We performed a comparison between Cato SASE Cloud Platform 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."What I found most helpful in Cato Networks is that it works out of the box. One of its main advantages is that it's a simple product to deploy. You subscribe, and you're ready to run."
"The solution is stable."
"It is a stable solution...it is a scalable solution."
"The scalability is quite good."
"It's a cloud-based solution that integrates well with everything."
"The query and the SD-WAN are useful features of the solution."
"I haven't had any trouble, and practically forget that I'm using it."
"It's a pretty straightforward solution."
"The most valuable feature is the console management."
"I have found that Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is easy to use, highly secure, and the main VPN tunnel is created automatically which is a benefit."
"The feature that we like the most about Forcepoint is that we know the technology and have confidence in it. We can have several functionalities to simplify operations and management. We can combine functionalities like log ownership to review the number of devices in the infrastructure."
"When comparing this solution to others this one has better reporting, user management, and is easy to use."
"It is a scalable solution."
"The support is great. They also have very good categorization. It's very good. It captures a lot of threats."
"The central security management center and the content management center are very good."
"One of the most valuable features is having the ability to cluster multiple firewalls even if they are different versions."
"They should add more sophisticated security features. It should also be integrated into the cloud."
"I am located in South Korea, and I can say that most people here have no idea about Cato Networks. I think Cato Networks should promote its network services in various countries."
"A little tweaking or improvement of the UI in terms of logging when troubleshooting would be an improvement because it's very detailed."
"Web application firewalling (WAF) is a feature we would like to have in this solution and does not exist yet."
"The product must evolve into the endpoint domain."
"The product may be complex for users with few years of experience."
"The different languages in the user interface should be enhanced."
"They should include a web application firewall feature in the solution."
"They need to improve their alerts."
"I would like to see more sizing in the next release, and the roadmap should be clear."
"We feel the product's technical support could be better, as this relates to the solution itself, to the installation of the product, and to having a proper understanding of the case."
"Configuration is not easy because it has an old-fashioned interface. The configuration interface is highly complex, and it's been the same for years. They have to change the interface."
"Management could be better. They can improve the management. I think all our customers can't accept firewalls that have standalone management. So, they prefer Fortinet or Palo Alto. But overall, inspection and other features are working fine."
"The company should update the URL filtering database. They need to enhance the URL filtering and make it easier to customize."
"The interface is complicated. It's difficult to locate all the necessary menus and functions."
"They should provide more details on potential cyber threats."
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Cato SASE Cloud Platform is ranked 5th in Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions with 21 reviews while Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is ranked 13th in Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions with 40 reviews. Cato SASE Cloud Platform is rated 8.8, while Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Cato SASE Cloud Platform writes "Useful remote worker VPN, centralized management, and simple on-boarding process". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall writes "Good URL filtering with helpful technical support and good scalability". Cato SASE Cloud Platform is most compared with Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange, Cisco SD-WAN, Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet FortiGate and VMware SD-WAN, whereas Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is most compared with Fortinet FortiGate, Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention, Check Point NGFW, Cisco Secure Firewall and Sophos XG. See our Cato SASE Cloud Platform vs. Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall report.
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