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FatPipe SD-WAN vs Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

FatPipe SD-WAN
Ranking in Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions
23rd
Ranking in WAN Edge
19th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Forcepoint Next Generation ...
Ranking in Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions
8th
Ranking in WAN Edge
7th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
52
Ranking in other categories
Firewalls (18th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions category, the mindshare of FatPipe SD-WAN is 1.3%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is 2.4%, up from 2.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall2.4%
FatPipe SD-WAN1.3%
Other96.3%
Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions
 

Featured Reviews

Akshay Kharkar - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Engineer at Manschaft IT Pvt Ltd
Beneficial technology, reliable, and simple deployment
Our client has a data center and all the applications servers and servers are in their data center. We design a solution, for all their branches. If they wanted to access the internet or the applications, they route traffic to their data center and then can access these applications with FatPipe…
Ajit Pratap Kundan - PeerSpot reviewer
Pre Sales Lead Government & Defense at Accops Systems Pvt Ltd
Unified security management has improved traffic control and simplified remote workforce access
Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall does help in vulnerability identification and response by providing a single unified console through which I am able to monitor and manage infrastructure. The URL filtering capability of Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall helps in blocking malicious sites. We have to take care of both known threats and unknown threats. The firewall takes care of known threats, and we protect ourselves from unknown threats such as malicious code and malware that we cannot create firewall rules for. With these routing capabilities and policies, only whitelisted things get processed or passed. The biggest advantages of Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall, especially as a partner, service provider, and integrator, are that it is very easy to integrate these APIs with our solution, and most of the features I am getting in the clientless mode. Even with the client mode, it is easy to integrate with our client, allowing the customer to get a single client to address all the features of the firewall as well as the GTNA perspective. The flexibility of deployment, especially for the government and defense sectors, is that they want an on-premises solution, while the rest of the PSUs or enterprise segment are comfortable with the cloud offering, which is the SaaS offering and the way to go in the future.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"My advice to others is if you are looking for an SD-WAN solution then FatPipe SD-WAN is a good choice."
"The most valuable feature of FatPipe SD-WAN is it's based on SD-WAN technology."
"Forcepoint is a very expensive solution but it is also very secure."
"The Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is a scalable product."
"When our customer needs some optimization, along with performance and security. If they want everything in one package, I recommend Forcepoint because they have everything."
"When our customer needs some optimization, along with performance and security, if they want everything in one package, I recommend Forcepoint because they have everything."
"I like the IPS. IPS is the master feature. I depend on the firewall and sandbox."
"With Forcepoint, this process is simplified compared to others like Fortinet."
"Technical support has been quite helpful in the past."
"I have found that Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is easy to use, highly secure, and the main VPN tunnel is created automatically which is a benefit."
 

Cons

"FatPipe SD-WAN can improve the price to scale the solution."
"FatPipe SD-WAN can improve the price to scale the solution."
"They need to improve their alerts."
"They need to work on stability, it has not been the best in our experience."
"Something that I've noticed that Forcepoint lacks, is the training that they offer to their end-customers"
"The ability to dynamically change policies could be improved."
"My team is looking for more throughput and better integration with our security framework."
"We would love to take another solution from Forcepoint, but unfortunately, the price is too high."
"The security features need to be improved."
"A VPN client feature is missing in our region, which we hope Forcepoint will address in future updates."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The pricing of the solution is normally competitive with other products."
"We would love to take other solution from Forcepoint, but unfortunately the price is too high. That's why we are not considering using Forcepoing for our proxy and DLB. They have a very good DLB, but the matter in the end is the cost."
"Everything in Forcepoint comes with an individual license, which is kind of a problem. In our last meeting, they said that it may change at the beginning of 2021, and they will try to merge some licenses together. Customers will get more features than what they got previously. We will wait and see."
"Forcepoint is very expensive but it's really secure."
"It is expensive."
"We have found the price could be reduced. It is a little expensive."
"Next Generation Firewall is moderately priced."
"We have just a subscription for the cloud, and this license is great. The license is so good."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
18%
Media Company
15%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Wholesaler/Distributor
7%
Construction Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Computer Software Company
8%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business29
Midsize Enterprise11
Large Enterprise12
 

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall?
In terms of price, I would say Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is not expensive. It is very much comparable to other vendors, and pricing is not a problem, especially for the Asian market, with...
What needs improvement with Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall?
The negative side of Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is that the ZTNA part is missing. For that, we have to integrate a third-party component with Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall to complet...
 

Also Known As

FatPipe Symphony, Symphony, FatPipe Symphony SD-WAN, Symphony SD-WAN
Forcepoint NGFW, Stonesoft Next Generation Firewall, McAfee Network Security Platform, Intel Security Network Security Platform
 

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