Fortinet FortiDDoS vs Radware DefensePro comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Fortinet FortiDDoS
Ranking in Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) Protection
16th
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
13
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Radware DefensePro
Ranking in Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) Protection
4th
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
23
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2024, in the Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) Protection category, the mindshare of Fortinet FortiDDoS is 2.7%, down from 3.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Radware DefensePro is 9.3%, up from 6.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Yazan Omar - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 3, 2024
An easy-to-use tool with great GUI
My company's clients use Fortinet FortiDDoS since it is a very good tool that is easy to use. The tool's GUI is really good. When it comes to the troubleshooting part, the tool functions very smoothly My company's clients want to manage their high-end server requirements with high throughput. The…
M.A. Faisal - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 14, 2023
Helps detect attacks in real-time, and is stable, but the cloud scrubbing capabilities need improvement
Radware DefensePro can defend against Layer 3 and Layer 4 DDoS attacks but it is not capable of protecting against Layer 7 attacks. Radware DefensePro suffers from a high false positive rate of 25 percent and occasionally blocks legitimate traffic, requiring manual unblocking. Additionally, it has been known to miss some threats. We have not seen a reduction in downtime associated with attacks by using DefensePro. Radware DefensePro needs to improve its cloud scrubbing capabilities. We have discontinued their cloud services due to poor performance. The inability to access local technical support during our business hours poses a significant inconvenience. This necessitates extra devices for continuous operation until we can speak to their support. We would appreciate the availability of a team within our time zone for optimal service.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The most valuable feature is the cloud DDoS scrubbing capability."
"Among its key features: Detects and mitigates DDoS attacks at L3 to L7; negligible to zero false-positives; Generates and sends reports without the need for an expensive third-party solution."
"The product allows the users to adjust the thresholds."
"I find the interface easy to use."
"The solution is very user-friendly and very easy to use."
"It allows me to see all the traffic on my network."
"The protection resources and the support are valuable features of the solution."
"It is a user-friendly product in terms of monitoring and updating policies."
"A flexible affordable solution for defense against DDos attacks."
"It offers valuable insights into ongoing and past attacks, aiding in post-incident analysis and continuous improvement of our cybersecurity strategy."
"The dashboard is the best part, and there is also the ease of operations."
"It has not gone down for a quite long time. It's working fine."
"Technologically simple and effective."
"The pricing is reasonable. It's not overly expensive."
"It has kept us up and operational on a day-to-day basis, without being interrupted by an attack from outside sources."
"The product is very effective and performs well on devices."
 

Cons

"I would like to see analytics, big data."
"The tool needs to focus more on the area of application traffic management, where it currently has some shortcomings."
"The primary area for improvement is the on-premises capacity limit, currently fixed at 10 GB."
"I find that there have been issues in the past year with the solution hanging. It freezes often."
"All the thresholds that need to be configured should be included in the default so that user will not forget or misconfigure."
"The web interface could be much better."
"The challenge lies within the customer environment, particularly in Brazil, where companies have stringent security requirements for implementing solutions."
"The only thing they need to do is to automate it. Today, you must create tools that do not require the use of an expert or anyone with special skills."
"It would be ideal if they could expand protocol support to cover emerging communication standards and ensure comprehensive protection against diverse attack vectors."
"This solution may not cover all of the requirements in situations for which I am unfamiliar, and there is always room for improvement."
"The inability to access local technical support during our business hours poses a significant inconvenience."
"If they would go to a cloud-based approach, that would give much more flexibility in terms of working with them."
"I would like to see more focus on layer seven protection."
"I would like to have more granular steps according to protected bandwidth, so the granularity should be better."
"I had some trouble in the registration account prior to deployment, but it was fixed. They were not very fast or responsive, however. It took about one week to resolve the issue."
"This product would be improved if ongoing live monitoring with dashboards were added."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It's quite pricey."
"The solution is reasonably priced."
"The product’s pricing needs improvement."
"The licensing cost is about $50,000."
"It is sort of middle-of-the-road for this type of solution."
"The Radware DefensePro was bundled together with our security platform."
"The product's pricing is a good value."
"The NetFlow security could be improved too."
"Licensing of Radware is quite simple and straightforward, while Arbor DDos is a bit complicated."
"The price varies by use case and there are monthly and annual licensing options. If you deploy on-premise, there is an annual license with the amount dependent on the throughput you need and which features you will be using - i.e. IPS, behavioral, etc."
"The initial cost is over $100,000 for one appliance."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Educational Organization
48%
Computer Software Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Government
3%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

Which is the best DDoS protection solution for a big ISP for monitoring and mitigating?
Arbor would be the best bid, apart from Arbor, Palo Alto and Fortinet have good solutions. As this is an ISP, I would prefer Arbor.
What do you like most about Fortinet FortiDDoS?
The product's initial setup phase was really easy.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Fortinet FortiDDoS?
The pricing for FortiDDoS was on the expensive side for us, and the scalability options were limited. When upgrading from 10 GB to 20 GB, the process involved replacing the entire box rather than a...
What do you like most about Radware DefensePro?
The dashboard is the best part, and there is also the ease of operations.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Radware DefensePro?
Radware DefensePro is a bit on the expensive side. While researching DDoS solutions and looking for the most affordable option, I'd recommend considering Radware DefensePro even though it might not...
What needs improvement with Radware DefensePro?
We've been encountering a lack of updates in DefensePro. Currently, we're facing numerous bugs within our data solution. These bugs are impacting the failover process, and we're observing repeated ...
 

Also Known As

Fortinet DDoS, FortiDDos
"Radware Defense Pro"
 

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Sample Customers

Black Gold Regional Schools, Amadeus Hospitality, Jefferson County, Chunghwa Telecom, City of Boroondara, Dimension Data
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