We performed a comparison between Hillstone CloudEdge and WatchGuard XTM [EOL] based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Netgate, Fortinet, OPNsense and others in Firewalls."The scalability of Fortinet FortiGate is good."
"The most valuable feature is the web filter."
"Whenever I need something, Fortinet improves and updates the software for me."
"Overall, the pricing of the solution is very good. The product offers good value."
"Fortinet offers the latest versions to cater to the needs of enterprises."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the analytics."
"We are a visual effects company, and there have been a number of high profile security issues in our industry. This has brought us to a higher standard of security, which our clients are very keen on these days."
"The IPsec tunnels are very easily created, and quite interoperable with devices from other vendors."
"The solution is very easy to download and configure. The initial setup was very easy. The technical support is very good."
"There is a site-to-site VPN configuration between others people."
"SNMP status monitoring and the Central Management Software."
"It configures in all-in-one place."
"It is stable and does not require you to reboot all the time."
"I like the hostwatch because I can see what traffic uses the most bandwidth and I can block that site."
"Reputation Enabled Defense indicates that some websites are so infested that it's not even worth visiting them, and therefore saving the bandwidth of going through the detection process."
"Monitoring of network activity is included in the box."
"After installing the product, we achieved awareness of our data protection needs and email misuse."
"They sometimes hide some features and if you want to enable them, you have to go in the CLI, enable the feature and configure it through the CLI. Customers, typically, like everything to be done by the GUI."
"Usually, we sell the bundle with the UTM or threat management piece with IPS, IDS. Other providers, such as Palo Alto, are ahead in terms of safe functionality. So, for me, delivering truly safe service is probably something that still needs to be improved."
"The feedback that I have received is that the performance could be better, and the user experience is not as good compared to a previous solution we used. It could be more user-friendly. Of course, it still works fine for our operations."
"The monitor and the visibility, in this proxy, is very weak."
"The performance and speed are aspects of the solution that could always be improved upon."
"With the addition of some features, it is possible that FortiGate can be used in all verticals."
"Tunnel flapping was one of the major things I had seen wherein your internet link remains but your VPN tunnel is down. However, since I got a fix from the TAC team, I have not noticed it, but the customer complained a few times that they couldn't access the internet because of this problem."
"The license renewal process, annual renewal price, and the web application firewall features should be improved."
"The solution needs more granular level reporting on system usage."
"The VPN errors are not helpful when troubleshooting."
"WatchGuard doesn't have a product that allows them to get into the data center. And that's just because there is no hardware to do the job. The software could do it, but there's no hardware that allows that to happen at the moment. So it doesn't scale as well as some other products, that's for sure."
"The initial setup is neither simple nor complex. If you know the base in networking and how the firewall works, you will be able to figure it out."
"One huge issue with WatchGuard XTM is that I'm not getting reports in a readable format. Readable means, I don't want Excel online. We repeat auditing when we trigger the report or setup calendar. That functionality is what we are looking for from WatchGuard XTM here."
"Syslog (Dimension) is focused on presentation, but needs more focus on utility like SonicWall syslog (GMS/Analyzer)."
"Sometimes we have had issues with stability of the product."
"The setting policies need improvement. It needs an easier way to do static NAT and check on what policy is being used for that specific traffic."
"I would like them to improve the product's overall protections. This would be good for all product users."
Earn 20 points
Hillstone CloudEdge is ranked 32nd in Firewalls with 1 review while WatchGuard XTM [EOL] doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in Firewalls. Hillstone CloudEdge is rated 10.0, while WatchGuard XTM [EOL] 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 WatchGuard XTM [EOL] writes "The multi-layer security of the products are the primary reason we use these appliances, however, the gateway wireless functionality for managing access points leaves much to be desired". Hillstone CloudEdge is most compared with , whereas WatchGuard XTM [EOL] is most compared with .
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