We performed a comparison between Huawei NGFW and Zscaler Internet Access based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Netgate, Fortinet, OPNsense and others in Firewalls."It performs very well."
"Fortinet FortiGate's most valuable features are ease of use, flexibility, and most of the configuration we can be done using the GUI. When we compare Fortinet FortiGate with other solutions the firewall policy are very easy to understand."
"Valuable features include the Web Application Firewall, and it even has DLP (data leak prevention)."
"The most important features of Fortinet FortiGate are the Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) and firewall control applications."
"The features that I have found most valuable are the SD-WAN and their IP4 policy."
"You can purchase switches and you don't need to do anything with them. You just put in the firewall and the switches get all the policies and rules that you already have in the firewall. With Fortinet, you just connect the FortiSwitch to the Fortinet and that's it."
"The most valuable features are SD-WAN, application control, IPS control, and FortiSandbox."
"The solution is stable."
"The solution's performance is good with IPSec."
"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 am impressed with the product's antivirus features, strong encryption, policy implementation and easier installation."
"The user interface is very, very good."
"The solution's initial setup process is easy."
"We have found the initial setup to be straightforward."
"The most useful feature is the performance of the firewalls and networking operations."
"The mapping features and traffic logging are good."
"In terms of management and visibility, there is a single panel where you can configure the policies for your entire organisation worldwide."
"The best thing about Zscaler Internet Access is the website filtering. In the UAE it's quite an important feature because most of the malware comes through the SQL injection and through downloads from websites. Zscaler helps protect against that."
"We use ZIA for outbound internet connectivity. The internet traffic of on-prem users will be directed to the ZIA cloud for security checks and web filtering."
"The users are at different locations, and Zscaler helps us to put the organization's central security controls on these roaming users."
"The most valuable features I found in Zscaler Internet Access are the restriction of users for a particular URL, the security feature related to stopping DDoS, and the VPN."
"All internet access flows through the Zscaler proxy, regardless of whether people are in office or remote. I have greater control site access and I minimize the number of compromises that we experience to almost none."
"The URL filtering has been the most valuable feature."
"We enjoy all of the proxy capabilities and the capability to integrate into the SIEM/SOC solution."
"The central management for the FortiGate Fortinet Firewall needs improvement. They have the manager to do the essential management for both SD-WAN and for the security policy. They should also improve the SD-WAN function."
"The performance and speed are aspects of the solution that could always be improved upon."
"If I had any criticism that I would give FortiGate, it would be that they need to stop changing their logging format. Every time we do a firmware upgrade, it is a massive issue on the SIM. Parsers have to be rebuilt. Even the FortiGate guys came in and said that they don't play well in the sandbox."
"Fortinet Fortigate could benefit by simplifying some of their processes."
"The UTM filtering needs improvement."
"I would prefer to have more detailed logs within the FortiGate products themselves rather than relying on a separate tool."
"The graphical user interface of Fortinet's FortiGate product does not function well with text-based interfaces."
"The solution could have licensing fees reduced in the future."
"One issue is integration. Huawei can't detect Indicators of Compromise (IoC). I can get a lot of information about security, but can't automatically input the EP, domain URL, and file hashes I get from Hackersworld into my blocklist."
"The solution could be more secure and have better integration."
"I would like to see an antivirus solution included with the product."
"With the Huawei firewall, none of the features comes at the top. We found out later that customer support is really not good. For this firewall, because of our customers' routine, for example, every six months they'll do a penetration test to find weaknesses. So whenever they came up with VAPT reports, they are looking to Huawei for help. I think that's basically because it's a different culture. Chinese culture and our culture is different. They have always tried to help find some excuses or say some other things that cannot help you solve the problem immediately."
"The solution isn't cheap. It's market price."
"The user interface could be more user-friendly."
"The solution requires a more interactive dashboard. That would make it easier than playing with configurations the way we have to now."
"There needs to be more security equipment for the solution."
"One thing that needs to be improved is their presence in China. I'm not sure if that's a Zscaler thing or if it's a problem with all vendors in this space, but it would be nice to have better coverage in China. This concern is a common one for vendors across the board when dealing with the Chinese market."
"I would like to see more training and video documentation."
"What could be improved in Zscaler Internet Access is its price. It could be cheaper."
"I don't know whether it's Zscaler or not, however, sometimes I can't access my time management. I need to wait and try again a few hours later. Typically, if I let some time pass, I can access it again."
"Zscaler should continue to make the user interface better. They should also improve the backup network and continue to expand it so that it can handle larger numbers of customers."
"The performance needs improvement. Some areas create performance issues and, depending on the use cases, require reconfiguration to perform again."
"The solution is expensive. They recently revised the pricing and packaging. Some of our existing customers have been asking for alternate solutions for a lower price."
"It also needs better integration with other applications as well. There are some restrictions."
Huawei NGFW is ranked 30th in Firewalls with 18 reviews while Zscaler Internet Access is ranked 2nd in Secure Web Gateways (SWG) with 46 reviews. Huawei NGFW is rated 7.2, while Zscaler Internet Access is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Huawei NGFW writes "A scalable and easy-to-setup product that can be used to configure different policies for specific users". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Zscaler Internet Access writes "Provides integrated CASB and file sandboxing but could be less expensive ". Huawei NGFW is most compared with Cisco Secure Firewall, Netgate pfSense, Meraki MX, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls and SonicWall NSa, whereas Zscaler Internet Access is most compared with Cisco Umbrella, Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps, Netskope , Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks and Appgate SDP.
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