Hillstone E-Series vs Huawei NGFW comparison

Hillstone Networks and Huawei are both solutions in the Firewalls category. Hillstone Networks is ranked #39 with an average rating of 8.0, while Huawei is ranked #38 with an average rating of 7.3. Hillstone Networks holds a 0.6% mindshare in Firewalls, compared to Huawei’s 1.0% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Hillstone Networks users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 66% of Huawei users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 16, 2024

Hillstone E-Series and Huawei NGFW are advanced firewall solutions with distinct strengths. Users feel Huawei NGFW has the upper hand due to its feature-rich capabilities.

Features: Hillstone E-Series is praised for robust threat detection, policy management, and competitive pricing. Huawei NGFW stands out with superior integration, advanced threat protection, and comprehensive features.

Room for Improvement: Hillstone E-Series could enhance scalability, reporting tools, and customer support. Huawei NGFW needs better documentation, simplified management, and usability enhancements.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Hillstone E-Series is noted for straightforward deployment with mixed customer support experiences. Huawei NGFW users report a steeper learning curve with better post-deployment support.

Pricing and ROI: Hillstone E-Series is valued for its cost-efficiency and favorable ROI. Huawei NGFW users acknowledge higher costs with significant ROI due to advanced capabilities.

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Fortinet FortiGate

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the Firewalls category, the mindshare of Fortinet FortiGate is 17.2%, down from 21.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Hillstone E-Series is 0.6%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Huawei NGFW is 1.0%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Firewalls Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Fortinet FortiGate	17.2%
Huawei NGFW	1.0%
Hillstone E-Series	0.6%
Other	81.2%

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Featured Reviews

Abhinandan Yadav

Network Security Engineer at Arrow PC Network Pvt Ltd

Unified security and sd-wan have improved uptime and cut wan costs for multi-site branches

Users report stability issues in certain versions, which requires regular updates. Real-world attacks have also highlighted the need for urgent patching of vulnerabilities.Fortinet FortiGate, while a powerful and feature-rich web firewall, could improve in areas like firmware stability, documentation, and ease of use. The learning curve can be steep for some users. For beginners, support quality can vary, and frequent updates with occasional vulnerabilities call for careful patch management. However, once Fortinet FortiGate is configured, it remains highly reliable and efficient. Customer support needs improvement, as I find it very slow, with reports from other users reflecting that customer support is inadequate.

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TahirMahmood

IT Manager at Zubair Feeds

Offers good features like URL filtering, IPS, and IDS to users

We received an update for the tool in July. The update was provided for the tool as there was a problem with the firewall, where too much memory was consumed, and the firewall was hanging a lot. When we updated the tool's features, everything became okay. The tool only had some memory-related problems. It took the tool a month to fix the issues.

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Waqas Zubair

Senior Manager Technology at CNS Engineering

GUI application allows for easy monitoring and analysis of potential intrusions but needs improvement in threat prevention signatures

Based on the threat prevention signatures, they need updates. They should add some machine learning features and Machine learning detection. In future releases, I would like to see improvements in CDR technology. Forcepoint is pitching CDR technology, which extends sandboxing. Configuring data on the console needs enhancement. Huawei also need to improve spam techniques and add a web application firewall. Currently, Huawei does not have a built-in web application firewall (WAF) like Fortinet does. Tools like SIEM, SOAR, and Tenable can be integrated, but they require additional setup and should be integrated via API. For external threat detection, using the TAXII or STIX protocol, would be an improvement over the current features.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"Fortinet FortiGate protects against internet-based threats, both internal and external. It is scalable, stable, easy to use, and easy to install."

"Overall, we've been pretty happy with the solution."

"Fortinet firewalls are a great new generation firewall."

"The CLI and GUI do a good job of putting a lot at your fingertips."

"Using this product makes the VPN seamless and almost invisible to me in the sense that I don't have to think about it."

"The solution is stable; it doesn't have any issues with bugs and glitches, it doesn't crash or freeze, and it's very reliable."

"What I appreciate about Fortinet FortiGate is that the UI is easier than what I've previously known from Sophos."

"A strong point of FortiGate is that the graphical interface is complete and easy to use, especially if we think there is a list of operations that we are able to perform inside."

