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Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall vs Sangfor NGAF comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 25, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Forcepoint Next Generation ...
Ranking in Firewalls
23rd
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
52
Ranking in other categories
Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions (12th), WAN Edge (11th)
Sangfor NGAF
Ranking in Firewalls
31st
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
34
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Firewalls category, the mindshare of Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is 1.0%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Sangfor NGAF is 1.4%, up from 1.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Firewalls Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall1.0%
Sangfor NGAF1.4%
Other97.6%
Firewalls
 

Featured Reviews

Ajit Pratap Kundan - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager Solution Consulting 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.
AK
Network Administrator at GC University Lahore
Leverage detailed reporting for effective attack management
We are hosting applications over the platform, including websites and NAT traffic from our side. Because it's deployed in our data center, which is fully operational, we have various applications hosted there, websites, FTP portals, making it quite comprehensive. Essentially, it performs all the…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"When it comes to the detection rate of the IP, it is the most powerful solution for detection-ready tests, like evasion techniques etc."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the support."
"Forcepoint's stability is satisfactory, for the most part."
"The security management center is one of the best parts of the product."
"Forcepoint has great security functionality."
"Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is very simple, easy to use, and flexible."
"This is a good product and I have already recommended it to one of my friends that is now implementing it in the educational sector."
"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."
"We can utilize our own network rather than paying for a private one."
"The built-in features function as intended, providing exceptional value."
"Sangfor is a good solution that provides a WAF and firewall solution; most other vendors, like Sophos and Fortinet and Cisco, only provide one solution, and that's a valuable feature of Sangfor."
"I think the tool has the feature to detect and kill ransomware in three seconds."
"The VPN connectivity feature is really nice."
"The solution is quite safe and good, and furthermore, it is very good for different environments."
"It enables us to not only detect but also prevent various types of incoming threats, allowing us to take appropriate corrective actions and exercise control over the network."
"The top functionality is the reporting feature."
 

Cons

"Forcepoint is a little difficult to configure compared to its competitors."
"The interface is complicated. It's difficult to locate all the necessary menus and functions."
"In larger companies with extensive infrastructure, retrieving logs for a longer period of time can sometimes take a bit longer than desired."
"Intel could ditch the Java-based GUI rendering and could use some serious revamp on the way they manage their GUI."
"A VPN client feature is missing in our region, which we hope Forcepoint will address in future updates."
"If you have Cisco integration, then I wouldn't recommend this solution — it won't integrate."
"While they offer a comprehensive bundled solution, some users may prefer on-premise deployments for certain features, such as URL filtering."
"However, one downside that I see is that they need to improve some network functionality."
"The GUI needs to be improved, lacks logic in some areas."
"However, the maintenance cost can be a bit high."
"It does not offer any recommendations on how to mitigate or control attacks."
"I think the GUI needs to be improved, there are a lot of areas where the panes do not make sense."
"Sangfor NGAF could improve the policies and default criteria. They could be much better."
"The web interface needs to be improved, making it more user-friendly."
"We have deployed many firewalls and have faced two or three faulty devices that we have to replace over a year because their power supply was faulty."
"The solution has too many bugs and these slow down the implementation."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is expensive."
"It could be cheaper like Fortinet."
"There is a need to make payments towards the licensing charges attached to the product. The product is not expensive."
"We have just a subscription for the cloud, and this license is great. The license is so good."
"I consider Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall's price to be good."
"The big advantage of this solution is that we can select the right model for our requirements, which is not too expensive."
"It is an affordable product. We purchase its yearly license."
"It requires a yearly subscription."
"The product is very cost-effective compared to other brands or vendors."
"Sangfor is cheaper than competing vendors."
"The price is unmatcheable."
"I rate the product price as one on a scale of one to ten, where one is low price and ten is high price."
"It is one of the cheapest tools in the market."
"In my opinion, the price of the tool is good in the Pakistani market. We can easily get discounts if needed."
"It costs about 8 to 10 thousand dollars per year for 500 users, standard licensing fees included."
"If one is very cheap and ten is very expensive, I rate the tool's price as three out of ten."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
11%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
13%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Construction Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business29
Midsize Enterprise11
Large Enterprise14
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business15
Midsize Enterprise10
Large Enterprise10
 

Questions from the Community

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...
What is your primary use case for Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall?
The major use cases for Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall are in government turnkey projects where we require a lot of traffic coming from the public domain. That is why we are putting these fire...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Sangfor NGAF?
The licensing cost is quite high compared to other available firewalls in the market.
What needs improvement with Sangfor NGAF?
The cost of licensing is very high compared to other firewalls available here. There should be improvements in hardware scalability, allowing for more storage and memory capacity. Making the soluti...
What is your primary use case for Sangfor NGAF?
We are hosting applications over the platform, including websites and NAT traffic from our side. Because it's deployed in our data center, which is fully operational, we have various applications h...
 

Also Known As

Forcepoint NGFW, Stonesoft Next Generation Firewall, McAfee Network Security Platform, Intel Security Network Security Platform
Sangfor NGAF Firewall Platform
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR)
The Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation (Indonesia), Lawson, Inc. (Philippines), Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (Indonesia), TEK Automotive (Italy), etc.
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