We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiGate-VM and McAfee StoneGate [EOL] based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
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"Fortigate is very scalable to serve our customers' needs. We have scaled already from fifty to more than a hundred instances of Fortinet FortiGate. Around 20 staff are required for deployment and maintenance, mostly engineers."
"The most valuable features are SD-WAN, application control, IPS control, and FortiSandbox."
"It's great for capturing the traffic and troubleshooting it."
"It's inexpensive compared to some of the other technology out there."
"The virtual firewall feature is the most valuable. We have around 1,500 firewalls. We did not buy individual hardware, and the virtual firewalls made sense because we don't have to keep on buying the hardware. FortiGate is easier to use as compared to Checkpoint devices. It is user friendly and has a good UI. You don't need much expertise to work on this firewall. You don't need to worry much about DCLA, commands, and things like that."
"Whenever I need something, Fortinet improves and updates the software for me."
"Allows for firewall rules to be programmed and named in a way that makes it “readable”"
"Its interface is good. It comes with a lot of features, and its performance is also very good."
"I really like that it's internationally deployable."
"Fortinet FortiGate-VM is very easy to create the user of VPN, allowing them to use it quickly. Additionally, the integration and interface are good."
"Fortinet is user-friendly."
"The most valuable features are locking applications from in and out of my test network and testing malware on different devices. I use malware detection, antivirus, and basic firewall policies to check for different types of security breaches. The UI is really nice and easy to use."
"The support is good. We don't have any issues with the technical support."
"Its performance is adequate. We are quite satisfied with its performance. The fact that it is a complete ecosystem with all kinds of integrations is valuable. It did take us a couple of months to get a grip on the new software, but all in all, it replaced our on-premise and single-point solution environment."
"The most valuable feature is that its IPsec works perfectly."
"We did not have issues with scalabiliy."
"It works well with a highly-active cluster."
"The license renewal process, annual renewal price, and the web application firewall features should be improved."
"I would like reporting to be improved and should offer a lot more tools to monitor the products."
"MTBF: Hardware failure is more common when compared to SonicWall or Cisco ASA."
"I would like to see a more intuitive dashboard."
"Fortinet Fortigate could benefit by simplifying some of their processes."
"There can be more security in hybrid implementations. When a customer has a hybrid environment where some parts are in the cloud, we need a consistent security solution for such scenarios."
"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."
"When we cluster the two Fortinet FortiGate boxes together we have some issues."
"We'd like to have more customization and easier customization of policies."
"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 (UI) and the performance of interface both need improvement."
"Deployment can be difficult and they could dispense with reliance on FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer."
"Capacity-wise, I think the solution's log storage area is something that needs to be increased since, by default, it stores logs for only seven days."
"Compatibility and integration with other products or vendors such as Cisco SD-WAN products need improvement."
"There should be a bit more automation."
"The product may not be as robust as Palo Alto. However, unless you are a big bank, you probably won't need it to be."
"After some experience with the solution, we had to do some redesign, but generally, we were happy with the product."
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Fortinet FortiGate-VM is ranked 9th in Firewalls with 113 reviews while McAfee StoneGate [EOL] doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in Firewalls. Fortinet FortiGate-VM is rated 8.4, while McAfee StoneGate [EOL] is rated 7.0. 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 McAfee StoneGate [EOL] writes "The HA cluster had issues during deployment, but the solution gives us better application control than with our previous solution". Fortinet FortiGate-VM is most compared with Azure Firewall, Palo Alto Networks VM-Series, Fortinet FortiOS, OPNsense and Cisco Secure Firewall, whereas McAfee StoneGate [EOL] is most compared with .
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