We performed a comparison between Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall and Fortinet FortiGate-VM 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."FortiGate has a strong security topic which allows all of the Fortinet devices to communicate and share information which makes their security more powerful."
"The ability to set up remote systems is the most valuable feature."
"I like Fortinet's cloud management. It allows me to manage all my devices in different branches for three cloud accounts. Even though I use on-prem devices, I can manage everything on the cloud."
"The most valuable feature of Fortinet FortiGate is the simple configuration."
"The virtual firewall feature is the most valuable. We have around 1,500 firewalls. We did not buy individual hardware, and the virtual firewalls made sense because we don't have to keep on buying the hardware. FortiGate is easier to use as compared to Checkpoint devices. It is user friendly and has a good UI. You don't need much expertise to work on this firewall. You don't need to worry much about DCLA, commands, and things like that."
"The usage in general is pretty good."
"What I like the most is the configuration and that it's simple, and straightforward to maintain."
"The most valuable feature is the VDOM, which allows the customer to have multiple firewalls in a single campus."
"The feature that we like the most about Forcepoint is that we know the technology and have confidence in it. We can have several functionalities to simplify operations and management. We can combine functionalities like log ownership to review the number of devices in the infrastructure."
"The simplicity of the solution is its most valuable asset. It's very user-friendly."
"I like the Firewall and the IPS."
"It is a scalable solution."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the support."
"Forcepoint is a good, stable solution."
"Forcepoint's stability is satisfactory, for the most part."
"I have found that Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is easy to use, highly secure, and the main VPN tunnel is created automatically which is a benefit."
"This product is affordable and it's a good, high-performance appliance."
"FortiGate-VM's firewall is excellent."
"The most valuables features are the ease of use and deployment."
"It’s easy to integrate the solution with our network infrastructure."
"The customer care center of Fortinet is good. For all the requests that we have done, they work as fast as possible, so this is a good point for Fortinet."
"It is a complete package, and it has complete offerings. It fit the needs, and our customer is happy with it."
"In terms of specific features, I like FortiGate's load balancing, interface, and priority on the network."
"The tool's most valuable feature is its ability to deploy it on live physical hardware. Specifically, when providing firewall services for clients, we can leverage such hardware appliances to support multiple customers on the same hardware."
"Currently, FortiGate is providing SSL VPN. But they're missing some features that are available in Palo Alto's SSL VPN."
"Lacks training for new features."
"Cisco Meraki products are rising very quickly in the cloud and the connected era. Meraki products offer much better ROI, upgradability, and manageability."
"They can do more tests before they release new versions because I would like to be more assured. We had some experiences where they release something new and great, but some of the old features are disabled or they don't work well, which impacts the product satisfaction. The manufacturer should be able to prove that everything works or not only that it might work. This is applicable to most of the other services, software, and hardware companies. They all should work on this. We cannot trust every new release, such as a beta release, on the first day. We wait for some comments on the forums and from other companies that we know. We always wait a few weeks before we use the updated version. They should also extend the VPN client application, especially for Linux versions. Currently, it has an application for Linux devices, but it doesn't work the way we want to connect to the VPN. They use only the old connection, not the new one. They have VPN client applications for Windows and Mac, but they can add more useful features to better manage the devices and monitor the current health of each device. Such features would be helpful for our company."
"The cloud features can be improved."
"The platform's interface could improve."
"I would like to see better pricing in the next release, as well as a simplification of the installation."
"We had some issues in the beginning while setting it up, but after doing the firmware update, it is working fine."
"The ability to dynamically change policies could be improved."
"The interface is complicated. It's difficult to locate all the necessary menus and functions."
"They should provide more details on potential cyber threats."
"They need to improve their alerts."
"The network interface could be better, and it could be cheaper."
"While they offer a comprehensive bundled solution, some users may prefer on-premise deployments for certain features, such as URL filtering."
"Making this solution easier to use would be an improvement."
"They should have a local vendor who can provide support. Most of the support is overseas, so the time zones can be a problem."
"The one thing that could be improved is the integration with the exchange. The gateway level controls can be enhanced a bit more. For example, it's still little here and there. You do get malicious attacks and suspicious emails like spam. It's not like Sophos where we got a lot of spam email, and yet, it's still relatively vulnerable. It can be upgraded, maybe with a fifth-generation firmware that it is ready for unknown threats."
"It has a monitoring tool, but it could be improved."
"Compatibility and integration with other products or vendors such as Cisco SD-WAN products need improvement."
"The price is sometimes very expensive."
"Web filtering is a feature that needs some improvement. There should be some additional features to allow active users to change their own passwords."
"VM should be more optimized."
"FortiGate's application load balancing has to be improved. They need to improve a lot on the load balancing and RAF side. They are far behind Citrix in that regard."
"In the next release, I would like to see integration capability with SIEM tools, such as QRadar, and LogRhythm."
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Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is ranked 25th in Firewalls with 41 reviews while Fortinet FortiGate-VM is ranked 9th in Firewalls with 113 reviews. Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is rated 7.6, while Fortinet FortiGate-VM is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall writes "Provides decent protection for the LAN but complicated interface". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fortinet FortiGate-VM writes "An easy-to-manage and configure tool that provides ample documentation to help with the setup phase". Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is most compared with Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention, Check Point NGFW, Sophos XG, Netgate pfSense and Cisco Secure Firewall, whereas Fortinet FortiGate-VM is most compared with Azure Firewall, Palo Alto Networks VM-Series, Fortinet FortiOS, OPNsense and Cisco Secure Firewall. See our Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall vs. Fortinet FortiGate-VM report.
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