Firewalls: Which solution is best?
IT Central Station users review the highest reviewed solutions in the firewall market.
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The firewall is the foundation of enterprise data security. Today, most organisations still require a firewall that can help them defend against today’s advanced attacks while preserving the performance and uptime critical to innovation and growth. Yet not all firewalls are created equal, and no two organisations have the same needs, risks, and data flow.
Over 388,000 professionals have used IT Central Station research to inform their purchasing decisions. Their latest paper looks at the highest rated firewall vendors, profiling each and examining what they can offer enterprise.
Here’s a breakdown of the key players currently active in the market:
Check Point CloudGuard Network Security
Average Rating: 8.5
Top Comparison: Fortinet FortiGate
Overview: Provides unified cloud native security for all assets and workloads, giving businesses the confidence to automate security, prevent threats, and manage posture – everywhere.
Check Point NGFW
Average Rating: 8.8
Top Comparison: Fortinet FortiGate
Overview: Includes 23 firewall models optimised for running all threat prevention technologies simultaneously, without compromising on security or performance.
Cisco ASA Firewall
Average Rating: 7.9
Top Comparison: Fortinet FortiGate
Overview: Delivers enterprise-class firewall functionality with highly scalable and flexible VPN capabilities to meet diverse needs.
Cisco Firepower NGFW Firewall
Average Rating: 8.4
Top Comparison: Fortinet FortiGate
Overview: Delivers advanced threat defence capabilities to meet diverse needs, from small/branch offices to high performance data centres and service providers.
Fortinet FortiGate
Average Rating: 8.4
Top Comparison: Cisco ASA Firewall
Overview: Provides proven protection with unmatched performance across the network, from internal segments, to data centres, to cloud environments.
Kerio Control
Average Rating: 8.0
Top Comparison: pfSense
Overview: Brings together next-generation firewall capabilities -- including a network firewall and router, IPS, gateway anti-virus, VPN, and web content and application filtering.
Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls
Average Rating: 8.5
Top Comparison: Fortinet FortiGate
Overview: Next-generation firewalls secure businesses with a prevention-focused architecture and integrated innovations that are easy to deploy and use.
pfSense
Average Rating: 8.5
Top Comparison: Sophos UTM
Overview: Brings together the most advanced technology available to make protecting networks easier than ever before.
SonicWall TZ
Average Rating: 8.5
Top Comparison: Fortinet FortiGate
Overview: Combines high-performance intrusion prevention, malware blocking, content/URL filtering and application control.
Sophos XG
Average Rating: 8.0
Top Comparison: Fortinet FortiGate
Overview: A next gen firewall optimised for today’s business, delivering all the protection and insights that a business needs in a single, powerful appliance that is easy to manage.
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