Fortinet FortiGate SWG vs Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense comparison

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We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiGate SWG and Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Lookout

Market share comparison

As of June 2024, in the Secure Web Gateways (SWG) category, the market share of Lookout is 0.4% and it increased by 77.6% compared to the previous year. The market share of Fortinet FortiGate SWG is 7.0% and it decreased by 1.0% compared to the previous year. The market share of Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense is 1.9% and it increased by 74.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Secure Web Gateways (SWG)

Unique Categories:

Mobile Data Protection

7.1%

Cloud Access Security Brokers (CASB)

0.8%

No other categories found

Domain Name System (DNS) Security

7.9%

Featured Reviews

reviewer2173356

Manager of Product Development Team at a tech consulting company with 10,001+ employees

May 23, 2023

User-focused design makes it easy to understand, and operations running in background provide peace of mind

In any of the discussions that we've had with their technical teams, they have been very knowledgeable and helpful in certain aspects. They have a lot of partnerships, from what we can tell, and that does start to make the waters a little bit murky. They have third parties that provide functionality and there is a concern that we're going to be bounced around between five different groups to get help for a problem. If you describe it incorrectly, all of a sudden you're with a group that can't help you and they have to forward you to another group. They have been very responsive and super helpful when it comes to any of the issues we've identified. Still, that concern about being bounced around between multiple partners detracts from the overall experience.

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MOHAMMED BENHARRAF

Associate Director at NVIT

Oct 2, 2023

A highly scalable security solution that is easy to deploy and provides good technical support

We use the product for our customers. We use it for security We can use the URL filtering and antivirus features. We can also configure rules and protocols from source to destination. The technical support is good. The solution is expensive. I have used the solution in the past twelve months.…

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Igor Van Den Ouden

Engineer at Routz

Mar 28, 2024

A hybrid solution for DNS security with insights and security reports

We use the solution for DNS security The solution provides insights into what’s happening on the network. It enriches the information internally. The most valuable feature is policy redirecting and security reports. It detects threats and blocks them. Also, it offers DNS handling and data…

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The solution is stable."

"On the outside, the main differentiation is because Lookout ingest. They have ingested basically all of the apps for the last ten years and all the versions of all the apps, and we have that in a corporate database that allows us to do very large-scale machine learning and analysis on that data set. That's not something that any of the competitors really have the capability to do because they don't have access to the data set. A lot of the apps you can no longer get them because that version of the app is five or six years old, and it just doesn't exist anywhere anymore, except within our infrastructure. So, the ability to have that very rich dataset and learn from that dataset is a real differentiator."

"The most valuable features are the antivirus as a whole, the anti-malware, and all of the protection features that scan our enterprise devices."

"The protection offered by the product is the most valuable feature. It detects vulnerabilities or traps on our users' phones and then prompts them to clean up their devices. Tools we used previously would only discover, which required us to gather information on the backend, so Lookout is a welcome upgrade."

"FortiGate is a great solution, although initially, it faced challenges in the Brazilian market due to lower brand recognition than Cisco. However, explaining and demonstrating its product format and offerings has proven easy. The cost-effectiveness and better features of FortiGate have made some clients skeptical. We set up a trial period, and they eventually opted for it. Many clients were convinced it was great after experiencing the solution's capabilities firsthand."

"Fortinet FortiGate SWG's content is its most valuable feature."

"The response from the technical support team has always been excellent."

"The performance is very good and the solution is simple to manage."

"The product is easy to install since we only need to follow the user manual, documents, and articles provided by Fortinet to install the product."

"I would rate the scalability of this product a nine out of ten because it is highly scalable. We have not had problems with customers in terms of scalability."

"The overall features of Fortinet FortiGate SWG are good."

"The user interface is intuitive. Anyone can configure the firewall with little knowledge of the product. The back-end is robust with good security."

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"The dossier feature is perfect for starting an investigation."

"The automatic blocklists are most valuable. A box can maintain several lists from which we can choose if we need to block more or less. We don't have to manually manage the lists ourselves. They're automatically updated."

