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Sangfor NGAF vs Untangle NG Firewall comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 25, 2026

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

Categories and Ranking

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
Untangle NG Firewall
Ranking in Firewalls
30th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
26
Ranking in other categories
Unified Threat Management (UTM) (10th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Firewalls category, the mindshare of Sangfor NGAF is 1.4%, up from 1.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Untangle NG Firewall is 1.1%, up from 1.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Firewalls Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Untangle NG Firewall1.1%
Sangfor NGAF1.4%
Other97.5%
Firewalls
 

Featured Reviews

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…
PK
Information Technology System Administrator at Ίδρυμα Ευγενίδου / Eugenides Foundation
Firewall and VPN have strengthened security and now provide reliable bandwidth control
The impact of high-performance packet inspection on network performance metrics is very good. My network has good performance with very low CPU and memory usage. Real-time alerts from Untangle NG Firewall are important for me because every alert I have is sent to my email. The impact of these real-time alerts on my productivity is significant, as I may not be present, but I receive notifications about any problems in my WANs or network and sent to my emails, or something the firewall blocks. I would rate Untangle NG Firewall as an eight overall, considering all the features and capabilities.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It is a stable solution."
"In our hospital, Sangfor NGAF works well for us in terms of ensuring confidentiality and availability, which are crucial in the healthcare industry."
"The most valuable features are the WAN optimization, the internet access gateway (IAG), and the central console, which allows us to implement on their firewall."
"The price versus value is good because the solution is less expensive than Sophos, Fortinet, or SonicWall."
"I think Sangfor NGAF is more valuable than Cisco products because of its simplicity and ease of management. If I compare it with Palo Alto and Cisco, both are quite complex products. And if I compare it with FortiGate firewalls from Fortinet, I have also used all these products. Fortinet and Sangfor NGAF are similar products because the applications behind the application and policy layers are almost identical."
"The built-in features function as intended, providing exceptional value."
"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 tool's performance is good."
"The features I have found the most useful are the web filter, the captive portal, the SSL inspector, and the ad-blocker. They're awesome."
"Its ease of use, variety of available features, and low pricing have enabled us to improve the security for a lot of our very small business clients at a price that they are happy to pay for."
"The most valuable features are IPS, MAPI, NAT, and VPN."
"The product helps small and medium enterprises secure their networks from intrusions. It also has features like DNS blocking."
"The initial setup is very easy."
"Untangle is a much better buy for the money than SonicWall."
"Web Filter is effective, Web Cache offers bandwidth savings, and the VPN setup is easy."
"It is not attached to an appliance, meaning if you get a good PC/server, then you can already run a firewall."
 

Cons

"The reporting and log management could be improved."
"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."
"I think the GUI needs to be improved, there are a lot of areas where the panes do not make sense."
"The tool is expensive."
"Lacks consistency in terms of filtering certain websites and applications."
"Sangfor need greater exposer in the market because the market is mainly saturated by Fortinet. The user experience of Fortinet is quite different compared to NGAF. If we want to switch our users from Fortinet to NGAF, we have to convince them that the user experience will be much easier once once they start to use it."
"The solution should be able to work in a hybrid setup."
"Sangfor NGAF could improve by refining its application control policies, especially in addressing challenges with certain types of applications."
"The ability to setup a DDNS for each WAN independently would be a very handy feature."
"We seek the availability of the hardware in our region. The hardware-based firewall from Untangle is currently not available in our region. It should have threat protection on a real-time basis. This feature, available in Check Point and Sandstorm kind of scenario, is currently missing in Untangle NG Firewall."
"The web content filtering feature of Untangle was not giving us what we wanted."
"The product needs to have a better support group for its online support, specifically for its help desk."
"Web-filtering policies could be improved."
"The pricing is not as good as it was some time ago. They've since skipped offering a lot of individual features."
"At this stage, I think the SSL decryption option can be streamlined."
"The biggest challenge that we have with this solution is local support. The local support is a problem in our area."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price is unmatcheable."
"The product is very cost-effective compared to other brands or vendors."
"In my opinion, the price of the tool is good in the Pakistani market. We can easily get discounts if needed."
"Price-wise, I would not consider Sangfor NGAF to be a cheap product. It is an expensive firewall solution, though not as expensive as something like Palo Alto, which is costly. However, the higher price point is justifiable given the feature set the tool provides that other firewalls may not offer in a single dedicated appliance."
"The price could be more competitive."
"The license of Sangfor NGAF can be purchased at different interval lengths, such as annually or three years. They offer a range of packages to choose from, such as combo or hybrid packages. We are using the complete solution package which includes IM, NGF and SSL VPN, and WAF."
"The pricing is reasonable."
"Sangfor NGAF is a cheaply priced product, especially if I consider the previous product that was used in my company."
"Untangle is open-source software. So, you can get it for free. That has been a benefit, especially for the residential users because it is free. The license costs start at $25 a month for some additional features, including higher tiers of security intrusion prevention. The free version comes with intrusion detection, and then the license version has intrusion prevention. It also has some additional things for active directory connectors, etc. It starts at $25 a month to cover 12 devices. Then it goes up from $25 to $50 a month for 12 to 25 devices. That's where it really doesn't scale out per site. If you have a site that has more than 50 devices on it, then Untangle quickly becomes cost prohibitive in comparison to several other competitors."
"The solution is fairly priced."
"Usually, it's about $350 a year for 12 users, and it's about $600 for 50 users. It's very reasonable as compared to the others. One of the reasons is that they're all open-source. You just buy their appliance and put it in until it dies. Because it's run under open platforms, mine seems to always work on older equipment. I've taken old equipment and put a new hard disk in it. I have taken about nine-year-old computers and put their operating system on them, and ran them like a champ. The only thing that changed was the hard drive because I don't trust a hard drive that's more than three to four years old."
"The pricing model is better than with SonicWall."
"It is not expensive. It is cheaper than Fortinet."
"The tool's pricing is moderate, and licensing costs are yearly."
"It is the most cost-effective to use."
"The setup cost is about $2000 to $3000 per year."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Comms Service Provider
13%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Construction Company
7%
Comms Service Provider
15%
University
10%
Construction Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business15
Midsize Enterprise10
Large Enterprise10
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business26
Midsize Enterprise1
 

Questions from the Community

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...
What needs improvement with Untangle NG Firewall?
I would appreciate improvements to the ad blocker and SSL Inspector of Untangle NG Firewall.
What is your primary use case for Untangle NG Firewall?
My usual use cases for Untangle NG Firewall are just like a firewall and router. The main purpose is for firewall functionality. It has a captive portal, web filter, virus blocker, spam blocker, ba...
 

Also Known As

Sangfor NGAF Firewall Platform
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Sample Customers

The Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation (Indonesia), Lawson, Inc. (Philippines), Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (Indonesia), TEK Automotive (Italy), etc.
North American Stamping Group, Cerebral Palsy of North Jersey (CPNJ), Brown County Schools, IN, City of Bridgeton, MO, Lancaster County, SC, Vision Charter School, Clay County Sheriff’s Department, NC, Breakwater School, Boys & Girls Club of Manchester, NH, Admiral Farragut Academy, Flow Companies, No Ordinary Hotel, KECdesign,
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