We performed a comparison between Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall and SonicWall NSa 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."Some of the key features of the solution is that it has good reporting, you can receive many details from the connection, for example, clients and website information."
"We use a lot of function on the IPS and it works well for us."
"Fortigate represents a really scalable way of delivering perimeter network security, some level of layer 7 security, WAF, and also a way to create a meshed ADVPN solution."
"Secure, user-friendly, stable, and scalable network security solution. Installation is straightforward."
"Fortinet FortiGate is a scalable solution."
"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."
"Fortinet FortiGate is easy to use. Anyone can easily maintain it."
"The SD-WAN is the most valuable feature."
"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."
"I don't have anything bad to say about the product. I absolutely love it."
"The VPN is great."
"I found the initial setup process to be very simple and straightforward."
"Next Generation Firewall's best feature is that it can be managed on one platform."
"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 like the IPS. IPS is the master feature. I depend on the firewall and sandbox."
"The most valuable features are flexibility, ease of setup, and it's a good product cost-wise."
"The most valuable features of this solution are intrusion detection, intrusion prevention, and the advanced capture client, which provides live traffic analysis."
"I like the solution's configuration, interfaces, and user guides."
"With the deployment of the SonicWall NSA solution, we never suffered a problem due to invasion or contamination of any kind."
"One of the main features is the built-in storage capacity."
"User-friendly with good security and application control."
"We use SonicWall NSa for authenticating MAC (media access control) ID from the PC."
"For me, the most valuable feature of SonicWall NSa is the UTM."
"The support from Fortinet FortiGate could improve. They are not easily accessible when we need them. They could improve their response time."
"The graphical user interface of Fortinet's FortiGate product does not function well with text-based interfaces."
"There can be more security in hybrid implementations. When a customer has a hybrid environment where some parts are in the cloud, we need a consistent security solution for such scenarios."
"The cloud features and integration could be improved."
"The support we receive when we need to upgrade is not satisfactory and has room for improvement."
"The web-cache feature which was previously on the FortiGate device, but was deleted with the recent upgrade should be returned. It was a very valuable feature for us."
"There were quite a few problems with the stability of the system."
"They need faster serviceability and more security features."
"Something that I've noticed that Forcepoint lacks, is the training that they offer to their end-customers"
"The company should update the URL filtering database. They need to enhance the URL filtering and make it easier to customize."
"It's a complicated firewall. Until you come to know the firewall inducers, most people don't like the firewall because the components for the firewall are a little bit complex. User-friendliness is a little bit tough. It needs to be user-friendly when creating policies, and pushing policies. Committing takes more time compared to Palo Alto."
"The network interface could be better, and it could be cheaper."
"This solution would be improved with the inclusion of custom reporting."
"Forcepoint is a little difficult to configure compared to its competitors."
"Next Generation Firewall's configuration could be improved."
"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."
"I'd like to see integration with Microsoft 365 for authentication."
"The thing main thing is that there's no user admin and in other firewalls, we can enable the scalable features, but SonicWall doesn't have that feature."
"It's very hard to manage this box. You really need a lot of skills to operate the SonicWall. There is training and the like, but it's just hard to manage. Even if you have the knowledge, there are too many options. The menus are not very clear, where you should find the information."
"SonicWall NSa has occasional bugs, particularly during upgrades, and that's an area for improvement."
"The detection of malware can improve in SonicWall NSa."
"The dynamics needs to be improved. The solution is not very compatible compared to the market products."
"The reporting feature could be better because most of the companies want to have the analytics included, which is something that you have to buy separately."
"One area for improvement in SonicWall NSa is the GUI. It isn't easy to understand. The support for SonicWall NSa is mediocre, which is another area for improvement."
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Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is ranked 31st in Firewalls with 37 reviews while SonicWall NSa is ranked 20th in Firewalls with 76 reviews. Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is rated 7.6, while SonicWall NSa is rated 7.8. 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 SonicWall NSa writes "Great performance and security with reasonable pricing". 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 SonicWall NSa is most compared with SonicWall TZ, Meraki MX, Sophos XG, Cisco Secure Firewall and Netgate pfSense. See our Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall vs. SonicWall NSa report.
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