We performed a comparison between Barracuda CloudGen Firewall and Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two WAN Edge solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The solution is very easy to understand. It's not overly complex."
"This solution made it very easy to manage our bandwidth."
"This solution has solid UTM features combined with a nice GUI."
"The simplicity of the configuration and the stability of the product are most valuable. The VPN concentrator is very useful."
"You can purchase switches and you don't need to do anything with them. You just put in the firewall and the switches get all the policies and rules that you already have in the firewall. With Fortinet, you just connect the FortiSwitch to the Fortinet and that's it."
"We can detect any attack of viruses or malware at the first point of contact."
"The pipe filter application is an outstanding feature."
"The virtual firewall feature is the most valuable. We have around 1,500 firewalls. We did not buy individual hardware, and the virtual firewalls made sense because we don't have to keep on buying the hardware. FortiGate is easier to use as compared to Checkpoint devices. It is user friendly and has a good UI. You don't need much expertise to work on this firewall. You don't need to worry much about DCLA, commands, and things like that."
"The product is foolproof. It has done everything that we have needed with the amount of email that we receive, and it handles it quite well."
"It is a very stable solution."
"The antivirus protection or malware protection has been great."
"Its ability to block incoming attacks is valuable. Its logging, traffic monitoring, and VPN capabilities are also valuable."
"Barracuda is very prompt at blocking any new spam which comes out."
"Their GPS possibilities and the security that it has, especially the SD-WAN functionality, is very good."
"Scalability is good; the company wants to be able to handle large customers."
"The most valuable features are SD-WAN, URL filtering, IPS, and virus scanning."
"I like the Firewall and the IPS."
"One of the most valuable features is having the ability to cluster multiple firewalls even if they are different versions."
"Next Generation Firewall's best feature is that it can be managed on one platform."
"The most valuable feature is SD-WAN."
"It is stable and scalable. In addition, their support is great. When you ask them for something, they provide support, and if required, they also involve the R&D team to help you to resolve the issues in your configuration."
"When our customer needs some optimization, along with performance and security. If they want everything in one package, I recommend Forcepoint because they have everything."
"They offer templates that provide detailed reports categorized by user, device, and internal network access."
"I found the initial setup process to be very simple and straightforward."
"The cloud management and automation capability could be improved."
"Due to its higher cost, Fortinet FortiGate can lead to increased operational expenses."
"The inability to scale the FortiAnalyzer to match our growth necessitates the purchase of new hardware."
"It is quite new for us, and we need to go more in-depth into the monitoring tools. It provides different features that we need to do what we want. So far, it is okay for us. In terms of improvement, in the future, they can provide a faster implementation of features. Some of the features are first available in other solutions. Fortinet sometimes takes a little bit longer than other solutions, such as Check Point, to implement new features."
"The integration with third-party tools may be something that they should work on."
"WAN load-balancing could be a lot better at detecting when a link is poor or inconsistent, and not just flat out dead."
"The search tool needs improvement. It's very difficult to search for policies right now."
"One of the problems I was having was with user mapping, and it is an issue for which I have escalated tickets with Fortinet support."
"When you login from some sources, there is no feature in this box which can log you out after a certain timeout."
"The usability for the administrator's experience needs improvement. My system administrator has some questions about its overall connectivity and flexibility."
"The biggest downside is that it is quite an expensive product."
"Technical support used to be at a very high level but it is now a bit less so."
"The features are a bit limited compared to other vendors."
"Its interface could be better."
"I would like to see a more user-friendly dashboard and an easier interface."
"The technical manuals, at times, have images that don't match the actual screens and are not always as clear as they could be on the configuration."
"My team is looking for more throughput and better integration with our security framework."
"While they offer a comprehensive bundled solution, some users may prefer on-premise deployments for certain features, such as URL filtering."
"They should provide more details on potential cyber threats."
"Configuration is not easy because it has an old-fashioned interface. The configuration interface is highly complex, and it's been the same for years. They have to change the interface."
"This solution would be improved with the inclusion of custom reporting."
"Next Generation Firewall's configuration could be improved."
"The ability to dynamically change policies could be improved."
"They need to improve their alerts."
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Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is ranked 12th in WAN Edge with 35 reviews while Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is ranked 13th in WAN Edge with 39 reviews. Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is rated 8.2, while Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Barracuda CloudGen Firewall writes "Feature-rich, robust, and easy to set up". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall writes "Good URL filtering with helpful technical support and good scalability". Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, OPNsense, Azure Firewall and Cisco Secure Firewall, whereas Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is most compared with Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention, Check Point NGFW, Cisco Secure Firewall, Sophos XG and Netgate pfSense. See our Barracuda CloudGen Firewall vs. Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall report.
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