Fortinet FortiGate is a leading network security solution to enhance cybersecurity and protect against cyber threats.
Users highlight its effectiveness in preventing unauthorized access, securing data transmission, and offering robust firewall protection. Key features include advanced threat protection capabilities, reliable performance, and a user-friendly interface.
The device is highly praised for its scalability and ability to handle high network traffic without compromising speed or stability. Organizations benefit from improved efficiency, streamlined processes, and enhanced collaboration among team members.
The software's customizable features and intuitive interface make it easy for employees to adapt and integrate into their daily workflows, ultimately optimizing operations and achieving organizational goals.
Fortinet has one or two license types, and the VPN numbers are only limited by the hardware chassis make.
Go for long term pricing negotiated at the time of purchase.
Fortinet has one or two license types, and the VPN numbers are only limited by the hardware chassis make.
Go for long term pricing negotiated at the time of purchase.
pfSense is a powerful and reliable network security appliance primarily used for security purposes such as firewall and VPN or traffic shaping, network management, and web filtering. It is commonly used by small businesses and managed service providers to protect their customers' networks and enable remote access through VPNs.
PFSENSE turns out to be very economical, the license is free and for little money you get very good support
If you need to buy hardware onto which to install PfSense, go with their boxes on their website, they are great.
PFSENSE turns out to be very economical, the license is free and for little money you get very good support
If you need to buy hardware onto which to install PfSense, go with their boxes on their website, they are great.
Cisco Secure Firewall stands as a robust and adaptable security solution, catering to organizations of all sizes. It's designed to shield networks from a diverse array of cyber threats, such as ransomware, malware, and phishing attacks. Beyond mere protection, it also offers secure access to corporate resources, beneficial for employees, partners, and customers alike. One of its key functions includes network segmentation, which serves to isolate critical assets and minimize the risk of lateral movement within the network.
Cisco devices are for sure costly and budget could be an important constrain on selecting them as our security solution.
I have to admit that the price is high. But I think it's worth it if the stability of your solution counts for you.
Cisco devices are for sure costly and budget could be an important constrain on selecting them as our security solution.
I have to admit that the price is high. But I think it's worth it if the stability of your solution counts for you.
Based on user feedback, the overall consensus is that the solution has received positive reception. Users have expressed satisfaction with various aspects, highlighting its quality, functionality, and value for money. They appreciate its user-friendly interface and the convenience it offers. Additionally, users have praised the prompt and helpful customer support provided. Some users have also mentioned the product's durability and reliability. The user reviews indicate a favorable experience with the solution.
We are not paying any licensing fees. OPNsense is completely free for us.
It costs about $1000.
We are not paying any licensing fees. OPNsense is completely free for us.
It costs about $1000.
Sophos XG Firewall is a complete firewall solution that provides all the real-time security and insights you need to protect your network from ransomware and advanced threats. Sophos XG Firewall provides visibility into suspicious users, unknown and unwanted apps, encrypted traffic, and other threats. With its advanced artificial intelligence capabilities, Sophos XG Firewall immediately identifies potential risks and intrusions on web servers and networks.
For licensing the XG 210, we paid approximately $3000 for three years. There are no additional fees on top of this.
It's a suitable price and license.
For licensing the XG 210, we paid approximately $3000 for three years. There are no additional fees on top of this.
It's a suitable price and license.
Cisco Meraki MX appliances are next-generation firewalls with all the advanced security services needed for today’s IT security. The appliances are ideal for organizations considering a unified threat management (UTM) solution for branch offices, data centers, distributed sites, or campuses. Since Meraki MX is 100% cloud-managed, installation and remote management are simple and zero-touch.
The Meraki UTM is excellent when you buy the Advanced Security license. If you buy a different license you lost all the valuable functions.
It can always improve pricewise regarding throughput.
The Meraki UTM is excellent when you buy the Advanced Security license. If you buy a different license you lost all the valuable functions.
It can always improve pricewise regarding throughput.
Zscaler Internet Access is a cloud-native security service edge (SSE) platform. Its main purpose is to provide AI-powered protection for all users, all applications, and all locations. The solution replaces other legacy network security solutions to stop advanced attacks and prevent data loss by using a comprehensive zero trust approach.
The pricing is an issue. It is expensive compared to other firewalls on the market.
Our monthly fee is around R3000.
The pricing is an issue. It is expensive compared to other firewalls on the market.
Our monthly fee is around R3000.
Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls are next-generation firewalls used for security to protect networks from threats and attacks. It is used for perimeter security, data center protection, and managing secure access to environments. Users highlight the NGFW's effectiveness in providing comprehensive security without impacting network performance. Users appreciate its ease of use, particularly in setup and ongoing management, making it a favored choice for businesses looking to secure their cloud environments.
