We performed a comparison between Hillstone CloudEdge and Palo Alto Networks K2-Series based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
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"The UTM feature is quite good. FortiAP is easy to deploy because both Fortigate and FortiAP are under the same brand. Otherwise, you need to do more work on the configuration."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the analytics."
"The main benefit is the grouping of our security monitoring."
"UTM/NGFW features and FortiCloud for logs and backups are awesome."
"Offers good security and filtering."
"Customers are more inclined towards FortiGate because of application control, web filtering, and anti-spam features. The support from the FortiGate team is good, and price-wise, it is affordable."
"FortiGate firewalls are user-friendly, and I like the security profiling features."
"The solution is very easy to download and configure. The initial setup was very easy. The technical support is very good."
"I have found the threat profile feature valuable."
"The most valuable feature of Palo Alto Networks K2-Series is its management abilities. Additionally, the updates are very good."
"Palo Alto's App-ID is what differentiates it from other competitors."
"The most valuable feature of Palo Alto Networks K2-Series is the performance which is above their competitors. The throughput they have delivered is good. When we used other solutions they failed the deployment when we were using different rules. They have a theory perform performance light and performance degradation. However, Palo Alto Networks K2-Series never fails in that scenario."
"The IPS system is the best in the field."
"The most valuable features are the intuitive user interface, ease of use, and reporting."
"K2-Series' best features include its scalability, which is the best on the market."
"It is a stable solution."
"There could be more integration between the logging and analytical platforms to make it more seamless and integrated."
"The command line is complicated, and the interface could be better."
"Pricing for it is a bit high. It could be cheaper."
"It needs to improve its ISP load balancing."
"It would be a benefit if Fortinet would release a one-stop solution that is better integrated with other products and an automated emergency response system."
"The solution could be more evenly structured."
"We would like to see a better training platform implemented."
"A lack of integration between our data centers."
"The solution needs more granular level reporting on system usage."
"They should implement the features that the other firewalls have."
"The licensing cost is a typical complaint with many clients. The solution is expensive."
"I would like to see the threat intelligence capability integrated with other vendors such as Cisco and Forcepoint."
"Palo Alto releases a lot of bug fixes for their firewalls, which means it's necessary to do frequent upgrades. They should work on decreasing their bugs so that upgrades aren't needed so often."
"The password function of the solution could be improved. Additionally, some of the processes take too long to complete."
"I'd like to see more data protection on the system."
"In the past, we've had trouble with Palo Alto's application filtering not getting it right. I would not be recommending layer 7 application filtering yet."
"Its networking features could be better."
Hillstone CloudEdge is ranked 32nd in Firewalls with 1 review while Palo Alto Networks K2-Series is ranked 27th in Firewalls with 29 reviews. Hillstone CloudEdge is rated 10.0, while Palo Alto Networks K2-Series is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Hillstone CloudEdge writes "A stable solution that is easy to configure". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Palo Alto Networks K2-Series writes "Easy to implement and manage, and the documentation is good". Hillstone CloudEdge is most compared with , whereas Palo Alto Networks K2-Series is most compared with Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls.
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