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Fortinet FortiDDoS vs Radware DefensePro comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Fortinet FortiDDoS
Ranking in Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) Protection
17th
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
13
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Radware DefensePro
Ranking in Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) Protection
3rd
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
24
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) Protection category, the mindshare of Fortinet FortiDDoS is 3.2%, up from 3.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Radware DefensePro is 7.5%, up from 6.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) Protection
 

Featured Reviews

Yazan Omar - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 3, 2024
An easy-to-use tool with great GUI
My company's clients use Fortinet FortiDDoS since it is a very good tool that is easy to use. The tool's GUI is really good. When it comes to the troubleshooting part, the tool functions very smoothly My company's clients want to manage their high-end server requirements with high throughput. The…
M.A. Faisal - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 14, 2023
Helps detect attacks in real-time, and is stable, but the cloud scrubbing capabilities need improvement
Radware DefensePro can defend against Layer 3 and Layer 4 DDoS attacks but it is not capable of protecting against Layer 7 attacks. Radware DefensePro suffers from a high false positive rate of 25 percent and occasionally blocks legitimate traffic, requiring manual unblocking. Additionally, it has been known to miss some threats. We have not seen a reduction in downtime associated with attacks by using DefensePro. Radware DefensePro needs to improve its cloud scrubbing capabilities. We have discontinued their cloud services due to poor performance. The inability to access local technical support during our business hours poses a significant inconvenience. This necessitates extra devices for continuous operation until we can speak to their support. We would appreciate the availability of a team within our time zone for optimal service.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The product allows the users to adjust the thresholds."
"The protection resources and the support are valuable features of the solution."
"It is a user-friendly product in terms of monitoring and updating policies."
"The most valuable feature is the cloud DDoS scrubbing capability."
"It allows me to see all the traffic on my network."
"I find the interface easy to use."
"The solution is very user-friendly and very easy to use."
"We have researched them all, and it's a good solution all around."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to create signatures on-demand."
"It has not gone down for a quite long time. It's working fine."
"As a service provider, we use the SecOps dashboard feature. That's where we check the time of attacks to see if an attack is happening at the moment or if it has already happened... It is very dynamic and helps us know when an attack occurred, how long it lasted, and what type of attack it was."
"The pricing is reasonable. It's not overly expensive."
"The reporting is very good and provides us with a comprehensive description of where attacks are emanating from."
"The product integrates well with Cisco."
"The product is very effective and performs well on devices."
"Radware DefensePro's most valuable feature lies in its ability to mitigate non-traffic attacks."
 

Cons

"The product’s pricing needs improvement."
"The solution can be a little more user-friendly and it can be more affordable."
"The only thing they need to do is to automate it. Today, you must create tools that do not require the use of an expert or anyone with special skills."
"The tool needs to focus more on the area of application traffic management, where it currently has some shortcomings."
"Alerts and reporting features must be improved."
"The web interface could be much better."
"The challenge lies within the customer environment, particularly in Brazil, where companies have stringent security requirements for implementing solutions."
"There aren't really any aspects of the solution we are unhappy with. It's been a positive experience overall."
"Radware DefensePro requires a continuous learning process. Using this technology, we can improve our network. Based on the different attack mechanisms, we use Radware DefensePro to provide security for our clients' networks very effectively."
"It could incorporate more intelligence for reacting with web site visitors."
"They need to increase the limit of devices that we can manage."
"The solution is a little more pricey than other options on the market."
"This product would be improved if ongoing live monitoring with dashboards were added."
"APSolute Vision needs to be more granular so that it's possible to get real-time information."
"There's room for improvement in the clarity of the feedback provided by the command service in the CLI."
"The dashboard could be updated."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is reasonably priced."
"The product’s pricing needs improvement."
"It's quite pricey."
"The Radware DefensePro was bundled together with our security platform."
"The price was well over six figures."
"Radware DefensePro is a bit on the expensive side."
"Radware DefensePro is expensive when considering the issue we have and its limitations."
"The NetFlow security could be improved too."
"Licensing of Radware is quite simple and straightforward, while Arbor DDos is a bit complicated."
"The price varies by use case and there are monthly and annual licensing options. If you deploy on-premise, there is an annual license with the amount dependent on the throughput you need and which features you will be using - i.e. IPS, behavioral, etc."
"The pricing is based on the amount of network traffic and the number of packets being inspected."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
6%
Educational Organization
49%
Computer Software Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Comms Service Provider
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

Which is the best DDoS protection solution for a big ISP for monitoring and mitigating?
Arbor would be the best bid, apart from Arbor, Palo Alto and Fortinet have good solutions. As this is an ISP, I would prefer Arbor.
What do you like most about Fortinet FortiDDoS?
The product's initial setup phase was really easy.
What do you like most about Radware DefensePro?
The dashboard is the best part, and there is also the ease of operations.
What needs improvement with Radware DefensePro?
The APSolute Vision feature needs improvement.
 

Also Known As

Fortinet DDoS, FortiDDos
"Radware Defense Pro"
 

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Sample Customers

Black Gold Regional Schools, Amadeus Hospitality, Jefferson County, Chunghwa Telecom, City of Boroondara, Dimension Data
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