We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiGate and Hillstone CloudEdge based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Netgate, Fortinet, OPNsense and others in Firewalls."The performance is good."
"I only deal with it from a security analyst's point of view. I don't really get into the features of the actual FortiGate. From the security point of view, it works, and it does its job."
"One of the valuable features is a standardized OS."
"Fortinet FortiGate is a security device. It can optimize security on the networks of a company. It actually protects the company from attacks from outside. With FortiGate, you can categorize the users. You can create a group of users that can access all of the websites for their work. You can limit other users' access."
"The base firewall features are quite valuable to us."
"The scalability is good in Fortinet FortiGate."
"The signature database and zero-day detection are Fortinet FortiGate's most valuable features."
"The email protection and VPN features are the most valuable."
"The solution is very easy to download and configure. The initial setup was very easy. The technical support is very good."
"Fortinet FortiGate should improve the VPN tokens."
"The debugging and troubleshooting has room for improvement."
"There were quite a few problems with the stability of the system."
"It could use more templates for third-party site-to-site VPN setups other than FortiGate and Cisco."
"In the future, I would like to see improvements made to cloud-based management."
"The firmware needs improvement because there are bugs when a new release comes through. Sometimes, the configuration changes, and it's a bit harder to see where the fail is. The first time that you have the firmware, it tends to have some issues, and it's better to wait a bit to update the equipment."
"The solution lacks multi-language support."
"The sniffing packets or packet captures, can be simplified and improved because it's a little confusing."
"The solution needs more granular level reporting on system usage."
Fortinet FortiGate is ranked 2nd in Firewalls with 306 reviews while Hillstone CloudEdge is ranked 32nd in Firewalls with 1 review. Fortinet FortiGate is rated 8.4, while Hillstone CloudEdge is rated 10.0. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiGate writes "It's a reliable solution that's easy to install and cheaper than competitors ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Hillstone CloudEdge writes "A stable solution that is easy to configure". Fortinet FortiGate is most compared with Sophos XG, Cisco Secure Firewall, Netgate pfSense, Meraki MX and Check Point NGFW, whereas Hillstone CloudEdge is most compared with .
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