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."It is quite easy to handle."
"Anti-Spam web content filterinG."
"The ease of setting the solution up is a valuable aspect for us."
"I have found Fortinet FortiGate to be scalable."
"It is a one box solution, which covers most of the edge device’s requirements."
"The multi-tenancy feature is most valuable. It integrates very well with FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer."
"The solution is very, very easy to use."
"FortiGate has a very strong unified threat management system."
"It has very good features; it's easy to use, configure, set up, and deploy."
"We've had no issues with the scalability or the stability of this solution"
"It is very easy to configure."
"In a week, we can make new policy and view what all our users did."
"The security level of our organization has changed by using Meraki MX Firewalls. We didn't have the UTM before, but now we have sandboxing, tray scanning, attack preventions and monitorization. Our security level has improved."
"The dashboard is very intuitive and easy to understand."
"It has a helpful feature for database troubleshooting issues."
"Traffic Shaping: The device lets you decide how you want to use your internet services. Due to the fact that Meraki can accept dual WAN, you can decide the way you balance the data traffic."
"The firewall itself is very strong and provides great security."
"Sophos UTM's best feature is synchronized security."
"If a computer does get infected the Sophos appliance lets us know via it's Advanced Threat Protection so we can get a much faster response time."
"It is a stable product... I rate the solution's technical support a nine out of ten...The initial setup is quite easy because they have all the information on their website."
"It allows me to easily connect with more than forty-five remote sites and more than fifty remote users between IPsec and SSL VPN, applying the web filter and application filter to ensure a secure connection."
"The initial configuration is straightforward thanks to the web GUI. In 30 minutes, you can have a running firewall with UTM protection enabled."
"Configuration could not be made any easier."
"The most valuable feature of Sophos UTM is the efficiency and mail filtering module."
"One area for improvement is the performance on bandwidth demands for smaller devices, as well as better web filtering."
"One area for improvement is the performance on the bandwidth demands for smaller devices, as well as better web filtering."
"The cloud features and integration could be improved."
"Compared to some other products, the DLP is not at par for the moment."
"It would be nice if FortiGate incorporated some built-in endpoint protection features. I would also like a built-in SOC dashboard for managing multiple Fortinet firewalls."
"There are mainly two areas of improvement in Fortinet FortiGate— the licensing cost and the timing of upgrading licenses for boxes."
"The user interface could be improved to make it less confusing and easier to set up."
"This product could be improved with Active directory integration and better handling in IPsec and GRE Tunnels."
"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."
"The current lead time is longer for Meraki MX, and it needs to be improved."
"The only stability issue is in Content Filtering. Sometimes we need to report these types of issues to Cisco support."
"It would be great if the Meraki devices let us see, in real time, the internet demand on a single device."
"In general, the SD-WAN feature needs to be improved. The load sharing and load balancing of the traffic should be improved. I have had some problems with these features in the past."
"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."
"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."
"We can’t access GUI management and CLI opening features when the Internet is unavailable."
"There can be a delay when it comes to reaching out to technical support."
"The management suite is easy and the agent is easy to develop."
"The solution's technical support for India needs to be improved."
"It's stable, but the reaction time of the GUI is terrible."
"Initially, there were issues with the wireless network as wireless access points were disappearing from the dashboard after some time."
"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."
"The solution is not scalable."
"The only time we face a problem or issues is when we place a ticket. We have found that response is very slow."
