We performed a comparison between Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform and Fortinet FortiGate 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."The initial setup is very easy and not confusing."
"The solution includes features for SD-WAN and WAN such as batch conditioning and optimization."
"The most valuable features of Silver Peak VX is the flexibility, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness. Additionally, the long-distance performance of the application storage is easy and effective."
"The tool is easy to configure due to the existing pre-configured templates. It is easy to manage compared to legacy systems, which takes time. We can complete a site within 30 minutes. The tool's best feature is outdoor onboarding. You need to bring the box to the site with the internet. It is a simple plug-and-play. The solution offers a zero-touch procedure."
"The most valuable feature of Silver Peak VX is the overall performance."
"The most valuable feature of Silver Peak Unity EdgeConnect is the boost."
"The most valuable features of Silver Peak VX are we can register our customers and they can receive free training and all the solutions features."
"Silver Peak Unity EdgeConnect has high availability."
"The UTM feature is quite good. FortiAP is easy to deploy because both Fortigate and FortiAP are under the same brand. Otherwise, you need to do more work on the configuration."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate are the different types of profiling. It has been the most effective for me. The WAF and the antivirus profile are the most effective in network protection."
"The performance is good."
"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."
"The solution is very user-friendly."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of configuration."
"Centralized monitoring, policy management, and virtualized appliances allow us to take control over our public and private infrastructure."
"The stability and scalability of this solution are satisfactory. Its SD-WAN, VPN, and URL filtering features are very useful."
"We would like to have better features for path selection. For example, if we know the network is going to go down then we would like to set up an alternate route for data packets in real-time."
"They have to implement more security with it. The security, mainly their firewall functions, have to be included in the firewall features."
"The security can be improved, with the firewall for example, because they supply a basic one but not a UTM."
"In future releases, I would like to see security features, so Aruba might need some firewalls, like other vendors."
"The support, which is the direct support from Aruba, has shortcomings and needs to be improved."
"I expect automation in the Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform's next release."
"If compared with Cisco, then Aruba's pricing is very aggressive."
"More technical sessions should be offered for deploying the solution."
"Pricing for it is a bit high. It could be cheaper."
"There are mainly two areas of improvement in Fortinet FortiGate— the licensing cost and the timing of upgrading licenses for boxes."
"If they could extend their fabric towards other vendor environments for integration, that would be great."
"Currently, without the additional reporting module, we only have access to basic reporting."
"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."
"The stability of Fortinet FortiGate could improve."
"Stability and technical support are the two major issues I have found with Fortinet."
"The visibility of the network can be better. The GUI can be improved for better visibility of the network flow. Other solutions have better GUI in terms of network visibility."
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Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform is ranked 6th in Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions with 19 reviews while Fortinet FortiGate is ranked 2nd in Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions with 306 reviews. Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform is rated 8.6, while Fortinet FortiGate is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform writes "Flexible, efficient, and responsive support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fortinet FortiGate writes "It's a reliable solution that's easy to install and cheaper than competitors ". Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform is most compared with Cisco SD-WAN, VMware SD-WAN, Prisma SD-WAN, Cato SASE Cloud Platform and Steelhead, whereas Fortinet FortiGate is most compared with Sophos XG, Cisco Secure Firewall, Netgate pfSense, Meraki MX and Check Point NGFW. See our Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform vs. Fortinet FortiGate report.
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