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.
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.
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.
Check Point NGFW is a next generation firewall that enables safe usage of internet applications by blocking malicious applications and unblocking safe applications. Check Point NGFW, which uses deep packet inspection to identify and control applications, has features such as application and user control and integrated intrusion prevention (IPS), as well as more advanced malware prevention capabilities like sandboxing.
The price is high in comparison to other solutions.
We pay $5,000-$6,000 a year.
The price is high in comparison to other solutions.
We pay $5,000-$6,000 a year.
Trend Micro Deep Security is a comprehensive solution for endpoint security and server protection, which prevents ransomware attacks and unauthorized access attempts. Its valuable features include tracing back attacks, antivirus protection, endpoint detection and response, firewall-based solution, threat detection, predictive machine learning and AI monitoring, VPM, virtualization, and sandboxing.
Purchasing on the AWS Marketplace is like shopping on Amazon Prime.
We have saved a 50% ROI for the on-premise product. It gave us significant improvement overall in productivity, costs, and efficiency.
Purchasing on the AWS Marketplace is like shopping on Amazon Prime.
We have saved a 50% ROI for the on-premise product. It gave us significant improvement overall in productivity, costs, and efficiency.
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.
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.
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.
VMware NSX is a full-stack network and security virtualization platform that enables the virtual cloud network. NSX provides a software-defined process for networking that expands throughout cloud frameworks, data centers, and application structures. Users can join and secure applications within their container and multi-cloud infrastructure and their data center. With robust automated provisioning, the platform offers dynamic flexibility and scalability without compromising on network speed or agility.
Pricing and licensing could be improved as we are a government entity. Lower pricing could always help.
It has helped to save CAPEX.
Pricing and licensing could be improved as we are a government entity. Lower pricing could always help.
It has helped to save CAPEX.
FortiGate Virtual Appliances allow you to mitigate blind spots by implementing critical security controls within your virtual infrastructure. They also allow you to rapidly provision security infrastructure whenever and wherever it is needed. FortiGate virtual appliances feature all of the security and networking services common to traditional hardware-based FortiGate appliances. With the addition of virtual appliances from Fortinet, you can deploy a mix of hardware and virtual appliances, operating together and managed from a common centralized management platform.
The pricing and licensing are not as expensive as its competitors.
It is an expensive solution if you are migrating from an open source solution.
The pricing and licensing are not as expensive as its competitors.
It is an expensive solution if you are migrating from an open source solution.
Akamai Guardicore Segmentation is a software-based microsegmentation solution that provides the simplest, fastest, and most intuitive way to enforce Zero Trust principles. It enables you to prevent malicious lateral movement in your network through precise segmentation policies, visuals of activity within your IT environment, and network security alerts. Akamai Guardicore Segmentation works across your data centers, multicloud environments, and endpoints. It is faster to deploy than infrastructure segmentation approaches and provides you with unparalleled visibility and control of your network.
Compared to the pricing we were seeing from both Illumio and Edgewise, Guardicore was very competitive.
Guardicore Centra provides better value for money than NSX, was the other solution that we looked at, which was too expensive for what it does.
Compared to the pricing we were seeing from both Illumio and Edgewise, Guardicore was very competitive.
Guardicore Centra provides better value for money than NSX, was the other solution that we looked at, which was too expensive for what it does.
Illumio Zero Trust Segmentation is a cloud and data center security solution that helps stop breaches from spreading across hybrid and multi cloud IT environments. The solution is designed to stop ransomware, contain cyber attacks, and reduce risk. With Illumio Zero Trust Segmentation, users can understand relationships and communications to map exposure risk of systems and data, identify the right security posture and secure applications through least-privilege policies, and ensure a Zero Trust security posture.
There is a subscription needed to use Illumio Adaptive Security Platform and we pay every three years. Overall the solution is expensive.
The product's pricing is around 10,000-15,000 USD. The pricing is on a yearly basis.
There is a subscription needed to use Illumio Adaptive Security Platform and we pay every three years. Overall the solution is expensive.
The product's pricing is around 10,000-15,000 USD. The pricing is on a yearly basis.
Palo Alto Networks VM-Series is a highly effective advanced threat protection (ATP) solution and firewall that can be hosted on cloud computing technologies designed by many different companies. It decreases the amount of time that it will take administrators to respond to threats. Users that deploy VM-series have 70% less downtime than those who use similar firewalls. Neither protection nor efficiency are concerns when this next-generation firewall is in play.
For what you get, it does do what it says. It is a good value for an enterprise firewall.
The licensing is pretty much like everyone else.
For what you get, it does do what it says. It is a good value for an enterprise firewall.
The licensing is pretty much like everyone else.
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.
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is a comprehensive network security solution that provides advanced protection for organizations of all sizes. It offers next-generation firewall capabilities, including application control, intrusion prevention, and web filtering.
It is a product with a very transparent model of licensing. In the sense of hidden expenses, they do not exist with this model.
We evaluated a lot of different options. We concluded that Barracuda NG Firewall provided the most features for an exemplary price.
It is a product with a very transparent model of licensing. In the sense of hidden expenses, they do not exist with this model.
We evaluated a lot of different options. We concluded that Barracuda NG Firewall provided the most features for an exemplary price.
Cisco Secure Workload is a cloud and data security solution that offers a zero-trust policy of keeping an organization’s application workloads safe and secure throughout the entire on-premise and cloud data center ecosystems.
The pricing is a bit higher than we anticipated.
The price is outrageous. If you have money to throw at the product, then do it.
The pricing is a bit higher than we anticipated.
The price is outrageous. If you have money to throw at the product, then do it.
Overall, users find CloudGuard Network Security to excel in robust firewall capabilities, user-friendly interface, advanced threat prevention, pricing transparency, and satisfactory ROI. On the other hand, Hillstone E-Series is praised for its quick installation, exceptional performance, robust security features, affordability, positive ROI, and excellent customer support. However, users noted that CloudGuard has better integration, setup process, and user interface, while Hillstone users find the interface navigation challenging with limited customization options and delayed updates.
Juniper vSRX is praised for its strong security features, reliability, and high performance, while users appreciate the flexibility and scalability it offers. However, users have voiced concerns about the platform's user interface, performance issues, lack of integration options, and the need for additional features. On the other hand, CloudGuard Network Security is commended for its robust firewall capabilities, user-friendly interface, integration with cloud environments, and advanced threat prevention mechanisms. Users also highlight the excellent customer service and support provided by CloudGuard. Improvement areas for CloudGuard include better integration with other security solutions, a more user-friendly interface, increased customization options, and enhanced reporting capabilities. Overall, users believe that addressing these areas would greatly enhance the overall effectiveness and usability of CloudGuard Network Security.
CloudGuard Network Security is praised for its robust firewall capabilities, advanced threat prevention mechanisms, and top-notch customer service. Users find the setup process quicker and the pricing reasonable. Improvements include better integration with other solutions. Todyl, on the other hand, offers quick implementation, easy-to-use interface, and comprehensive security features.