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"The CLI is robust and powerful, enabling rapid, consistent changes via SSH.""The payment function for applications is good.""The most valuable feature of Fortinet FortiGate is URL filtering.""The Intrusion Prevention System and the web filtering are both working well.""Centralized monitoring, policy management, and virtualized appliances allow us to take control over our public and private infrastructure.""Their proxy-based inspection is responsive and secure.""The most valuable features are the enterprise modeling and the simple interface.""The stability of the solution is excellent, as it is with other Fortinet products."

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"We installed Hillstone T-Series after a ransomware attack. The dashboard and user interface are 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."

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"It seems to be a durable, stable product.""It is a stable solution.""In our hospital, Sangfor NGAF works well for us in terms of ensuring confidentiality and availability, which are crucial in the healthcare industry.""Technical support is very good.""So far, the performance and reliability of the product have supported our company's critical network traffic.""The level of support provided to local companies is good. They transform their application control and other settings according to that country.""We've found the technical support to be helpful.""The price versus value is good because the solution is less expensive than Sophos, Fortinet, or SonicWall."

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Cons
"The support is the main thing that needs to be improved.""Fortinet FortiGate should improve the VPN tokens.""Stability and technical support are the two major issues I have found with Fortinet.""We had some issues in the beginning while setting it up, but after doing the firmware update, it is working fine.""The setup is pretty complex and not easy to implement.""Some of the software stability could improve.""It's my understanding that more of the current generation features could be brought in. There could be more integration with EDRs, for example.""Fortinet FortiGate is a stable solution. However, my issue is the performance only. When I use all the profiles, this affects the performance. From the beginning, I should have had a better sizing of the box."

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"They have a very good technical support team, but I think there are some communication issues due to language differences.""Licensing is not cheap.""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."

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"Sangfor could improve their interface capacity on the 5100 series model and upgrade their hardware from one gig to 10 gig. This would improve the overall throughput.""I believe that IAM and NGFW need to merge into a single box, instead of there being two separate box solutions.""Our experience with its customer support was quite challenging.""It does not offer any recommendations on how to mitigate or control attacks.""An area of improvement for Sangfor NGAF could be in the field of reporting and logging.""They need to improve their research team and they need to study their data to analyze it and build the product.""Sangfor need greater exposer in the market because the market is mainly saturated by Fortinet. The user experience of Fortinet is quite different compared to NGAF. If we want to switch our users from Fortinet to NGAF, we have to convince them that the user experience will be much easier once once they start to use it.""An area for improvement would be the number of ports defined on the box. In the next release, I would like them to develop their provisioning stage of enrolling end devices."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "Fortinet has one or two license types, and the VPN numbers are only limited by the hardware chassis make."
  • "These boxes are not that expensive compared to what they can do, their functionality, and the reporting you receive. Fortinet licensing is straightforward and less confusing compared to Cisco."
  • "Go for long term pricing negotiated at the time of purchase."
  • "Work through partners for the best pricing."
  • "The value is the capability of having multiple services with one unique license, not having the limitation per user licensing schema, like other vendors."
  • "Easy to understand licensing requirements."
  • "​We saved a bundle by not needing all the past appliances from an NGFW.​"
  • "The cost is too high... They have to focus on more features with less cost for the customer. If you see the market, where it's going, there are a lot of players offering more features for less cost."
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  • "We got a much cheaper price than that provided by Fortinet right now."
  • "On a scale from one to ten, with one being low and ten being high price, I would rate the price of Hillstone T-Series at three. There are no additional costs other than renewal costs."
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  • "It costs about 8 to 10 thousand dollars per year for 500 users, standard licensing fees included."
  • "Sangfor is cheaper than competing vendors."
  • "The price is unmatcheable."
  • "When it comes to the price of firewall solutions, Sangfor NGAF takes the cake."
  • "Sangfor NGAF price is reasonable and there is an annual license. However, the maintenance cost can be a bit high."
  • "For four to five physical appliances for a licensed firewall, it costs approximately $4,000."
  • "The price could be more competitive."
  • "The license of Sangfor NGAF can be purchased at different interval lengths, such as annually or three years. They offer a range of packages to choose from, such as combo or hybrid packages. We are using the complete solution package which includes IM, NGF and SSL VPN, and WAF."
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    Also Known As
    FortiGate 60b, FortiGate 60c, FortiGate 80c, FortiGate 50b, FortiGate 200b, FortiGate 110c, FortiGate
    Hillstone T-Series Intelligent Next-Generation Firewalls, Hillstone iNGFW
    Sangfor NGAF Firewall Platform
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    Overview

