Azure Firewall Alternatives

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Considering alternatives to Azure Firewall? See what this market Azure Firewall users also considered in their purchasing decision. When evaluating different solutions, potential buyers compare competencies in categories such as evaluation and contracting, integration and deployment, service and support, and specific product capabilities.

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1. FortiGate: Next Generation Firewall (NGFW)

4.6

I have an overall good experience with the Fortigate NGFW. I like FortiOS because the CLI commands are universal to the entire ecosystem. Fortigates are so easy to use I configured one for my home network/lab. CBTNuggets and other online learning platforms have a lot of good videos on how to build a network of physical and virtual appliances. We've upgraded from 200Ds, to 201e's and now we're looking at the 200g. Converting or migrating to a new firewall typically means getting a forticonverter license. The performance of the SD-WAN has remained reliable across multiple retail locations, campuses, and datacenters. We use SSL deep inspection, advanced threat protection, and application control functions, and the hardware acceleration via Fortinet's Security Processing Units (SPUs) without many conflicting issues with streaming services like VOIP or Teams Meeting calls. Fortinet's TAC support has been useful when troubleshooting our NGFWs. In our experience, TAC provides knowledgeable, responsive assistance, especially when dealing with tough cases or firmware-specific stuff. The fortigate documentation and community resources are available through Fortinet. If you're not sure how to setup something they have 4-hour fast track courses. Overall, FortiGate continues to impress with usability, depth, performance, and ecosystem support. Whether you're deploying a single device or managing a few dozen across branch locations, the platform scales well and provides robust, feature-rich network security. Read all insights and reviews for FortiGate: Next Generation Firewall (NGFW)

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2. Check Point Quantum

By Check Point Software Technologies

4.5

Check Point Quantum feels powerful and reliable, with strong threat protection, but its setup is complex and the licensing a bit opaque. Overall experience is good, email protection provided by Quantum is not outstanding, quarantine management is a missing feature.Read all insights and reviews for Check Point Quantum

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3. Sophos Firewall

4.8

Really happy with the product. We've been using Sophos firewalls since 2019 and have not had a single hardware failure, failed update or any unscheduled downtime. The migration from XG to XGS was straight forward and almost flawless (Lack of a management port on the XG meant that the management port we were using on the XGS was disabled after importing the config). I've found the firewalls very easy to administer and they provide almost all of the functionality that we've explored. The lack of mDNS/Bonjour support is the biggest gripe for us at the moment, along with some Google directory synchronization being locked behind other paid products. We've had great support from Sophos. They've provided free in-depth health checks and reviews of our firewall and endpoint protection. Their engineer was really generous with their time and provided us with helpful recommendations.Read all insights and reviews for Sophos Firewall

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4. PA-Series

By Palo Alto Networks

4.6

Best in enterprise & data center solutions for customizable and reliable firewall. It is also compatible for all business verticals and layer 7 application identification and centralized management. BPA assessment and all good to review the benchmark configuration with automated steps in the support portal.Read all insights and reviews for PA-Series

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5. Cisco Secure Firewall

By Cisco Systems

4.7

As we are using other Cisco solutions in our company, this one is integrated perfectly and works without any special issues. Our daily job, sometimes with heavy traffic works smooth and secured by Cisco. I feel that a good percentage of security goes to the Cisco Firewall.Read all insights and reviews for Cisco Secure Firewall

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6. Unified Security Gateway (USG)

4.9

HUAWEI`s Firewalls USG series are very useful for my work.They deliver intelligent,all-scenario network security protection for enterprises，Built on deep understanding of evolving threats，they provide comprehensive visibility,automated threat prevention,and high-performance encryption to safeguard critical digital assets.Read all insights and reviews for Unified Security Gateway (USG)

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7. Barracuda CloudGen Firewall

4.5

We are very satisfied the use of the firewall in Microsoft Azure. We use it more than eight years. In combination with the onpremise NG in our central DC and offices, we have a meshed infrastructure managed from one central point.Read all insights and reviews for Barracuda CloudGen Firewall

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8. SonicWall TZ Series

4.7

I am extremely impressed; it is a small but very robust machine, for keeping the company's infrastructure in order and secure.Read all insights and reviews for SonicWall TZ Series

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