We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiGate IPS and Trellix Intrusion Prevention System based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The initial setup is straightforward."
"Its interface is the most valuable. It is quite easy to manage."
"I love the interface."
"We have not had to reach out to FortiGate support yet and that is a pretty good track record."
"It is a reliable solution."
"The most significant aspect of IPS is self-explanatory as it primarily focuses on intrusion prevention, which is crucial for Fortinet's internal outbreak prevention efforts and ensuring compliance on endpoint devices."
"Provides good VPN capabilities."
"We like FortiGate's website change feature."
"Great monitoring feature."
"The solution can scale."
"It has a lot of functions, such as firewall. We are administrators, and we create some rules to protect our network. We also monitor the traffic in and out and have disk encryption on-premises. When we detect malware, we scan for the virus on the PC. We can then delete or block the malware."
"The product is worth the investment."
"McAfee NSP is much more stable than Cisco."
"The most valuable features in Trellix for me are the automated signature updates. It is a great and convenient feature."
"The feature I found most valuable is the network threat analyzer in the security platform. It also integrates with GTI, or Global Threat Intelligence. Otherwise, I just use the basic features."
"Overall the solution is very good. It offers great protection and gives us a good overview of what is on the network."
"Fortinet FortiGate IPS could improve the VPN. There are times it is slow."
"Fortinet FortiGate can improve performance. There was a huge challenge in terms of CPU and memory where the IPS engine would keep triggering. There were random spikes of overutilization in the CPU and memory resources. They have to work on CPU and memory stability considering these IPS engines. A few versions were very unstable."
"Monitoring could be improved."
"The customization is a little bit difficult."
"There is room for improvement in being proactive about identifying and integrating new signatures."
"They can probably improve the reporting feature. Reporting and report alerting are the main key features of this solution. They can always find ways to improve these."
"We'd like to have multi-factor authentication via fiber."
"The solution’s stability could be improved because we sometimes faced some drops."
"We would like to have a simpler version. Some settings and functions on the McAfee console are complex and complicated. I want the management console to be simpler."
"The platform’s GUI could be the latest."
"The Network Security Managers could be more stable, agile, and work faster. When it comes to instability, there is room for improvement."
"The technical support must be improved."
"Some of the documentation is not as straightforward as it could be."
"The solution could improve some aspects of detection."
"There are limited resources for configuration guidance."
"The area of concern where the tool needs improvement is how the product prompts users at a network level that helps prevent any wireless network attacks through alerts and notifications."
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Fortinet FortiGate IPS is ranked 4th in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) with 54 reviews while Trellix Intrusion Prevention System is ranked 14th in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) with 14 reviews. Fortinet FortiGate IPS is rated 8.4, while Trellix Intrusion Prevention System is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiGate IPS writes "Very stable with good network protection". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Trellix Intrusion Prevention System writes "Protects from attacks in real-time and provides accurate threat intelligence updates". Fortinet FortiGate IPS is most compared with Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention, Trend Micro TippingPoint Threat Protection System, Cisco NGIPS, Check Point IPS and WatchGuard Intrusion Prevention Service, whereas Trellix Intrusion Prevention System is most compared with Trend Micro TippingPoint Threat Protection System, Cisco NGIPS, Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention, Check Point IPS and Darktrace. See our Fortinet FortiGate IPS vs. Trellix Intrusion Prevention System report.
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