We performed a comparison between FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) and Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two ZTNA solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The product is easy to configure."
"The FortiGate Next-Generation Firewall is always updating. For example, if there is a big attack, they fix it in their firmware. They release new firmware with the necessary patches to address the vulnerabilities."
"FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) 's most valuable features are reporting and filtering."
"It is easy to install. There is not much complexity involved."
"The solution's application control is very powerful."
"When I survey FortiGate products, I see that they have a good performance, especially in terms of next generation firewalls."
"I found the upgrades valuable."
"The solution is user-friendly and easy to operate."
"If you have a good understanding of infrastructure, this solution is perfect."
"We do not need to maintain the hardware."
"Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy is a scalable solution."
"Google Cloud Platform has the best feature for real-time collaboration."
"The platform’s most valuable features include storage, machine, and cloud functionality."
"It is easy to integrate, especially if I consider the fact that it gives me a single dashboard where I have all the applications or apps displayed."
"Scalability-wise, it is an easy solution to scale up. I rate the solution's scalability a ten out of ten."
"The app provides ready-made services that we can talk to without issue."
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"The solution needs to improve its support."
"The product's data guard feature should support a USB port when the internet connection is unavailable."
"Its technical support could be better."
"The solution's stability should be improved because it is extremely unstable."
"Someone without certification and experience with other firewalls might find it a bit more challenging to grasp the FortiGate format and its platform layout."
"There are some issues with security features and aspects like logs not being up to the mark."
"FortiGate NGFW can improve technical support. The engineer who answers the technical support call, email, or phone call, whatever the medium may be. The response time is very bad."
"The inability to change passwords when using FortiGate firewall and relying on a local FortiGate database for account creation can be problematic, particularly in non-Active Directory setups."
"The product is expensive. Its price needs improvement."
"The product’s migration process could be easier to understand."
"Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy has certain limitations as a document or file management system, especially for non-workspace accounts. Manual management is required for most actions, and group management can be challenging. The process of managing permissions individually is time-consuming and not very efficient. For education purposes, the collaboration tools for working on files, assignments, and groups need improvement. The existing tools are inadequate and can be difficult to work with. Additionally, the grading books for teachers are not very useful and require improvement."
"The hard part is creating the pack because our applications are in Azure Data Proxy, Data Fabric, and Data Factory. Our team used these tools in Azure, but in the future, they will transition to GCP."
"Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy could be more user-friendly and less expensive."
"The UI of the solution is an area with certain shortcomings where improvements are required."
"I think that the solution needs to be made available in a local region of every country, especially in countries like Taiwan."
"The solution is a bit complex and could be made easier to use."
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FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) is ranked 5th in ZTNA with 37 reviews while Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy is ranked 7th in ZTNA with 43 reviews. FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) is rated 8.4, while Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) writes "Easy to set up but needs better pricing and more helpful support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy writes "User-friendly, easy to navigate, and intuitive interface". FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) is most compared with OPNsense, Netgate pfSense, Tailscale and Fortinet FortiGate, whereas Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy is most compared with Cloudflare Access, Okta Workforce Identity, Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange, Cato SASE Cloud Platform and Appgate SDP. See our FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) vs. Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy report.
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