We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiGate-VM and Waterfall Security based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Netgate, Fortinet, OPNsense and others in Firewalls."We have been able to offer several services to customers in a single box."
"Its stability is the most valuable."
"The secure web gateway module and the application control module are valuable. HA operations are very easy."
"What's most important is the ease of use."
"The most important features of Fortinet FortiGate are the Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) and firewall control applications."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the analytics."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate are it is one of the most mature firewalls in the UTM bundle."
"The most valuable feature is the bundled subscription, which is IPS, TV and web filtering."
"We are able to closely monitor the usages of individual users and see their usage habits and other items, including the data itself, which gives us quite a bit of visibility."
"FortiGate-VM's firewall is excellent."
"The pricing of the solution is good."
"In terms of specific features, I like FortiGate's load balancing, interface, and priority on the network."
"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 thing that I like the most is that they're very willing to work with us to resolve issues that they haven't taken care of before in their product."
"The most valuable features are network security, VLAN, network protection, and encryption are very valuable to us."
"The policies are very valuable. They allow me to secure and manage future traffic effectively."
"This is a professional solution which has been the most valuable aspect of its use."
"Compared to some other products, the DLP is not at par for the moment."
"The cloud features and integration could be improved."
"The solution could be more evenly structured."
"A couple of things I've seen that need improvement, especially in terms of a hard coding. The driver-level active moment really is out-of-the-box and we have to have contact the customer support and sometimes it is difficult to resolve."
"I would like reporting to be improved and should offer a lot more tools to monitor the products."
"The updates Fortinet provides are sometimes unstable."
"Pricing for it is a bit high. It could be cheaper."
"Some of the software stability could improve."
"Fortinet support needs improvement. The response times are lackluster. Fortunately, the product is stable and we seldom have issues. Also, it takes months for them to deliver hardware when we order it."
"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."
"The biggest area for improvement is storage configuration. It could be smoother."
"It should have the SD-WAN feature. This would increase the number of features that are available in the box."
"In the next release, we would like to see full integration with VMware NSX virtualized networks."
"The users must buy FortiSIEM to get advanced analytics."
"There is always room for improvement in any solutions, including Fortinet's FortiGate-VM. Although the solution claims to have a superior throughput compared to other OEMs, upon closer examination and comparison, there is potential for significant improvement in this area. In today's rapidly evolving technology world, it is important to continuously strive for enhancement and development, and I believe Fortinet can make significant strides in this direction for the FortiGate-VM."
"There are certain GUI features that should be present but are not."
"The interface of this solution could be more user friendly. The initial set up could also be made more simple."
Fortinet FortiGate-VM is ranked 9th in Firewalls with 113 reviews while Waterfall Security is ranked 5th in Operational Technology (OT) Security with 1 review. Fortinet FortiGate-VM is rated 8.4, while Waterfall Security 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 Waterfall Security writes "Cyber security solution used for data transmission that requires training to make use of all of its powerful features". Fortinet FortiGate-VM is most compared with Azure Firewall, Palo Alto Networks VM-Series, Fortinet FortiOS, OPNsense and Netgate pfSense, whereas Waterfall Security is most compared with OPSWAT MetaDefender OT Security and Nozomi Networks.
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