We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiWeb and Radware Alteon based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Web Application Firewall (WAF) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."One main feature we are very happy about is file security and upload functionality."
"The valuable feature of Fortinet FortiWeb vulnerability scanner"
"It is a good product. We have just blocked everything coming from some geographical locations or certain countries, and it has been working very efficiently when I look at logs, events, and incidents generated from the system. It is generating very good analytic reports about it. This is the most valuable thing about this solution. It has load balancing and almost everything that a web application firewall needs. It is very flexible and easy to learn and configure. It can be easily learned and configured by using the information available on different channels such as YouTube."
"The initial setup is pretty straightforward."
"Built-in security templates, AV integrated, strong threat intelligence."
"The most valuable features in Fortinet FortiWeb are sandboxing and threat prevention."
"It helps us prevent attacks on servers."
"All the features that FortiGate contains are very suitable for our business. We work with other products in Fortinet, FortiWeb, FortiSandbox, FortiMail, and FortiCache. We use all UTM features like self-encryption, encryption, all UTM features."
"I like the concept of self-service, that I can do everything on my own."
"It is easy to expand. Our clients are enterprise-size."
"The best part is that we are able to manage it easily. It is easy to manage and easy to integrate with third-party applications."
"The most valuable aspect is that it establishes user security."
"Security is one of the most valuable features that I like. It is easy to use and easy to configure."
"The solution has been very stable."
"I found the link load balancer and server load balancer are the most valuable."
"The integrated application protection provided by Alteon is very good. It really helps to avoid false positives in some cases. It provides important granularity to avoid a situation in which security or cybersecurity scenarios escape us."
"The interface could have the interdependent elements arranged sequentially and wizards that go through most common deployment actions."
"The Layer 7 DDoS attacks need improvement, it could be better."
"We have had problems with deployments where we've had to contact technical support to resolve them."
"I would like to see more improvements with respect to threat intelligence."
"Fortinet WAF came out recently, and there is not much feedback about customer experience. For each project, customers ask about the scenarios and references of the customers who have implemented this solution, which we don't have. They need to simplify the customer experience and provide more information so that we can propose Fortinet Fortiweb as a WAF solution to customers and convince them. They need to improve their service and training. We need good training to implement and use it properly and know more about it. We still don't know much about Fortinet WAF. We didn't get any proper training sessions. Other vendors like Cisco, Palo Alto, Check Point, and Barracuda provide such sessions. Whenever we receive a request from a customer for this solution, we just give the price. We don't propose this solution because we don't know much about it. We propose whatever we are familiar with and what is supported."
"The solution could have more customization."
"FortiWeb needs to have support for the newest technology being used in web applications."
"FortiWeb does not exist in a cloud-based form. Its only available for deployment as a virtual appliance on AWS and Azure IaaS platforms. Because of the trend to WAF environments, it would be good to have it as a SaaS. Also, FortiWeb would be more competitive if it combined WAF and DDoS protection."
"Support is an area that needs improvement."
"I would like the solution to display and help visualize the reference map more easily. I would also like to better understand where queries come from and know which users are consulting the application, along with which app."
"I would like for the load balancing to work with premier and the cloud, a mix of premium and cloud."
"You need to have pretty good internal knowledge of the solution."
"It can be improved by combining the web application firewall (WAF) facility."
"Radware Alteon could improve the troubleshooting from the command line interface, they could do a better job making it easier."
"The solution could be more open to additional third-party add-ons being integrated into it."
"Their support can be better. The Radware management is very proactive. We can connect to anybody in Radware Management in India. We can even connect with the MD of Radware India. However, their lower level staff should be more proactive towards the customers."
Fortinet FortiWeb is ranked 4th in Web Application Firewall (WAF) with 26 reviews while Radware Alteon is ranked 10th in Web Application Firewall (WAF) with 21 reviews. Fortinet FortiWeb is rated 8.0, while Radware Alteon is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiWeb writes "It comes with several preconfigured rule sets and templates that make deploying new applications easier". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Radware Alteon writes "Cost-effective, reduces downtime, and allows third-party SSL integration". Fortinet FortiWeb is most compared with F5 Advanced WAF, Fortinet FortiADC, AWS WAF, Azure Web Application Firewall and Azure Front Door, whereas Radware Alteon is most compared with F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM), Citrix NetScaler, F5 Advanced WAF, A10 Networks Thunder ADC and NGINX Plus. See our Fortinet FortiWeb vs. Radware Alteon report.
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