We performed a comparison between Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall and Fortinet FortiGate-VM 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."The most valuable feature of this solution is Quota."
"The solution is very user-friendly."
"Its user interface is good, and it is always working fine."
"The solution is scalable."
"The response is very quick and they can visually resolve our problems in a short period."
"The most valuable feature of Fortinet FortiGate is security. They are known for efficiency and are on the top of Gartner Quadrant reviews. Fortinet FortiGate has an easy-to-use platform with a good graphical interface. The configuration is simple and the solution provides an overall good layer of security."
"The initial installation is very straightforward."
"Anti-Spam web content filterinG."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the support."
"The VPN is great."
"The blocking, based on the signal provided, is the solution's most valuable aspect."
"Forcepoint is a good, stable solution."
"The solution offers sandboxing, which can be integrated at any time."
"The initial setup is very easy."
"The most valuable feature is the console management."
"The people we deal with is a local partner in Cambodia and we can get good support from them."
"Good for the servers and can stop network attacks, including spam."
"The reporting is good."
"The performance overall is very good."
"GitDM, like FortiGate VM, provides similar features to FortiGate appliances or cloud solutions. However, FortiGate VM is more suitable for heavy traffic and inspection compared to GitDM. Unfortunately, FortiGate VM lacks a dedicated SPU for inspection, and all features rely on CPU and RAM."
"I rate the tool's stability a ten out of ten."
"Operations have been flawless."
"The most valuable features are network security, VLAN, network protection, and encryption are very valuable to us."
"We like FortiGate-VM's IPS features and its ability to create multiple virtual firewalls."
"The performance could be a bit better. Right now, I find it to be lacking. Having good performance is very important for our work."
"I think they need to improve more in order to be a competitor with the leaders of the field."
"It would be a benefit if Fortinet would release a one-stop solution that is better integrated with other products and an automated emergency response system."
"The stability of Fortinet FortiGate could improve."
"The room for improvement is about the global delivery time period. Usually I need to wait for almost one month to deliver it overseas. So if you can shorten the deliver time it'd be great."
"It would be nice if backups could more easily migrate between different models."
"Fortinet FortiGate needs to improve the protection, it did not prevent us from being attacked. Additionally, Fortinet FortiGate could provide more features for WAF devices. I should not have to purchase two solutions, it would be a benefit to combine these features into one solution."
"With FortiGate, the main complaint that I have heard is about the technical support."
"While they offer a comprehensive bundled solution, some users may prefer on-premise deployments for certain features, such as URL filtering."
"The security features need to be improved."
"They should have a GUI on the product itself, not a separate management tool to be used on the management server or on a server to be used to manage the file. It should be all in one device. The device should be controlled through its own GUI. They also have to improve the learning center and the documents as the documents don't really help."
"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."
"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 solution needs to build upon its network functionality. It needs to be a bit smarter."
"You do need knowledge of the solution in order to set the product up properly."
"The optimization is not really ready. If you want very good optimization, you have to add it to the network."
"The price and licensing of the solution can be better."
"The solution can improve by adding separate interfaces for proxy and flow-based usage."
"In terms of improvement, there have been some problems with the bandwidth of the security layer."
"The scalability feature of the solution has certain shortcomings, making it an area where improvements are required."
"his is not a good solution for enterprises. It's better for smaller companies."
"Customization needs improvement."
"The price is sometimes very expensive."
"The product may not be as robust as Palo Alto. However, unless you are a big bank, you probably won't need it to be."
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Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is ranked 25th in Firewalls with 40 reviews while Fortinet FortiGate-VM is ranked 9th in Firewalls with 113 reviews. Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is rated 7.6, while Fortinet FortiGate-VM is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall writes "Good URL filtering with helpful technical support and good scalability". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fortinet FortiGate-VM writes "An easy-to-manage and configure tool that provides ample documentation to help with the setup phase". Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is most compared with Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention, Check Point NGFW, Cisco Secure Firewall, Sophos XG and Netgate pfSense, whereas Fortinet FortiGate-VM is most compared with Azure Firewall, Palo Alto Networks VM-Series, Fortinet FortiOS, OPNsense and Cisco Secure Firewall. See our Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall vs. Fortinet FortiGate-VM report.
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