Stormshield Network Security Reviews

My primary use cases are : security through "Hub and Spoke" architecture (virtual networking), components : SFTP Container instance, data factory, Azure SQL, storage accounts, and the firewall.

The StormShield solution has enabled us to fully implement best practices from Microsoft in the cloud : the hub and spoke architecture.

The most valuable features are the IPS, the firewall function, and the price. 

The guidance for installations could be improved. But assistance finally was there and brilliantly filling in the few gaps.

I've been using this solution for about two weeks.

I've only had a short experience with this solution so far, so I would not give any feedback on this aspect.

Courtesy was always there. We needed to contact the StormShield support a few times, then with the help the professional services interlocutor, we have managed to get the last few tips necessary to complete the full setup.

Positive

I previously used Azure Firewall but had to switch as the cost was so high. However, Azure is fully-integrated, whereas with Stormshield, there are difficulties joining things, and it can be a bit more complex depending on the architecture.

The setup is quite straightforward, but the documentation does not include all the necessary information, which makes the process harder than it should be. Our setup is now complete and the Firewall uses 100% of its functionalities, thanks to a free online technical assistance for setting up the "out" (public) towards "in" (private) towards the SFTP container instance.

During installation, I had a bug, so I contacted Stormshield and our provider, Tech Data, for advice.

To be determined

We chose Stormshield for its price, as the Azure firewall was too expensive at 11,000 euros a year. Stormshield's pricing is much better - we have a three-year plan that includes everything except the VM at about 1500 euros i.e. 500 euros a year. 

I would rate this solution as eight out of ten.

I use Stormshield Network Security for the firewall. 

I like how you can configure the rules. There is the task for the rules and a task for the network configuration. It also provides SMD filtering, and it can be integrated with the active directory for the users, their mission, and the VPN configuration.

We are here in Sudan, and Stormshield didn't work in Sudan for more than a decade. Stormshield is a very strong firewall and very easy to configure and maintain. I am just working with the firewall solution, and we don't have any other solutions like endpoint solutions or something like that.

The filtering configuration could be better. We have some difficulties with the filtering configuration and the filter extension. It's not that easy. It's not that straightforward. In the next release, I would like to see a reporting system.

Stormshield doesn't have any tutorials on how to do the configuration and things like that. They just have documentation on the website. If you want to configure, for example, Cisco or Fortinet, you can find tutorials on YouTube. They show you how to configure the features, and so on. In Stormshield, there is nothing on social media or the internet on how to configure different things. The lack of documentation or the lack of material makes it difficult for others to adopt this solution. 

I have been using Stormshield Network Security for seven or eight years.

Stormshield Network Security is stable. I think if you choose the right box, it'll work properly for you.

Stormshield Network Security is scalable, and I didn't find any limitations in the box.

The initial setup was straightforward.

I think the price is good.

On a scale from one to ten, I would give Stormshield Network Security an eight.

We use Stormshield Network Security for IPsec VPN, URL filtering, QoS and the other ones. We also use it for SSL VPN for the user and some other things.

I like that it works fine. Stormshield is a very good solution.

It could be better if it were more user-friendly for us as we dont use it very often evn if we never had problems to modify setup when needed.

I have been using Stormshield Network Security for about four years.

Stormshield Network Security is a very stable solution. We haven't had any problems with it.

The solution works perfectly so we never had to contact technical support

We used Arkoon solution during 10 years and it worked perfectly. Arkoon evolved and was replaced by Stormshield solutions

Vendor team did it for us using previous Arkoon setup. It was done in a half day.

vendor team : level of expertise was perfect (10/10)

We bought a three-year license, and we renew it whenever it expires. The price could be lower but firewall licenses are always expensive.

I would tell potential users that it's a very good solution although I heard Palo Alto was also a very good solution.

On a scale from one to ten, I would give Stormshield Network Security a nine.