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"The initial setup was straightforward. It only took a few hours to deploy."

"The most valuable feature of the Hillstone E-Series is its user-friendliness."

"The installation is easy, we have not had any complaints from our customers."

"Working with the Hillstone E-Series has, from a remote perspective, allowed me to give my clients secure connectivity from a remote location to their offices or their servers."

"The most valuable features of the Hillstone E-Series are its hardware capacity, innovation, and the throughput that the hardware can take."

"With Hillstone, TCO and ROI are very good, it's an easy sale."

"Very reliable solution with good scalability and straightforward implementation."

"This solution has two main features that we find very valuable; a threat-intelligence option, and a web/application filtering option."

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"The solution's performance is good with IPSec."

"The security is good. It's as effective as anything else on the market."

"Banks in Pakistan are actively migrating to Huawei NGFW."

"One of the best things about Huawei NGFW is its ability to integrate Azure solutions. Every year, we can add new features to the firewall. The key advantage is the integration across the entire network, so it doesn't work in isolation. For example, we can manage everything with features like the secret manager or analytic IDs. The solution is straightforward. It can also detect intrusions."

"We make use of the new data center, specifically the containerized data center which is built and reviewed by Huawei, including all the device's infrastructure."

"I like that the initial setup is straighforward."

"The support for the solution has been excellent. If we ever had an issue they would send an engineer to help us with our problem."

"The solution's implementation is pretty easy."

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Cons

"The support from Fortinet FortiGate could improve. They are not easily accessible when we need them. They could improve their response time."

"There can be more security in hybrid implementations. When a customer has a hybrid environment where some parts are in the cloud, we need a consistent security solution for such scenarios."

"Fortinet FortiGate needs to improve to be on par with its competitors, such as Palo Alto and Sophos. Fortinet FortiGate needs to improve its capabilities."

"They could simplify their deployment process, especially when customers have existing devices."

"Some of the software stability could improve."

"There is a lot of improvement needed with SSL-VPN."

"The technical support from Fortinet FortiGate is terrible. They can improve."

"One area for improvement is the performance on the bandwidth demands for smaller devices, as well as better web filtering."

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"The tool provides just a general report. It does not provide a granular report. Hence, the tool should work on its reporting feature."

"The tool only had some memory-related problems."

"The current usage reporting is very basic."

"The room for improvement would be the SSL VPN license cost."

"The current usage reporting is very basic. I would like to be able to access more granular data."

"Having frequent live webinars on a monthly basis would really help."

"I am not sure if this solution offers active directory integration. Adding that feature will definitely be an advantage."

"The tool needs to improve its price."

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"The solution is scalable but it is difficult because you need to purchase new systems, it is not just one click."

"The solution could be more secure and have better integration."

"The user interface could be more user-friendly."

"We no longer use Huawei as our firewall."

"Huawei NGFW should have better reporting and a dashboard for the visibility of traffic."

"You are therefore stuck with a device with no documentation and technical support that isn't very helpful as they also remove support assistance as well."

"The tool lacks features."

"The solution is scalable but it is difficult because you need to purchase new systems, it is not just one click."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is not a very costly product if you compare it with other products. The return on investment is also good. If you compare the return of investment and money that you are spending on this product with Palo Alto, Cisco, Check Point, and other solutions, the investment is very less. We are happy with this solution. The optional licenses are there, and you can choose which one you want and which one to avoid."

"The license for Fortinet FortiGate is affordable in my country."

"I think price-wise, the solution is totally reasonable since it has many products to serve, starting from small homes to massive scale sites."

"We have the full version of Fortinet FortiGate and we are on a three-year contract with a commitment of five years."

"It is cheaper and more competitive compared to other options. For example, when comparing Palo Alto products to others, Palo Alto tends to be more expensive. If you compare Cisco's platform, including Cisco Meraki, with Fortinet products, you'll notice that Cisco's offerings are generally higher priced than Fortinet's firewall solutions."

"It cost us around $73,000 for three years."

"The product is expensive. I rate its pricing a six out of ten."

"Fortinet prices are around $600 for the small 40F model, and for licenses, the simplest option is about $300 for a year. They sell licenses that can last for 1, 2, 3, or 5 years."

