We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiGate, Meraki MX, and Sophos UTM based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Netgate, Fortinet, OPNsense and others in Firewalls."The most valuable features are SD-WAN, application control, IPS control, and FortiSandbox."
"It's very easy to configure."
"We are a visual effects company, and there have been a number of high profile security issues in our industry. This has brought us to a higher standard of security, which our clients are very keen on these days."
"Offers good security and filtering."
"It's super reliable. I don't think I've ever had a reliability issue with it."
"The most valuable features are the enterprise modeling and the simple interface."
"This is a quality product with ok support, and it is better than the competition we've tried."
"The signature database and zero-day detection are Fortinet FortiGate's most valuable features."
"It's flexible, easy to configure, and easy to manage."
"It is very easy to configure."
"It has the most advanced security features, for example, layer 3 and layer 7 firewall capabilities and the end team and IPS protection. It also has IPS, and it has very good functioning of cloning services. You don't actually have to touch the device. If you have multiple companies in different countries, you don't really require this device to be touched. You can get it delivered directly to any office of a country, and then you can simply put your configuration over the cloud. It's very simplified and easy to manage. It gives a very good granular visibility about your network. Earlier, a lot of things were lacking in the network. We were unable to identify where the problem was, but after implementing Meraki MX, we are able to dig down and identify where is the problem. We can easily and quickly identify the sources and the root causes of the issues."
"Easy to administer and saves time when you have many smaller locations that you have to manage."
"Site to Site VPN: The device can establish a VPN connection to multiple sites in a mesh environment in seconds, and without complex VPN knowledge."
"It is easy to manage, which is one of the most important things for us. It is also flexible, stable, and scalable."
"To me, the analytics feature is one of the most valuable in Meraki MX. I also find that it has good usability as it's cloud-based. Another valuable feature of Meraki MX is that it's simple to use and it's user-friendly."
"The initial setup for me was straightforward."
"It is a very good product. The threat monitoring process is the most valuable feature."
"It allows our developers to be able to securely log into servers to deploy and manage software."
"The implementation with the AWS environment was good."
"Sophos UTM has a good user interface and granular security controls."
"Has great security features and does a good job of protecting the network."
"It meets our compliance needs in an elastic computer environment."
"The initial setup was easy."
"Installing Sophos UTM is straightforward. The deployment itself doesn't take long, but you have to spend some time planning and waiting for the hardware to be delivered."
"Fortinet should focus on enhancing the capabilities of FortiGate by consolidating its various products, such as FortiGate Cloud, FortiManager, and FortiAnalyzer."
"The setup is pretty complex and not easy to implement."
"The debugging and troubleshooting has room for improvement."
"Fortinet FortiGate could improve by having better visibility. Palo Alto has better visibility."
"With the addition of some features, it is possible that FortiGate can be used in all verticals."
"The license renewal process, annual renewal price, and the web application firewall features should be improved."
"The biggest "gotcha" is that if the client purchases what they call the UTM shared bundle, which has unified threat management on both, it's not as easy to manage if you have more than one firewall."
"The user interface could be improved to make it less confusing and easier to set up."
"We had minor issues with Meraki MX. We had a couple of RMAs, so that could be an area for improvement, but in terms of how the RMAs went, the turnaround time and getting those back into redeployment were quick. Another area for improvement in Meraki MX is that when you're scaling for multiple locations, you need to use the same model, but the model you'd need is only available for a short time. The specific model you require could be out of stock, or Meraki isn't making that model anymore, so Meraki should improve that."
"It would be nice to get detailed logging information without third-party software."
"I do not have the kind of feature I need for SSL decryption in Meraki MX. It would be great to see the SSL decryption feature in Meraki MX."
"They need to improve the link between Meraki and Active Directory."
"When we do API integrations with Meraki, they have always been hard as well as tedious to build. The data that we want out of the API integrations has been only recently available. Six months ago, it was hard to get someone to build something correctly or useful with Meraki APIs. Recently, they have made more data available on the API, but it is just a start. They need to do more."
"We could have more reporting options and the ability to send alarms to the administrator."
"The client-side VPN is weak. The product could be improved with deployment templates."
"Direct logging is something that can be introduced. In the absence of cloud management, the possibility of local configurations and on-premise logins becomes restricted. This limitation stands as a primary concern. When it comes to resolving issues, the inability to access login options hampers troubleshooting efforts. The stability is noteworthy; but when compared to alternative products, its stability is comparatively lower. Additionally, certain limitations are observed in terms of remote control. Price-wise, the solution stands out for its competitive and cost-effective nature compared to other alternatives. Operationally, it is user-friendly and requires minimal effort from administrators, making configuration hassle-free."
"I think that additional metrics features are needed to be able to monitor other areas or to monitor as much as you can, at a fine-grain resolution."
"The management suite is easy and the agent is easy to develop."
"I would like to see Sophos UTM add support for all the new threat-detection technologies and the ability to respond to novel security threats that come along every day."
"Updates come out agonizingly slowly, a trickle."
"Support for IKEv2 is needed in this solution."
"Sophos should be more user-friendly, have more dashboards, and an easier implementation."
"Sophos customer support could use some improvement."
"The solution needs to do better at covering mobile devices, although they may have an integrated solution for that purpose."