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Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall pros and cons

Vendor: Forcepoint
3.8 out of 5

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PROS

Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall provides excellent technical support, often involving the R&D team to resolve configurations.
It offers effective URL filtering and advanced reporting features.
The support for clustering multiple firewalls and managing them on one platform is highly valuable.
Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is stable, scalable, and offers affordable pricing compared to other vendors.
The IPS feature and central security management center are key strengths.

CONS

Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall needs to enhance URL filtering and make it easier to customize.
Local support for Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall should be increased and improved.
Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall has stability issues, with many freezes and stability challenges.
Pricing for Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is high and should be more flexible or have more features per license.
Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall lacks sufficient training for end-customers and better technical support.
 

Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall Pros review quotes

it_user102570 - PeerSpot reviewer
Pre-Sales Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Jul 4, 2016
McAfee NSP helps the organization by filtering most of the active inbound attacks that would otherwise compromise the users and servers.
it_user972015 - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Security Consultant at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Aug 30, 2019
One of the most valuable features is having the ability to cluster multiple firewalls even if they are different versions.
ME
Technical Support Engineer at MCS
Sep 23, 2019
The most valuable feature is controlling the traffic and the logging. They have real-time logins for traffic logs. Troubleshooting was very easy for me.
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reviewer898881 - PeerSpot reviewer
Security Specialist at a energy/utilities company with 51-200 employees
Oct 9, 2019
The central security management center and the content management center are very good.
it_user1180476 - PeerSpot reviewer
Security Pre-Sales Manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Oct 27, 2019
When our customer needs some optimization, along with performance and security. If they want everything in one package, I recommend Forcepoint because they have everything.
reviewer1217313 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Network Engineer at a university with 201-500 employees
Oct 31, 2019
The simplicity of the solution is its most valuable asset. It's very user-friendly.
AA
Senior IT Operations Manager at a retailer with 1,001-5,000 employees
Dec 4, 2019
The support is great. They also have very good categorization. It's very good. It captures a lot of threats.
AW
Manager at Readytech
Jan 29, 2020
The most valuable feature of this solution is the support.
it_user1220196 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Network Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Feb 3, 2020
The most valuable feature is SD-WAN.
it_user1220196 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Network Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Apr 23, 2020
Forcepoint is a complete package because it has network and systems applications. Other firewalls are only for the network.
 

Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall Cons review quotes

it_user102570 - PeerSpot reviewer
Pre-Sales Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Jul 4, 2016
Intel could ditch the Java-based GUI rendering and could use some serious revamp on the way they manage their GUI.
it_user972015 - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Security Consultant at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Aug 30, 2019
It's a complicated firewall. Until you come to know the firewall inducers, most people don't like the firewall because the components for the firewall are a little bit complex. User-friendliness is a little bit tough. It needs to be user-friendly when creating policies, and pushing policies. Committing takes more time compared to Palo Alto.
ME
Technical Support Engineer at MCS
Sep 23, 2019
They should have a GUI on the product itself, not a separate management tool to be used on the management server or on a server to be used to manage the file. It should be all in one device. The device should be controlled through its own GUI. They also have to improve the learning center and the documents as the documents don't really help.
Learn what your peers think about Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: May 2026.
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reviewer898881 - PeerSpot reviewer
Security Specialist at a energy/utilities company with 51-200 employees
Oct 9, 2019
This solution would be improved with the inclusion of custom reporting.
it_user1180476 - PeerSpot reviewer
Security Pre-Sales Manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Oct 27, 2019
The optimization is not really ready. If you want very good optimization, you have to add it to the network.
reviewer1217313 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Network Engineer at a university with 201-500 employees
Oct 31, 2019
The solution's support could use improvement.
AA
Senior IT Operations Manager at a retailer with 1,001-5,000 employees
Dec 4, 2019
We would love to take another solution from Forcepoint, but unfortunately, the price is too high.
AW
Manager at Readytech
Jan 29, 2020
Making this solution easier to use would be an improvement.
it_user1220196 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Network Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Feb 3, 2020
Forcepoint would be improved if there were more training available.
it_user1220196 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Network Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Apr 23, 2020
They should have a local vendor who can provide support. Most of the support is overseas, so the time zones can be a problem.