We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiGate and Hillstone CloudEdge based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Netgate, Fortinet, OPNsense and others in Firewalls."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."
"The security on offer is very good."
"One of the nice things about FortiGate is that it can be deployed on the cloud or on-premises. You can actually do both. That's the biggest reason why I stick with this solution as opposed to something like Cisco Meraki. Another nice thing is that I can log directly into a FortiGate or get to it through their FortiCloud access products. They're pretty reliable and consistent. One of the reasons why I started using the product was their single pane of management. I can deploy their line of firewalls in conjunction with their switching and access points, and I can manage the entire network from one interface. I don't have to log into one interface for the firewall, another one for the access points, and another one for the switches. These firewalls have access point controller functionality built right into the system, so I don't even have to purchase additional devices to manage them."
"The ability to set up remote systems is the most valuable feature."
"Security solution with a straightforward and quick setup. It's a stable and scalable product."
"The solution is extremely reliable."
"Its performance in fulfilling our requirements has been satisfactory."
"Offers good security and filtering."
"The solution is very easy to download and configure. The initial setup was very easy. The technical support is very good."
"I would like Fortinet to add more automation to FortiGate."
"The user interface could be improved."
"The web-cache feature which was previously on the FortiGate device, but was deleted with the recent upgrade should be returned. It was a very valuable feature for us."
"Lacks training for new features."
"I would suggest that Fortinet add sandboxing to their solution."
"There is a lot of improvement needed with SSL-VPN."
"Fortinet currently has many products bundled with FortiGate including the basic firewall and load balancer, and I think that that they need to have separate product portfolios for each of these specialized services."
"Price, of course, can always be more competitive or better."
"The solution needs more granular level reporting on system usage."
Fortinet FortiGate is ranked 2nd in Firewalls with 306 reviews while Hillstone CloudEdge is ranked 32nd in Firewalls with 1 review. Fortinet FortiGate is rated 8.4, while Hillstone CloudEdge is rated 10.0. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiGate writes "It's a reliable solution that's easy to install and cheaper than competitors ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Hillstone CloudEdge writes "A stable solution that is easy to configure". Fortinet FortiGate is most compared with Sophos XG, Cisco Secure Firewall, Netgate pfSense, Meraki MX and Check Point NGFW, whereas Hillstone CloudEdge is most compared with .
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