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Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall vs Juniper Mist Edge comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 16, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Forcepoint Next Generation ...
Ranking in WAN Edge
11th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
52
Ranking in other categories
Firewalls (26th), Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions (10th)
Juniper Mist Edge
Ranking in WAN Edge
14th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the WAN Edge category, the mindshare of Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is 2.7%, up from 2.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Juniper Mist Edge is 1.6%, up from 1.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
WAN Edge Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall2.7%
Juniper Mist Edge1.6%
Other95.7%
WAN Edge
 

Featured Reviews

Ajit Pratap Kundan - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager Solution Consulting at Accops Systems Pvt Ltd
Unified security management has improved traffic control and simplified remote workforce access
Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall does help in vulnerability identification and response by providing a single unified console through which I am able to monitor and manage infrastructure. The URL filtering capability of Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall helps in blocking malicious sites. We have to take care of both known threats and unknown threats. The firewall takes care of known threats, and we protect ourselves from unknown threats such as malicious code and malware that we cannot create firewall rules for. With these routing capabilities and policies, only whitelisted things get processed or passed. The biggest advantages of Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall, especially as a partner, service provider, and integrator, are that it is very easy to integrate these APIs with our solution, and most of the features I am getting in the clientless mode. Even with the client mode, it is easy to integrate with our client, allowing the customer to get a single client to address all the features of the firewall as well as the GTNA perspective. The flexibility of deployment, especially for the government and defense sectors, is that they want an on-premises solution, while the rest of the PSUs or enterprise segment are comfortable with the cloud offering, which is the SaaS offering and the way to go in the future.
Chinedu Onwurah - PeerSpot reviewer
Global Juniper Presales Engineer at Westcon-Comstor
Has simplified infrastructure management through on-site data and control plane termination
The most valuable features of Juniper Mist Edge include the ability to terminate the data plane and the control plane on-site for privacy purposes. For those that don't want the management of their either wireless or wired infrastructure to be done in the cloud, Juniper Mist Edge helps to solve that problem. AI-generated features in Juniper Mist Edge help to optimize network operations as AI is everything. It helps to simplify the management of infrastructure, assists in root cause analysis and identification of issues and resolution of those issues, and aids in what we call premium analytics to analyze what has gone wrong or the events on-site, providing feedback that would help to make some business-critical decisions. Anomaly detection in Juniper Mist Edge is beneficial, as when talking about AI, that's just it. Anomaly detection helps when things are not going the way they were designed or planned to work. Juniper Mist Edge also helps to detect that and assists in resolving the issue.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Forcepoint is my favorite enterprise firewall."
"It is a scalable solution."
"Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is very simple, easy to use, and flexible."
"McAfee NSP helps the organization by filtering most of the active inbound attacks that would otherwise compromise the users and servers."
"I have two offices, and I can route the internet of both offices using the same product. The connectivity is great."
"The security management center is one of the best parts of the product."
"We are a platinum partner of Forcepoint, and it is a stable solution with no issues so far."
"Technical support has been quite helpful in the past."
"AI-generated features in Juniper Mist Edge help to optimize network operations as AI is everything; it helps to simplify the management of infrastructure, assists in root cause analysis and identification of issues and resolution of those issues, and aids in what we call premium analytics to analyze what has gone wrong or the events on-site, providing feedback that would help to make some business-critical decisions."
"Juniper's technical support is highly responsive."
"It is an excellent product."
"Juniper Mist Edge provides better support for medium-sized businesses."
"The most valuable aspect of Mist Edge lies in its ability to provide comprehensive visibility into all network packets."
"Juniper Mist Edge is valuable for its ability to troubleshoot and configure more things compared to Meraki."
"Juniper is a remote and AI-enhanced product."
"The visibility of the information that's available about APs through their cloud portal and some of the AI features are most valuable."
 

Cons

"I would probably not recommend the product to customers because it is not top of the line."
"While the policies are easy to read, the UI feels a bit dated and sometimes clunky on certain pages."
"A VPN client feature is missing in our region, which we hope Forcepoint will address in future updates."
"Sometimes Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is not really stable at all. It has many freezes for no reason, and local support needs to reboot it physically by unplugging the power cable and plugging it back in."
"The negative side of Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is that the ZTNA part is missing."
"In larger companies with extensive infrastructure, retrieving logs for a longer period of time can sometimes take a bit longer than desired."
"It is really hard to work with their customer support. For example, unlike Fortinet where you can escalate an issue and quickly get responses from the development team, Forcepoint's process seems slow and challenging."
"Their support should be faster. We have received complaints that they are not responding fast, which is not good for the vendor and us."
"The one area that we're specifically looking into is their outdoor APs. The development of their outdoor APs is lagging as compared to their internal APs."
"The product needs an update, particularly in price, as it deters many customers, including myself, from using it despite its convenience and effectiveness."
"Juniper Mist Edge can sometimes have a delay in information updating, which could be improved."
"I would like to see improvements in ensuring government compliance for Mist Edge."
"I think there is a need to improve the virtual edition or the virtual platform of Juniper Mist Edge, as I know that it was discontinued."
"I experience a lot of stability issues, so the rating is eight out of ten."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The cost is fair, but it could be improved."
"The big advantage of this solution is that we can select the right model for our requirements, which is not too expensive."
"Everything in Forcepoint comes with an individual license, which is kind of a problem. In our last meeting, they said that it may change at the beginning of 2021, and they will try to merge some licenses together. Customers will get more features than what they got previously. We will wait and see."
"The solution is expensive."
"Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is reasonable, it is priced the same as other firewalls."
"There is a need to make payments towards the licensing charges attached to the product. The product is not expensive."
"Forcepoint is very expensive but it's really secure."
"It requires a yearly subscription."
"I believe we're getting some good discounts. We're paying less than $500 per AP. I don't know the annual maintenance cost."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
7%
Outsourcing Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Educational Organization
9%
Retailer
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business29
Midsize Enterprise11
Large Enterprise14
No data available
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall?
In terms of price, I would say Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is not expensive. It is very much comparable to other vendors, and pricing is not a problem, especially for the Asian market, with...
What needs improvement with Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall?
The negative side of Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is that the ZTNA part is missing. For that, we have to integrate a third-party component with Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall to complet...
What is your primary use case for Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall?
The major use cases for Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall are in government turnkey projects where we require a lot of traffic coming from the public domain. That is why we are putting these fire...
What needs improvement with Juniper Mist Edge?
I can't think of any weak points that should be improved in Juniper Mist Edge at this moment. At this point, there is nothing that I believe should be improved on, at least for now. However, I thin...
What is your primary use case for Juniper Mist Edge?
My customers' main use cases for Juniper Mist Edge include those who want to replace their wireless LAN controller with an on-premise wireless LAN controller, which is what Juniper Mist Edge can do...
 

Also Known As

Forcepoint NGFW, Stonesoft Next Generation Firewall, McAfee Network Security Platform, Intel Security Network Security Platform
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Overview

 

Sample Customers

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR)
One Energy, UST Global, i3D.net, Hyland
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