We performed a comparison between FireMon Security Manager and FortiGate Cloud-Native Firewall (FortiGate CNF) based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Firewall Security Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."I've been using the reports to see what is going on, and that is a helpful feature. We can track down unused rules, which helps with compliance. We can see rules that have not been used or that are duplicates or overly permissive."
"We also use the solution’s SASE integration capabilities to extend security policy management for cloud firewall management. It helps in creating one consistent rule across multiple platforms and it improves accuracy."
"The most valuable features are Policy Optimizer and Firewall Manager for different brands of firewall."
"Vendor agnostic when it comes to integrating with other product."
"It is the single place where we go to review all of our firewall changes. The solution makes it easier for us to track all the changes made. It is a central place where we can look at all the firewall rules, because we have three different firewall vendors. It save us time and creates efficiencies by looking at the general picture."
"Policy test, access path analysis, and change reports."
"In one report, FireMon tells us there are, say, 1,000 rules that can be taken out and it gives us the ability to disable those for a year and to track when we made our changes. After a year, we can go back and eliminate the rules, to bring the configuration down to an almost human-readable level."
"What I like about FireMon is the ability to track changes made by network engineers on the network."
"The platform has good stability."
"The solution is very advanced and has good monitoring features."
"The focus is on the comprehensive coverage of threats and the reliability of the chosen solution. Ease of use and familiarity are crucial."
"ATP ( Advanced Threat Protection) next-generation firewall is the most valuable feature."
"Unlike other products, the FortiGate Cloud-Native Firewall has many features under one appliance."
"The solution can scale well."
"The tool's documentation and online resources availability have been valuable."
"Its reporting can be improved. I am the only one who works a lot with it, and I am having problems in terms of reporting. In the case of Palo Alto, I'm okay with it, but with some of the Cisco devices, such as routers, when I provide the reports to other teams for review, they always say that the hit count is incorrect. So, I was struggling for a long time to work with them. When working with other teams, they have a lot of questions about reporting, such as how it reports, and we are still struggling with that."
"One area for 7.x customers that needs improvement is the migration. It is an involved process so get ready to spend some time getting your environment back to the way it was."
"The advanced features are complex in setting up the rules."
"The stability has been fairly decent, but there have been a few issues. My coworker has had some issues in the past where he has had to work with support."
"We're working on implementing FireMon with our ticketing system service now. Having that would be an improvement."
"The cost of the solution is pretty expensive. It would be ideal if they could work on their pricing."
"We have not used the Policy Planner but even so, we have identified areas of improvement with it during our testing. For example, it could be better when it comes to ease of integration or ease of policy automation. Another problem is that there is a console where it has too many options and is not very straightforward. Essentially, controlling it could be made more seamless."
"Our firewalls have multiple paths through them and FireMon falls short a little bit because it's not Palo Alto-centric. I don't think FireMon has kept up with where Palo Alto is at. They started out being Check Point-centric for years and they've never really fully embraced the nuances others, like Palo Alto or Fortinet, have. They don't handle a lot of the capabilities and attributes that Palo Alto does yet. They're working on it. They're getting there."
"The solution is not stable in terms of switching."
"There could be more detailed descriptions regarding version upgrades, particularly in terms of the upgrade process."
"I'd like them to add a DNS option for FortiGate."
"There is room for improvement in terms of support."
"The solution needs to improve on box clustering and IPS configuration."
"The product is very expensive."
"They should offer more affordable renewal options or flexible plans for license upgrades."
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FireMon Security Manager is ranked 4th in Firewall Security Management with 53 reviews while FortiGate Cloud-Native Firewall (FortiGate CNF) is ranked 9th in Firewall Security Management with 7 reviews. FireMon Security Manager is rated 8.2, while FortiGate Cloud-Native Firewall (FortiGate CNF) is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of FireMon Security Manager writes "Makes compliance much easier compared to doing it manually, and automates policy changes across environments". On the other hand, the top reviewer of FortiGate Cloud-Native Firewall (FortiGate CNF) writes "A reliable and affordable solution that can be used for firewall, IPS, IDS, UTM, routing, and VPNs". FireMon Security Manager is most compared with Tufin Orchestration Suite, AlgoSec, Skybox Security Suite, Palo Alto Networks Panorama and ManageEngine Firewall Analyzer, whereas FortiGate Cloud-Native Firewall (FortiGate CNF) is most compared with Fortinet FortiGate Cloud and Azure Firewall Manager. See our FireMon Security Manager vs. FortiGate Cloud-Native Firewall (FortiGate CNF) report.
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