We performed a comparison between Hillstone CloudEdge and Sangfor NGAF based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Netgate, Fortinet, OPNsense and others in Firewalls."Fortinet FortiGate is a scalable solution."
"There are lots of features and most of them are deployed for internet security. Users are protected if they accidentally go to some malicious sites."
"The threat prevention is the solution's most valuable aspect."
"Some of the valuable features are the firewall, IPS, web filter, and gateway capabilities. Additionally, it is easy to use and flexible."
"The Intrusion Prevention System and the web filtering are both working well."
"The most valuable features of the solution are SD-WAN, filtering testing applications, web filtering, and the new VPN."
"Reliability is the best feature. We faced some issues when we were setting it up, but the service, portal, and administration are good."
"The reporting and monitoring are very good."
"The solution is very easy to download and configure. The initial setup was very easy. The technical support is very good."
"Sangfor NGAF specializes in ransomware detection and helps to protect our network from ransomware threats and malware."
"Sangfor has the best capabilities for securing connections, securing web browsers, securing servers, and general threat protection."
"It's a very simple to use product."
"We can utilize our own network rather than paying for a private one."
"It offers application control features."
"The product is very fast and reliable."
"So far, the performance and reliability of the product have supported our company's critical network traffic."
"It is a stable solution."
"There are a lot of bugs I have found in the solution and it is difficult to upgrade. These areas need improvement."
"Some configuration elements cannot be easily altered once created."
"Compared to some other products, the DLP is not at par for the moment."
"I would like to see better pricing in the next release, as well as a simplification of the installation."
"Backup can be improved."
"The user interface could be improved to make it less confusing and easier to set up."
"Fortinet FortiGate can improve the integration with Active Directory. Additionally, I would like to have a Cloud Controller, such as they do in the Cisco Meraki solution."
"Fortinet doesn't provide multiple virtual firewalls which would facilitate end users and customers."
"The solution needs more granular level reporting on system usage."
"The reporting and log management could be improved."
"The support for YouTube or the Internet is not enough."
"The web interface needs to be improved, making it more user-friendly."
"Sangfor NGAF could improve by refining its application control policies, especially in addressing challenges with certain types of applications."
"Sangfor could improve their interface capacity on the 5100 series model and upgrade their hardware from one gig to 10 gig. This would improve the overall throughput."
"The GUI needs to be improved, lacks logic in some areas."
"The firewall system needs gradual improvements because there are more threats and challenges every day."
"Sangfor need greater exposer in the market because the market is mainly saturated by Fortinet. The user experience of Fortinet is quite different compared to NGAF. If we want to switch our users from Fortinet to NGAF, we have to convince them that the user experience will be much easier once once they start to use it."
Hillstone CloudEdge is ranked 32nd in Firewalls with 1 review while Sangfor NGAF is ranked 20th in Firewalls with 31 reviews. Hillstone CloudEdge is rated 10.0, while Sangfor NGAF is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Hillstone CloudEdge writes "A stable solution that is easy to configure". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sangfor NGAF writes "Affordable, easy to configure firewall with fast, responsive support". Hillstone CloudEdge is most compared with , whereas Sangfor NGAF is most compared with Sophos XG, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Netgate pfSense, Check Point NGFW and Fortinet FortiOS.
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