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, Riverbed and others in WAN Optimization."The most valuable feature is optimization."
"The most valuable feature is connectivity."
"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."
"We can address and rectify issues promptly, resulting in consistently positive outcomes."
"The most valuable features of this solution are the URL database, malicious URLs, policies, and policy creation."
"The initial setup of Symantec Proxy is easy."
"Symantec Proxy’s technical support is very good."
"The most valuable feature is the caching."
"It is easy to use, and it is stable and scalable. You don't need a large team for deployment and maintenance."
"The Symantec antivirus suite and the proxy component are the most valuable feature."
"From a security perspective, FortiWAN needs to be improved."
"Having more documentation would be helpful."
"Improvements in log availability would greatly enhance its overall effectiveness."
"The platform's pricing needs improvement."
"The traffic filtering could improve. Our firewall traffic is limited. Additionally, it would be helpful if there was a dashboard and reporting feature."
"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."
"Support response time and case resolution could be improved."
"The user interface could be improved, and the price could be lower as well."
"The solution is quite complex."
"Prior to the Broadcom purchase, every appliance was application based, but now they have one ISG device and on top of it multiple applications are running. It has a single point of failure. If your device goes down, all of the applications would be down."
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Fortinet FortiWAN [EOL] doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in WAN Optimization while Symantec Proxy is ranked 14th 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, Zscaler Internet Access and McAfee Web Gateway Cloud Service.
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