Network Firewalls Reviews and Ratings

The overall experience has been wonderful. We needed a new firewall at the time and while looking at FortiGate and the competition, it not only provided a replacement for our current firewall, but gave us additional features that we also needed without needing an additional vendor.

We have implemented a distributed deployment of Quantum firewalls, the expertise has been excellent and helps us protect each of the perimeters we have in our infrastructure. From SmartConsole we manage the different firewalls, all actions are carried out, facilitating the administration and management work. We have other firewalls from other brands however if you have to choose i would 100% recommend Checkpoint

The best of product. I like the product, because of overall is very nice easy to use. such as the console is friendly to use. It's the smart next generation firewall.

Cisco ASA is the best Network Firewall for our deployments that provides enhanced security features, Context functionality, IPsec RA VPN, and VPN load-balancing. We provide uninterrupted traffic processes using Active-Active and Active-Standby high availability solutions.

Simple, reliable product that can be deployed out of the box within 2 hours providing great security and visibility into your network. Integrating with the endpoint protection suites provides detailed information about the devices operating behind the firewall as well. The unit is fully featured with SDWAN capability, multi-wan, IPSEC VPN, SSL-VPN, Web filtering, IPS, application control which is all controlled through a simple web interface. Also devices are controlled through the Sophos Central platform providing a single templated approach to firewall rule building and delivery along with management including firmware updates and backups

It does exactly what is promises. This device survived 4 years of usage in a production hall - dusty, warm environment without generating any issue not administration effort. We used it as a firewall, load balancing, monitoring, VPN, WI-FI, router.

Sonicwall NSA Series Sonic OS 7 is perfect for medium business. Starting from 2700 model, it offers reliability and security. I highly recommend to purchase a secondary unit so you can have an HA configuration (if the primary unit fails, or a firmware upgrade with reboot is needed the secondary/backup takes place and you will keep on working without any network loss). NSA Series comes with a power button and a management port with default IP. You can also add another power supply to add power redundancy (you will have to opern the unit, but adding this is an easy task). In case of need there is a lot of information on internet, but you can also open a new case on mysonicwall.com or via phone. Support replies quickly. When you install this appliance, you have to register in order to have licenses activated (for support and services) and you must change the default admin password (choose a strong one). You can start the configuration from zero or import and old one (created with the tool). Configure the zones and the interfaces (by default there is X0 LAN and X1 WAN), you can create and rename new zones to better manage access rules. Create address and service object and add rules (under the network section). NAT and Routing policies are under Network section. Access rules are under Firewall Section. It is important to configure security services, such as GEO IP, Intrusion Prevention, Gateway Antivirus, Botnet Filter, Content Filter for web sistes and it's also important to have a look at logs section, where you will find the history of all events. If you need to do troubleshooting, there is a huge diagnostic section with a lot of useful tools. The security and reliability offered are high, and the price of purchase is really competitive.

I have been a Watchguard customer for 11 or 12 years now, and have continued using them as they make great products. It's seamless to upgrade from one model to another - as you can save your current config and upload it to your replacement device without issue. This saves me HOURS of time not having to reconfigure 60+ separate policies/VPN tunnels/ISP Interfaces.

Huawei wireless networks can monitor the network environment and device usage in real time and intelligently adjust network parameters to ensure that users always enjoy the best network experience. Whether you're streaming data, gaming online or watching HD videos, you'll enjoy a smooth, stable connection. It integrates multiple adwantages at high rates, wide coverage, and intelligent management.It is simple and elegant in design and easy to operate. It not only caters to aesthetics and practicability, but also provides a strong guarantee for the security and stability of wireless networks.

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I am very impressed with the level of visibility that CloudGen Firewall provides in regards to traffic through your firewall. The ability to perform object level blocks and how easy the platform is to use is a great asset to any organization.

The vendor is a strategic player for the cloud strategy for the Group.

Sonicwall TZ series is ideal for small and medium business. Starting from TZ270 you can secure you network with a really good product, easy to manage and that offers many security services (you will need a license). The dashboard will show you a resume of the system: model, firmware, serial number, uptime, number of connections, the configuration of the interfaces and security services (of course there are additional informations displayed). In the setting section you can set the time, change the admin password (always choose a strong one), upgrade the firmware, reboot the appliance and export the settings. In the network section you configure the interfaces (Called X and then the number) , by default X0 is the LAN and X1 is the WAN. If you have multiple WAN interfaces you can set load balancing. You can also set you NAT and Routing policies. You can make you firewall Sonicwall to work as DHCP server, just set the interface and the scope(s) and the reservations if needed. In the Firewall section you set the access rules, remember, the lowest the number, the highest the priority. You may also need to create address and service objects to create new rules. You can have a secondary firewall as a backup unit (HA mode), so you won't have a downtime in case of unit failure or reboot. In the user section you can add users (also admin users) for SLLVPN services. In the security services section you can configure for example the GEO IP Filter, the BOTNET Filter, the Intrusion Prevention, the Gateway Antivirus, The content filter. The log section shows any action happened (it depends of what you choose to be logged). The diagnostic section is really wide and offer many tools for troubleshooting/test. There is a lot of documentation on internet. Support is available via phone.

Great support throughout the process from selection to implementation.

Forcepoint NGFW, in my opinion, is the best solution to protect your network from external and internal attacks.

It is a great product, with advanced capabilities, and very affordable price. Very intuitive interface, and good integration with other Sophos tools.

Technical support is very quick to respond when there are problems that cannot be solved by users

It's really easy to learn, integrate and manage, and it has been changing over the year with great improvement.

Software development is very prone to targeted network infrastructure level attacks and this calls for an unshaken firewall manager. F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager ensures that we get not only to defend our network, but also protects all our applications and secures our data center. It does so by tracking network sessions, mitigating attacks and adhering to granular details while maintaining app awareness. We have really gained from this product as decision making has become quite smooth and effective.

My experience in using Sangfor NGAF is satisfied. We have been using Sangfor NGAF since 2018 until now. Our considerations in choosing Sangfor NGAF is low price and had a complete and good report. We don not need to pay additional costs to make a report. This device also has a good user interface, it making us to easy configuration. Apart from that, good support from vendor and principal is also our asessment.