    Fortinet FortiGate enhances network security, prevents unauthorized access, and offers robust firewall protection. Valued features include advanced threat protection, reliable performance, and a user-friendly interface. It improves efficiency, streamlines processes, and boosts collaboration, providing valuable insights for informed decision-making and growth.

    Hillstone’s T-Series intelligent Next-Generation Firewall (iNGFW) uses three key technologies to detect advanced attacks and provide continuous threat defense for today’s networks. First, it uses statistical clustering to detect unknown malware, leveraging the patented Hillstone Advanced Threat Detection engine (ATD). Second, it uses behavioral analytics to detect anomalous network behavior, which is based on the Hillstone Abnormal Behavior Detection engine (ABD). Finally, it leverages the Hillstone threat correlation analysis engine to correlate threat events detected by disparate engines – including ATD, ABD, Sandbox and other traditional signature-based threat detection technologies – along with context information to identify advanced threats.

    Sangfor Next Generation Firewall (also known as NGAF) is a converged security solution providing protection against advanced threat, malware, viruses, ransomware and web-based attacks using integrated security features like firewall, IPS, anti-virus, anti-malware, APT, URL filtering, Cloud Sandbox, and WAF. As the world's first AI-enabled and fully integrated Next Generation Firewall & Web Application Firewall (WAF), NGAF offering the security visibility, real-time detection and response, simplified operation and maintenance and high-performance application layer security needed to operate an enterprise network in total security. Tested and proven to provide cutting-edge network security by ICSA Labs and endorsed by Gartner Inc., NGAF harnesses the power of Sangfor’s Neural-X threat intelligence and analytics platform and Engine Zero’s innovative malware detection to provide next-generation protection for today’s enterprise.

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    1. Amazon Web Services 2. Microsoft 3. IBM 4. Cisco 5. Dell 6. HP 7. Oracle 8. Verizon 9. AT&T 10. T-Mobile 11. Sprint 12. Vodafone 13. Orange 14. BT Group 15. Telstra 16. Deutsche Telekom 17. Comcast 18. Time Warner Cable 19. CenturyLink 20. NTT Communications 21. Tata Communications 22. SoftBank 23. China Mobile 24. Singtel 25. Telus 26. Rogers Communications 27. Bell Canada 28. Telkom Indonesia 29. Telkom South Africa 30. Telmex 31. Telia Company 32. Telkom Kenya
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    The Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation (Indonesia), Lawson, Inc. (Philippines), Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (Indonesia), TEK Automotive (Italy), etc.
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    Comms Service Provider16%
    Computer Software Company9%
    Financial Services Firm8%
    Manufacturing Company7%
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    Comms Service Provider9%
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    Small Business48%
    Midsize Enterprise23%
    Large Enterprise30%
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    Midsize Enterprise32%
    Large Enterprise41%
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    Large Enterprise56%
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    Small Business47%
    Midsize Enterprise28%
    Large Enterprise25%
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    Small Business29%
    Midsize Enterprise18%
    Large Enterprise53%
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    Hillstone T-Series is ranked 36th in Firewalls with 3 reviews while Sangfor NGAF is ranked 21st in Firewalls with 30 reviews. Hillstone T-Series is rated 7.4, while Sangfor NGAF is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Hillstone T-Series writes "Is stable and has a user-friendly dashboard and a good interface". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sangfor NGAF writes "Affordable, easy to configure firewall with fast, responsive support". Hillstone T-Series is most compared with Hillstone E-Series and WatchGuard Firebox, whereas Sangfor NGAF is most compared with Sophos XG, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Netgate pfSense, Fortinet FortiOS and Check Point NGFW.

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