We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiGate and McAfee StoneGate [EOL] based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Netgate, Fortinet, OPNsense and others in Firewalls."The stability of the solution is excellent, as it is with other Fortinet products."
"You can create multiple Virtual Domains (VDOMs), which are treated as separate firewall instances."
"The most useful functionality of Fortinet FortiGate is the user interface, multiple engines, and their cloud with the latest integrations. Additionally, the Security Fabric tool is very good."
"It is easy to use. We chose this product for the possibility to have virtual domains (VDOMs). We are building another company in the group, and we would like to split the firewalling rules and policies between these two companies. Each company would be able to manage its own policies and security rules, which is an advantage of Fortinet FortiGate. We can define VDOMs, and every company can manage its own VDOM as if it has its own physical firewall, but in fact, we would be using the same physical appliance because we are also using the same internet lines. So, it allows us to reuse the existing resources without the disadvantage of having to compromise on policies and security. Each company can choose its own way of working."
"We use the filtering feature the most. It has filtering and inbuilt securities. We can create customized rules to define which users can access a particular type of site. We can create policies inside the firewall."
"The main reason why I purchased the particular unit was that it had good reviews and what other people were saying as far as its completeness and its leading capabilities in terms of endpoint security was very good."
"The CLI is robust and powerful, enabling rapid, consistent changes via SSH."
"Their interface is very easy to use, it is without bugs."
"It works well with a highly-active cluster."
"We did not have issues with scalabiliy."
"There is room for improvement related to the logging and reporting aspect."
"Fortinet FortiGate can improve the integration with Active Directory. Additionally, I would like to have a Cloud Controller, such as they do in the Cisco Meraki solution."
"NGN, reporting and controls."
"There were quite a few problems with the stability of the system."
"Fortigate's hardware capacities could be improved."
"The user interface could be improved to make it less confusing and easier to set up."
"Fortinet FortiGate could improve by having more storage in the hardware for log data."
"I use the FortiGate 60D model and realized the 300Mbps bandwidth limitation. Because it is a product that offers many services, I think it could have greater bandwidth capacity."
"After some experience with the solution, we had to do some redesign, but generally, we were happy with the product."
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Fortinet FortiGate is ranked 2nd in Firewalls with 306 reviews while McAfee StoneGate [EOL] doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in Firewalls. Fortinet FortiGate is rated 8.4, while McAfee StoneGate [EOL] is rated 7.0. 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 McAfee StoneGate [EOL] writes "The HA cluster had issues during deployment, but the solution gives us better application control than with our previous solution". Fortinet FortiGate is most compared with Sophos XG, Cisco Secure Firewall, Netgate pfSense, Meraki MX and Check Point NGFW, whereas McAfee StoneGate [EOL] is most compared with .
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