We performed a comparison between Barracuda CloudGen Firewall and Meraki MX 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."We use the FortiGate Sandbox to detect zero-day vulnerabilities, such as anomalies or malware, that are unknown and have not yet been discovered."
"The notable features that I have found most valuable are that it includes the antivirus, and also IPS, and even SD-WAN."
"Fortinet FortiGate is easy to use."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is Quota."
"The CLI is robust and powerful, enabling rapid, consistent changes via SSH."
"The secure web gateway module and the application control module are valuable. HA operations are very easy."
"The management console is pretty simple, so anyone who understands networking can initially deploy the solution."
"The most valuable features are the policies, filtering, and configuration."
"The encryption and the security standards are valuable."
"The most valuable feature for us is the ability to offer firewall support to our clients."
"We enjoy the reduction in terms of labor."
"I would most definitely recommend this solution to other people."
"Add-on features such as Virus Scanning, ATP, and web filtering add another level of protection and block malware before it gets to the end user."
"Scalability is good; the company wants to be able to handle large customers."
"Barracuda is very prompt at blocking any new spam which comes out."
"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."
"Site to Site VPN: The device can establish a VPN connection to multiple sites in a mesh environment in seconds, and without complex VPN knowledge."
"It is a robust SD-WAN solution."
"Since it has an integrated dashboard for all the products, customers can get complete network analytics regarding what the user is doing, monitoring, and observing."
"I use Meraki in my POCs and with my customers as well."
"The features we have found most valuable are the firewall and the monitoring tools."
"What I like best about Meraki MX is that it's easy to deploy remotely. The product works. It has automatic updates. I also like that Meraki MX is a brilliant device. You turn it on, stick the key in there, activate it, and then you're done. Meraki MX does what my customers need at the end of the day, so I also like that."
"Managed centrally over the web: You can manages all your Meraki devices in a single account."
"It's flexible, easy to configure, and easy to manage."
"I think that the infrastructure for the VPN could be improved. The way that it is bundled also made it difficult to use and sell as it is too expensive."
"The integration with third-party tools may be something that they should work on."
"It should provide better visibility over the network and more information in the form of reports for the end users. Its installation should also be easier."
"The scalability could be better."
"FortiOS is not simple."
"It claims it does DLP, but the degree and level of controls are very basic."
"One area for improvement is the performance on the bandwidth demands for smaller devices, as well as better web filtering."
"Lacks training for new features."
"A rule for email announcements, when configured hits occur, would be a great improvement for a more efficient experience."
"The price is a bit higher than other vendors."
"It would be better if they had a trace and trap feature. It's hard for me to say anything bad about Barracuda. This is because we had a firewall go down in the town of Kirkland Lake, and it was a blown-out port, and they had an instant replacement."
"They have a very complicated interface. It's very hard to learn."
"While using Barracuda CloudGen Firewall, we encounter issues with VPN profiles for Windows."
"The administration UI could be better. It should also have better application detection policies."
"When you do any commit, it locks your next access. If you are making a change to the device, from the security standpoint it's fine, but from the admin side it's not good. When you make changes, after each and every one it becomes locked."
"It's a little bit complex in terms of handling. If you implement a change, there is a specific point where you have to commit it. It's not like you just push a button and it's always committed. If you don't know to check whether your commit command has been executed or not... that is something Barracuda needs to work on."
"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."
"It is very expensive."
"From the improvement perspective, we need more monitoring capabilities. We want to have full-based access visibility, such as, what is happening when something is trying to reach and it is denying. We cannot see some parts of it. The integration of active directory with this product is not very fruitful. It has some bugs or lacks in the functionality of active directory integration. We are unable to identify where exactly and whether it has really applied our policy."
"What I would like to see in the next version is to have more interfaces for WAN links."
"MX can only be managed via a web interface, but I'm accustomed to using a CLI or a graphical interface. I would also like to see more reporting features. It doesn't provide enough information for me to know precisely about some clients."
"The solution's pricing should be reduced."
"Meraki MX can come across as an expensive solution."
"We feel that Cisco provides smaller features, with fewer possibilities versus other solutions out there."
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is ranked 26th in Firewalls with 35 reviews while Meraki MX is ranked 2nd in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 57 reviews. Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is rated 8.2, while Meraki MX is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Barracuda CloudGen Firewall writes "Feature-rich, robust, and easy to set up". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Meraki MX writes "Cost-effective, simplified, easy to manage, and reliable with advanced security features and granular visibility". Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, OPNsense, Azure Firewall and Sophos UTM, whereas Meraki MX is most compared with Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Cisco Secure Firewall, Sophos XG, SonicWall TZ and Netgate pfSense. See our Barracuda CloudGen Firewall vs. Meraki MX report.
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