We performed a comparison between Hillstone E-Series and Untangle NG Firewall based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Firewalls solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It works very well. It has a lot of different functionalities. Its cost is also fine for our customers."
"The application control features, such as Facebook blocking and Spotify blocking, are the most valuable."
"It has very easy management and an amazing ETM configuration."
"Their interface is very easy to use, it is without bugs."
"We are a visual effects company, and there have been a number of high profile security issues in our industry. This has brought us to a higher standard of security, which our clients are very keen on these days."
"The product is very stable, easy to troubleshoot, and configure, so it has reduced the time it takes for support."
"Fortinet FortiGate is scalable for our users. Right now, we have almost 70 users. We do not have any plan to increase our usage of FortiGate. For maintaining the firewall solution, one staff member is enough."
"The scalability of Fortinet FortiGate is good."
"Five out of five ROI."
"Working with the Hillstone E-Series has, from a remote perspective, allowed me to give my clients a secure connectivity."
"The installation is easy, we have not had any complaints from our customers."
"I am impressed with the application filtering feature."
"The most valuable features of the Hillstone E-Series are its hardware capacity, innovation, and the throughput that the hardware can take."
"This solution has two main features that we find very valuable; a threat-intelligence option, and a web/application filtering option. The technical support team are very good and very quick."
"Very reliable solution with good scalability and straightforward implementation."
"The initial setup was straightforward. It only took a few hours to deploy."
"None of my clients has had a ransom or breach using Untangle."
"Application Control and filtering features are valuable."
"It is very easy to deploy and monitor. "
"NG Firewalls allow us to permit or deny applications we don't want to run. We also use content filtering, SSL inspection, and all the other things we run on the firewall to keep our clients protected and ensure they're not going where they shouldn't. It's a great firewall that works as intended."
"We find the web filter very valuable."
"The initial setup is very easy."
"Web filtering is very reliable."
"The web blocking for my clients and the application control are valuable."
"The support we receive when we need to upgrade is not satisfactory and has room for improvement."
"The room for improvement is about the global delivery time period. Usually I need to wait for almost one month to deliver it overseas. So if you can shorten the deliver time it'd be great."
"I would like some automated custom reporting."
"It could use better throughput on some of the smaller boxes for the branch offices."
"The performance could be a bit better. Right now, I find it to be lacking. Having good performance is very important for our work."
"The scalability could be better."
"Fortinet FortiGate should improve the VPN tokens."
"The user interface could be improved."
"Support from Hillstone E-Series has a shortcoming that needs improvement."
"SSL VPN license cost is not cheap."
"Having frequent live webinars on a monthly basis would really help."
"The tool needs to improve its price."
"The current usage reporting is very basic."
"I am not sure if this solution offers active directory integration. Adding that feature will definitely be an advantage."
"The tool provides just a general report. It does not provide a granular report. Hence, the tool should work on its reporting feature."
"The solution doesn't have a web proxy built into the system like Sophos. This is something they should work to change."
"The ability to setup a DDNS for each WAN independently would be a very handy feature."
"The hardware can be improved."
"The web content filtering needs improvement."
"The pricing should be reduced because it is expensive."
"We seek the availability of the hardware in our region. The hardware-based firewall from Untangle is currently not available in our region. It should have threat protection on a real-time basis. This feature, available in Check Point and Sandstorm kind of scenario, is currently missing in Untangle NG Firewall."
"For the web filter, I think they can do better especially on the free model."
"The product must improve its reporting features."
"Web-filtering policies could be improved."
Hillstone E-Series is ranked 33rd in Firewalls with 9 reviews while Untangle NG Firewall is ranked 24th in Firewalls with 22 reviews. Hillstone E-Series is rated 9.0, while Untangle NG Firewall is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Hillstone E-Series writes "A user-friendly and marketable solution with a virtual switching capability". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Untangle NG Firewall writes "Its simplicity, variety of features, and low pricing have enabled us to improve the security for our small business clients at a price that they are happy to pay for". Hillstone E-Series is most compared with Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Sophos XG, OpenVPN Access Server, Netgate pfSense and Meraki MX, whereas Untangle NG Firewall is most compared with OPNsense, Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, Sophos UTM and SonicWall TZ. See our Hillstone E-Series vs. Untangle NG Firewall report.
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