We performed a comparison between McAfee StoneGate [EOL] and Stormshield Network Security based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Netgate, Fortinet, OPNsense and others in Firewalls."The user interface (UI) is very, very good."
"We use the filtering feature the most. It has filtering and inbuilt securities. We can create customized rules to define which users can access a particular type of site. We can create policies inside the firewall."
"The solution is highly scalable because they have devices that can handle a large amount of traffic."
"I like several features that this product has, such as antivirus and internet navigation inspection. It is also simple to use."
"The dashboard I have found the most valuable in Fortinet FortiGate."
"FortiGate is flexible and easy to use."
"The integration with Active Directory is one of the good features. Most of the customers are now looking for the Single Sign-on feature. So, being able to integrate Active Directory with the firewall is useful. It is also easy."
"The network security and cloud security are most valuable."
"We did not have issues with scalabiliy."
"It works well with a highly-active cluster."
"Easily manageable in a variety of environments."
"I can see what traffic is going on. I can easily block any programs from attacks."
"This solution is quick and easy to configure."
"I like that it works fine. Stormshield is a very good solution."
"Our organization's main concern is stability, and this is a stable solution."
"The most valuable features are the IPS, the firewall function, and the price."
"It's an easy, straightforward management platform to use."
"Ease of use is the best feature of the product."
"The reporting in Fortinet FortiGate could improve. Customers are having to purchase additional reporting components. When I have used the Sophos solution it is a complete solution, in Fortinet FortiGate you have to use additional tools to have the features needed."
"The web-cache feature which was previously on the FortiGate device, but was deleted with the recent upgrade should be returned. It was a very valuable feature for us."
"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."
"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."
"Its customer service could be better."
"The solution lacks sufficient filtering."
"Web security solutions can be improved."
"Fortinet FortiGate could improve by adding enhancements to FortiMail, FortiSOAR, and FortiDeceptor."
"After some experience with the solution, we had to do some redesign, but generally, we were happy with the product."
"This is not a next-generation firewall."
"The SD card could be more secure."
"It could be better if it were more user-friendly. It's too complicated for us to use it. The price could be better as well."
"The biggest issue was their support department was not able to help us, then everything stops. This is a no-go area for me."
"Improvement is needed in terms of the technical support of the manufacturer."
"A more user-friendly interface would be helpful."
"The product must improve its pricing."
"Not all the fields are activated yet and we were informed that it will take at least one month."
Earn 20 points
McAfee StoneGate [EOL] doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in Firewalls while Stormshield Network Security is ranked 9th in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 16 reviews. McAfee StoneGate [EOL] is rated 7.0, while Stormshield Network Security is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of McAfee StoneGate [EOL] writes "The HA cluster had issues during deployment, but the solution gives us better application control than with our previous solution". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Stormshield Network Security writes "Handles monitoring, collection, analysis, and reporting of data in our HQ and branches". McAfee StoneGate [EOL] is most compared with , whereas Stormshield Network Security is most compared with Netgate pfSense, OPNsense, Sophos XG, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls and WatchGuard Firebox.
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