Purely from datasheet numbers, the Fortinet 400E unit has much higher performance in most dimensions than the 5525-X appliance, but you'd need to have some specific use cases and metrics in mind to know if that applies to you. If the key metric is a bang for the buck…

In the best tradition of these comparisons- it depends. The XG450 is an older series, so it is outpaced by more modern models from both vendors, and the two vendors have different strengths driven by their hardware platforms and ASICs.   For IPSec VPN throughput, anything…

Better is very subjective. If you want a firewall that your Cisco-trained engineers can integrate with your Cisco routers and Cisco switches and that supports Cisco proprietary protocols, or you need a firewall that runs at terabit speeds and integrates with FortiSwitch, I…

In the best tradition of these questions, Feature-wise both are quite similar, but each has things it's better at, it kind of depends what you value most PA is good at app control, web filtering and such like, they have always been top of the pile there.  The GUI is very…

OK, first up, declaration of interest- we sell Fortigate alongside other brands, so have a broad view of this space. Advantages are high speed for low cost, large feature set in a single box, and a large portfolio of integrated products, beyond just firewall, marketed as…