We performed a comparison between Juniper vSRX and WatchGuard Firebox 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 management console is pretty simple, so anyone who understands networking can initially deploy the solution."
"The most valuable feature of Fortinet FortiGate is the simple configuration."
"I am "headache free" that I don't have to categorize all the websites and that security has been pre categorized by the people, and that the services are getting updated. At least one part of my problem is over."
"Overall, the pricing of the solution is very good. The product offers good value."
"It is easy to use and performs very well."
"This solution has helped our organization by having strong functions and a reliable firewall."
"User-friendly and affordable security solution that's recommended for SMB customers. This solution has good technical support."
"The security on offer is very good."
"The technical support has been good."
"The technical support services are excellent."
"The initial setup was very straightforward. There was no problem. The initial deployment took about one hour."
"The architecture of the OS in Juniper is very good. It's flexibility, scalability, and the technicality is also good."
"The tool's most valuable features are routing features and service quality."
"It's basic functionality is probably the most valuable feature."
"The features we found most valuable are using the IDS and IPS during protection. The application filtering feature is great."
"It is easy for me to go in and update settings, make changes, or add/remove rules or security."
"I have found the DNS Watch feature for intrusion and prevention response and APT Locker most valuable to me."
"The solution has many security features. We have an intrusion provision system and filtering and block filtering."
"The most valuable feature for small and medium businesses is the support for various protocol proxies."
"The throughput is great. It's perfect. We have no issues whatsoever. The management features are very powerful..."
"The most valuable features of the WatchGuard Firebox are all the security and updated features. You are able to configure the solution from the cloud platform and the application and web interface are very nice."
"The tool's most valuable feature is the dashboard."
"WatchGuard Firebox is the most powerful firewall for Wi-Fi security."
"I like that this product has very few issues."
"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 support costs and licensing are sometimes so expensive."
"Security is a continuous process. In every product, there is a requirement for improvement. Its pricing should also be improved according to Indian market requirements. They must also improve on the reporting part. Its reporting can be more precise. If we can get a real-time report in a specific format, it will be helpful for customers to know about the current status of their security."
"Reporting is limited to providing an external appliance for improving the reporting capabilities of the FortiAnalyzer. It does not offer a central management and is also sold separably as an appliance."
"One area for improvement is the performance on bandwidth demands for smaller devices, as well as better web filtering."
"It's my understanding that more of the current generation features could be brought in. There could be more integration with EDRs, for example."
"The debugging and troubleshooting has room for improvement."
"The logging details need to be improved."
"In the next release, I would like to see improvements made to the GUI because it isn't very good."
"The GUI interface needs improvement."
"The solution can be improved by allowing automatic updates for the OS devices."
"The tool's basic license does not cover everything. It needs to improve visibility and availability."
"It is pretty complex to manage and could be easier."
"We have some weird errors and some weird behavior on the solution occasionally. The device gets buggy without anyone touching it. It would work and then suddenly stop. Sometimes you need to just move the cards out and restart it again, and it will work. The solution itself, the hardware and the software, there must be some bugs that need to be dealt with."
"VPN access is an area that needs improvement."
"Some people complain that the solution tends to have a steep learning curve. It could be because most people have basic familiarity with Cisco or other similar products and maybe have never worked closely with Juniper products."
"There is room for improvement on the education side, regarding what does what, rather than just throwing it at a person and assuming they know everything about it. A lot of times, you have to call WatchGuard support to get the solution that will work, rather than their just having it published so that you can fix the problem on your own."
"It's sometimes not easy to understand and can require specialist assistance."
"In terms of what could be improved, I would say their web blocker feature. It is still quite a confusing setup, especially when you want to filter out a particular category for granularity. For example, you do not want to filter Facebook but you do want to filter Facebook games only. It can be done, but the process to do it is very confusing."
"Firebox would be improved with integration for endpoint protection solutions."
"The solution can improve by adding a feature to tag a MAC address of a computer system in the policy and more IP configuration settings."
"The next release should have better software and configuration systems that can also be used on Linux."
"I'd like to have better access to workstation monitoring, connection monitoring, and the amount of time an address is being used, to better gauge proper network utilization. If I knew that something was connected to a particular external location for an extended period that seems abnormal, I'd be able to act upon it."
"Reporting is something you've got to set up separately. It's one of those things that you've got to put some time into. One of the options is to set up a local report server, which is what I did. It's not great. It's okay... Some of the stuff is a little complicated to get up and running. Once you do, it becomes very user-friendly and easy to work with, but I find there are some implementation headaches with some of their stuff."
Juniper vSRX is ranked 24th in Firewalls with 33 reviews while WatchGuard Firebox is ranked 13th in Firewalls with 79 reviews. Juniper vSRX is rated 7.8, while WatchGuard Firebox is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Juniper vSRX writes "Fast with good usability and fairly scalable". On the other hand, the top reviewer of WatchGuard Firebox writes "Offers a streamlined deployment, intuitive interface and robust security features". Juniper vSRX is most compared with Juniper SRX Series Firewall, Azure Firewall, Meraki MX, Cisco Secure Firewall and OPNsense, whereas WatchGuard Firebox is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, OPNsense, SonicWall TZ and Meraki MX. See our Juniper vSRX vs. WatchGuard Firebox report.
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