We performed a comparison between Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall and Hillstone S-Series Network Intrusion Prevention System based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
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"The integration with Active Directory is one of the good features. Most of the customers are now looking for the Single Sign-on feature. So, being able to integrate Active Directory with the firewall is useful. It is also easy."
"Its user interface is good, and it is always working fine."
"The most valuable features are that it is very simple to configure and to manage."
"It can expand easily."
"It's an easy solution to set up."
"The ease of setting the solution up is a valuable aspect for us."
"The IPsec tunnels are very easily created, and quite interoperable with devices from other vendors."
"Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is very simple, easy to use, and flexible."
"They offer templates that provide detailed reports categorized by user, device, and internal network access."
"It is a scalable product. I know a customer who has deployed more than 4,000 firewalls in a single deployment."
"It is stable and scalable. In addition, their support is great. When you ask them for something, they provide support, and if required, they also involve the R&D team to help you to resolve the issues in your configuration."
"I like the IPS. IPS is the master feature. I depend on the firewall and sandbox."
"The most valuable feature is SD-WAN."
"The people we deal with is a local partner in Cambodia and we can get good support from them."
"One of the most valuable features is having the ability to cluster multiple firewalls even if they are different versions."
"Setup is straightforward with the same reliability and scalability as the firewall series."
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"It claims it does DLP, but the degree and level of controls are very basic."
"FortiOS is not simple."
"Some features of Fortinet FortiGate are actually fee enabled that are inconvenient for deploying in production. Other issues relate to isolation with Cisco products and your server."
"They've become quite expensive."
"If they had better integration with security products, such as Cisco ISE or Rapid Threat Containment, then it would be an improvement."
"The solution could be more user friendly."
"They have to just improve its performance when we enable all UTM features. When you enable all the features, the performance of FortiGate, as well as of Sophos and SonicWall, goes down."
"This product needs to have an analysis feature, rather than having the analysis done through the integration of a different product."
"The company should update the URL filtering database. They need to enhance the URL filtering and make it easier to customize."
"While they offer a comprehensive bundled solution, some users may prefer on-premise deployments for certain features, such as URL filtering."
"They should have a local vendor who can provide support. Most of the support is overseas, so the time zones can be a problem."
"The ability to dynamically change policies could be improved."
"The solution needs to add an antivirus profile and anti-spyware profile, not just policies and VPN."
"We feel the product's technical support could be better, as this relates to the solution itself, to the installation of the product, and to having a proper understanding of the case."
"You do need knowledge of the solution in order to set the product up properly."
"Its interface is complex when compared with a firewall like FortiGate. Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall needs a management console, whereas FortiGate doesn't need any console. When you have a few devices, a console is not really necessary. It's good to have a private console only when you have a lot of devices."
"Lack of tools to help educate end users"
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Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is ranked 31st in Firewalls with 40 reviews while Hillstone S-Series Network Intrusion Prevention System is ranked 28th in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS). Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is rated 7.6, while Hillstone S-Series Network Intrusion Prevention System 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 S-Series Network Intrusion Prevention System writes "Complements any firewall". 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 S-Series Network Intrusion Prevention System is most compared with Darktrace and Arista NDR.
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