We performed a comparison between Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall and Stormshield Network Security 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."Fortinet FortiGate protects against internet-based threats, both internal and external. It is scalable, stable, easy to use, and easy to install."
"The CLI is robust and powerful, enabling rapid, consistent changes via SSH."
"Fortinet FortiGate is scalable for our users. Right now, we have almost 70 users. We do not have any plan to increase our usage of FortiGate. For maintaining the firewall solution, one staff member is enough."
"The most valuable feature of Fortinet FortiGate is security. They are known for efficiency and are on the top of Gartner Quadrant reviews. Fortinet FortiGate has an easy-to-use platform with a good graphical interface. The configuration is simple and the solution provides an overall good layer of security."
"The main benefit is the grouping of our security monitoring."
"The security fabric is excellent."
"You can create multiple Virtual Domains (VDOMs), which are treated as separate firewall instances."
"The simplicity of the configuration and the stability of the product are most valuable. The VPN concentrator is very useful."
"It is a stable solution, and there are no issues so far."
"Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is very simple, easy to use, and flexible."
"Forcepoint is a good, stable solution."
"They offer templates that provide detailed reports categorized by user, device, and internal network access."
"I don't have anything bad to say about the product. I absolutely love it."
"The initial setup is very easy."
"We like the scalability of Forcepoint because with the Forcepoint NGFW solution, we can scale anything. The solution has central management, so we can manage all the branches and devices centrally in one controller."
"I have two offices, and I can route the internet of both offices using the same product. The connectivity is great."
"A very robust product."
"The most valuable features are the IPS, the firewall function, and the price."
"Our organization's main concern is stability, and this is a stable solution."
"I like how you can configure the rules. There is the task for the rules and a task for the network configuration. It also provides SMD filtering, and it can be integrated with the active directory for the users, their mission, and the VPN configuration. We are here in Sudan, and Stormshield didn't work in Sudan for more than a decade. Stormshield is a very strong firewall and very easy to configure and maintain. I am just working with the firewall solution, and we don't have any other solutions like endpoint solutions or something like that."
"This solution is quick and easy to configure."
"Ease of use is the best feature of the product."
"It's an easy, straightforward management platform to use."
"The scalability of the solution is good."
"We would like to see better pricing."
"Fortinet FortiGate could improve by having a frequent ask questions(FAQ) area for people to receive quick answers to popular questions. Additionally, it would be beneficial to have an SMS notification feature. For example, if you cannot access your email you could receive an SMS message."
"There are just some services that aren't available. For example, the Ethernet or point-to-point protocols. They could add these services to their product offering - especially services for ISPs."
"The scalability could be better."
"The UTM filtering needs improvement."
"One area for improvement is the performance on bandwidth demands for smaller devices, as well as better web filtering."
"It would be good if they had fewer updates."
"I think they need to improve more in order to be a competitor with the leaders of the field."
"This solution would be improved with the inclusion of custom reporting."
"They should provide more details on potential cyber threats."
"I would like to see more sizing in the next release, and the roadmap should be clear."
"The solution needs to build upon its network functionality. It needs to be a bit smarter."
"They need to work on stability, it has not been the best in our experience."
"In larger companies with extensive infrastructure, retrieving logs for a longer period of time can sometimes take a bit longer than desired."
"Management could be better. They can improve the management. I think all our customers can't accept firewalls that have standalone management. So, they prefer Fortinet or Palo Alto. But overall, inspection and other features are working fine."
"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 SD card could be more secure."
"Not all the fields are activated yet and we were informed that it will take at least one month."
"The biggest issue was their support department was not able to help us, then everything stops. This is a no-go area for me."
"Improvement is needed in terms of the technical support of the manufacturer."
"It could be better if it were more user-friendly. It's too complicated for us to use it. The price could be better as well."
"This solution has a big problem with web filtering and it needs to be improved."
"With Stormshield, there are difficulties joining things, and it can be complex depending on the architecture."
"The filtering configuration could be better. We have some difficulties with the filtering configuration and the filter extension. It's not that easy. It's not that straightforward. In the next release, I would like to see a reporting system. Stormshield doesn't have any tutorials on how to do the configuration and things like that. They just have documentation on the website. If you want to configure, for example, Cisco or Fortinet, you can find tutorials on YouTube. They show you how to configure the features, and so on. In Stormshield, there is nothing on social media or the internet on how to configure different things. The lack of documentation or the lack of material makes it difficult for others to adopt this solution."
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Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is ranked 31st in Firewalls with 39 reviews while Stormshield Network Security is ranked 9th in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 16 reviews. Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is rated 7.6, while Stormshield Network Security 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 Stormshield Network Security writes "Handles monitoring, collection, analysis, and reporting of data in our HQ and branches". 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 Stormshield Network Security is most compared with Netgate pfSense, OPNsense, Sophos XG, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls and WatchGuard Firebox. See our Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall vs. Stormshield Network Security report.
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