We performed a comparison between Hillstone E-Series and Untangle NG Firewall based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Firewalls solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."I like that you are able to manage FortiGate from the FortiManager to create a more centralized environment."
"It performs very well."
"FortiGate Secure SD-WAN includes best-of-breed next-generation firewall (NGFW) security, SD-WAN, advanced routing, and WAN optimization capabilities, delivering a security-driven networking WAN edge transformation in a unified offering."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate are remote access, web filtering, and IPS."
"I'm pretty happy with its reliability. It is also very scalable."
"What I like the most is the configuration and that it's simple, and straightforward to maintain."
"I appreciate FortiGate's flexibility, which allows for centralized management through FortiManager."
"Reliability is the best feature. We faced some issues when we were setting it up, but the service, portal, and administration are good."
"The most valuable features of the Hillstone E-Series are its hardware capacity, innovation, and the throughput that the hardware can take."
"This solution has two main features that we find very valuable; a threat-intelligence option, and a web/application filtering option. The technical support team are very good and very quick."
"Working with the Hillstone E-Series has, from a remote perspective, allowed me to give my clients a secure connectivity."
"I am impressed with the application filtering feature."
"Five out of five ROI."
"The most valuable feature of the Hillstone E-Series is its user-friendliness."
"Very reliable solution with good scalability and straightforward implementation."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"Application Control and filtering features are valuable."
"None of my clients has had a ransom or breach using Untangle."
"It is very easy to deploy and monitor. "
"The product’s most valuable features are endpoint protection management, load balancing, and connectivity with Active Directory."
"The features I have found the most useful are the web filter, the captive portal, the SSL inspector, and the ad-blocker. They're awesome."
"The initial setup is very easy."
"The interface is very good."
"The most valuable features are IPS, MAPI, NAT, and VPN."
"A sandbox would be good in order to be able to inspect the emails containing spam and be able to validate the emails that contain malware, prior to delivering to the customer."
"We sometimes have issues with FortiGate's routing table in the latest firmware update. We had to downgrade the device because our customers complained about bugs."
"Fortinet could improve the windows opener or the virtual IP solutions for opening windows. The virtual IP settings need improvement as firewalls are trending in new development directions."
"There are some license issues. Not every feature must have a separate license. There must be some of kind synergy between the license so we don't have to pay for every individual license that we would like to have."
"Cisco Meraki products are rising very quickly in the cloud and the connected era. Meraki products offer much better ROI, upgradability, and manageability."
"The solution needs to improve its integration with cybersecurity."
"Maybe they could make some features more accessible, such as a way to translate directions between two networks that share the same subnets."
"From a reporting perspective, there's room for improvement. They're providing FortiAnalyzer through which one can get some enhancements, but the visibility and reporting still need slight improvement."
"Having frequent live webinars on a monthly basis would really help."
"The tool needs to improve its price."
"The solution doesn't have a web proxy built into the system like Sophos. This is something they should work to change."
"The current usage reporting is very basic."
"The tool provides just a general report. It does not provide a granular report. Hence, the tool should work on its reporting feature."
"Support from Hillstone E-Series has a shortcoming that needs improvement."
"I am not sure if this solution offers active directory integration. Adding that feature will definitely be an advantage."
"SSL VPN license cost is not cheap."
"On their low-end appliance, they could have more memory and the largest storage space. The low-end appliance comes with a too-small hard drive, and it could use a little extra room. It only comes with about 4 gigs or 8 gigs of memory, and the hardware space is only 40 gigs, which is really small."
"It would be much easier if there was a mobile app."
"They don't have any feature that allows you to drop the session."
"The product needs to have a better support group for its online support, specifically for its help desk."
"The ability to setup a DDNS for each WAN independently would be a very handy feature."
"The management console for partners is a bit tricky (buggy)."
"For the web filter, I think they can do better especially on the free model."
"The product must improve its reporting features."
Hillstone E-Series is ranked 33rd in Firewalls with 9 reviews while Untangle NG Firewall is ranked 22nd in Firewalls with 22 reviews. Hillstone E-Series is rated 9.0, while Untangle NG Firewall is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Hillstone E-Series writes "A user-friendly and marketable solution with a virtual switching capability". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Untangle NG Firewall writes "Its simplicity, variety of features, and low pricing have enabled us to improve the security for our small business clients at a price that they are happy to pay for". Hillstone E-Series is most compared with Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, OpenVPN Access Server, Sophos XG, Netgate pfSense and A10 Networks Thunder CFW, whereas Untangle NG Firewall is most compared with OPNsense, Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, Sophos UTM and SonicWall TZ. See our Hillstone E-Series vs. Untangle NG Firewall report.
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