We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiGate-VM and GajShield Next Generation Firewall 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."The performance is good."
"What's most important is the ease of use."
"The base firewall features are quite valuable to us."
"It is user friendly, and has all the features you need."
"The IPsec tunnels are very easily created, and quite interoperable with devices from other vendors."
"This is an easy solution to deploy."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate are remote access, web filtering, and IPS."
"Fortigate represents a really scalable way of delivering perimeter network security, some level of layer 7 security, WAF, and also a way to create a meshed ADVPN solution."
"The most valuable features we have found to be the VPN, ease of use, and overall simplicity."
"It's a very simple solution to manage."
"It handles our current load with ease, and I think it can handle a bit more. It definitely can handle a lot more capacity than we currently use."
"Good for the servers and can stop network attacks, including spam."
"The most valuables features are the ease of use and deployment."
"I have worked on some of the largest and smallest solutions that Fortinet sells and they all scale really well."
"The user interface is the most valuable aspect of the solution."
"It is easy to set up the solution."
"The most valuable feature of the GajShield Next Generation Firewall is the user-friendly settings, dashboards, and anti-threat protection. Additionally, the solution upgrades frequently which is good because we receive new features."
"It is a stable solution."
"The solution's outcome is very high, and we often use it in a very high-traffic environment."
"GajShield has improved our mobile device-based connectivity."
"It is an easily scalable solution...The initial setup was very easy."
"Gajshiled's enterprise cloud and DLP-level features give it an advantage over other products."
"GajShield Next Generation Firewall's best feature is the network DLP."
"It would be ideal if they had some sort of GUI interface for troubleshooting and diagnostics."
"Monitoring and reporting could be better."
"We were not able to build a full-mesh VPN; however, I am not sure if this was the fault of Fortinet FortiGate."
"Fortinet FortiGate is a stable solution. However, my issue is the performance only. When I use all the profiles, this affects the performance. From the beginning, I should have had a better sizing of the box."
"Fortinet needs to overhaul its documentation."
"The graphical user interface of Fortinet's FortiGate product does not function well with text-based interfaces."
"Some of the software stability could improve."
"Due to its higher cost, Fortinet FortiGate can lead to increased operational expenses."
"It needs an Application Inspection."
"Sizing can be challenging for customers interested in using Fortinet FortiGate-VM."
"Web filtering is a feature that needs some improvement. There should be some additional features to allow active users to change their own passwords."
"I have worked on some of the largest and smallest solutions that Fortinet sells and they all scale really well."
"It should have the SD-WAN feature. This would increase the number of features that are available in the box."
"There is always room for improvement in any solutions, including Fortinet's FortiGate-VM. Although the solution claims to have a superior throughput compared to other OEMs, upon closer examination and comparison, there is potential for significant improvement in this area. In today's rapidly evolving technology world, it is important to continuously strive for enhancement and development, and I believe Fortinet can make significant strides in this direction for the FortiGate-VM."
"Fortinet FortiGate-VM should improve its asset identification, wherein the device can identify assets on the network, like computers."
"We have experience stability issues, when the product sizing is wrong or on configuration errors."
"Gajshield can improve SD-WAN compatibility at an enterprise cloud level."
"GajShield Next Generation Firewall would be improved with the addition of a load-balancing feature."
"GajShield Next Generation Firewall could improve the flow of the settings. If somebody's using a Cisco firewall or any other brand and they want to use GajShield Next Generation Firewall the platform's UI is a bit different. If it was more similar to the others it would be better."
"We face issues with some configuration parts that we don't understand in the solution, and sometimes we face issues with the VPN connection."
"The firewall configuration and administration screens could use some improvement."
"We raised a support ticket, and the project didn't get a proper response. There was a skill issue in TAC support."
"Sometimes, we have to use SD-WAN support for the solution, which can be improved by adapting some features that will help our approach to network services."
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Fortinet FortiGate-VM is ranked 9th in Firewalls with 113 reviews while GajShield Next Generation Firewall is ranked 30th in Firewalls with 7 reviews. Fortinet FortiGate-VM is rated 8.4, while GajShield Next Generation Firewall is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiGate-VM writes "An easy-to-manage and configure tool that provides ample documentation to help with the setup phase". On the other hand, the top reviewer of GajShield Next Generation Firewall writes "User-friendly settings, frequent updates, and responsive support". Fortinet FortiGate-VM is most compared with Azure Firewall, Palo Alto Networks VM-Series, Fortinet FortiOS, OPNsense and Cisco Secure Firewall, whereas GajShield Next Generation Firewall is most compared with Sophos XG, WiJungle and Netgate pfSense. See our Fortinet FortiGate-VM vs. GajShield Next Generation Firewall report.
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