2022-12-07T12:25:00Z

What are the differences between WatchGuard 390 and FortiGate 80F?

Hello peers, 

I work at a media company and am researching firewalls.

What are the differences between WatchGuard 390 and FortiGate 80F? Which solution do you prefer and why?

Thank you for your help.

RC
Specialist at Bloque de Armas
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LJ
Head of Customer Success at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
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2023-01-03T13:10:50Z
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Firewall - Appliance Performance Analysis

S.No

Technical Parameter

Watchguard M390

Fortigate 80F

1

IPS Throughput

3.3 Gbps

1.4 Gbps

2

NGFW

5.8 Gbps

1 Gbps

3

Threat Protection

1.47 Gbps

900 Mbps

4

Total no of RJ45 ports

8 GbE Ports

8 GbE Ports

5

Concurrent Sessions

4.5 million

1.5 million

6

New Sessions per second

98000

45000


The WatchGuard M390 NGFW Appliance gives on average 2 + times better performance than the FortiGate 80F

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AN
Instrutor at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
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2022-12-20T15:25:48Z
Dec 20, 2022

Hello, 
The 820 and 850 belong to the family 800 of Palo Alto Firewall.
I caught a comparison between both firewalls on the Palo Alto site and I believe it will help with your decision.
Regards
820 and 850 comparison


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