We performed a comparison between Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall and Stormshield Network Security 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."Good load balancing feature."
"This is a quality product with ok support, and it is better than the competition we've tried."
"It's very easy to configure."
"The web filtering facility and application control are the most valuable features from the point of view of our clients. The VPN feature is also quite popular amongst our clients. Two-factor authentication is one of the good features in Fortinet. These features are important for the current scenario of security. Security has become a necessity nowadays. With cyber-attacks becoming more common, protecting an organization's data is one of the major tasks. It is also very stable and scalable, and it is very straightforward to configure. Their technical support is also good."
"Customers are more inclined towards FortiGate because of application control, web filtering, and anti-spam features. The support from the FortiGate team is good, and price-wise, it is affordable."
"The security on offer is very good."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate are the ease of use and the UI. It has always provided me with what I needed. I have no need for additional costs that other solutions have, such as Sophos."
"This product is definitely scalable."
"I like the IPS. IPS is the master feature. I depend on the firewall and sandbox."
"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."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the support."
"I don't have anything bad to say about the product. I absolutely love it."
"The blocking, based on the signal provided, is the solution's most valuable aspect."
"The VPN is great."
"The initial setup is very easy."
"The people we deal with is a local partner in Cambodia and we can get good support from them."
"The solution has improved my organization because I can see what traffic is happening and I can use it to block and prevent attacks."
"The most valuable features are the IPS, the firewall function, and the price."
"I can see what traffic is going on. I can easily block any programs from attacks."
"I like how you can configure the rules. There is the task for the rules and a task for the network configuration. It also provides SMD filtering, and it can be integrated with the active directory for the users, their mission, and the VPN configuration. We are here in Sudan, and Stormshield didn't work in Sudan for more than a decade. Stormshield is a very strong firewall and very easy to configure and maintain. I am just working with the firewall solution, and we don't have any other solutions like endpoint solutions or something like that."
"Easily manageable in a variety of environments."
"This solution is quick and easy to configure."
"Ease of use is the best feature of the product."
"It's an easy, straightforward management platform to use."
"The initial setup and configuration are not intuitive and require training."
"The cloud features can be improved."
"The initial setup is complex."
"Fortinet FortiGate is a stable solution. However, my issue is the performance only. When I use all the profiles, this affects the performance. From the beginning, I should have had a better sizing of the box."
"I think that the infrastructure for the VPN could be improved. The way that it is bundled also made it difficult to use and sell as it is too expensive."
"There is a lot of improvement needed with SSL-VPN."
"The solution lacks sufficient filtering."
"To some degree, it's almost a question as to why some of this stuff isn't simpler. For example, for an AP deployment, while it's integrated, the number of steps that you have to go through in order to get the AP up, seems like a lot."
"They need to improve their alerts."
"The security features need to be improved."
"They need to increase the local support here. There are also some bugs or fixes on which they need to work. They very well know about these bugs. In terms of licensing, I would like them to either increase the number of features in a single license or make licensing more flexible."
"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."
"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."
"They should provide more details on potential cyber threats."
"Something that I've noticed that Forcepoint lacks, is the training that they offer to their end-customers"
"They need to work on stability, it has not been the best in our experience."
"With Stormshield, there are difficulties joining things, and it can be complex depending on the architecture."
"The biggest issue was their support department was not able to help us, then everything stops. This is a no-go area for me."
"It could be better if it were more user-friendly. It's too complicated for us to use it. The price could be better as well."
"Not all the fields are activated yet and we were informed that it will take at least one month."
"The product must improve its pricing."
"Improvement is needed in terms of the technical support of the manufacturer."
"The SD card could be more secure."
"Stormshield Network Security is quite expensive."
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Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is ranked 31st in Firewalls with 39 reviews while Stormshield Network Security is ranked 9th in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 16 reviews. Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is rated 7.6, while Stormshield Network Security is rated 7.8. 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 Stormshield Network Security writes "Handles monitoring, collection, analysis, and reporting of data in our HQ and branches". 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 Stormshield Network Security is most compared with Netgate pfSense, OPNsense, Sophos XG, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls and WatchGuard Firebox. See our Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall vs. Stormshield Network Security report.
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