We performed a comparison between Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls and Sangfor NGAF 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'm pretty happy with its reliability. It is also very scalable."
"The technical support in our region is excellent."
"Fortinet FortiGate is scalable for our users. Right now, we have almost 70 users. We do not have any plan to increase our usage of FortiGate. For maintaining the firewall solution, one staff member is enough."
"It's an easy solution to set up."
"We've found the solution to be pretty stable."
"The product is easy to use and is stable. The SV1 functionality is a benefit."
"Fortinet FortiGate is user-friendly and affordable."
"Fortinet FortiGate is a stable solution."
"I like that it has high security."
"The fact that I can perform several security functions in one device at wire speed is a valuable feature. I don't have to slow down my business transactions, and I don't have to inconvenience my users with 16 different solutions. I can have it all in one box, and it protects my organization at wire speed."
"The App-ID feature is the coolest feature because you don't need to open a new port. Apps are directly linked to the port. It provides one of the best ways to lock down the additional port switch."
"Decryption is one of Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls' best features because we can decrypt by category. For instance, we can decrypt everything except for bank traffic so that we don't interfere with the passwords and two-factor authentication of those checking their bank accounts at work. We can still monitor for malware and other threats that come through a secure channel. It's seamless for users. The URL filtering and IPS are both great as well."
"Operationally, it is easier, and the manageability and their security features are good."
"I like all the threat alerts and WildFire. I also like scanning because everything that comes into our network via customers is scanned. We're an electric company, so every one of the bills is scanned and emailed in and out of our network."
"Some of the valuable features in this solution are traffic monitoring, GUI functionality, and it very easy to troubleshoot if there is any problem that happens."
"IoT security is most valuable in the current version. Content IDs, DDoS protection, zone protection, and DLP are the most prominent features in Palo Alto Networks NG Firewall. It is easier to configure than other solutions."
"So far, the performance and reliability of the product have supported our company's critical network traffic."
"The product is very fast and reliable."
"The most valuable feature of Sangfor NGAF is its integration."
"We can utilize our own network rather than paying for a private one."
"We've found the technical support to be helpful."
"SSL VPN is the best feature."
"It's a very simple to use product."
"Sangfor NGAF works accordingly with our customers. The solution has good performance, easy to use, and integrates well with the endpoints."
"In the balance between links feature normally you can just choose one option to balance. It would be better for the solution to have more than one option, preferably three."
"Fortinet FortiGate is not very easy to use. The navigation could be improved to make it easier to use."
"Reporting is limited to providing an external appliance for improving the reporting capabilities of the FortiAnalyzer. It does not offer a central management and is also sold separably as an appliance."
"I would like to have logs, monitoring, and reporting for a month without extra fees."
"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."
"They should improve high CPU and memory usage that occurs."
"The biggest "gotcha" is that if the client purchases what they call the UTM shared bundle, which has unified threat management on both, it's not as easy to manage if you have more than one firewall."
"Fortinet FortiGate could improve by having better visibility. Palo Alto has better visibility."
"I would like to see some Machine Learning because I have observed new types of attacks that are able to bypass existing security rules."
"Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls work slowly for vulnerability management. Its performance could be faster."
"For an upcoming release, they could improve on the way to build security rules per user."
"The scalability of the firewalls could be improved."
"Technical support can be faster at responding."
"With new features and applications you get bugs."
"I think they need to have a proper hardware version for a smaller enterprise. We had to go to a very high-end version which is very expensive. If we chose the lower-end version, it would not meet our goals. A middle-end is missing in its portfolio."
"I would like more reporting and metrics in the solution."
"Sangfor NGAF could improve the policies and default criteria. They could be much better."
"There is room for improvement in dependency on certain infrastructure, like the DNS dependency on the current DNS server that the company has. It should be standalone. It should not depend on any other DNS server."
"The solution should be able to work in a hybrid setup."
"The product must provide more IPS features."
"Sangfor need greater exposer in the market because the market is mainly saturated by Fortinet. The user experience of Fortinet is quite different compared to NGAF. If we want to switch our users from Fortinet to NGAF, we have to convince them that the user experience will be much easier once once they start to use it."
"Sangfor could improve by providing better real-time reporting, as the current reports don't offer the level of detail we need, especially for runtime insights."
"Sangfor could improve their interface capacity on the 5100 series model and upgrade their hardware from one gig to 10 gig. This would improve the overall throughput."
"Lacks consistency in terms of filtering certain websites and applications."
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Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls is ranked 6th in Firewalls with 161 reviews while Sangfor NGAF is ranked 21st in Firewalls with 29 reviews. Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls is rated 8.6, while Sangfor NGAF is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls writes "We get reports back from WildFire on a minute-by-minute basis". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sangfor NGAF writes "Affordable, easy to configure firewall with fast, responsive support". Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls is most compared with Check Point NGFW, Azure Firewall, Meraki MX, Sophos XG and Stormshield Network Security, whereas Sangfor NGAF is most compared with Sophos XG, Netgate pfSense, Fortinet FortiOS, Check Point NGFW and Huawei NGFW. See our Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls vs. Sangfor NGAF report.
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