We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiGate-VM and Meraki MX 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."We can detect any attack of viruses or malware at the first point of contact."
"Overall, the pricing of the solution is very good. The product offers good value."
"The most valuable feature is the interface, which is very user friendly. We are utilizing most of the features, like content filtering. The firewall is powerful."
"The product offers very good security."
"The technical support in our region is excellent."
"The simplicity of the product is great. It's very easy to use, which is a compliment we get all the time in terms of feedback."
"The pricing is excellent. It's much less expensive than Cisco."
"The VPN is the most valuable feature."
"We use it to ensure that our network is properly protected from viruses and malware."
"The stability of the solution is good. We haven't faced any issues at all while using the product."
"In terms of administration, it's perfect."
"The policies are very valuable. They allow me to secure and manage future traffic effectively."
"The most valuable features are locking applications from in and out of my test network and testing malware on different devices. I use malware detection, antivirus, and basic firewall policies to check for different types of security breaches. The UI is really nice and easy to use."
"The interface is decent."
"FortiGate integrates well."
"I've found the UTM features and the SD-WAN to be most valuable."
"In a week, we can make new policy and view what all our users did."
"Intrusion detection and prevention (IDS/IPS): The best feature. It can detect malware, even a virus, and warn you by email about the device that has it. When the Meraki detects that something is wrong, it automatically blocks the connection or the intrusion, delivering a graphic report with all the necessary content."
"The solution is good for load balancing."
"It is very fast to implement."
"I use Meraki in my POCs and with my customers as well."
"Dual WAN connections are greatly simplified and point-to-point VPNs automatically connect regardless of what WAN connection is active."
"The dashboard is very intuitive and easy to understand."
"The product's initial setup phase is very easy."
"Scalability is one of the disadvantages. When it comes to scalability, you have to actually change the box. If you want to upgrade it, you need to actually change the existing box and probably you take the system off to other sites."
"With the addition of some features, it is possible that FortiGate can be used in all verticals."
"Fortinet doesn't provide multiple virtual firewalls which would facilitate end users and customers."
"The price of FortiGate should be reduced because there are some other leading products that are cheaper."
"They sometimes hide some features and if you want to enable them, you have to go in the CLI, enable the feature and configure it through the CLI. Customers, typically, like everything to be done by the GUI."
"There is a lot of improvement needed with SSL-VPN."
"Performance and technical support are the main issues with this solution."
"It needs to improve its ISP load balancing."
"Right now, we have two data centers that are a thousand kilometers apart. It would be nice to be able to string them together."
"The solution is fairly complex."
"Support could be improved a little."
"The operating system isn't stable, so it goes to memory counters every night."
"We face some issues with the IPsec connection during replication."
"One thing that can be better is added automation. And, on top of that, enhanced security when it comes to the automation itself."
"Deployment can be difficult and they could dispense with reliance on FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer."
"The GUI could be improved."
"Meraki tech support staff have a lot more visibility into your network than you do, which is frustrating at times. I understand the approach is to keep the dashboard easier to understand. This will frustrate more advanced users at times."
"You cannot use switching behaviors as you see on the Meraki switch."
"Load balancing options and ability to manage a couple of Internet connections."
"We feel that Cisco provides smaller features, with fewer possibilities versus other solutions out there."
"The solution's pricing should be reduced."
"Management can be improved in Meraki MX."
"We have been having a problem with the VPN. When the energy goes down and is back again, the VPN link doesn't get established. We have to manually turn off the modems and other pieces of equipment and manually establish the VPN. It has been around one month since we have been having this problem, and we don't have enough support from Meraki to solve the problem."
"Meraki MX firewalls are great for small to medium-sized businesses, but other solutions are better for enterprise-sized companies."
Fortinet FortiGate-VM is ranked 8th in Firewalls with 113 reviews while Meraki MX is ranked 2nd in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 57 reviews. Fortinet FortiGate-VM is rated 8.4, while Meraki MX is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiGate-VM writes "It's a solidly stable device with minimal downtime". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Meraki MX writes "Cost-effective, simplified, easy to manage, and reliable with advanced security features and granular visibility". Fortinet FortiGate-VM is most compared with Azure Firewall, Palo Alto Networks VM-Series, Fortinet FortiOS, OPNsense and Sangfor NGAF, whereas Meraki MX is most compared with Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Cisco Secure Firewall, Sophos XG, Netgate pfSense and SonicWall TZ. See our Fortinet FortiGate-VM vs. Meraki MX report.
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