In summary, while Juniper vSRX is praised for its security features, performance, and integration capabilities, users have highlighted areas for improvement such as usability and interface issues. On the other hand, CloudGuard Network Security is appreciated for its firewall capabilities, user-friendly interface, and excellent customer support, but users have suggested enhancements in integration, setup process, and advanced threat intelligence features. Overall, both products offer valuable network security solutions with their unique strengths and weaknesses.
The summary above is based on 82 interviews we conducted recently with Juniper vSRX and CloudGuard Network Security users. To access the review's full transcripts, download our report.
"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."
"The most valuable feature is the policy routing and application control."
"In terms of security, we have not experienced any security flaws or loopholes, and it has proven to be quite stable."
"The stability of the solution is excellent, as it is with other Fortinet products."
"Some of the valuable features are the firewall, IPS, web filter, and gateway capabilities. Additionally, it is easy to use and flexible."
"The user interface is relatively easy. The devices are easy to deploy and figure out when you have experience with other security appliances."
"It enables our organization to become more productive. Also, it protects our NEtWare from viruses and malware."
"It blocks the vulnerabilities that can negatively impact us."
"The query feature is going to be a game-changer for us as we move forward."
"The tool's most valuable features are threat prevention and protection mechanisms."
"The versatility is the solution's most valuable feature."
"I find it really useful that CloudGuard supports all the main players on the Public Clouds market including AWS, GCP, and Azure, as well as some exotic ones like Alibaba Cloud, Oracle Cloud, and IBM Cloud."
"The most valuable feature I have found in CloudGuard Network Security is the flexibility to rebuild the firewall as needed."
"We consolidated from three management consoles and three clusters to only one, which is a big improvement."
"The initial setup is pretty easy."
"Any kind of cloud environment anywhere can be protected through this effortlessly."
"It is easy for me to go in and update settings, make changes, or add/remove rules or security."
"There are a few valuable features that offer very good quality on the solution. Especially NetScreen. We used to use NetScreen for the the product line. It was a very mature solution, very robust, easy to configure, easy to manage, etc. It made it easy to do everything."
"The technical support has been good."
"This solution works well. Their switches and firewall are good."
"The product’s quality and performance are better than other vendors."
"The dashboard, customization, API, and pricing are good."
"The most valuable features are application filtering, content filtering, the intrusion prevention system (IPS), and definitely the application firewall."
"The features we found most valuable are using the IDS and IPS during protection. The application filtering feature is great."
"The setup is pretty complex and not easy to implement."
"The feature which gives us a lot of pain is ASIC architecture."
"We have an issue with hotel guest vouchers."
"The solution could be more secure and stable."
"The solution needs to improve its integration with cybersecurity."
"Fortinet should focus on enhancing the capabilities of FortiGate by consolidating its various products, such as FortiGate Cloud, FortiManager, and FortiAnalyzer."
"Its filtering is sometimes too precise or strict. We sometimes have to bypass and authorize some of the sites, but they get blocked. We know that they are trusted sites, but they are blocked, and we don't know why."
"Fortinet FortiGate can improve by integrating the web application firewall and the DDoS protection part of the solution. Having a WAF feature, web application firewall, and proxy together would be a good benefit."
"Sometimes, if you aren't familiar with the solution, it can be a bit complex, but it does become easier to use with time. However, every time they launch a new version, it becomes more complex and you need to take time to get familiar with all the changes. For every version that they upgrade, you need to upskill yourself."
"The networking system updates, when delayed, can lead to misconfigurations and data loss."
"We utilize logging systems, and geolocation is crucial for us as some applications must only be accessible from our country. However, there have been occasional issues with this feature."
"A threat categorization system can be added to give users the authority to define vulnerable attacks and classify areas that can threaten the workflow system."
"With the incorporation of a lot of AI and machine learning, they can build some sort of a matrix for low-level threats or low-level things that require attention. There can be automation of those tasks so that we don't have to take more time and effort. There should be machine learning to eliminate level-one types of tasks."
"The user interface can be improved."
"The challenge mainly revolves around the slower functionality of virtual IP switching in Azure Virtual Network compared to on-premise solutions. On-premise, switching between clusters is faster, taking only a few seconds, while in Azure, it can extend up to five minutes. The downtime is a concern for us."
"Its price is fair, but it can be more favorable."
"We experienced some technical issues during implementation"
"The solution could improve its technical support."
"It is pretty complex to manage and could be easier."
"The pricing still needs some improvement."
"Some people complain that the solution tends to have a steep learning curve. It could be because most people have basic familiarity with Cisco or other similar products and maybe have never worked closely with Juniper products."
"Juniper vSRX is expensive."
"They could provide support for cloud deployments."
"VPN access is an area that needs improvement."
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Check Point CloudGuard Network Security is ranked 8th in Firewalls with 117 reviews while Juniper vSRX is ranked 26th in Firewalls with 30 reviews. Check Point CloudGuard Network Security is rated 8.6, while Juniper vSRX is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Check Point CloudGuard Network Security writes "The solution has good threat emulation, threat extraction, and reporting features". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Juniper vSRX writes "Fast with good usability and fairly scalable". Check Point CloudGuard Network Security is most compared with Azure Firewall, VMware NSX, Cisco Secure Firewall, Akamai Guardicore Segmentation and Palo Alto Networks VM-Series, whereas Juniper vSRX is most compared with Juniper SRX Series Firewall, Azure Firewall, Meraki MX, Cisco Secure Firewall and Zscaler Cloud Firewall. See our Check Point CloudGuard Network Security vs. Juniper vSRX report.
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