We performed a comparison between Juniper SRX Series Firewall and Meraki MX based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Unified Threat Management (UTM) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The notable features that I have found most valuable are that it includes the antivirus, and also IPS, and even SD-WAN."
"Provides good firewall security and has great VPN features."
"The solution is stable."
"It is easy to manage, and it doesn't need much knowledge from the team. It is a stable device, and there are many features that are included out of the box."
"The network security and cloud security are most valuable."
"FortiGate firewalls are user-friendly, and I like the security profiling features."
"The stability and scalability of this solution are satisfactory. Its SD-WAN, VPN, and URL filtering features are very useful."
"The application control features, such as Facebook blocking and Spotify blocking, are the most valuable."
"The command line in Juniper SRX is extremely powerful, in my opinion. It's one of the best command lines I've used in networking products."
"The security features and the model collection are the most valuable."
"It's easily scalable."
"We mostly use the Layer 4 firewall functions: Access rules, NAT, and site-to-site IPsec VPN."
"The rollback option and Commit Confirmed are great features. They give us the security to change configurations without downtime."
"The ports are really versatile for their application and don't always have to be used for the purpose for which they were made."
"If we need to define our user system from an anti-spam perspective, we can constantly update the antivirus."
"The firewall features and the routing capability are the most valuable."
"The solution is easy to set up."
"The most valuable feature is that we didn't have any problems with Meraki MX."
"I am happy with the technical support for the solution. I rate the technical support a ten out of ten."
"Deployment takes no more than one working day."
"Point-to-point VPNs can dynamically follow IP changes with no need for static IPs."
"The most valuable feature of Meraki MX is I can manage the solution from anywhere remotely, I can throttle bandwidth, and create all rules. Additionally, it is secure for our customers."
"It is easy to manage, which is one of the most important things for us. It is also flexible, stable, and scalable."
"I like the automatic firmware updates. We use the Active Directory to authenticate VPN users."
"I would like to see more advanced developments of a wireless controller in the future."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"I don't really have anything negative to say as far as Fortinet firewalls are concerned. If anything, they can support a user a little bit better. They can stop being so time-sensitive about how much time the support call has taken, and they can help you do it yourself."
"Fortinet FortiGate could improve by having more capabilities for troubleshooting VPN connections. For example, I do get some feedback about the current status, but I could use some history and logging of important events. The information is logged in our Syslog server, but I could use that information from the device. If they could provide a GUI to have some more insight on what's going with my VPN would be useful."
"The UI could be improved."
"There were quite a few problems with the stability of the system."
"The visibility/reporting could be better. To see something, you have to export the log to a syslog and then process with another product."
"We tried configuring the IDS for more than four months, but it did not work properly."
"As a networking person, I don't really have any major issues with this device. Based on my experience of using it in a cluster, it could be more stable. I had an incident when one of the SRXs in a cluster couldn't learn ARP. It is a good solution, but firewalls don't seem to be an area of development for Juniper. They are focusing on data centers, routers, and switches, not firewalls."
"Sometimes committing configurations takes a lot of time in Juniper because of the connections, and it could be a little bit faster."
"I think Juniper SRX should have a GUI. Some of the competitors are already implementing GUI for the firewall."
"I've noticed that the management interface could use some updates and upgrades."
"It could improve areas which need high performance."
"This solution needs to update for "Next Generation" needs."
"More detail needed for configuration of the VPN."
"Pricing is an area where the solution lacks since it is an expensive tool."
"The current lead time is longer for Meraki MX, and it needs to be improved."
"It would be nice to get detailed logging information without third-party software."
"The security is not as strong as it could be"
"They need to improve the link between Meraki and Active Directory."
"I need more UTM protection security features."
"We can’t access GUI management and CLI opening features when the Internet is unavailable."
Juniper SRX Series Firewall is ranked 4th in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 86 reviews while Meraki MX is ranked 2nd in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 57 reviews. Juniper SRX Series Firewall is rated 7.8, while Meraki MX is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Juniper SRX Series Firewall writes "Highly scalable, user-friendly UI, and easy to maintain". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Meraki MX writes "Cost-effective, simplified, easy to manage, and reliable with advanced security features and granular visibility". Juniper SRX Series Firewall is most compared with Cisco Secure Firewall, Palo Alto Networks WildFire, Netgate pfSense, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls and Juniper vSRX, whereas Meraki MX is most compared with Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Cisco Secure Firewall, Sophos XG, Netgate pfSense and Check Point NGFW. See our Juniper SRX Series Firewall vs. Meraki MX report.
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