We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiGate SWG and Trend Micro Web Security based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Secure Web Gateways (SWG) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The solution is stable."
"The protection offered by the product is the most valuable feature. It detects vulnerabilities or traps on our users' phones and then prompts them to clean up their devices. Tools we used previously would only discover, which required us to gather information on the backend, so Lookout is a welcome upgrade."
"On the outside, the main differentiation is because Lookout ingest. They have ingested basically all of the apps for the last ten years and all the versions of all the apps, and we have that in a corporate database that allows us to do very large-scale machine learning and analysis on that data set. That's not something that any of the competitors really have the capability to do because they don't have access to the data set. A lot of the apps you can no longer get them because that version of the app is five or six years old, and it just doesn't exist anywhere anymore, except within our infrastructure. So, the ability to have that very rich dataset and learn from that dataset is a real differentiator."
"The most valuable features are the antivirus as a whole, the anti-malware, and all of the protection features that scan our enterprise devices."
"The user interface is intuitive. Anyone can configure the firewall with little knowledge of the product. The back-end is robust with good security."
"The technical support is good."
"It's a flexible solution."
"It offers web filtering capabilities at a more affordable price compared to other solutions like PSMs or NETGEAR."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate SWG are IPS and scanning."
"It has a valuable SD-WAN feature and provides good performance."
"FortiGate is a great solution, although initially, it faced challenges in the Brazilian market due to lower brand recognition than Cisco. However, explaining and demonstrating its product format and offerings has proven easy. The cost-effectiveness and better features of FortiGate have made some clients skeptical. We set up a trial period, and they eventually opted for it. Many clients were convinced it was great after experiencing the solution's capabilities firsthand."
"One of the features I appreciate the most is application control which offers great flexibility."
"Threat protection solution with good stability and scalability. Installation is straightforward. Support for this product is good."
"The solution's technical support team is responsive."
"It's secure and useful from an administrative point of view, with controllable login monitoring and so on."
"The most valuable feature of Trend Micro Web Security stems from the fact that it is neither a cheap nor an expensive tool."
"It's a stable solution."
"The solution's scalability is good and we have more than 90 users for it."
"The security of Trend Micro Web Security is good."
"It's a very stable solution."
"Lookout was moving into the SSE space. And so their work on SecureWeb Gateway and SD-WAN is still sort of evolving."
"We just submitted an enhancement request reflecting the main area we want to see improvement in; the APIs. Currently, we're able to build dashboards, but it's somewhat backward because we use our MDM API to create them. Lookout should provide API to customers so we can query our data and use it in our cloud, and this is the only outstanding area for improvement with the product right now."
"From the analysis that we've done, they do seem to be maybe a step behind in trying to enter the market with a new solution. But when they do pick up, they do come out with some good products."
"The stability depends on the service from where you access it. Because sometimes, the place you are in, you have Gateway. You don't have Gateway. The gateway is overutilized. At the end, you need to go through their gateways. And this is the key point here. You have a tracking point. If it's not well orchestrated, and it scales up as you add more to the existing team, you will suffer"
"The price could be improved."
"We are providing VoIP and the IP licensing could improve in Fortinet FortiGate SWG."
"Support could be improved."
"It is complicated to manage different kinds of on-premise boxes."
"Integrating OpenVPN with FortiGate would provide a powerful combination of secure remote access and comprehensive network security."
"Fortinet's support team consists of a huge networking team, because of which there is a delay in response at times."
"They should make the product user-friendly and enhance the security features."
"It could always be more secure."
"The price of Trend Micro Web Security is the only area of concern where improvements are required. From an improvement perspective, the product should be made available to users at a cheaper rate."
"What could help Trend Micro Web Security in terms of improvement is the addition of a DDoS protection feature. It also needs to be more comprehensive to meet the needs of large-sized companies."
"Setup isn't very straightforward. You must have a certified technical engineer."
"The solution's scalability could be better."
"The installation is a little bit complex."
"The costs are a bit high in terms of licensing."
"The stability of the product is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"I would like to see better scalability and better performance."
Fortinet FortiGate SWG is ranked 4th in Secure Web Gateways (SWG) with 39 reviews while Trend Micro Web Security is ranked 17th in Secure Web Gateways (SWG) with 13 reviews. Fortinet FortiGate SWG is rated 8.6, while Trend Micro Web Security is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiGate SWG writes "Non-IT people could plug it in, connect it to the fiber, and get it running without IT help. ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Trend Micro Web Security writes "Though a tool suitable for medium-sized businesses, it needs to work on its price model". Fortinet FortiGate SWG is most compared with Cisco Umbrella, Fortinet FortiProxy, Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway and Sangfor Internet Access Gateway (IAG), whereas Trend Micro Web Security is most compared with Zscaler Internet Access, Symantec Proxy, Cisco Umbrella and Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway. See our Fortinet FortiGate SWG vs. Trend Micro Web Security report.
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