We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiGate-VM and Sangfor NGAF 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."It can expand easily."
"I am "headache free" that I don't have to categorize all the websites and that security has been pre categorized by the people, and that the services are getting updated. At least one part of my problem is over."
"The most valuable features are simplicity, management, and that it's constantly evolving."
"FortiGate is very simple to manage and easy to use."
"The scalability of Fortinet FortiGate is good."
"We use the filtering feature the most. It has filtering and inbuilt securities. We can create customized rules to define which users can access a particular type of site. We can create policies inside the firewall."
"The most valuable feature is the FortiManager for centralized management."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate are remote access, web filtering, and IPS."
"It's almost perfect. It's very stable. We don't have many hardware issues."
"In terms of specific features, I like FortiGate's load balancing, interface, and priority on the network."
"The setup is simple."
"The reporting is good."
"It is easy to set up the solution."
"The product is quite user-friendly so we didn't have a lot of issues that needed to be addressed."
"GitDM, like FortiGate VM, provides similar features to FortiGate appliances or cloud solutions. However, FortiGate VM is more suitable for heavy traffic and inspection compared to GitDM. Unfortunately, FortiGate VM lacks a dedicated SPU for inspection, and all features rely on CPU and RAM."
"Its interface is good. It comes with a lot of features, and its performance is also very good."
"The stability of Sangfor NGAF is good."
"SSL VPN is the best feature."
"The level of support provided to local companies is good. They transform their application control and other settings according to that country."
"It's a very simple to use product."
"It offers application control features."
"Sangfor is a good solution that provides a WAF and firewall solution. Most other vendors, like Sophos and Fortinet and Cisco, only provide one solution. That's a valuable feature of Sangfor."
"Sangfor NGAF's standout feature is its powerful application control, enabling precise restrictions on mobile user access to approved applications."
"So far, the performance and reliability of the product have supported our company's critical network traffic."
"It does not have key authentication for admin access."
"It needs to improve its ISP load balancing."
"The solution could be more evenly structured."
"The integration with third-party tools may be something that they should work on."
"Due to its higher cost, Fortinet FortiGate can lead to increased operational expenses."
"The firewall engine is not so strong as of now, in my opinion... My second concern is that, while they have Zero-day vulnerability and anti-malware features, the threat engine needs to be strengthened, its efficiency can be increased."
"They should improve high CPU and memory usage that occurs."
"Fortinet FortiGate could improve by having more storage in the hardware for log data."
"The tool is expensive."
"The scalability feature of the solution has certain shortcomings, making it an area where improvements are required."
"The product does not have a good graphical interface."
"The price model is not transparent by any means and should be made more clear. What's included in the packages is often not very obvious."
"The reporting is not as good as it is with other firewalls and it should be improved."
"They could simplify the troubleshooting process."
"The stability of the product is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"In the next release, I would like to see integration capability with SIEM tools, such as QRadar, and LogRhythm."
"There is room for improvement in dependency on certain infrastructure, like the DNS dependency on the current DNS server that the company has. It should be standalone. It should not depend on any other DNS server."
"Our experience with its customer support was quite challenging."
"The support for YouTube or the Internet is not enough."
"They need to increase the number of ports in the firewall."
"The web interface needs to be improved, making it more user-friendly."
"The GUI needs to be improved, lacks logic in some areas."
"The product must provide more IPS features."
"The solution has too many bugs and these slow down the implementation."
Fortinet FortiGate-VM is ranked 9th in Firewalls with 113 reviews while Sangfor NGAF is ranked 20th in Firewalls with 31 reviews. Fortinet FortiGate-VM is rated 8.4, while Sangfor NGAF is rated 8.0. 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 Sangfor NGAF writes "Affordable, easy to configure firewall with fast, responsive support". Fortinet FortiGate-VM is most compared with Azure Firewall, Palo Alto Networks VM-Series, Fortinet FortiOS, OPNsense and Check Point CloudGuard Network Security, whereas Sangfor NGAF is most compared with Sophos XG, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Netgate pfSense, Check Point NGFW and H3C SecPath Firewalls. See our Fortinet FortiGate-VM vs. Sangfor NGAF report.
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