We performed a comparison between Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall and Palo Alto Networks VM-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."Our project needs to link two sides through the internet. One of these was in Cairo and the other in another city. We used FortiGate as the integrating solution between the two locations, i.e. the Fortinet 30E & 100E."
"Unified Threat Management (UTM) features."
"The initial installation is very straightforward."
"It works very well. It has a lot of different functionalities. Its cost is also fine for our customers."
"The multi-tenancy feature is most valuable. It integrates very well with FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer."
"The CLI is robust and powerful, enabling rapid, consistent changes via SSH."
"One of the valuable features is a standardized OS."
"The scalability of Fortinet FortiGate is good."
"The people we deal with is a local partner in Cambodia and we can get good support from them."
"The most valuable feature is the console management."
"It is a scalable solution."
"The feature that we like the most about Forcepoint is that we know the technology and have confidence in it. We can have several functionalities to simplify operations and management. We can combine functionalities like log ownership to review the number of devices in the infrastructure."
"I have two offices, and I can route the internet of both offices using the same product. The connectivity is great."
"I like the Firewall and the IPS."
"The most valuable feature is controlling the traffic and the logging. They have real-time logins for traffic logs. Troubleshooting was very easy for me."
"They offer templates that provide detailed reports categorized by user, device, and internal network access."
"We have reduced the number of configuration lines by 90%. We need fewer number of admins right now because of it."
"It is an easy-to-scale product."
"Embedding it into my application development lifecycle prevents data loss and business disruption, allowing the adoption to operate at the speed of my AWS Cloud."
"In terms of security breaches, the product aids in categorizing and monitoring traffic, allowing for the identification of potentially malicisous or incorrectly formatted applications."
"The VM-Series scalability is fast and easy to implement, improving our security posture as our Azure network grows."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is the zero-trust security architecture."
"I like the UI. Most things are accessible from the user interface and it is quite user-friendly. With respect to both VM-based firewalls and physical firewalls, it's easy to create updates."
"The initial setup was straightforward."
"It does not have key authentication for admin access."
"Fortinet FortiGate is a stable solution. However, my issue is the performance only. When I use all the profiles, this affects the performance. From the beginning, I should have had a better sizing of the box."
"I would like some automated custom reporting."
"I feel that the reporting needs to be improved."
"The initial setup and configuration are not intuitive and require training."
"The user interface could be improved."
"Fortinet FortiGate could improve by adding FortiAnalyzer to its solution, we should not have to use another solution. FortiAnalyzer can provide more detailed information."
"Due to its higher cost, Fortinet FortiGate can lead to increased operational expenses."
"Its management center should be easier to use. The management interface of Forcepoint is unique and a little bit different from some of the firewall solutions on which people might have worked before. Sometimes, the customers say that it is not very friendly, and we help them with how to use this management interface. It just takes a little bit of time, and after some time, it gets easy to manage or use. It is quite similar to Palo Alto, Fortinet, and legacy Juniper solutions. Their support should be faster. We have received complaints that they are not responding fast, which is not good for the vendor and us."
"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."
"The company should update the URL filtering database. They need to enhance the URL filtering and make it easier to customize."
"They should provide more details on potential cyber threats."
"The security features need to be improved."
"Forcepoint would be improved if there were more training available."
"Making this solution easier to use would be an improvement."
"Something that I've noticed that Forcepoint lacks, is the training that they offer to their end-customers"
"We have ran into issues with Palo Alto’s limitations for resolving large IP lists from DNS lookups, as well as the antivirus interfering with App-ID."
"The solution needs to improve its visibility. It's not straightforward to use. Understanding the policies, authorizations, and initializing features requires careful review. The product needs to offer proper training."
"The solution needs to have more easily searchable details or documentation about it online, so it's easier to Google if you have queries."
"Palo Alto should update their documentation to make it more readable and provide easier-to-follow instructions through videos."
"The reporting part of the product is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"The solution must improve Zero Trust integration and use cases."
"AWS doesn't integrate well with third-party firewalls."
"The utilization monitoring and GUI have room for improvement."
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Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is ranked 31st in Firewalls with 39 reviews while Palo Alto Networks VM-Series is ranked 10th in Firewalls with 52 reviews. Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is rated 7.6, while Palo Alto Networks VM-Series is rated 8.6. 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 Palo Alto Networks VM-Series writes "Many features are optimized for troubleshooting real-time scenarios, saving a lot of time". 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 Palo Alto Networks VM-Series is most compared with Azure Firewall, Fortinet FortiGate-VM, Cisco Secure Firewall, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls and Juniper SRX Series Firewall. See our Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall vs. Palo Alto Networks VM-Series report.
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