We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiOS and GajShield Next Generation Firewall based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Firewalls solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Good anti-malware and web filtering features."
"Valuable features include the Web Application Firewall, and it even has DLP (data leak prevention)."
"The CLI and GUI do a good job of putting a lot at your fingertips."
"With FortiClient, you can easily connect when you are home, check out what you want to do, and connect to your network when you are not at work. You can switch on servers and you can check what is wrong."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate are the different types of profiling. It has been the most effective for me. The WAF and the antivirus profile are the most effective in network protection."
"The base firewall features are quite valuable to us."
"The threat prevention is the solution's most valuable aspect."
"What's most important is the ease of use."
"Firewall and overall management are valuable features."
"The initial setup is easy. It's the easiest firewall installation process on the market. I work with three or four other products and this one is the easiest."
"We found the initial setup to be straightforward."
"We've been happy with the pricing."
"Has a very simple OS and a good price point."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiOS are user-friendliness, ease of use, and threat prevention."
"The solution is very user friendly."
"The VDOM (Virtual DOM) is a virtualized firewall that has some opportunities for flexibility that are an advantage in certain configurations."
"GajShield Next Generation Firewall's best feature is the network DLP."
"The most valuable feature of the GajShield Next Generation Firewall is the user-friendly settings, dashboards, and anti-threat protection. Additionally, the solution upgrades frequently which is good because we receive new features."
"It is a stable solution."
"It is an easily scalable solution...The initial setup was very easy."
"GajShield has improved our mobile device-based connectivity."
"Gajshiled's enterprise cloud and DLP-level features give it an advantage over other products."
"The solution's outcome is very high, and we often use it in a very high-traffic environment."
"There is one big configuration file with no separations for the unique VDOMs. Maybe they could separate individual VDOM configuration files with the root VDOM configuration file referencing the individual VDOM config files."
"The cloud features can be improved."
"Some configuration elements cannot be easily altered once created."
"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."
"Its customer service could be better."
"The solution needs to improve its integration with cybersecurity."
"There are mainly two areas of improvement in Fortinet FortiGate— the licensing cost and the timing of upgrading licenses for boxes."
"I don't like that anything more than very basic reporting is not included."
"I would like to see the features of FortiAnalyzer included in Fortinet FortiOS. Right now, you're required to have an additional license and a different device for features such as processing the log, reporting, and analyzing traffic."
"The signature discs, compared to Palo Alto, aren't as good. It takes more time to get the signature updates."
"It could more scalable for the lower end users."
"There is some room for improvement in the support."
"Fortinet FortiOS could improve by having better authentication methods with Microsoft or Google Services."
"There is no flexibility."
"Fortinet FortiOS's integration could be improved."
"It should also manage the local DSCP network."
"GajShield Next Generation Firewall would be improved with the addition of a load-balancing feature."
"Sometimes, we have to use SD-WAN support for the solution, which can be improved by adapting some features that will help our approach to network services."
"Gajshield can improve SD-WAN compatibility at an enterprise cloud level."
"We face issues with some configuration parts that we don't understand in the solution, and sometimes we face issues with the VPN connection."
"The firewall configuration and administration screens could use some improvement."
"GajShield Next Generation Firewall could improve the flow of the settings. If somebody's using a Cisco firewall or any other brand and they want to use GajShield Next Generation Firewall the platform's UI is a bit different. If it was more similar to the others it would be better."
"We raised a support ticket, and the project didn't get a proper response. There was a skill issue in TAC support."
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Fortinet FortiOS is ranked 15th in Firewalls with 73 reviews while GajShield Next Generation Firewall is ranked 29th in Firewalls with 7 reviews. Fortinet FortiOS is rated 8.4, while GajShield Next Generation Firewall is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiOS writes "Provides effective filtering features, good stability but initial setup is moderately challenging". On the other hand, the top reviewer of GajShield Next Generation Firewall writes "User-friendly settings, frequent updates, and responsive support". Fortinet FortiOS is most compared with Fortinet FortiManager, Fortinet FortiWeb, Fortinet FortiGate-VM, Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection and Darktrace, whereas GajShield Next Generation Firewall is most compared with Sophos XG, Netgate pfSense, WiJungle, Sophos Cyberoam UTM and OPNsense. See our Fortinet FortiOS vs. GajShield Next Generation Firewall report.
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