We performed a comparison between Cisco SD-WAN and Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The segmented traffic it provides is the best in the industry right now."
"The product helps to aggregate network links. The tool increases security and makes it possible for you to have remote workers."
"The solution's application control and application traffic steering tool are its most valuable aspects in terms of how we utilize the product."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of central management."
"We would recommend this solution to customers looking to implement it on a global scale. We recommend the solution, not only because of the functionality or the technical support, but also because of the delivery of the solution, and the docking and upgrading capabilities."
"The most useful feature is centralized telephony."
"Any technical support we needed was great."
"The scalability is the most valuable feature."
"I have found that Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is easy to use, highly secure, and the main VPN tunnel is created automatically which is a benefit."
"The most valuable feature is the console management."
"One of the most valuable features is having the ability to cluster multiple firewalls even if they are different versions."
"The blocking, based on the signal provided, is the solution's most valuable aspect."
"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."
"The initial setup is very easy."
"The simplicity of the solution is its most valuable asset. It's very user-friendly."
"I have two offices, and I can route the internet of both offices using the same product. The connectivity is great."
"Cisco could do more to offer bundling of the SD-WAN and other solutions."
"The inexpensive Viptela hardware may be replaced with overpriced Cisco routers. This would be a tragic mistake for Cisco as the lightweight commodity platform built by Viptela is the reason to own this solution."
"The product's application delivery feature needs improvement."
"The deployment is complex."
"In the next release, Cisco should focus on simplifying the configuration of SD-WAN. SD-WAN has a lot of room to grow."
"Cyber security should also be implemented in the solution, along with maybe implementation of AI/ML."
"Customers require features that are secure for endpoints, on-premises, and for the cloud."
"The main issue is that not in the technology, but it comes back comparison. When we do a comparison with other SD WAN solutions, they are priced better."
"Forcepoint is a little difficult to configure compared to its competitors."
"Making this solution easier to use would be an improvement."
"The solution needs to add an antivirus profile and anti-spyware profile, not just policies and VPN."
"Next Generation Firewall's configuration could be improved."
"You do need knowledge of the solution in order to set the product up properly."
"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."
"The optimization is not really ready. If you want very good optimization, you have to add it to the network."
"If I want to allow access to Facebook, yet not allow the user to access videos, then I am not able to do it with this product."
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Cisco SD-WAN is ranked 1st in Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions with 86 reviews while Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is ranked 10th in Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions with 40 reviews. Cisco SD-WAN is rated 8.0, while Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Cisco SD-WAN writes "A solution for integrating services to enhance up-time, performance and lower costs". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall writes "Provides decent protection for the LAN but complicated interface". Cisco SD-WAN is most compared with Fortinet FortiGate, Meraki SD-WAN, VMware SD-WAN, Juniper Session Smart Router and Versa Unified Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) Platform, whereas Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is most compared with Fortinet FortiGate, Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention, Check Point NGFW, Cisco Secure Firewall and Trellix Intrusion Prevention System. See our Cisco SD-WAN vs. Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall report.
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