We performed a comparison between Hillstone CloudEdge and Hillstone T-Series based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Netgate, Fortinet, OPNsense and others in Firewalls."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 interface is very good."
"User-friendly and affordable security solution that's recommended for SMB customers. This solution has good technical support."
"The web filtering facility and application control are the most valuable features from the point of view of our clients. The VPN feature is also quite popular amongst our clients. Two-factor authentication is one of the good features in Fortinet. These features are important for the current scenario of security. Security has become a necessity nowadays. With cyber-attacks becoming more common, protecting an organization's data is one of the major tasks. It is also very stable and scalable, and it is very straightforward to configure. Their technical support is also good."
"Its user interface is good, and it is always working fine."
"You can purchase switches and you don't need to do anything with them. You just put in the firewall and the switches get all the policies and rules that you already have in the firewall. With Fortinet, you just connect the FortiSwitch to the Fortinet and that's it."
"The next-generation firewall is great."
"The most valuable feature is the bundled subscription, which is IPS, TV and web filtering."
"The solution is very easy to download and configure. The initial setup was very easy. The technical support is very good."
"The only firewall able to monitor traffic from a CCTV network. Can detect unauthorized devices plugged into the network, which standard firewalls can't do."
"It has been stable so far."
"We installed Hillstone T-Series after a ransomware attack. The dashboard and user interface are very good."
"I think they need to improve more in order to be a competitor with the leaders of the field."
"The way everything is set up could be easier. Currently, people need a lot of experience and knowledge to administer it and to link it to devices."
"The monitor and the visibility, in this proxy, is very weak."
"I would like some automated custom reporting."
"The license renewal process, annual renewal price, and the web application firewall features should be improved."
"Some features of Fortinet FortiGate are actually fee enabled that are inconvenient for deploying in production. Other issues relate to isolation with Cisco products and your server."
"The cloud features and integration could be improved."
"I would like to see improvements made to the dashboard and UI, as well as to the reporting."
"The solution needs more granular level reporting on system usage."
"Another loophole with Hillstone T-Series is that when we connect through WiFi and turn our hot spot on, all who connect through the hotspot get all the functions, and the security does not work."
"They have a very good technical support team, but I think there are some communication issues due to language differences."
"Licensing is not cheap."
Hillstone CloudEdge is ranked 32nd in Firewalls with 1 review while Hillstone T-Series is ranked 36th in Firewalls with 3 reviews. Hillstone CloudEdge is rated 10.0, while Hillstone T-Series is rated 7.4. The top reviewer of Hillstone CloudEdge writes "A stable solution that is easy to configure". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Hillstone T-Series writes "Is stable and has a user-friendly dashboard and a good interface". Hillstone CloudEdge is most compared with , whereas Hillstone T-Series is most compared with Sangfor NGAF, Hillstone E-Series and WatchGuard Firebox.
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