Annually, the licensing costs are too much.
The licensing is annual, and there aren't any additional fees on top of that.
Annually, the licensing costs are too much.
The licensing is annual, and there aren't any additional fees on top of that.
Azure Firewall is a user-friendly, intuitive, cloud-native firewall security solution that provides top-of-the-industry threat protection for all your Azure Virtual Network resources. Azure Firewall is constantly and thoroughly analyzing all traffic and data packets, making it a very valuable and secure fully stateful firewall as a service with built-in high availability and unrestricted cloud scalability. Azure Firewall allows users to create virtual IP addresses and provides for secure DDoS protection for the virtual machines on your network. It also provides fast and efficient east-west and north-south traffic security.
Azure Firewall is a managed, cloud-based network security service built to protect your Azure Virtual Network resources. It is a fully stateful firewall as a service with built-in high availability and unrestricted cloud scalability.
Azure Firewall is quite an expensive product.
The licensing module is good.
Azure Firewall is quite an expensive product.
The licensing module is good.
WatchGuard Firebox is a versatile security solution primarily used for security purposes such as firewalling, VPN, and protecting networks from outside and inside threats. It is also used for routing, multi-factor authentication, vulnerability management, and segregating industrial networks from corporate networks.
Very competitive pricing regarding throughput compared to other alternatives.
Cheap.
Very competitive pricing regarding throughput compared to other alternatives.
Cheap.
Cisco SD-WAN is a software-defined WAN (wide area network) solution that provides for secure stable connections to applications for enterprises and organizations. Cisco SD-WAN works to speed up the seamless movement to the cloud. A very robust and reliable solution, Cisco SD-WAN is cutting-edge in threat security and stability of the complete network and has very low latency. Cisco SD-WAN uses Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Software as a Service (SaaS), data centers, and even the internet to smoothly advance the move to a SASE (Service Access Service Edge)-based architecture. The Cisco SD-WAN dashboard gives you a complete visual of your entire infrastructure; you can see everything in real time. You will also have simplified IT operations and gain advanced network capabilities, dependability, and security. One valued feature is the overlay management protocol (OMP), which applies to your entire network to speedily connect all your company data centers. Cisco SD-WAN has a very flexible architecture and can be deployed on premises, in the cloud, hybrid, and even has multi-cloud options. Cisco SD-WAN instantly discovers, authenticates, and provisions all devices, both existing and new.
We pay for the Cisco Customer Care support, which is a couple of hundred dollars.
80 percent reduction in WAN costs. There are no MPLS or P2P circuits left in the organization.
We pay for the Cisco Customer Care support, which is a couple of hundred dollars.
80 percent reduction in WAN costs. There are no MPLS or P2P circuits left in the organization.
Palo Alto Networks WildFire is a highly effective cloud-based advanced threat protection (ATP) solution that organizations in a wide variety of fields trust to help them keep safe from digital threats. It is designed to enable businesses to confront even the most evasive threats and resolve them. It combines many techniques to maximize the level of threat protection available to users.
It IS a bit expensive, but I think you get what you pay for. Value is there.
It's not particularly cheap, but it is absolutely worth it.
It IS a bit expensive, but I think you get what you pay for. Value is there.
It's not particularly cheap, but it is absolutely worth it.
Getting licenses in our country, Ghana, is not easy. Though, once we have them, adding them is quick (about a day).
The pricing was a factor for us, and we felt that the price was good.
Getting licenses in our country, Ghana, is not easy. Though, once we have them, adding them is quick (about a day).
The pricing was a factor for us, and we felt that the price was good.
Sophos UTM is a unified threat management platform designed to protect your businesses from known and emerging malware including viruses, rootkits and spyware. The solution provides a complete network security package with everything your organization needs in a single modular appliance.
The licensing model is very straightforward, it's a bit pricey, but for what you get, it's well worth it.
If you can afford it, go for a small Check Point, as it is easier to manage.
The licensing model is very straightforward, it's a bit pricey, but for what you get, it's well worth it.
If you can afford it, go for a small Check Point, as it is easier to manage.
Juniper SRX is a next-generation security solution that enables users to expand and secure their networks without incurring heavy costs or sacrificing performance.
The prices are very good as compared to other vendors.
Pricing is good. Most of the costs are in the UTM (IDS/IPS, virus scanning, etc) subscription.
The prices are very good as compared to other vendors.
Pricing is good. Most of the costs are in the UTM (IDS/IPS, virus scanning, etc) subscription.
Untangle NG Firewall is an open-source firewall and gateway security platform that helps keep networks safe while accessing the internet. It offers a free core firewall platform with paid add-ons, and a cloud-based management platform with a variety of deployment options for smaller teams. The solution also has a cloud-based management console for remote management that can either be deployed on premises or as SaaS, and virtualized or cloud-based. It also has flexible deployment options, including third-party hardware, as a virtual machine, or as a turnkey appliance. Untangle NG Firewall is ideal for small IT teams with limited budgets.