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"The licensing model is very complex with many subcategories of licenses you can purchase. They could make it more simplified for customers to understand."

"The tool's pricing is reasonable. It depends on the model. The product's pricing is around 600 USD. You need to buy a software license to activate the features. You need to pay around 150 USD for that."

"Hillstone's pricing is economical and neither very high nor very low."

"The cost per year for licensing, and hardware, is approximately $850 for the basic plan."

"The pricing is cheap."

"Licensing fees are billed on an annual basis."

"The price of the license of this solution is high."

"Huawei is priced lower than most competitors."

"I believe that we are entitled to a one-year extension on our licensing."

"Huawei is 30% cheaper than Arista."

"The solution isn't cheap. It's market price."

"The solution is inexpensive."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

11%

Comms Service Provider

10%

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

Comms Service Provider

13%

Construction Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

11%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Construction Company

Computer Software Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	367
Midsize Enterprise	135
Large Enterprise	193

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	9
Midsize Enterprise	1

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	10
Midsize Enterprise	6
Large Enterprise	7

Questions from the Community

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What is the biggest difference between Sophos XG and FortiGate?

From my experience regarding both the Sophos and FortiGate firewalls, I personally would rather use FortiGate. I know...

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What are the biggest technical differences between Sophos UTM and Fortinet FortiGate?

As a solution, Sophos UTM offers a lot of functionality, it scales well, and the stability and performance are quite ...

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What needs improvement with Hillstone E-Series?

We received an update for the tool in July. The update was provided for the tool as there was a problem with the fire...

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What is your primary use case for Hillstone E-Series?

I use the solution in my company for site-to-site VPN, SSL VPNs, URL filtering, IPS, IDS and all the other features w...

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What advice do you have for others considering Hillstone E-Series?

Our company did not use the tool's micro-segmentation features. There were no issues while integrating the tool. I ha...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Huawei NGFW?

The pricing is quite cheap compared to other NGFWs like Palo Alto or Cisco.

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What needs improvement with Huawei NGFW?

Huawei should improve their threat intelligence. They need to have a more diversified platform and continuously updat...

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What is your primary use case for Huawei NGFW?

I am working as a solution architect in my organization. Whenever we design a total network infrastructure, for ensur...

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Compared 9% of the time

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Compared 6% of the time

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Compared 5% of the time

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Compared 5% of the time

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Compared 3% of the time

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Also Known As

Fortinet FortiGate Next-Generation Firewall

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Huawei USG Firewalls, USG9500 Series, USG6600 Series, USG6300 Series

Overview

Fortinet FortiGate is a versatile network security tool offering features like VPN, firewall, web filtering, intrusion prevention, and scalability. It is known for its performance and integration with other Fortinet products, making it a preferred choice for robust cybersecurity.

Fortinet FortiGate stands out as a comprehensive cybersecurity solution with strong performance and ease of configuration. It delivers unified threat management, integrating features such as dynamic routing, SD-WAN support, and centralized management. Despite its strengths, improvements in the web interface's stability, pricing structures, and reporting capabilities are needed. Users seek better integration with third-party tools and automation advancements to enhance the experience further. These enhancements, alongside improvements in bandwidth management and the reduction of licensing costs, are points of interest for users looking to capitalize on FortiGate's extensive capabilities.

What are Fortinet FortiGate's key features?

VPN: Ensures secure remote connections.
Firewall: Protects against unauthorized access.
Web Filtering: Blocks malicious sites and content.
Application Control: Manages and controls applications.
Intrusion Prevention: Detects and prevents vulnerabilities.
SSL Inspection: Enhances security by inspecting encrypted traffic.

What benefits should be considered when evaluating Fortinet FortiGate?

Affordability: Offers cost-effective security solutions.
Reliability: Known for consistent and stable performance.
Integration: Seamlessly integrates with other Fortinet products.
Comprehensive Protection: Provides broad threat protection capabilities.

Fortinet FortiGate is widely implemented across industries as a primary firewall system for securing internet gateways and safeguarding data centers. It supports businesses in achieving SD-WAN integration and enhances cybersecurity by providing essential features like antivirus, web filtering, and application control. Enterprises utilize FortiGate for securing remote connections and ensuring compliance with security standards, making it adaptable for different network sizes and industries.