"When it comes to helping to detect DNS threats, BloxOne is good on all fronts. The number of false positives is very low, close to none. More than once it has detected new names or lookalike names and protected us and saved us from bad characters."

"The most valuable feature is policy redirecting and security reports."

"The reporting ability is helpful. It allows us to control what our users are able to resolve, and then be able to see reports on that."

"BloxOne provides automatic sharing of network context data, which affects our speed of threat response and provide real-time threat intelligence. Our security operations needs this to do their work. It makes us feel safer."

"The most valuable feature of this solution is the granularity for which you can categorize what you want to block versus what you don't want to block."

"The most important features for us are preventing DDOS DNS attacks."

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Cons

"From the analysis that we've done, they do seem to be maybe a step behind in trying to enter the market with a new solution. But when they do pick up, they do come out with some good products."

"Lookout was moving into the SSE space. And so their work on SecureWeb Gateway and SD-WAN is still sort of evolving."

"The stability depends on the service from where you access it. Because sometimes, the place you are in, you have Gateway. You don't have Gateway. The gateway is overutilized. At the end, you need to go through their gateways. And this is the key point here. You have a tracking point. If it's not well orchestrated, and it scales up as you add more to the existing team, you will suffer"

"We just submitted an enhancement request reflecting the main area we want to see improvement in; the APIs. Currently, we're able to build dashboards, but it's somewhat backward because we use our MDM API to create them. Lookout should provide API to customers so we can query our data and use it in our cloud, and this is the only outstanding area for improvement with the product right now."

"The product needs to drastically improve its reporting capability."

"We can't identify which users are causing challenges when we have issues."

"Fortinet FortiGate SWG could improve the price, it is expensive."

"The product’s price is high."

"They have not yet extended to the cloud."

"Support could be improved."

"They should consider making some improvements regarding the pricing."

"We also have FortiAnalyzer deployed here, so we want to enable the soft functionality of FortiGate and built-in compression for a firewall VPN use case. We want the ability to deploy a gateway for HTTPS enabled on this firewall. It is currently only for use in our headquarters."

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"The setup was horrible. About a year ago, Infoblox made us re-enroll all our on-prem DNS servers by a set date to a specific version, or it would stop working. I told my colleague, "Oh, here, we have to upgrade the servers and reconnect them to the CSP." That did not go well at all."

"Endpoint solutions need to improved."

"Within the past two years, we discovered certain bugs in their products. The resolution of these bugs took a little too much time, especially if our production environment is down for a certain amount of time, then we are losing money. That is hard to convey to Infoblox support, e.g., we actually need the system up and running again within two or three hours. The awareness of these so-called production down incidents is not really easy to convey."

"The product could be cheaper."

"The onboarding is a little rough at times, and you need to have some information at hand. It is pretty good, but it would be useful to have a few good examples to set up things like data exfiltration."

"They could work on the UI of their website and make their website more user-friendly."

"The dashboard and reporting features need improvement. The user needs more informative dashboards so they can get to the results directly without getting deep in the report to get to the information."

"The initial setup is not a simple "click-click-next" installation. It requires some level of experience ."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Lookout is definitely on the lower end when it comes to price point and that seems to be the only differentiator. The technology is in place in this space and it's really about who is coming in at the better price point now."

"In terms of feature performance versus cost, they're a good value."

"The licensing costs are good. Prisma has much more options and support for security, but it has a higher cost. For example, Lookout costs 2/3rd of Prisma's licensing price."

"The pricing is fair; it's comparable to our previous solution, and we carried out multiple POCs and POVs (proof of value). The product is worth the money we pay for it."

"Fortinet FortiGate SWG is an affordable solution."

"The solution is cheap."

"The product is expensive compared to one of its competitors."

"The pricing for this solution is reasonable."

"I rate the price of Fortinet FortiGate SWG a seven and a half out of ten since it is not a cheap solution, though I feel it is a good product for the money one pays."

"FortiGate SWG is reasonably priced."

"The cost has increased since the update so I would rate it eight out of ten."

"We pay about $4,000 for a yearly license, and there aren't any additional fees."

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"The licensing is set up such that you pay for the number of active users that you're defending at the moment."

