We performed a comparison between FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) and Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two ZTNA solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."There are multiple features I have found to be valuable, such as encryption and integrated security features."
"User identification and application identification are valuable features."
"FortiGate Next Generation Firewall can be described as the most complete solution."
"The product is user-friendly and not complex."
"The GUI configuration is its most valuable feature"
"It is easy to install. There is not much complexity involved."
"The solution is used in my company since its management is very comfortable"
"The most valuable features we found are the SD-WAN, FortiGate SD-WAN, and the standard UTM protection, among others."
"If you have a good understanding of infrastructure, this solution is perfect."
"It is totally awesome in terms of scalability. Its scalability was the main reason for moving to Google Cloud. It also comes with a lot of features. We are satisfied with the features it has."
"It is a stable platform."
"It is a stable solution."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is the ease with which one can use it."
"The solution is easy to install and use."
"UI representation is the aspect I like the most about GCP, even more than Azure or AWS."
"The latest versions of the managed Kubernetes clusters are good."
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"The solution needs to improve its support."
"When considering the policy of the vendors, they do not offer much of a discount policy, making the licensing model an area that needs improvement."
"The solution must improve the support provided for customers around the globe, considering the time differences in different places."
"FortiGate Next Generation Firewall could be made a little less expensive."
"The pricing of the solution is expensive, so it could be cheaper."
"The management consoles can be improved."
"Someone without certification and experience with other firewalls might find it a bit more challenging to grasp the FortiGate format and its platform layout."
"The web process often has a memory leak."
"There is room for improvement in the tools and features available on the GCP. In particular, the managed databases and queues could be improved, and it would be beneficial to have more offerings in areas such as data science and data warehousing. Additionally, GCP could benefit from offering similar tools to those offered by its competitors, such as Amazon AWS's Redshift."
"There is room for improvement in the pricing."
"The product’s user interface must be more user-friendly and detailed."
"The platform’s stability and scalability need improvement."
"the documentation could be a bit better in terms of what is presented on the screen versus what actually happens."
"We encounter issues while setting up emails for the solution."
"The solution should be more user-friendly and should have descriptive manuals on the page website."
"The stability regarding voice commands in the solution has certain shortcomings that need improvement."
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FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) is ranked 4th in ZTNA with 37 reviews while Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy is ranked 5th in ZTNA with 44 reviews. FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) is rated 8.4, while Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) writes "Easy to set up but needs better pricing and more helpful support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy writes "User-friendly, easy to navigate, and intuitive interface". FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) is most compared with OPNsense, Netgate pfSense, Tailscale and Fortinet FortiGate, whereas Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy is most compared with Cloudflare Access, Okta Workforce Identity, Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange and Cato SASE Cloud Platform. See our FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) vs. Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy report.
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