We performed a comparison between Meraki MX 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."FortiGate has a strong security topic which allows all of the Fortinet devices to communicate and share information which makes their security more powerful."
"This is a quality product with ok support, and it is better than the competition we've tried."
"The main reason why I purchased the particular unit was that it had good reviews and what other people were saying as far as its completeness and its leading capabilities in terms of endpoint security was very good."
"Fortinet FortiGate protects against internet-based threats, both internal and external. It is scalable, stable, easy to use, and easy to install."
"Easy to use support and licensing portal as well as activation process."
"The most valuable feature is the VDOM, which allows the customer to have multiple firewalls in a single campus."
"The next-gen features, the unified threat management capabilities are something that just about everybody is interested in at this point."
"You can purchase switches and you don't need to do anything with them. You just put in the firewall and the switches get all the policies and rules that you already have in the firewall. With Fortinet, you just connect the FortiSwitch to the Fortinet and that's it."
"Deployment takes no more than one working day."
"The product is quite secure, easy to manage, and well-connected with other devices."
"In general, Meraki MX is easy to work with."
"WAN optimization is the best feature of the solution."
"The most valuable feature is that we didn't have any problems with Meraki MX."
"It is very fast to implement."
"It has very good features; it's easy to use, configure, set up, and deploy."
"Real Auto VPN with load balancer without needing a public IP. It is simple and functional."
"We can utilize our own network rather than paying for a private one."
"I think Sangfor NGAF is more valuable than Cisco products because of its simplicity and ease of management. If I compare it with Palo Alto and Cisco, both are quite complex products. And if I compare it with FortiGate firewalls from Fortinet, I have also used all these products. Fortinet and Sangfor NGAF are similar products because the applications behind the application and policy layers are almost identical."
"The built-in features function as intended, providing exceptional value."
"The level of support provided to local companies is good. They transform their application control and other settings according to that country."
"Sangfor has the best capabilities for securing connections, securing web browsers, securing servers, and general threat protection."
"So far, the performance and reliability of the product have supported our company's critical network traffic."
"The stability of Sangfor NGAF is good."
"Sangfor NGAF works accordingly with our customers. The solution has good performance, easy to use, and integrates well with the endpoints."
"The price of FortiGate should be reduced because there are some other leading products that are cheaper."
"Fortinet FortiGate is not very easy to use. The navigation could be improved to make it easier to use."
"They are doing good, but they can improve the distributor assignment. The availability of the product and the timeline of delivery are the main things. The distribution should be swift, and the distributor should not reach out to end customers directly. They should work as a distributor. There should also be one more local distributor. Currently, there is only one distributor in Pakistan, and the rest of them are in UAE. It is difficult to work with only one distributor. Sometimes, you don't get along with the same distributor, and that's why they should have one more distributor. Their licensing should also be improved. The activation or renewal of the product should be done from the date of renewal, not from the date on which the license expired."
"Its customer service could be better."
"It does not have key authentication for admin access."
"The routing capability on the FortiGate devices has room for improvement."
"The setup is pretty complex and not easy to implement."
"The graphical user interface of Fortinet's FortiGate product does not function well with text-based interfaces."
"MX can only be managed via a web interface, but I'm accustomed to using a CLI or a graphical interface. I would also like to see more reporting features. It doesn't provide enough information for me to know precisely about some clients."
"The security is not as strong as it could be"
"Meraki MX can come across as an expensive solution."
"Load balancing options and ability to manage a couple of Internet connections."
"The solution's pricing should be reduced."
"Management can be improved in Meraki MX."
"FortiGate is cheaper than Meraki. Even the license renewal is less than Meraki."
"The configuration options for firewall and IPS have limitations."
"Sangfor NGAF could improve by refining its application control policies, especially in addressing challenges with certain types of applications."
"The firewall system needs gradual improvements because there are more threats and challenges every day."
"The support for YouTube or the Internet is not enough."
"Sangfor could improve by providing better real-time reporting, as the current reports don't offer the level of detail we need, especially for runtime insights."
"I would be happy if Sangfor developed a firewall designed specifically for home use, as well as for small businesses such as clinics and so on. A household version of the Sangfor firewall for your personal computer or laptop would be ideal, in my opinion."
"They need to improve their research team and they need to study their data to analyze it and build the product."
"An area for improvement would be the number of ports defined on the box. In the next release, I would like them to develop their provisioning stage of enrolling end devices."
"Sangfor NGAF could improve the policies and default criteria. They could be much better."
Meraki MX is ranked 2nd in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 59 reviews while Sangfor NGAF is ranked 20th in Firewalls with 31 reviews. Meraki MX is rated 8.2, while Sangfor NGAF is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Meraki MX writes "Cost-effective, simplified, easy to manage, and reliable with advanced security features and granular visibility". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sangfor NGAF writes "Affordable, easy to configure firewall with fast, responsive support". Meraki MX is most compared with Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Cisco Secure Firewall, Sophos XG, SonicWall TZ and Netgate pfSense, whereas Sangfor NGAF is most compared with Sophos XG, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Netgate pfSense and Check Point NGFW. See our Meraki MX vs. Sangfor NGAF report.
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