"It is a very expensive system. You need to go over the licensing before purchase to make sure you're getting what is needed, not anything extra."

"It's a pricey solution because it's for the advanced kind of customer."

"When you buy the subscription, there are no additional costs to add any additional buttons."

"If you only wanted the DNS filtering and none of the other products built into Threat Defense, it would be nicer if they could do that a la carte since we are not really using a lot of the solution."

"There is a significant charge for this product but I think that it's worth it when we look at what it's able to prevent."

"Infoblox BloxOne offers pretty good documentation. Check its documentation, then do a PoC. Infoblox is very good at providing PoCs."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

19%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Government

Computer Software Company

16%

Government

Comms Service Provider

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

15%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Lookout?

The solution is stable.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Lookout?

The licensing costs are good. Prisma has much more options and support for security, but it has a higher cost. For ex...

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What needs improvement with Lookout?

The solution could improve identity integration as well. Zero trust, it's a good start as a zero-trust solution. More...

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What do you like most about Fortinet FortiGate SWG?

The interface and other reports are all user-friendly.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Fortinet FortiGate SWG?

The renewable is lower because the market doesn’t accept it publicly.

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What needs improvement with Fortinet FortiGate SWG?

The solution's pricing could be improved.

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What do you like most about Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense?

The most valuable feature is policy redirecting and security reports.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense?

The product is expensive depending on all features. I rate the product’s pricing an eight out of ten, where one is ch...

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What needs improvement with Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense?

The product could be cheaper.

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Comparisons

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Compared 15% of the time

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint vs Lookout

Compared 14% of the time

Zimperium vs Lookout

Compared 12% of the time

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps vs Lookout

Compared 10% of the time

Zscaler Internet Access vs Lookout

Compared 7% of the time

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Fortinet FortiProxy vs Fortinet FortiGate SWG

Compared 36% of the time

Cisco Umbrella vs Fortinet FortiGate SWG

Compared 31% of the time

Sangfor Internet Access Gateway (IAG) vs Fortinet FortiGate SWG

Compared 7% of the time

Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway vs Fortinet FortiGate SWG

Compared 5% of the time

Symantec Secure Web Gateway vs Fortinet FortiGate SWG

Compared 1% of the time

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Cisco Umbrella vs Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense

Compared 41% of the time

Palo Alto Networks DNS Security vs Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense

Compared 20% of the time

Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection vs Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense

Compared 15% of the time

Zscaler Internet Access vs Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense

Compared 13% of the time

EfficientIP DNS Firewall vs Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense

Compared 3% of the time

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Product Reports

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Lookout

June 2024

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Fortinet FortiGate SWG

June 2024

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Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense

June 2024

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Also Known As

CipherCloud

FortiGate SWG, FortiGate Secure Web Gateway

BloxOne Threat Defense, Infoblox ActiveTrust, Infoblox ActiveTrust Cloud

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Lookout

Fortinet

Infoblox

Overview

Lookout is a well-established and powerful secure web gateway (SWG) solution that protects more than 200 million users from threats that can result from the penetration of unsecured web traffic into their networks. Lookout is designed to enable organizations to work remotely while maintaining a tight blanket of security over their confidential business data. It provides administrators with security that extends from their endpoints to the cloud service that they are using to run their organization’s network.

Users of Lookout are able to proactively detect threats and keep themselves secure from a field of threats that constantly evolves. IT teams can protect their organizations without having to rely on any other security solutions. This singular solution can run on multiple kinds of mobile devices. The privacy of individuals is preserved while keeping compliance rules intact. Additionally, users gain access to a number of tools that enable them to prevent security breaches from taking place.

Lookout Benefits

Some of the ways that organizations can benefit by deploying Lookout include:

Ease of deployment. Lookout is a solution whose design makes it easy for users to deploy it. It provides users with simple, step-by-step instructions that remove the need for organizations to devote extensive amounts of time to make sure that it is properly set up. Anyone can quickly set up the solution without undergoing technical training.

Built-in support. Users of the Lookout application have access to built-in demos that can teach them how to use various solution features. Instead of spending time trying to figure out the application, users can watch the demo that is most relevant to them and see for themselves how that particular feature is used.

