We performed a comparison between Barracuda CloudGen Firewall and Zscaler Cloud Firewall based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Firewalls solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."UTM/NGFW features and FortiCloud for logs and backups are awesome."
"FortiGate Secure SD-WAN includes best-of-breed next-generation firewall (NGFW) security, SD-WAN, advanced routing, and WAN optimization capabilities, delivering a security-driven networking WAN edge transformation in a unified offering."
"I like several features that this product has, such as antivirus and internet navigation inspection. It is also simple to use."
"One of the valuable features is a standardized OS."
"The most valuable feature is the VDOM, which allows the customer to have multiple firewalls in a single campus."
"The next-generation firewall is great."
"The solution is highly scalable because they have devices that can handle a large amount of traffic."
"It is a safe product."
"One of the big benefits of the product is that it allows you to manage big environments with fewer resources."
"The most valuable feature for us is the ability to offer firewall support to our clients."
"Scalability is good; the company wants to be able to handle large customers."
"Their GPS possibilities and the security that it has, especially the SD-WAN functionality, is very good."
"The features I find most valuable is the VPN and the fact that we can apply our policies to the program."
"We enjoy the reduction in terms of labor."
"I wanted to go to a software-defined WAN and in Barracuda they have a specific protocol called TINA (Transport Independent Network Architecture). You can create a master policy over the internet and it allows you to do Quality of Services on top of it. That is really helpful for me."
"I would most definitely recommend this solution to other people."
"It helps a lot of companies to reduce their downtime. Also, It helps businesses in terms of being secured and protected from any threats."
"It is a stable solution."
"I like the ease of deployment and its flexibility. We don't need to deal with license, quotes, procurement, delivery, and installation. Everything is software-based, and it's very easy to operate."
"The product’s firewall and VPN package are fantastic compared to any other solution."
"The solution offers good sandboxing."
"The visibility and log availability offered are highly valued for troubleshooting purposes, and this is a key factor driving customer interest in the firewall module."
"Most of the features that Zscaler has to offer, we will deploy."
"The solution is scalable."
"Stability and technical support are the two major issues I have found with Fortinet."
"There is a lot of improvement needed with SSL-VPN."
"It should provide better visibility over the network and more information in the form of reports for the end users. Its installation should also be easier."
"The platform's interface could improve."
"Fortinet FortiGate is a firewall solution and once it's deployed, you can rest assured that your system is secure."
"I would like to see a more intuitive dashboard."
"I use the FortiGate 60D model and realized the 300Mbps bandwidth limitation. Because it is a product that offers many services, I think it could have greater bandwidth capacity."
"There aren't really any negative aspects to discuss."
"I would like to see the connection improved."
"The technical manuals, at times, have images that don't match the actual screens and are not always as clear as they could be on the configuration."
"The features are a bit limited compared to other vendors."
"The price is a bit higher than other vendors."
"Can be underpowered if you choose to use all available add-on features. Just be careful when sizing your unit. Make sure you take into account what features you will be turning on, and work with your sales rep to get the model that can handle that load."
"It would be better if they had a trace and trap feature. It's hard for me to say anything bad about Barracuda. This is because we had a firewall go down in the town of Kirkland Lake, and it was a blown-out port, and they had an instant replacement."
"The usability for the administrator's experience needs improvement. My system administrator has some questions about its overall connectivity and flexibility."
"The biggest issue that I have with this solution is that it is not super intuitive. Once you know what to do, things make sense, but you can't just open the program and start doing things. It would be great if there was a little bit more guided usage inside the program."
"We are having some issues with internet access being denied when organizational ID-based policies change. For example, a lower level employee ends up getting the same level of access as that of a higher level employee."
"It would be better if they improved their policy, package visibility, and flexibility while we're creating rules for inspection. It could also be cheaper or more things could be included in the basic package. In the next release, I would like better coverage in the Asia Pacific region and better quality of service."
"The product could improve its integration with some legacy systems."
"Instead of the standard license, they should certainly provide customers with the visibility to access and view the logs."
"Zscaler Cloud Firewall should have a better understanding of all dynamic cloud applications."
"Because it's on cloud, it doesn't allow application of extra settings."
"Its technical support services could be better."
"Data Leak Prevention is only for web filtering and there is no protection for email."
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is ranked 26th in Firewalls with 35 reviews while Zscaler Cloud Firewall is ranked 23rd in Firewalls with 15 reviews. Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is rated 8.2, while Zscaler Cloud Firewall is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Barracuda CloudGen Firewall writes "Feature-rich, robust, and easy to set up". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Zscaler Cloud Firewall writes "A highly stable and comprehensive cloud security and access solution". Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, OPNsense, Azure Firewall and Cisco Secure Firewall, whereas Zscaler Cloud Firewall is most compared with Azure Firewall, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Cisco Secure Firewall, Sophos XG and OPNsense. See our Barracuda CloudGen Firewall vs. Zscaler Cloud Firewall report.
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