It is the most cost-effective to use.
We pay $350 USD per year for the solution. There are no additional costs. As long as you're not using a physical appliance, that's all you need.
It is the most cost-effective to use.
We pay $350 USD per year for the solution. There are no additional costs. As long as you're not using a physical appliance, that's all you need.
Forescout Platform provides today’s busy enterprise organizations with policy and protocol management, workflow coordination, streamlining, and complete device and infrastructure visibility to improve overall network security. The solution also provides concise real-time intelligence of all devices and users on the network. Policy and protocols are delineated using gathered intelligence to facilitate the appropriate levels of remediation, compliance, network access, and all service operations. Forescout Platform is very flexible, integrates well with most of today’s leading network security products, and is a very cost-effective solution.
Devices with multiple IP's count multiple times against your license count.
The ROI is priceless.
Devices with multiple IP's count multiple times against your license count.
The ROI is priceless.
SonicWall NSa dispenses advanced threat protection using a high-performance security platform. The NSa series implements intuitive deep learning technologies in the SonicWall Capture Cloud Platform to dispatch the automated real-time threat detection and deterrence enterprise organizations need today. SonicWall Network Security appliance (NSa) series is best for mid-sized organizations to distributed enterprises and data centers.
SonicWall NSa series next-generation firewalls (NFGWS) combine two very robust security ideologies to deliver advanced threat protection to keep users’ networks safe. Boosting SonicWall’s multi-engine advanced threat protection (ATP) is their Real-time Deep Memory Inspection (RTDMI™). The RTDMI intuitively identifies and stops aggressive zero-day threats and vicious malware by investigating memory directly. This real-time process allows SonicWall RTDMI to be accurate, lessen false positives and discover and alleviate malicious threats and attacks. SonicWall’s single-pass Reassembly-Free Deep Packet Inspection (RFDPI) will audit every byte of each and every packet by investigating both outbound and inbound traffic on the firewall. By combining the SonicWall Capture Cloud Platform along with on-box offerings such as intrusion prevention, web/URL filtering, and anti-malware, the NSa series is able to block the most malicious and dangerous threats at the gateway.
Licensed features provide application control, content filtering, antivirus, and anti-malware all in a single appliance.
The CPUs are not able to compete with a similar price point to the Fortinet, WatchGuard, or Palo Alto product.
Licensed features provide application control, content filtering, antivirus, and anti-malware all in a single appliance.
The CPUs are not able to compete with a similar price point to the Fortinet, WatchGuard, or Palo Alto product.
Cato Networks is a leading SASE (Secure Access Service Edge) platform, combining SD-WAN and network security to obtain a cloud-native service. Cato Networks optimizes and secures application access for users and identities. The platform delivers a next-generation secure networking architecture that minimizes legacy IT infrastructures’ complexity, costs, and risks. The goal of Cato Suite is to connect any user to any application securely and optimally.
The price is not an issue for us, as it is priced more competitively than some other vendors.
If you compare with VeloCloud, the price is the same or even cheaper.
The price is not an issue for us, as it is priced more competitively than some other vendors.
If you compare with VeloCloud, the price is the same or even cheaper.
VMware Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) is a secure access service edge (SASE) platform that combines many types of software-based network technologies in an attempt to enable users to virtualize their wide area networks and reduce their reliance on hardware. In essence, this solution makes it possible for users to reliably access their applications from anywhere in the world by leveraging cloud technologies. Users can simply, efficiently, and completely control their network devices and traffic. It ensures that organizations are always able to use the best possible connection to their data centers. VMware SD-WAN steers traffic so that it is always using the most reliable connections and at the same time takes steps to remediate any problems that it detects in other network links. This guarantees that organizations can access high-priority applications at all times.
VeloCloud performs as well as the Cisco SD-WAN but it is cheaper in price.
The price of this solution is higher than that of other SD-WAN vendors.
VeloCloud performs as well as the Cisco SD-WAN but it is cheaper in price.
The price of this solution is higher than that of other SD-WAN vendors.
ZyWALL USG Series delivers high-access quality to help businesses satisfy the demand for always-online communications. For internal deployments, the ZyWALL USG Series provides active-passive High-Availability (HA) service to support device or connection failover.
This gateway is pretty cheap.
This gateway is pretty cheap.
Software-defined WAN is a new approach to network connectivity that lowers operational costs and improves resource usage for multi-site deployments, allowing network administrators to use bandwidth more efficiently and ensure the highest possible level of performance for critical applications without sacrificing security or data privacy. For more information on deploying and configuring SD-WAN on the Meraki MX Security Appliance, see the Meraki SD-WAN Deployment Guide.