Easy-to-use user interface. Lookout’s user interface is laid out in an intuitive way that makes it easy for administrators to navigate. This interface is present in both the mobile and desktop versions of this solution.

Settings customization. Lookout has a built-in settings customization menu. This makes it possible for administrators to easily customize their settings so that they best conform to their needs.

Lookout Features

Activity monitoring and activity tracking. Lookout’s activity monitoring and activity tracking capabilities enable users to keep a close eye on the activities that are taking place in their networks. IT teams and administrators have the ability to watch their networks for any unusual activity. These features ensure that organizations can keep ahead of any potential threats. They provide the kinds of insights and warnings that make the jobs of those IT teams and administrators much easier and more streamlined.

Encryption. Organizations that employ Lookout can encrypt their networks and keep crucial business data from being read by unauthorized parties. This feature keeps the secrets organizations are trying to keep out of the wrong hands.

Anti-virus tools. Lookout provides users with tools to block threats from harming their networks. These tools can successfully block 99.6 percent of threats without raising false alarms.

Fortinet FortiGate SWG is a comprehensive web security solution provided by Fortinet. FortiGate SWG combines web filtering, malware protection, data loss prevention (DLP), and application control capabilities into a single integrated platform. It is designed to protect organizations from web-based threats, enforce compliance policies, and provide secure access to web resources.

FortiGate SWG Benefits:

Comprehensive web filtering and security features
Ease of use and management
Integration with other Fortinet products
Strong threat detection capabilities
Scalability and flexibility
Granular control over user access and activity

FortiGate SWG Features:

Web Filtering: FortiGate SWG employs URL filtering and content categorization to control and enforce web access policies.
Malware Protection: The solution provides real-time protection against web-borne threats, such as malware, ransomware, and phishing attacks.
Data Loss Prevention (DLP): FortiGate SWG helps prevent sensitive data from being leaked or exfiltrated through web channels.
SSL Inspection: The solution supports SSL/TLS decryption and inspection, allowing organizations to examine encrypted web traffic for threats and enforce security policies.
Application Control: FortiGate SWG enables granular control over web applications and protocols.
Advanced Threat Intelligence: FortiGate SWG leverages Fortinet's threat intelligence services to provide up-to-date information about emerging threats and zero-day vulnerabilities.
User Authentication and Access Control: The solution supports various authentication methods, including single sign-on (SSO) and integration with identity providers, to ensure secure user authentication and access control for web resources.
Reporting and Analytics: FortiGate SWG provides comprehensive reporting and analytics capabilities.

FortiGate SWG is typically deployed as a hardware appliance or as a virtual appliance in on-premises environments, but it may also be available as a cloud-based service. It is part of Fortinet's broader security fabric ecosystem, allowing integration with other Fortinet products to provide a unified and coordinated security infrastructure.

Reviews from Real Users

Below are some reviews and helpful feedback written by FortiGate SWG users.

David Carlson, CIO at Camco Mfg., says that "Non-IT people could plug it in, connect it to the fiber, and get it running without IT help".

Suresh Vijayen, Product Manager at IX Telecom, writes that FortiGate SWG "Provides helpful technical support, but its dashboard needs to be more user-friendly".

Chandan Munshi, Chief Technical Officer at Provision Technologies LLP, states that "The user interface is intuitive. Anyone can configure the firewall with little knowledge of the product. The back-end is robust with good security."

Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense strengthens and optimizes your security posture from the foundation up, giving you the visibility, control and automation to secure the hybrid workplace. Operating at the DNS level, BloxOne Threat Defense uncovers threats that other solutions do not and stops attacks earlier in the threat lifecycle. Through pervasive automation and ecosystem integration, it drives efficiencies in SecOps, increases the effectiveness of the existing security stack, secures digital and work-from-anywhere efforts and lowers the total cost for cybersecurity.

Sample Customers

Salt Lake County, Catholic College Bendigo, Azienda Unita Sanitaria

Council Rock School District, EagleView, Schneider Electric, Baptist Memorial Health Care, American University

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