We performed a comparison between Cisco SD-WAN and Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It's a complete solution with many security features."
"Initial setup is easy."
"The product's brand recognition is one of the most valuable aspects of the solution."
"This solution comes with comprehensive technical support."
"The solution is good to use and easy to handle and manage from the centralized location or from the cloud."
"With other routing protocols, we have had to send team members to perform installations and configurations. There is a lot of work involved. However with SD-WAN, once it is installed it is fully automated, and we can do all other tasks remotely. We don't have to send staff out to the client's location. It's very independent, and we can establish SD-WAN connectivity easily. It is secure as well."
"Troubleshooting is swift, allowing for fast turnaround times whenever we encounter an issue."
"I like creating policies. This way, we can better utilize our WAN circuit and get better rates. Its GUI is user-friendly, and the CLI is also great."
"The support is great. They also have very good categorization. It's very good. It captures a lot of threats."
"Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is very simple, easy to use, and flexible."
"The people we deal with is a local partner in Cambodia and we can get good support from them."
"I like the Firewall and the IPS."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the support."
"When comparing this solution to others this one has better reporting, user management, and is easy to use."
"The simplicity of the solution is its most valuable asset. It's very user-friendly."
"The most valuable feature is the console management."
"The solution is very costly."
"The price could be better. From a technical side, and everything's working smoothly. Cisco SD-WAN could be cheaper."
"I would like to see revision cycles to be more stable."
"Better pricing and greater security would be nice to see."
"The initial setup could be a bit less complex."
"The inexpensive Viptela hardware may be replaced with overpriced Cisco routers. This would be a tragic mistake for Cisco as the lightweight commodity platform built by Viptela is the reason to own this solution."
"Some configurations or procedures could be more user-friendly. Adding a bandwidth management feature would make Cisco SD-WAN more scalable and less resource-intensive."
"One of the major areas that Cisco can improve on with their SD-WAN offering is their security features. When compared with Fortinet, who have what they call their 'security pillars' (e.g. firewall and security features built-in to their SD-WAN solutions), Cisco generally comes up short. With Cisco, if you need a security component, you have to pay more to get it done. So if they could add more security features that come part and parcel with their existing solutions, then I think Cisco could be very aggressive in the market."
"The interface is complicated. It's difficult to locate all the necessary menus and functions."
"My team is looking for more throughput and better integration with our security framework."
"If I want to allow access to Facebook, yet not allow the user to access videos, then I am not able to do it with this product."
"The company should update the URL filtering database. They need to enhance the URL filtering and make it easier to customize."
"Its interface is complex when compared with a firewall like FortiGate. Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall needs a management console, whereas FortiGate doesn't need any console. When you have a few devices, a console is not really necessary. It's good to have a private console only when you have a lot of devices."
"They should have a GUI on the product itself, not a separate management tool to be used on the management server or on a server to be used to manage the file. It should be all in one device. The device should be controlled through its own GUI. They also have to improve the learning center and the documents as the documents don't really help."
"They need to improve their alerts."
"Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall could change its interface, allowing standard or direct connect modes to be configured."
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Cisco SD-WAN is ranked 1st in Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions with 86 reviews while Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is ranked 10th in Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions with 40 reviews. Cisco SD-WAN is rated 8.0, while Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Cisco SD-WAN writes "A solution for integrating services to enhance up-time, performance and lower costs". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall writes "Provides decent protection for the LAN but complicated interface". Cisco SD-WAN is most compared with Fortinet FortiGate, Meraki SD-WAN, VMware SD-WAN, Juniper Session Smart Router and Versa Unified Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) Platform, whereas Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is most compared with Fortinet FortiGate, Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention, Check Point NGFW, Cisco Secure Firewall and Trellix Intrusion Prevention System. See our Cisco SD-WAN vs. Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall report.
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