We performed a comparison between Barracuda CloudGen Firewall and McAfee StoneGate [EOL] based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Netgate, Fortinet, OPNsense and others in Firewalls."Whenever I need something, Fortinet improves and updates the software for me."
"I like how we can achieve total integration."
"Fortinet FortiGate is a security device. It can optimize security on the networks of a company. It actually protects the company from attacks from outside. With FortiGate, you can categorize the users. You can create a group of users that can access all of the websites for their work. You can limit other users' access."
"The pipe filter application is an outstanding feature."
"The payment function for applications is good."
"The most valuable features are simplicity, management, and that it's constantly evolving."
"The solution is very user-friendly."
"The next-generation firewall is great."
"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 solution is stable."
"Inbound and outbound traffic analysis, rule creation wizard, and the GUI portal are among the key features."
"Good identity fire walling, malware protection and application control features."
"I think Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is one of the most advanced firewall platforms. I also like that it's easy to get top-level support right away. You get that security, and if you make a mistake, it doesn't break."
"It is a very stable solution."
"We enjoy the reduction in terms of labor."
"We did not have issues with scalabiliy."
"It works well with a highly-active cluster."
"To the best of my knowledge, Fortinet does not have a CASB solution and Fortinet does not have a Zero trust solution."
"Fortinet FortiGate can improve the integration with Active Directory. Additionally, I would like to have a Cloud Controller, such as they do in the Cisco Meraki solution."
"FortiOS is not simple."
"Pricing for it is a bit high. It could be cheaper."
"NGN, reporting and controls."
"The support structure needs to be improved because every time we contact them, there is a delay in the response."
"Its customer service could be better."
"There can be more security in hybrid implementations. When a customer has a hybrid environment where some parts are in the cloud, we need a consistent security solution for such scenarios."
"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."
"Command line could be more user friendly."
"The administration UI could be better. It should also have better application detection policies."
"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."
"When you login from some sources, there is no feature in this box which can log you out after a certain timeout."
"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."
"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."
"Can be underpowered if you choose to use all available add-on features. Just be careful when sizing your unit. Make sure you take into account what features you will be turning on, and work with your sales rep to get the model that can handle that load."
"After some experience with the solution, we had to do some redesign, but generally, we were happy with the product."
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Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is ranked 25th in Firewalls with 35 reviews while McAfee StoneGate [EOL] doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in Firewalls. Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is rated 8.2, while McAfee StoneGate [EOL] is rated 7.0. The top reviewer of Barracuda CloudGen Firewall writes "Feature-rich, robust, and easy to set up". On the other hand, the top reviewer of McAfee StoneGate [EOL] writes "The HA cluster had issues during deployment, but the solution gives us better application control than with our previous solution". Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, OPNsense, Azure Firewall and Cisco Secure Firewall, whereas McAfee StoneGate [EOL] is most compared with .
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