We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiGate IPS and KerioControl based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The Fortinet FortiGate IPS has a good interface and integration."
"The most useful features of Fortinet FortiGate IPS are you can create a virtual firewall within it, most other firewalls do not have this feature. You are able to manage your network and have network segmentation within your firewall. Additionally, you can create virtual switches within the firewall and have policy management, such as firewall and access policy."
"Simple interface and easy to deploy."
"It does not require a lot of maintenance."
"Regionally, we are well covered. Technical support is good in this area."
"The solution effectively controls browsing traffic."
"I like FortiGate's zero-trust capabilities and protection against zero-day threats. Zero-day threat protection is critical because we're seeing constant changes in the threat landscape. The sandboxing and web access controls are also robust."
"The initial setup is very easy."
"The ease of use in the GUI itself is the most valuable feature. The GUI is really the best part of it. We like the traffic rules so we can control who can get to what. It's easy to determine the flow of the traffic itself so we aren't having to guess through command lines and reading out basically command-driven output. It's just a very easy-to-use interface. The interface is the best part of the product."
"Its support is very good, and it is stable product."
"Kerio Control can be scaled easily."
"It has saved a lot of time and it was a secure way of doing it too. We had a whole contact center that worked from home for a period of time and that's a 21 hour a day contact center that we moved, that was spread out across the greater Brisbane region and working on home internet connections. Surprisingly, we didn't have a lot of stability issues anyway on those connections, but Kerio didn't blink, so that was good."
"The flexibility of the system, the capacity to provide the right level of security, and the ability to be integrated into different kinds of infrastructures are the most valuable features."
"Kerio Control is easy to use and provides the ability to deliver customized solutions."
"The routing of the multiple internet physical routers I have is the most valuable feature of this solution. Instead of me physically unplugging a cable from one router to the server, if one connection goes down, it automatically switches for me. So I can have all three of them plugged in. If one goes down, it just picks up the other one automatically. There's no physical cable swapping."
"We also like the security. We can control what sites users can go to and we can make sure that where they're going is appropriate and that it's work-related."
"The solution could maybe use more integration with artificial intelligence to be more proactive."
"While the security is good, we'd always prefer if it was even better to ensure protection."
"To stay ahead of the competition Fortinet FortiGate IPS needs to think about how to adjust pricing."
"Overall, the integration could be better."
"The prevention mechanisms and implementation are not easy."
"I have used technical support and they could improve."
"The system can slow down when inspections are carried out."
"Integration with the antivirus companion Webroot is not seamless on Mac computers."
"They should improve the remote connectivity feature for users."
"The antivirus seemed to be a bit laggy on the connection so I disconnected that. It's definitely good. The only issue we've had with any sort of cyber attack seemed to be coming from a couple of distinct locations, people trying to get into known ports on remote desktops and stuff like that. The fact that we can block all that traffic is just great. It simplifies it."
"The trial duration of the product should be extended."
"KerioControl should add more options in VPN features, such as IPsec VPNs, SSL VPNs, and L2TP VPNs, because KerioControl uses a special VPN for their products."
"The denial of service could also be improved. There recently was a big issue with denial of service attacks and it was a bit laborious."
"My experience with the solutions technical support is fine but they could be faster in responding."
"The improvement that we are looking for is for when decide to move some part of our application to the cloud."
"Improvements are needed to the Next Generation Firewall Protection, specifically with user-level protection."
Fortinet FortiGate IPS is ranked 4th in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) with 54 reviews while KerioControl is ranked 16th in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) with 54 reviews. Fortinet FortiGate IPS is rated 8.4, while KerioControl is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiGate IPS writes "Very stable with good network protection". On the other hand, the top reviewer of KerioControl writes "With VPN, any of our guys can log in to the system and effectively be on board; helps with our customers all over the world". Fortinet FortiGate IPS is most compared with Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention, Trend Micro TippingPoint Threat Protection System, Cisco NGIPS, Check Point IPS and Cisco Sourcefire SNORT, whereas KerioControl is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Fortinet FortiGate, OPNsense, Sophos XG and Sophos UTM. See our Fortinet FortiGate IPS vs. KerioControl report.
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