We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiWAN [EOL] and Symantec Proxy based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about HPE Aruba Networking, Cato Networks, Citrix and others in WAN Optimization."The most valuable feature is connectivity."
"The most valuable feature is optimization."
"Symantec Proxy’s technical support is very good."
"The Symantec antivirus suite and the proxy component are the most valuable feature."
"Global Intelligence Network is the best feature of the product."
"It enables us to manage bandwidth for users based on their privilege levels. For example, if a user wants to use a certain application or resource, we can provide access based on their privileges."
"The solution is scalable."
"The most valuable feature is the caching."
"The tool's most valuable features are content-to-content filtration and SCCM protection."
"The most valuable feature of Symantec Proxy is the support and autoscaling."
"From a security perspective, FortiWAN needs to be improved."
"Having more documentation would be helpful."
"The initial setup is actually quite complex to install because our users don't have admin rights on the boxes and there's no remote install option by an administrator."
"There are performance issues with all of the proxies."
"Improvements in log availability would greatly enhance its overall effectiveness."
"Support response time and case resolution could be improved."
"The platform's pricing needs improvement."
"Symantec Proxy needs to include content management capabilities."
"The tool’s reporting features must be improved."
"One area for improvement in Symantec is the lack of a reporting server or dashboard integration with SIM."
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Fortinet FortiWAN [EOL] doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in WAN Optimization while Symantec Proxy is ranked 15th in Secure Web Gateways (SWG) with 18 reviews. Fortinet FortiWAN [EOL] is rated 7.6, while Symantec Proxy is rated 7.2. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiWAN [EOL] writes "Easy to deploy with good connectivity and robustness for managing WAN links". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Symantec Proxy writes "A user-friendly solution with good technical support". Fortinet FortiWAN [EOL] is most compared with , whereas Symantec Proxy is most compared with Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway, Skyhigh Security, Netskope Next Gen Secure Web Gateway, McAfee Web Gateway Cloud Service and Zscaler Internet Access.
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