We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiGate-VM and Hillstone E-Series 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 SD-WAN feature is the most valuable. This feature evolved from link load balancing. It has helped us in terms of our uptime and privatizing applications whenever we experience an outage. The SD-WAN feature has been a plus for us. Two-factor authentication has allowed us to add more users in terms of remote working. We have two-factor authentication for remote workers to authenticate them before they get on the network."
"The multi-tenancy feature is most valuable. It integrates very well with FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer."
"We are very happy with the general bandwidth agility we have seen from one website to another website."
"With FortiClient, you can easily connect when you are home, check out what you want to do, and connect to your network when you are not at work. You can switch on servers and you can check what is wrong."
"We have found it to be very reliable and that's why our teams and various users in our company use it as our main firewall every day."
"It is useful for protecting and segregating the internal networks from the internet. Most of our customers also use the FortiGate client to connect to their offices by using the VPN client, and of course, they usually activate the antivirus, deep inspection, and intrusion prevention services. They are also using it for web filtering and implementing various policies dealing with forwardings, NAT, etc."
"The security fabric is excellent."
"Using this product makes the VPN seamless and almost invisible to me in the sense that I don't have to think about it."
"The most valuable features we have found to be the VPN, ease of use, and overall simplicity."
"The most valuable feature is that its IPsec works perfectly."
"The most valuable feature is the UTM, which gives them an advantage over other firewalls."
"Good for the servers and can stop network attacks, including spam."
"I have worked on some of the largest and smallest solutions that Fortinet sells and they all scale really well."
"It is very useful to make lists for rules and prepare firewall rules."
"Overall, it's an excellent solution."
"It has allowed us to centralize every network service into one appliance."
"The installation is easy, we have not had any complaints from our customers."
"Very reliable solution with good scalability and straightforward implementation."
"Five out of five ROI."
"The most valuable features of the Hillstone E-Series are its hardware capacity, innovation, and the throughput that the hardware can take."
"The initial setup was straightforward. It only took a few hours to deploy."
"This solution has two main features that we find very valuable; a threat-intelligence option, and a web/application filtering option. The technical support team are very good and very quick."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"I am impressed with the application filtering feature."
"The security of Fortinet FortiGate could improve."
"The support costs and licensing are sometimes so expensive."
"Lacks sufficient security options."
"Fortinet doesn't provide multiple virtual firewalls which would facilitate end users and customers."
"The performance could be a bit better. Right now, I find it to be lacking. Having good performance is very important for our work."
"Its customer service could be better."
"If they had better integration with security products, such as Cisco ISE or Rapid Threat Containment, then it would be an improvement."
"The firmware needs improvement because there are bugs when a new release comes through. Sometimes, the configuration changes, and it's a bit harder to see where the fail is. The first time that you have the firmware, it tends to have some issues, and it's better to wait a bit to update the equipment."
"We'd like to have more customization and easier customization of policies."
"Areas for improvement would be application control and web filtering."
"One thing that can be better is added automation. And, on top of that, enhanced security when it comes to the automation itself."
"The tool does not have a good name in the market, consisting of enterprise-class businesses, making it an area where the product lacks and needs to improve."
"The user interface could be improved."
"The product's initial setup phase is a bit complex."
"The costs could be lowered."
"The tool is expensive."
"The tool provides just a general report. It does not provide a granular report. Hence, the tool should work on its reporting feature."
"The solution doesn't have a web proxy built into the system like Sophos. This is something they should work to change."
"SSL VPN license cost is not cheap."
"I am not sure if this solution offers active directory integration. Adding that feature will definitely be an advantage."
"The tool needs to improve its price."
"The current usage reporting is very basic."
"Having frequent live webinars on a monthly basis would really help."
"Support from Hillstone E-Series has a shortcoming that needs improvement."
Fortinet FortiGate-VM is ranked 9th in Firewalls with 113 reviews while Hillstone E-Series is ranked 33rd in Firewalls with 9 reviews. Fortinet FortiGate-VM is rated 8.4, while Hillstone E-Series is rated 9.0. 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". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Hillstone E-Series writes "A user-friendly and marketable solution with a virtual switching capability". Fortinet FortiGate-VM is most compared with Azure Firewall, Palo Alto Networks VM-Series, Fortinet FortiOS, OPNsense and Cisco Secure Firewall, whereas Hillstone E-Series is most compared with Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Sophos XG, OpenVPN Access Server, Netgate pfSense and Meraki MX. See our Fortinet FortiGate-VM vs. Hillstone E-Series report.
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