We performed a comparison between Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall and Hillstone E-Series 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 valuable feature of this solution is Quota."
"Good performance, stability, and virtual domain ability."
"The most important feature, normally for small business customers, is link load balancing."
"It is easy to use and performs very well."
"The most valuable features of the solution are SD-WAN, filtering testing applications, web filtering, and the new VPN."
"The most valuable feature is the interface, which is very user friendly. We are utilizing most of the features, like content filtering. The firewall is powerful."
"It's user-friendly and easy to operate."
"I like that you are able to manage FortiGate from the FortiManager to create a more centralized environment."
"It provides decent protection for the LAN, especially in run mode."
"The Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is a scalable product."
"When our customer needs some optimization, along with performance and security. If they want everything in one package, I recommend Forcepoint because they have everything."
"It is a scalable product. I know a customer who has deployed more than 4,000 firewalls in a single deployment."
"I found the initial setup process to be very simple and straightforward."
"It is a stable solution, and there are no issues so far."
"I like the IPS. IPS is the master feature. I depend on the firewall and sandbox."
"I don't have anything bad to say about the product. I absolutely love it."
"The installation is easy, we have not had any complaints from our customers."
"Five out of five ROI."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"The most valuable features of the Hillstone E-Series are its hardware capacity, innovation, and the throughput that the hardware can take."
"I am impressed with the application filtering feature."
"The most valuable feature of the Hillstone E-Series is its user-friendliness."
"Very reliable solution with good scalability and straightforward implementation."
"This solution has two main features that we find very valuable; a threat-intelligence option, and a web/application filtering option. The technical support team are very good and very quick."
"Usually, we sell the bundle with the UTM or threat management piece with IPS, IDS. Other providers, such as Palo Alto, are ahead in terms of safe functionality. So, for me, delivering truly safe service is probably something that still needs to be improved."
"Fortinet Fortigate could benefit by simplifying some of their processes."
"The feature which gives us a lot of pain is ASIC architecture."
"Fortinet FortiGate is a firewall solution and once it's deployed, you can rest assured that your system is secure."
"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 monitor and the visibility, in this proxy, is very weak."
"One of the problems I was having was with user mapping, and it is an issue for which I have escalated tickets with Fortinet support."
"The Wi-Fi controller needs a lot of improvement."
"The network interface could be better, and it could be cheaper."
"The initial setup of the Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall has areas that are difficult."
"Forcepoint would be improved if there were more training available."
"You do need knowledge of the solution in order to set the product up properly."
"The optimization is not really ready. If you want very good optimization, you have to add it to the network."
"If I want to allow access to Facebook, yet not allow the user to access videos, then I am not able to do it with this product."
"They should have a GUI on the product itself, not a separate management tool to be used on the management server or on a server to be used to manage the file. It should be all in one device. The device should be controlled through its own GUI. They also have to improve the learning center and the documents as the documents don't really help."
"They should provide more details on potential cyber threats."
"The solution doesn't have a web proxy built into the system like Sophos. This is something they should work to change."
"SSL VPN license cost is not cheap."
"The tool needs to improve its price."
"Having frequent live webinars on a monthly basis would really help."
"The current usage reporting is very basic."
"Support from Hillstone E-Series has a shortcoming that needs improvement."
"The tool provides just a general report. It does not provide a granular report. Hence, the tool should work on its reporting feature."
"I am not sure if this solution offers active directory integration. Adding that feature will definitely be an advantage."
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Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is ranked 31st in Firewalls with 39 reviews while Hillstone E-Series is ranked 33rd in Firewalls with 9 reviews. Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is rated 7.6, while Hillstone E-Series is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall writes "Good URL filtering with helpful technical support and good scalability". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Hillstone E-Series writes "A user-friendly and marketable solution with a virtual switching capability". Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is most compared with Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention, Check Point NGFW, Cisco Secure Firewall, Sophos XG and Netgate pfSense, whereas Hillstone E-Series is most compared with Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Sophos XG, OpenVPN Access Server, Netgate pfSense and Meraki MX. See our Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall vs. Hillstone E-Series report.
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