We performed a comparison between Sangfor NGAF and Zscaler Cloud 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."I only deal with it from a security analyst's point of view. I don't really get into the features of the actual FortiGate. From the security point of view, it works, and it does its job."
"Centralized monitoring, policy management, and virtualized appliances allow us to take control over our public and private infrastructure."
"Valuable features include the Web Application Firewall, and it even has DLP (data leak prevention)."
"Whenever we raise a complaint with FortiGate, their response and resolution times are minimal."
"The network security and cloud security are most valuable."
"Fortinet FortiGate is a scalable solution."
"The FortiGate controls the user's activities and maximizes my bandwidth use overall."
"Fortinet FortiGate's most valuable features are ease of use, flexibility, and most of the configuration we can be done using the GUI. When we compare Fortinet FortiGate with other solutions the firewall policy are very easy to understand."
"It's a very simple to use product."
"Technical support is very good."
"The level of support provided to local companies is good. They transform their application control and other settings according to that country."
"So far, the performance and reliability of the product have supported our company's critical network traffic."
"The VPN connectivity feature is really nice."
"SSL VPN is the best feature."
"In terms of the most valuable features, the IPS report is quick and updated. Performance is also valuable."
"The price versus value is good because the solution is less expensive than Sophos, Fortinet, or SonicWall."
"I like the ease of deployment and its flexibility. We don't need to deal with license, quotes, procurement, delivery, and installation. Everything is software-based, and it's very easy to operate."
"Zscaler Cloud Firewall understands the applications in the current generation and adapts to the present generation cloud applications."
"The product’s firewall and VPN package are fantastic compared to any other solution."
"The solution is scalable."
"The visibility and log availability offered are highly valued for troubleshooting purposes, and this is a key factor driving customer interest in the firewall module."
"Includes advanced tech protection."
"It helps a lot of companies to reduce their downtime. Also, It helps businesses in terms of being secured and protected from any threats."
"Most of the features that Zscaler has to offer, we will deploy."
"The logs need to be better. They need to be more visible and easier to access."
"The license renewal process, annual renewal price, and the web application firewall features should be improved."
"The process of configuring firewall rules appears excessively complex."
"Some configuration elements cannot be easily altered once created."
"Application management can be improved."
"They sometimes hide some features and if you want to enable them, you have to go in the CLI, enable the feature and configure it through the CLI. Customers, typically, like everything to be done by the GUI."
"The main aspect of FortiGate that could be improved is load balancing. Our management team does not want to buy another appliance for only load balancing."
"From a reporting perspective, there's room for improvement. They're providing FortiAnalyzer through which one can get some enhancements, but the visibility and reporting still need slight improvement."
"I would be happy if Sangfor developed a firewall designed specifically for home use, as well as for small businesses such as clinics and so on. A household version of the Sangfor firewall for your personal computer or laptop would be ideal, in my opinion."
"Our experience with its customer support was quite challenging."
"The GUI needs to be improved, lacks logic in some areas."
"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."
"Sangfor NGAF could improve the policies and default criteria. They could be much better."
"The web interface needs to be improved, making it more user-friendly."
"The reporting and log management could be improved."
"The solution should be able to work in a hybrid setup."
"Data Leak Prevention is only for web filtering and there is no protection for email."
"Certain criteria need to be met if you want to scale this solution."
"Because it's on cloud, it doesn't allow application of extra settings."
"They do not provide a few components that are fundamental to differentiate the products"
"When it comes to customer support, there is room for improvement in Zscaler's service."
"The issue right now is probably that Zscaler is not providing web browser isolation. Another solution, Menlo, offers this. For one customer, we had to send traffic to Menlo to do the isolation for us. It was requested by the customer so that they could integrate any iframe. Zscaler needs to add this type of feature in their next release."
"We are having some issues with internet access being denied when organizational ID-based policies change. For example, a lower level employee ends up getting the same level of access as that of a higher level employee."
"Zscaler Cloud Firewall should have a better understanding of all dynamic cloud applications."
Sangfor NGAF is ranked 21st in Firewalls with 29 reviews while Zscaler Cloud Firewall is ranked 24th in Firewalls with 15 reviews. Sangfor NGAF is rated 7.8, while Zscaler Cloud Firewall is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Sangfor NGAF writes "Affordable, easy to configure firewall with fast, responsive support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Zscaler Cloud Firewall writes "A highly stable and comprehensive cloud security and access solution". Sangfor NGAF is most compared with Sophos XG, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Netgate pfSense, Fortinet FortiOS and Check Point NGFW, whereas Zscaler Cloud Firewall is most compared with Azure Firewall, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, OPNsense, Cisco Secure Firewall and Check Point NGFW. See our Sangfor NGAF vs. Zscaler Cloud Firewall report.
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