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Hillstone E-Series is known for user-friendliness and advanced security features, offering high-performance threat protection with virtual switching and routing to support significant data volumes without third-party hardware. It provides top-notch firewall capabilities tailored to educational and energy sectors.

Hillstone E-Series delivers comprehensive network security with threat intelligence, ransomware protection, and state-of-the-art hardware innovation. Its 64-bit call processor facilitates handling large data volumes efficiently. Capabilities such as SSL VPN, integrated IPS, and application filtering make it a valuable choice for network protection. While further integration with a web proxy and enhanced usage reporting can enhance its offerings, enhancements in pricing models, support systems, and updates align with evolving user expectations for improved regional support and detailed analytics.

What are the standout features of Hillstone E-Series?

User-Friendliness: Intuitive setup and management for all users.
Threat Intelligence: Advanced protection against modern cyber threats.
Ransomware Protection: Strong defenses to mitigate ransomware attacks.
Hardware Innovation: Virtual switching/routing for seamless operations.
64-Bit Call Processor: Efficient performance with high data volumes.

What benefits should users expect when evaluating Hillstone E-Series?

Comprehensive Capability: Addresses complex network security needs.
Impressive Throughput: Maintains high performance under load.
Easy Policy Management: Simplifies network security rule application.
Robust Security Features: Offers extensive filtering and blocking options.

The Hillstone E-Series is implemented extensively across industries like educational institutions and energy companies to safeguard local networks against gateway-level threats. Many organizations benefit from features such as antivirus, integrated IPS, site-to-site VPN, SSL VPN, and policy management, enhancing remote work security and simplifying network management tasks.

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Huawei NGFW provides robust antivirus, threat prevention, and encryption features, facilitating efficient VPN and IPSec performance with Azure integration. Its interface allows seamless policy management across data centers, enterprise networks, and internet segments, supporting high performance and scalability.

Huawei NGFW is known for strong antivirus capabilities, robust encryption, and effective threat prevention via IPS and cloud sandboxing. Its dashboard simplifies policy management. The firewall's VPN feature and IPSec performance are efficient, integrating smoothly with Azure solutions. Users commend its scalability, high throughput, and virtual system creation. It maintains performance even with active features, offering straightforward installation, management, and compatibility in diverse environments. However, Huawei NGFW requires enhancements in support, dashboard interactivity, and third-party integration. Users suggest improved documentation and session stability.

What are the key features of Huawei NGFW?

Antivirus and Encryption: Provides strong antivirus and encryption for secure network protection.
Threat Prevention: Utilizes IPS and cloud sandboxing for comprehensive threat detection.
Policy Management: User-friendly interface for simplified policy management.
VPN and IPSec: Highly efficient performance supporting secure connections.
Azure Integration: Seamless compatibility with Azure solutions.
High Scalability: Supports high throughput and virtual system creation.

What benefits should be considered when evaluating Huawei NGFW?

Scalability: Allows for expansion as network demands grow.
High Throughput: Ensures efficient data handling and processing.
Easy Management: Simplified installation and management enhances usability.
Comprehensive Threat Prevention: Effective detection and prevention of threats.

Huawei NGFW is used as a firewall in data centers and enterprise networks. It provides routing, intrusion detection, and antivirus features for network security, enhancing DMZ, public, and internal network security with internal and external policies. Supporting fiber networks and VPNs for branch offices, it integrates seamlessly with SDM solutions, fortifying navigation, communication, and infrastructure in multiple sectors.

Huawei

Sample Customers

Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, IBM, Cisco, Dell, HP, Oracle, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, Vodafone, Orange, BT Group, Telstra, Deutsche Telekom, Comcast, Time Warner Cable, CenturyLink, NTT Communications, Tata Communications, SoftBank, China Mobile, Singtel, Telus, Rogers Communications, Bell Canada, Telkom Indonesia, Telkom South Africa, Telmex, Telia Company, Telkom Kenya

Bank of China Macao, Instituto Tecnológico Bolivariano, Ministry of Labor in San Salvador, FEDCO

KMITL, Peking University

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