The licensing fees are approximately $1,000 USD annually.
The pricing is fair, but if they can make it less it would be even more attractive.
The licensing fees are approximately $1,000 USD annually.
The pricing is fair, but if they can make it less it would be even more attractive.
Sangfor Next Generation Firewall (also known as NGAF) is a converged security solution providing protection against advanced threat, malware, viruses, ransomware and web-based attacks using integrated security features like firewall, IPS, anti-virus, anti-malware, APT, URL filtering, Cloud Sandbox, and WAF. As the world's first AI-enabled and fully integrated Next Generation Firewall & Web Application Firewall (WAF), NGAF offering the security visibility, real-time detection and response, simplified operation and maintenance and high-performance application layer security needed to operate an enterprise network in total security. Tested and proven to provide cutting-edge network security by ICSA Labs and endorsed by Gartner Inc., NGAF harnesses the power of Sangfor’s Neural-X threat intelligence and analytics platform and Engine Zero’s innovative malware detection to provide next-generation protection for today’s enterprise.
It costs about 8 to 10 thousand dollars per year for 500 users, standard licensing fees included.
Sangfor is cheaper than competing vendors.
It costs about 8 to 10 thousand dollars per year for 500 users, standard licensing fees included.
Sangfor is cheaper than competing vendors.
For mid-sized companies, they sell their appliances for good prices.
The SN200 series costs between $500 USD and $600 USD per year, whereas the SN700 series costs approximately $1,000 annually.
For mid-sized companies, they sell their appliances for good prices.
The SN200 series costs between $500 USD and $600 USD per year, whereas the SN700 series costs approximately $1,000 annually.
The Versa Unified Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) Platform is a comprehensive solution that provides secure access to cloud applications and services. It combines networking and security functions into a single platform, making it easier for organizations to manage their network infrastructure. The platform includes features such as SD-WAN, VPN, firewall, web filtering, and more. It also offers advanced security capabilities such as intrusion prevention, malware protection, and threat intelligence. With the Versa SASE Platform, organizations can ensure secure access to their cloud applications and services from any location, while also reducing costs and simplifying network management.
The price is expensive but it makes sense for the market.
While I cannot provide too much commentary on the price, I feel it to be fair for the moment.
The price is expensive but it makes sense for the market.
While I cannot provide too much commentary on the price, I feel it to be fair for the moment.
Peplink’s patent-pending SpeedFusion technology powers enterprise VPNs that tap into the bandwidth of up to 13 low-cost cable, DSL, 3G/4G/LTE, and other links connected anywhere on your corporate or institutional WAN. Whether you’re transferring a few documents or driving realtime POS data, video feeds, and VoIP conversations, SpeedFusion pumps all your data down a single fat datapipe that’s budget-friendly, ultra-fast, and easily configurable to suit any networking environment.
It has lifetime licensing. Its pricing is high for most of the markets.
Its licensing fee is on a yearly basis. For the price, it is actually pretty good value.
It has lifetime licensing. Its pricing is high for most of the markets.
Its licensing fee is on a yearly basis. For the price, it is actually pretty good value.
CloudGuard Network Security is a firewall solution that provides network security for cloud environments. It protects against cyber threats with multi-layered security for public, private, and hybrid clouds.
On average, it is normally on the lower end, being less expensive than Palo Alto or Cisco.
It is more expensive than other solutions and would be more competetive in the market if it came down in price.
On average, it is normally on the lower end, being less expensive than Palo Alto or Cisco.
It is more expensive than other solutions and would be more competetive in the market if it came down in price.
Zscaler enables the world’s leading organizations to securely transform their networks and applications for a mobile and cloud first world. Its flagship services, Zscaler Internet Access and Zscaler Private Access, create fast, secure connections between users and applications, regardless of device, location, or network. Zscaler services are 100% cloud-delivered and offer the simplicity, enhanced security, and improved user experience that traditional appliances or hybrid solutions are unable to match. Used in more than 185 countries, Zscaler operates the world’s largest cloud security platform, protecting thousands of enterprises and government agencies from cyberattacks and data loss.
The licensing is on a yearly basis. It is somewhere around 30 or 40 pounds per user for our organization.
There are licensing costs, and I would not say that it's a cheap vendor.
The licensing is on a yearly basis. It is somewhere around 30 or 40 pounds per user for our organization.
There are licensing costs, and I would not say that it's a cheap vendor.
Accelerate business velocity with enterprise-class SD-WAN. As enterprises and organizations adopt more cloud and SaaS applications to support an increasingly distributed workforce, the hybrid networks connecting it all have been more complex, less predictable and less secure.