We performed a comparison between Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform and Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
"It is a scalable solution."
"The most valuable feature is the support for asymmetric lines."
"Silver Peak Unity EdgeConnect has high availability."
"The most valuable feature of Silver Peak Unity EdgeConnect is the boost."
"The file and data reduction capabilities are very good. Without it, we have a great deal of network congestion."
"The tool is easy to configure due to the existing pre-configured templates. It is easy to manage compared to legacy systems, which takes time. We can complete a site within 30 minutes. The tool's best feature is outdoor onboarding. You need to bring the box to the site with the internet. It is a simple plug-and-play. The solution offers a zero-touch procedure."
"The solution includes features for SD-WAN and WAN such as batch conditioning and optimization."
"The tool's most valuable feature is bandwidth optimization."
"One of the most valuable features is having the ability to cluster multiple firewalls even if they are different versions."
"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."
"Forcepoint is a complete package because it has network and systems applications. Other firewalls are only for the network."
"The support is great. They also have very good categorization. It's very good. It captures a lot of threats."
"I like the IPS. IPS is the master feature. I depend on the firewall and sandbox."
"The people we deal with is a local partner in Cambodia and we can get good support from them."
"The simplicity of the solution is its most valuable asset. It's very user-friendly."
"I don't have anything bad to say about the product. I absolutely love it."
"I expect automation in the Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform's next release."
"If compared with Cisco, then Aruba's pricing is very aggressive."
"Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform needs to improve integrations with other vendors."
"More technical sessions should be offered for deploying the solution."
"Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform’s stability and technical features need improvement."
"In future releases, I would like to see security features, so Aruba might need some firewalls, like other vendors."
"Their WAN optimization in terms of wireless connectivity doesn't have a very good cellular capability."
"The support from Silver Peak Unity EdgeConnect has declined since Aruba acquired them. The knowledge and speed of the agents could improve."
"Making this solution easier to use would be an improvement."
"Next Generation Firewall's configuration could be improved."
"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."
"They need to work on stability, it has not been the best in our experience."
"The ability to dynamically change policies could be improved."
"They need to increase the local support here. There are also some bugs or fixes on which they need to work. They very well know about these bugs. In terms of licensing, I would like them to either increase the number of features in a single license or make licensing more flexible."
"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."
"Forcepoint is a little difficult to configure compared to its competitors."
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Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform is ranked 6th in Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions with 19 reviews while Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is ranked 13th in Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions with 39 reviews. Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform is rated 8.6, while Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform writes "Flexible, efficient, and responsive support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall writes "Good URL filtering with helpful technical support and good scalability". Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform is most compared with Cisco SD-WAN, Fortinet FortiGate, VMware SD-WAN and Prisma SD-WAN, whereas Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is most compared with Fortinet FortiGate, Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention, Check Point NGFW, Cisco Secure Firewall and Sophos XG. See our Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform vs. Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall report.
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