We performed a comparison between Juniper SRX Series Firewall and Juniper vSRX 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."The solution has very good threat and content filtering switches."
"The web tutor and automatic rules by schedule are good features."
"We can detect any attack of viruses or malware at the first point of contact."
"The product is easy to use and is stable. The SV1 functionality is a benefit."
"The interface is very user-friendly and I like it very much."
"Our project needs to link two sides through the internet. One of these was in Cairo and the other in another city. We used FortiGate as the integrating solution between the two locations, i.e. the Fortinet 30E & 100E."
"The response is very quick and they can visually resolve our problems in a short period."
"The notable features that I have found most valuable are that it includes the antivirus, and also IPS, and even SD-WAN."
"Technical support has been quite helpful."
"It helped us with its routing capabilities which eased the cost, because otherwise I would have had to take a router and firewall, and then integrate it. With this, however, it was an integration of firewall and routing services all together in a single product. That was one thing that I loved about it."
"I like the routing and firewall features."
"Juniper SRX is a very powerful firewall and sometimes can be used as a router."
"The most valuable feature of Juniper SRX is that it is plug-and-play. Additionally, it has a lot of capabilities in one device."
"The GUI is simple to use."
"There is a lot of flexibility in how you can commit, check, and back out of a configuration."
"The features that I have found valuable are the ones for the main purpose we are using Juniper - its firewall to protect our network for our internet access."
"The features we found most valuable are using the IDS and IPS during protection. The application filtering feature is great."
"The tool's most valuable features are routing features and service quality."
"The initial setup is pretty simple."
"We like the solution’s protocol and its dashboard system."
"This solution works well. Their switches and firewall are good."
"There are a few valuable features that offer very good quality on the solution. Especially NetScreen. We used to use NetScreen for the the product line. It was a very mature solution, very robust, easy to configure, easy to manage, etc. It made it easy to do everything."
"The dashboard, customization, API, and pricing are good."
"The authentication part is seamless and easy for people."
"Fortinet FortiGate can improve the integration with Active Directory. Additionally, I would like to have a Cloud Controller, such as they do in the Cisco Meraki solution."
"I would prefer to have more detailed logs within the FortiGate products themselves rather than relying on a separate tool."
"The support from Fortinet FortiGate could improve. They are not easily accessible when we need them. They could improve their response time."
"The solution could have licensing fees reduced in the future."
"I think the only issue that needs improvement is the interface."
"I would like to have logs, monitoring, and reporting for a month without extra fees."
"Performance and technical support are the main issues with this solution."
"The solution can have more features in a single box that can be multi-applied to integrate everything."
"The user interface is something that Juniper needs to improve."
"In some cases, customers encounter issues related to network interfaces, while others prioritize security concerns."
"It could be more secure."
"We'd like to improve the stability and the kill rate."
"The centralized management platform could be improved."
"Juniper needs to focus more on their perimeter firewalls."
"When I was going to upgrade the OS, the solution didn't accept certain USB devices."
"It could have features that other products support like blade options and stand-alone endpoint security."
"They really need to improve the GUI."
"The solution can be improved by allowing automatic updates for the OS devices."
"he stability could be improved."
"VPN access is an area that needs improvement."
"Some people complain that the solution tends to have a steep learning curve. It could be because most people have basic familiarity with Cisco or other similar products and maybe have never worked closely with Juniper products."
"The security feature must be improved."
"I would like to see an activity sensor for malicious content or sensor for viruses and malware."
"Juniper vSRX is expensive."
Juniper SRX Series Firewall is ranked 19th in Firewalls with 86 reviews while Juniper vSRX is ranked 26th in Firewalls with 30 reviews. Juniper SRX Series Firewall is rated 7.8, while Juniper vSRX is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Juniper SRX Series Firewall writes "Highly scalable, user-friendly UI, and easy to maintain". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Juniper vSRX writes "Fast with good usability and fairly scalable". Juniper SRX Series Firewall is most compared with Cisco Secure Firewall, Palo Alto Networks WildFire, Netgate pfSense, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls and Sophos XG, whereas Juniper vSRX is most compared with Azure Firewall, Meraki MX, Cisco Secure Firewall, Zscaler Cloud Firewall and OPNsense. See our Juniper SRX Series Firewall vs. Juniper vSRX report.
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