy to troubleshoot, and configure, so it has reduced the time it takes for support."
"The product is scalable and easily expands."
"The most valuable feature of this solution would be the caching feature."
"FortiOS's most valuable feature is a next-generation firewall that can be used as the APT solution in advanced threat protection."
"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 solution is very user friendly."
"This is a user friendly solution and offers comprehensive integrations."
"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."
"Fortinet has optimized the WAN environment for connecting users to the application."
"Web Filter is effective, Web Cache offers bandwidth savings, and the VPN setup is easy."
"Application Control and filtering features are valuable."
"The product is easy to implement."
"The interface is very good."
"The initial setup is very easy."
"None of my clients has had a ransom or breach using Untangle."
"The features I have found the most useful are the web filter, the captive portal, the SSL inspector, and the ad-blocker. They're awesome."
"NG Firewalls allow us to permit or deny applications we don't want to run. We also use content filtering, SSL inspection, and all the other things we run on the firewall to keep our clients protected and ensure they're not going where they shouldn't. It's a great firewall that works as intended."
"Currently, FortiGate is providing SSL VPN. But they're missing some features that are available in Palo Alto's SSL VPN."
"The command line is complicated, and the interface could be better."
"I would like to see a more intuitive dashboard."
"I'm not sure if it's something that they already have or are developing something, however, we need some dedicated features for container security."
"Its reporting capabilities can be improved. It should have some out-of-the-box reporting capabilities and some degree of customization. The basic reporting that it currently has is not sufficient to create more usable reports. It needs some sort of out-of-the-box reporting. They try to make customers purchase FortiAnalyzer for this kind of reporting, which is an additional cost. Other firewall vendors, such as SonicWall and Sophos, provide this sort of reporting without any additional cost."
"With the addition of some features, it is possible that FortiGate can be used in all verticals."
"The integration with third-party tools may be something that they should work on."
"The license renewal process, annual renewal price, and the web application firewall features should be improved."
"Fortinet FortiOS need to manage its memory and CPU utilization better. It peaks at times, which sometimes can be challenging."
"The complexity of the VPNs should be improved."
"FortiOS's interface and monitoring could be improved."
"We had assistance from one person from our local vendor for the implementation."
"Right now, all the features meet my requirements."
"The report and policy optimization tools can be improved in the next release."
"The additional features I would like to see included in the next release is better troubleshooting and reporting."
"Right now, we have to contend with CLI. We'd like it to be easier. We need the features to be in a UI."
"On their low-end appliance, they could have more memory and the largest storage space. The low-end appliance comes with a too-small hard drive, and it could use a little extra room. It only comes with about 4 gigs or 8 gigs of memory, and the hardware space is only 40 gigs, which is really small."
"We seek the availability of the hardware in our region. The hardware-based firewall from Untangle is currently not available in our region. It should have threat protection on a real-time basis. This feature, available in Check Point and Sandstorm kind of scenario, is currently missing in Untangle NG Firewall."
"Web-filtering policies could be improved."
"The hardware can be improved."
"The product needs to have a better support group for its online support, specifically for its help desk."
"The biggest challenge that we have with this solution is local support. The local support is a problem in our area."
"For the web filter, I think they can do better especially on the free model."
"It does have multi-factor authentication in some areas, but I would love to see a more widely implemented version of that on the devices themselves."
Fortinet FortiOS is ranked 15th in Firewalls with 73 reviews while Untangle NG Firewall is ranked 24th in Firewalls with 22 reviews. Fortinet FortiOS is rated 8.4, while Untangle NG Firewall is rated 8.6. 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 Untangle NG Firewall writes "Its simplicity, variety of features, and low pricing have enabled us to improve the security for our small business clients at a price that they are happy to pay for". Fortinet FortiOS is most compared with Fortinet FortiManager, Fortinet FortiWeb, Fortinet FortiGate-VM, Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection and Darktrace, whereas Untangle NG Firewall is most compared with OPNsense, Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, Sophos UTM and SonicWall TZ. See our Fortinet FortiOS vs. Untangle NG Firewall report.
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