We performed a comparison between FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) and ThreatLocker Protect based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two ZTNA solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Routing and reporting are two areas where the product has an added advantage compared to any other product."
"The most valuable aspects of FortiGate NGFW are its top-notch reputation in peer reviews, user-friendly interface, and excellent support."
"The tool's most valuable feature is IPS. In my experience, I haven't encountered any issues with integration. It easily integrates with the FortiGate solution. However, verifying through documentation and assessing their support is necessary."
"The solution has helped our organization secure our network and connect remote sites."
"The most valuable feature of FortiGate Next Generation Firewall is its SD-WAN."
"It is a stable solution compared to other vendors."
"I found the upgrades valuable."
"User identification and application identification are valuable features."
"While it can be frustrating at times, we appreciate the low-level security provided by the application whitelist."
"The most valuable feature is selective elevation, which allows elevating an individual process to admin privilege without granting admin privilege to that user, which has been by far the most useful feature outside of the overall solution itself."
"The most valuable feature is probably the ability to block programs from running. ThreatLocker has some built-in features that make it super easy. You can also contact their support within the program. If you're having issues, you can click on that button and connect with someone in five to 10 seconds."
"The biggest improvement has been knowing that something unauthorized isn't going to get installed on anyone’s machines."
"Using ThreatLocker is effortless because I can access it from an app on my phone, so I can help clients after hours. My client had an issue while I was at dinner, and I didn't have a tech on the problem, but I could deal with it from my phone. I can see what the client is doing and approve or deny it. It helps me deliver better service to my clients when they need it."
"Feature-wise, the learning mode and the fact that it's blocking everything are the most valuable. I don't see why more companies don't use the type of product."
"Every single feature has been invaluable."
"The sandbox functionality is fantastic."
"One area for improvement is the IPS engine."
"There is room for improvement in pricing."
"One of the weaknesses of the solution is something we noticed, especially after comparing the tool with SD-WAN features, since, unfortunately, in a massive scale size environment, the solution is not good. I"
"I would like to have SD-WAN as a part of the Next Generation Firewall. It would enhance high availability."
"The inability to change passwords when using FortiGate firewall and relying on a local FortiGate database for account creation can be problematic, particularly in non-Active Directory setups."
"I see problems with the licensing. If I have to add a new feature, we need to add a license."
"There's a limitation wherein you can only have about 30 virtual or secondary IPs on a particular interface."
"The solution needs to improve its support."
"From a reporting perspective, enhancing the ability to customize reports would be beneficial."
"ThreatLocker Allowlisting needs to improve its user interface and overall workflow."
"If you have a thousand computers with ThreatLocker agents on them, when you approve or create a new policy saying that Adobe Reader that matches this hashtag and meets certain criteria is allowed to be installed, it applies at the top level or the organization level. It applies to every computer in the company. When you make that new policy and push it out and it goes out and updates all of the clients. Unfortunately, at this time, it does not look like they stagger the push-out."
"The portal can be a little overwhelming at times from an administration point of view. It displays a lot of information, and it's all useful. However, sometimes there is too much on the screen to sift through, especially if you're trying to diagnose a client's problem with a piece of software. Maybe something has stopped working since they updated it, and we need to see if ThreatLocker is blocking a component of that software."
"ThreatLocker could offer more flexible training, like online or offline classes after hours. The fact that they even provide weekly training makes it seem silly to suggest, but some people can't do it during the day, so they want to train after work. They could also start a podcast about issues they see frequently and what requires attention. A podcast would be helpful to keep us all apprised about what's going on and/or offline training for those people who can't train during the week."
"We identified several areas that we would like to see improved."
"There are some times when applications get submitted, the hashes don't really line up."
"More visibility in the built-ins would be nice."
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FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) is ranked 4th in ZTNA with 37 reviews while ThreatLocker Protect is ranked 9th in ZTNA with 13 reviews. FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) is rated 8.4, while ThreatLocker Protect is rated 9.2. The top reviewer of FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) writes "Easy to set up but needs better pricing and more helpful support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of ThreatLocker Protect writes "Integration is simple, deployment is straightforward, and extensive well-written documentation is available online". FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) is most compared with OPNsense, Netgate pfSense, Tailscale, Fortinet FortiGate and Twingate, whereas ThreatLocker Protect is most compared with SentinelOne Singularity Complete, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, CrowdStrike Falcon, Huntress and GravityZone Business Security. See our FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) vs. ThreatLocker Protect report.
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