FortiGate vs Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall

FortiGate9.3Visit Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall9.0Visit

Higher score FortiGate #2 in Network Firewall Software 9.3/10 Pricing on request · 30-day trial Free trial✓ 3 of 3 features Visit FortiGate

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Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall #6 in Network Firewall Software 9.0/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Forcepoint

• FortiGate fits best

  Hybrid enterprises needing broad security integration

• Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall fits best

  Hybrid enterprises needing SD-WAN and sandboxing

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Side by side

Feature	FortiGate 9.3/10 Visit ↗	Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall 9.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	9.0
Ranking	#2 in Network Firewall Software	#6 in Network Firewall Software
Best for	Hybrid enterprises needing broad security integration	Hybrid enterprises needing SD-WAN and sandboxing
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request · 30-day trial	Pricing on request
Free plan	—	Not checked yet
Free trial	30 days	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Support	Phone, Live chat, Tickets, Community	Phone, Docs
Integrations	12 integrations	3 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features FortiGate 3/3 · Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall 3/3
Intrusion prevention	✓	✓
SSL inspection	✓	✓
Site-to-site VPN	✓	✓
Specs
Deployment model	Hybrid	Hybrid
Firewall throughput	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Concurrent connections	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Combines firewalling, IPS, antivirus, VPN, TLS inspection and web filtering Supports AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, VMware, Hyper-V and KVM Adds REST API, Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible and CI/CD automation	Combines firewalling, IPS/IDS, TLS inspection, VPN, and SD-WAN Supports physical, virtual, AWS, and Azure deployments Adds malware detection, file filtering, and sandboxing
Cons	Pricing requires contacting sales and varies by model and deployment There is no free plan Performance specifications vary by FortiGate model	Pricing requires a contact-sales process Appliance performance varies by model Its broad feature set may exceed narrower firewall needs
Our verdict	FortiGate is a next-generation firewall platform for protecting networks, users, applications, assets and cloud workloads across hybrid environments. It is designed for organizations ranging from small businesses to large enterprises, with… Read the review →	Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is a network security platform for data centers, branch offices, remote sites, campus networks, and cloud environments. It is aimed at distributed branches, mid-sized organizations, and large enterprises… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• FortiGate — where it wins

  • Combines firewalling, IPS, antivirus, VPN, TLS inspection and web filtering
  • Supports AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, VMware, Hyper-V and KVM
  • Adds REST API, Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible and CI/CD automation

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales and varies by model and deployment
  • There is no free plan
  • Performance specifications vary by FortiGate model

• Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall — where it wins

  • Combines firewalling, IPS/IDS, TLS inspection, VPN, and SD-WAN
  • Supports physical, virtual, AWS, and Azure deployments
  • Adds malware detection, file filtering, and sandboxing

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires a contact-sales process
  • Appliance performance varies by model
  • Its broad feature set may exceed narrower firewall needs

• FortiGate9.3/10 · Pricing on request · 30-day trial

  A broad hybrid firewall platform for enterprises that need integrated network security and automation.

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• Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall9.0/10 · Pricing on request

  A hybrid NGFW for enterprises that need SD-WAN, inspection, VPN, and sandboxing.

  Visit ForcepointFull verdict →