We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiGate IPS and WatchGuard Intrusion Prevention Service based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The most valuable features are security and vision, and all of the UTM functionality."
"The solution can scale."
"We like signature-based anomaly detection and zero-day protection features."
"You have access to CLI in case you have no web access."
"I prefer FortiGate because it has a lot of other solutions embedded within it and is the easiest for our technicians to operate."
"The GUI is the most valuable feature."
"Has a very user-friendly interface and doesn't require any prior knowledge."
"The VPN used with the product is secure and reliable without lag."
"It works right out of the box. You just have to enable it and you can start working."
"The VPN and the filtering features are the most valuable. Its VPN is very strong, and its services are very nice. The main problem in India is the service. There are not enough Check Point and Fortinet Firewall services, but for this product, the service is very good."
"The most important feature of this solution is the SLAs."
"The alarm system is valuable."
"The initial setup was straightforward and, because we only need intrusion detection and prevention, we needed only about four hours to deploy it."
"The interface could be better."
"The tool is expensive for small businesses, making it an area where the tool can improve the product by making it available at a cheaper rate."
"Right now, it's not really scalable, but it's okay for us. However, looking ahead to three years from now, we might have a problem with scalability. We foresee a little risk down the road. The stability is okay for now."
"Its performance can be better. We have had performance issues in the past, but we sometimes tend to find that it is more related to what we do in our network than anything else. It is quite a good product, and there isn't much to improve."
"The dashboard is not user friendly so is a bit complicated."
"Monitoring could be improved."
"The system can slow down when inspections are carried out."
"It would be helpful to have a better tool for migrating all policy rules using an automatic script."
"Regarding technical support, they could use more engineers."
"I would like to see faster automatation."
"Its graphical user interface could be improved because not everybody is technical. There is a lack of knowledge, and they can give some training for this solution."
"The user interface and configuration can be improved."
"Multi properties could be added to the solution in the future to make it better."
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Fortinet FortiGate IPS is ranked 4th in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) with 54 reviews while WatchGuard Intrusion Prevention Service is ranked 31st in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) with 5 reviews. Fortinet FortiGate IPS is rated 8.4, while WatchGuard Intrusion Prevention Service is rated 6.6. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiGate IPS writes "Very stable with good network protection". On the other hand, the top reviewer of WatchGuard Intrusion Prevention Service writes "Good VPN and filtering features, 100% stable, but needs a better graphical user interface and more training". Fortinet FortiGate IPS is most compared with Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention, Trend Micro TippingPoint Threat Protection System, Cisco NGIPS and Cisco Sourcefire SNORT, whereas WatchGuard Intrusion Prevention Service is most compared with Cisco Sourcefire SNORT. See our Fortinet FortiGate IPS vs. WatchGuard Intrusion Prevention Service report.
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