We performed a comparison between KerioControl 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."Our project needs to link two sides through the internet. One of these was in Cairo and the other in another city. We used FortiGate as the integrating solution between the two locations, i.e. the Fortinet 30E & 100E."
"This solution has solid UTM features combined with a nice GUI."
"Consolidated our network environment at all locations, but mainly at our datacenter."
"The web tutor and automatic rules by schedule are good features."
"The pricing is great and very reasonable."
"We've found the solution to be pretty stable."
"The features that I have found most valuable are that it is good to use, and most importantly, the pricing. The customer especially likes the discount when they trade up or something like that."
"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."
"We also like the security. We can control what sites users can go to and we can make sure that where they're going is appropriate and that it's work-related."
"I am impressed with the tool's firewall filtering capacity."
"The solution’s firewall and intrusion detection features are quite good because you can see exactly who is attacking you and who is getting blocked."
"All of the features of Kerio Control are equally good. Most valuable to us are the firewall rules, the intrusion detection system, and IP address features."
"I want to have access to my computer from the outside and Kerio Control plays a role because it has a VPN... It is more reliable because it's a smaller group of computers to target for hackers and the like. The VPN works very well. I use it to work remotely very easily and exchange information, both to and from the location where it's deployed, and there have been no problems there."
"The reporting needs to be improved. It is hard to get a domain."
"The initial setup is a breeze."
"It has helped our organization with testing."
"Easy to set up and easy to integrate."
"The most valuable features are IPS, MAPI, NAT, and VPN."
"Web Filter is effective, Web Cache offers bandwidth savings, and the VPN setup is easy."
"The Untangle firewall is a software firewall, so it runs on generic hardware. We found that was probably the best feature, and it's why we chose it when we started using it three years ago."
"The product is easy to implement."
"Application Control and filtering features are valuable."
"Web filtering is very reliable."
"None of my clients has had a ransom or breach using Untangle."
"Palo Alto has a feature called WildFire Analysis that is unavailable in FortiGate. WildFire is better than a sandbox because it can address zero-day threats and vulnerabilities. It can immediately identify zero-day threats from the cloud."
"We had some issues in the beginning while setting it up, but after doing the firmware update, it is working fine."
"When we cluster the two Fortinet FortiGate boxes together we have some issues."
"Its price could be better."
"It should come integrated or have its own type of network monitor tool in a module. There should just be one package, and you are good to go."
"They should improve the interface to make it more user-friendly."
"The solution could be more evenly structured."
"Fortinet FortiGate could improve if it had a cloud-managed solution."
"The comprehensiveness of the security features could be improved upon. However, for the most part, it is pretty good. They could add more logs. I would like to see more detailed reporting, custom reporting from the logs, and more of a streamlined interface for certain aspects."
"I can no longer renew my subscription directly with GFI but we have to go through third-party resellers like CDW. The first time I did it with CDW. I went to CDW and it was almost like they didn't even know anything. They didn't know what package I was supposed to get. Then after I got it, it took almost five days to get everything working."
"I find it a bit costly to pay for the products that I am not using. They need to change their model in such a way that you don't have to pay for the products that you are not using. Its local support and scalability are also not good. I am looking forward to a more scalable product that will be able to grow with time and technology."
"I would like for them to add more security features."
"There were certain things I didn't know about it, but I've always been able to just contact our IT company. They've been able to walk me through certain things. It was quite a monumental task to set up a public site. Support really had to help me with setting up the VLANs and walk me through it. It was not possible for me to figure that out on my own, but that's what they're here for. That could have been a little bit easier laid out."
"I would like for there to be a difference between international and national links."
"The overall speed needs improvement. Internet connectivity speed needs to be improved somehow."
"KerioControl should add more options in VPN features, such as IPsec VPNs, SSL VPNs, and L2TP VPNs, because KerioControl uses a special VPN for their products."
"The storage is minimal, so we have to set the system to delete data after seven days."
"The product should improve reporting."
"Whenever there are a large number of endpoint VPN clients, connectivity becomes slow."
"The product needs to have a better support group for its online support, specifically for its help desk."
"For the web filter, I think they can do better especially on the free model."
"The biggest challenge that we have with this solution is local support. The local support is a problem in our area."
"The management console for partners is a bit tricky (buggy)."
"The hardware can be improved."
KerioControl is ranked 28th in Firewalls with 9 reviews while Untangle NG Firewall is ranked 22nd in Firewalls with 9 reviews. KerioControl is rated 8.0, while Untangle NG Firewall is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of KerioControl writes "Has good accounting and live monitoring features". 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". KerioControl is most compared with Netgate pfSense, OPNsense, Sophos XG, Sophos UTM and Check Point IPS, whereas Untangle NG Firewall is most compared with OPNsense, Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, Sophos UTM and Sophos Cyberoam UTM. See our KerioControl vs. Untangle NG Firewall report.
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