We performed a comparison between Check Point NGFW and Untangle NG Firewall 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."The most important features with FortiGate are the web filter and application controls. We can control our internet usage and use the web filter for application purposes."
"The next-gen features, the unified threat management capabilities are something that just about everybody is interested in at this point."
"User-friendly and affordable security solution that's recommended for SMB customers. This solution has good technical support."
"Customers want to load balance more than eight lines or six internet lines. FortiGate is the only solution that can accomplish this."
"The technical support in our region is excellent."
"Whenever we raise a complaint with FortiGate, their response and resolution times are minimal."
"The IPsec tunnels are very easily created, and quite interoperable with devices from other vendors."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate are the different types of profiling. It has been the most effective for me. The WAF and the antivirus profile are the most effective in network protection."
"They have very good support. In critical scenarios, they provide us very quick solutions, are very well-trained, and have a good knowledge about the product. That is what we expect from them."
"We are delighted with the powerful management console and diagnostic tools."
"We have between five and ten firewalls on-premises, and if we want to configure or push the same configuration to all of the firewalls, then the centralized management system is very helpful."
"The event logs are relatively informative and can provide information on why traffic was accepted or rejected."
"It's offering great security while also being rather easy to manage."
"It improves user productivity and frees up system resources."
"The Smart Dashboard and other user interfaces are very easy to use and can be handled without any significant IT skills."
"I was impressed by how easy it was to activate blades and implement them on a security gateway, with the process taking less than five minutes."
"Its detection, antivirus, and filtering features are the most valuable. The facility to connect by using the VPN connection is also a very valuable feature. It is very strong, secure, and reliable. We have implemented the Untangle solution in all hardware. It is also a user-friendly solution. It is easy to learn and easy to configure."
"The product is easy to implement."
"It is not attached to an appliance, meaning if you get a good PC/server, then you can already run a firewall."
"What I like about this product, which is the reason that we continue to use it, is that you can install the software version on your own hardware. In case there is a problem with the hardware, we can just install the firewall in another machine and restore the configuration."
"None of my clients has had a ransom or breach using Untangle."
"The product helps small and medium enterprises secure their networks from intrusions. It also has features like DNS blocking."
"Easy to set up and easy to integrate."
"NG Firewalls allow us to permit or deny applications we don't want to run. We also use content filtering, SSL inspection, and all the other things we run on the firewall to keep our clients protected and ensure they're not going where they shouldn't. It's a great firewall that works as intended."
"The UI could be improved."
"The graphical user interface of Fortinet's FortiGate product does not function well with text-based interfaces."
"They need to improve their technical support."
"When we cluster the two Fortinet FortiGate boxes together we have some issues."
"Fortinet FortiGate needs to improve the protection, it did not prevent us from being attacked. Additionally, Fortinet FortiGate could provide more features for WAF devices. I should not have to purchase two solutions, it would be a benefit to combine these features into one solution."
"WAN load-balancing could be a lot better at detecting when a link is poor or inconsistent, and not just flat out dead."
"It's my understanding that more of the current generation features could be brought in. There could be more integration with EDRs, for example."
"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."
"There is a huge amount of revenue lost in the financial/banking sector due to cyber attacks, so we need to have something that can highly concentrate on future cyber attacks."
"It requires enhanced automation tools for regulatory compliance to ease the burden of compliance reporting and auditing."
"The firewall should be easily deployable and scalable in any major cloud environment and enable an organization’s security team to manage all of its security settings from a single console."
"Something worth mentioning is the need for Spanish support and better representation for teams in the Latin American area."
"It would be beneficial if Check Point included more licenses bundled with the base model, reducing the need for additional subscription charges for essential functionalities."
"I would highlight the need for enhancements in technical support services."
"One feature I have yet to see implemented is authenticated email support for alerts generated via the GW or SMS."
"The complexity involved in the solution's initial setup phase and deployment process is an area of concern where improvement is required."
"The ability to setup a DDNS for each WAN independently would be a very handy feature."
"They don't have any feature that allows you to drop the session."
"The product should improve reporting."
"Whenever there are a large number of endpoint VPN clients, connectivity becomes slow."
"We seek the availability of the hardware in our region. The hardware-based firewall from Untangle is currently not available in our region. It should have threat protection on a real-time basis. This feature, available in Check Point and Sandstorm kind of scenario, is currently missing in Untangle NG Firewall."
"For the web filter, I think they can do better especially on the free model."
"The web content filtering needs improvement."
"The management console for partners is a bit tricky (buggy)."
Check Point NGFW is ranked 5th in Firewalls with 275 reviews while Untangle NG Firewall is ranked 23rd in Firewalls with 22 reviews. Check Point NGFW is rated 8.8, while Untangle NG Firewall is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Check Point NGFW writes "Good antivirus protection and URL filtering with very good user identification capabilities". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Untangle NG Firewall writes "Its simplicity, variety of features, and low pricing have enabled us to improve the security for our small business clients at a price that they are happy to pay for". Check Point NGFW is most compared with Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Sophos XG, Cisco Secure Firewall, Netgate pfSense and Azure Firewall, whereas Untangle NG Firewall is most compared with OPNsense, Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, Sophos UTM and WatchGuard Firebox. See our Check Point NGFW vs. Untangle NG Firewall report.
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