We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiDDoS and Symantec Web Application Firewall based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Cloudflare, NETSCOUT, Akamai and others in Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) Protection."The most valuable feature is the cloud DDoS scrubbing capability."
"This solution can protect Layer 3, Layer 4 and Layer 7 attacks of applications for us."
"Among its key features: Detects and mitigates DDoS attacks at L3 to L7; negligible to zero false-positives; Generates and sends reports without the need for an expensive third-party solution."
"The product's initial setup phase was really easy."
"It allows me to see all the traffic on my network."
"It is a user-friendly product in terms of monitoring and updating policies."
"The solution is very user-friendly and very easy to use."
"We have researched them all, and it's a good solution all around."
"The interface is user-friendly."
"The setup was straightforward."
"The solution has an up-to-date data repository to deal with external threats."
"Alerts and reporting features must be improved."
"I would like to see analytics, big data."
"The primary area for improvement is the on-premises capacity limit, currently fixed at 10 GB."
"The solution can be a little more user-friendly and it can be more affordable."
"There aren't really any aspects of the solution we are unhappy with. It's been a positive experience overall."
"The only thing they need to do is to automate it. Today, you must create tools that do not require the use of an expert or anyone with special skills."
"I find that there have been issues in the past year with the solution hanging. It freezes often."
"The web interface could be much better."
"It would be an improvement if the management dashboards were not reliant upon Java."
"Sometimes scanning slows down the endpoints."
"I'm not convinced that it's necessary the best solution going forward in the future."
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Fortinet FortiDDoS is ranked 16th in Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) Protection with 12 reviews while Symantec Web Application Firewall is ranked 37th in Web Application Firewall (WAF). Fortinet FortiDDoS is rated 8.4, while Symantec Web Application Firewall is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiDDoS writes "Offers good technical support but has poor scalability". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Symantec Web Application Firewall writes "An excellent up-to-date data repository handling external threats successfully". Fortinet FortiDDoS is most compared with Arbor DDoS, VMware NSX, Radware DefensePro, Fortinet FortiWeb and Edgio Global CDN, whereas Symantec Web Application Firewall is most compared with F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) and WAPPLES.
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