We performed a comparison between Barracuda CloudGen Firewall and Fortinet FortiGate-VM based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Firewalls solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."This version is stable. I don't have any issues with this solution, in our environment, it works well."
"What I like the most is the configuration and that it's simple, and straightforward to maintain."
"The most valuable feature is the SSL VPN, as it allows us to connect and it separates this product from other firewalls."
"Fortinet FortiGate is a scalable solution."
"The usage in general is pretty good."
"We can use our devices to check all of the perimeters. It secures email websites."
"Fortinet has a very good solution for Secure SD-WAN. One very good feature is that they have robust and simple FortiOS through which they provide all solutions. That's their strength. There's not much complexity involved with the Secure SD-WAN solution of Fortinet as compared to Cisco's solution, which has a lot of flexibility but complexity also comes with that flexibility."
"The most valuable feature of Fortinet FortiGate is the simple configuration."
"The most valuable feature for us is the ability to offer firewall support to our clients."
"One of the big benefits of the product is that it allows you to manage big environments with fewer resources."
"Live monitoring of what is happening inside and on the interfaces, either ingress or egress."
"TINA (Transport Independent Network Architecture) VPN features - Allows automatic VPN configuration with little or no input from the tech. Drag and drop lines between Barracuda units and the VPN is built automatically."
"Barracuda is very prompt at blocking any new spam which comes out."
"Most people are using enterprise applications remotely, and there is no license for SSL VPN, or in other words point-to-site. There is no limit on that. On other devices there is a specific limit and you have to pay per use for SSL VPN."
"If an employee tries to get or move a file that is not permitted to them - for example if he wants to copy it to a USB - he will not have the right to do that, because Barracuda manages who has the right to copy, and what you copy to a USB. The USB is encrypted with a specific code from Barracuda and will only be decrypted into any other laptop in the company if they allow it to see it."
"We use Barracuda NG Firewall as a border firewall. We trough it to control all in/out Internet traffic."
"The customer care center of Fortinet is good. For all the requests that we have done, they work as fast as possible, so this is a good point for Fortinet."
"In spite of the solution being inexpensive, it has everything one would need."
"GitDM, like FortiGate VM, provides similar features to FortiGate appliances or cloud solutions. However, FortiGate VM is more suitable for heavy traffic and inspection compared to GitDM. Unfortunately, FortiGate VM lacks a dedicated SPU for inspection, and all features rely on CPU and RAM."
"I really like that it's internationally deployable."
"It is easy to set up the solution."
"The most valuable features are network security, VLAN, network protection, and encryption are very valuable to us."
"Its performance is adequate. We are quite satisfied with its performance. The fact that it is a complete ecosystem with all kinds of integrations is valuable. It did take us a couple of months to get a grip on the new software, but all in all, it replaced our on-premise and single-point solution environment."
"The configuration, graphical interface and command line are easy to use."
"I would prefer to have more detailed logs within the FortiGate products themselves rather than relying on a separate tool."
"Security is a continuous process. In every product, there is a requirement for improvement. Its pricing should also be improved according to Indian market requirements. They must also improve on the reporting part. Its reporting can be more precise. If we can get a real-time report in a specific format, it will be helpful for customers to know about the current status of their security."
"Fortinet FortiGate should improve the VPN tokens."
"I think they need to improve more in order to be a competitor with the leaders of the field."
"The support from Fortinet FortiGate could improve. They are not easily accessible when we need them. They could improve their response time."
"Difficult to add or define, and not that easy to configure and manage."
"Compared to some other products, the DLP is not at par for the moment."
"I would like to see improvements with the antivirus and IPS as they are not working properly all the time."
"Barracuda CloudGen Firewall should work a little bit more with the logs so that, in our company, we can generate a little bit more reports and get a bit more statistics, which would be fine for us."
"The features are a bit limited compared to other vendors."
"The biggest issue that I have with this solution is that it is not super intuitive. Once you know what to do, things make sense, but you can't just open the program and start doing things. It would be great if there was a little bit more guided usage inside the program."
"I would like to see a more user-friendly dashboard and an easier interface."
"There is room for improvement in performance and the support language. The support they're providing right now is from a different country, and in our country, there are people—network admins and IT heads—who don't speak English properly. So Barracuda needs to provide support agents who speak additional languages, such as Bangla."
"Its interface could be better."
"A rule for email announcements, when configured hits occur, would be a great improvement for a more efficient experience."
"If you have another brand of VPN where you have to put an SSL VPN between two devices, Barracuda doesn't support that at a certain point. You can't actually build the VPN between Barracuda and a different device of a different brand."
"The management tools should be more user-friendly."
"Some issues with connecting to the VPN from home after firmware updates."
"In the first two releases of FortiOS 5.6, we had some trouble with the SSL VPN service. Sometimes it stopped working, and the IPS daemon too."
"There were challenges during setup, and many of them were self-inflicted."
"Sizing can be challenging for customers interested in using Fortinet FortiGate-VM."
"The stability of the product is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"It would be useful to have integration with different reporting tools. This is something we are sorely missing. It would be a plus to have reporting integrations. It would be good to have more integration with the identity suites, such as Office 365 and Azure Active Directory, of different providers that we use. Integrations are already available, but it would be nice to have some more advanced options."
"The scalability feature of the solution has certain shortcomings, making it an area where improvements are required."
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is ranked 25th in Firewalls with 35 reviews while Fortinet FortiGate-VM is ranked 9th in Firewalls with 113 reviews. Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is rated 8.2, while Fortinet FortiGate-VM is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Barracuda CloudGen Firewall writes "Feature-rich, robust, and easy to set up". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fortinet FortiGate-VM writes "An easy-to-manage and configure tool that provides ample documentation to help with the setup phase". Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, OPNsense, Azure Firewall and Cisco Secure Firewall, whereas Fortinet FortiGate-VM is most compared with Azure Firewall, Palo Alto Networks VM-Series, Fortinet FortiOS, OPNsense and Netgate pfSense. See our Barracuda CloudGen Firewall vs. Fortinet FortiGate-VM report.
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