We performed a comparison between Hillstone E-Series 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 like that they have given me a solution at a fair price."
"It is easy to use and performs very well."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate are the APIs. They are the most widely known."
"The web tutor and automatic rules by schedule are good features."
"One of the nice things about FortiGate is that it can be deployed on the cloud or on-premises. You can actually do both. That's the biggest reason why I stick with this solution as opposed to something like Cisco Meraki. Another nice thing is that I can log directly into a FortiGate or get to it through their FortiCloud access products. They're pretty reliable and consistent. One of the reasons why I started using the product was their single pane of management. I can deploy their line of firewalls in conjunction with their switching and access points, and I can manage the entire network from one interface. I don't have to log into one interface for the firewall, another one for the access points, and another one for the switches. These firewalls have access point controller functionality built right into the system, so I don't even have to purchase additional devices to manage them."
"Secure, user-friendly, stable, and scalable network security solution. Installation is straightforward."
"Fortinet FortiGate is a security device. It can optimize security on the networks of a company. It actually protects the company from attacks from outside. With FortiGate, you can categorize the users. You can create a group of users that can access all of the websites for their work. You can limit other users' access."
"The most valuable feature of Fortinet FortiGate is load balancing. It can provide central management and VPNA. Additionally, it has enhanced our security environment."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"This solution has two main features that we find very valuable; a threat-intelligence option, and a web/application filtering option. The technical support team are very good and very quick."
"The installation is easy, we have not had any complaints from our customers."
"Working with the Hillstone E-Series has, from a remote perspective, allowed me to give my clients a secure connectivity."
"The most valuable feature of the Hillstone E-Series is its user-friendliness."
"The initial setup was straightforward. It only took a few hours to deploy."
"Five out of five ROI."
"I am impressed with the application filtering feature."
"In terms of the most valuable features, the IPS report is quick and updated. Performance is also valuable."
"It is a stable solution."
"It offers application control features."
"Sangfor is a good solution that provides a WAF and firewall solution. Most other vendors, like Sophos and Fortinet and Cisco, only provide one solution. That's a valuable feature of Sangfor."
"While the features are not dissimilar to other brands, configuration is much more simple, which works out great for Indonesian people."
"Sangfor NGAF's standout feature is its powerful application control, enabling precise restrictions on mobile user access to approved applications."
"Sangfor NGAF specializes in ransomware detection and helps to protect our network from ransomware threats and malware."
"Sangfor NGAF works accordingly with our customers. The solution has good performance, easy to use, and integrates well with the endpoints."
"Application management can be improved."
"This product needs to have an analysis feature, rather than having the analysis done through the integration of a different product."
"The renewal price and the availability could be improved."
"It's my understanding that more of the current generation features could be brought in. There could be more integration with EDRs, for example."
"It could use more templates for third-party site-to-site VPN setups other than FortiGate and Cisco."
"There aren't really any negative aspects to discuss."
"The firewall engine is not so strong as of now, in my opinion... My second concern is that, while they have Zero-day vulnerability and anti-malware features, the threat engine needs to be strengthened, its efficiency can be increased."
"I would prefer to have more detailed logs within the FortiGate products themselves rather than relying on a separate tool."
"SSL VPN license cost is not cheap."
"The current usage reporting is very basic."
"Having frequent live webinars on a monthly basis would really help."
"Support from Hillstone E-Series has a shortcoming that needs improvement."
"The tool provides just a general report. It does not provide a granular report. Hence, the tool should work on its reporting feature."
"I am not sure if this solution offers active directory integration. Adding that feature will definitely be an advantage."
"The solution doesn't have a web proxy built into the system like Sophos. This is something they should work to change."
"The tool needs to improve its price."
"They need to increase the number of ports in the firewall."
"The web interface needs to be improved, making it more user-friendly."
"The GUI needs to be improved, lacks logic in some areas."
"Sangfor NGAF could improve by refining its application control policies, especially in addressing challenges with certain types of applications."
"It does not offer any recommendations on how to mitigate or control attacks."
"The setup phase is quite complex."
"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."
"Occasional issues with breaches which are dealt with expediently."
Hillstone E-Series is ranked 33rd in Firewalls with 9 reviews while Sangfor NGAF is ranked 21st in Firewalls with 31 reviews. Hillstone E-Series is rated 9.0, while Sangfor NGAF is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Hillstone E-Series writes "A user-friendly and marketable solution with a virtual switching capability". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sangfor NGAF writes "Affordable, easy to configure firewall with fast, responsive support". Hillstone E-Series is most compared with Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Sophos XG, OpenVPN Access Server, Netgate pfSense and Sangfor SSL VPN, whereas Sangfor NGAF is most compared with Sophos XG, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Netgate pfSense, Check Point NGFW and Fortinet FortiOS. See our Hillstone E-Series vs. Sangfor NGAF report.
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