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FortiGuard Web Filtering Service vs. SonicWall Web Content Filtering Client (CFC)

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    FortiGuard Web Filtering Service

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AFortinet headquartered in Sunnyvale, California offers the FortiGuard Web Filtering Service, a web content filter.N/A

    SonicWall Web Content Filtering Client (CFC)

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AThe SonicWall Web Content Client (CFC) compares requested sites against its database of web sites to provide configurable content filtering.N/A
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    FortiGuard Web Filtering ServiceSonicWall Web Content Filtering Client (CFC)
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    Free Trial
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    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    FortiGuard Web Filtering ServiceSonicWall Web Content Filtering Client (CFC)
    Considered Both Products
    Fortinet
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    SonicWall
    Chose SonicWall Web Content Filtering Client (CFC)
    Easy to setup and more stable solution. User friendly interface. Scalable and also in terms of cost it seems to be affordable solution with the best in-class protection benefits and other on demand features like dynamically updated rating architecture and high-performance web …
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    User Ratings
    FortiGuard Web Filtering ServiceSonicWall Web Content Filtering Client (CFC)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.7
    (6 ratings)
    9.0
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    Support Rating
    6.0
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    User Testimonials
    FortiGuard Web Filtering ServiceSonicWall Web Content Filtering Client (CFC)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Fortinet
    FortiGuard Web Filtering Service is well-suited for an organisation that is able to funnel all its Internet connectivity through one device, i.e., the office environment - or perhaps where WFH workers are using a remote desktop or VPN. It allows management/IT to minimise risk by blocking websites that may be harmful, as well as websites that may enable data leakage, or even are websites that people ought not to be visiting in the workplace.
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    SonicWall
    When the user is connecting to the internet and should not access some social media website or malware sites or unauthorized websites which may distract users and affect the productivity so to avoid any problems. It is a very simple setup. It is very easy to deploy, configure, and implement.
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    Pros
    Fortinet
    • FortiGuard Web Filtering Service effectively protects websites. There is no need to install the root certificate on all PCs inside the network.
    • The database signature updates every hour, so we don't need to spend time updating the website to blacklist or whitelist.
    • It can protect very well. Whereas, some traditional proxies can not do that. For example, others can not block Youtube or Facebook.
    • It can also protect the search keyword, like in Youtube or other social media, Google, etc.
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    SonicWall
    • In built customized policies
    • Control access to unsecure web content
    • Application traffic analytics
    • IP-based HTTPS content filtering
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    Cons
    Fortinet
    • Some websites are classified as Meaningless content, especially links used in emails to unsubscribe from lists. Luckily FortiGuard Web Filtering Service is responsive about reclassifying those quickly.
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    SonicWall
    • Malware scanning
    • Content Filtering Client for roaming devices
    • Cost
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    Support Rating
    Fortinet
    Took a little longer for support to get our problem solved, but when the upper tier tech support was involved, we got excellent customer support.
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    SonicWall
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    Alternatives Considered
    Fortinet
    We selected FortiGuard Web Filtering because it came in the service bundle with our FortiGate unit. After testing the service for a couple of months, we disabled the web filtering that was running on our client machines and have not looked back. It's been easy to manage, effective, and fast. There isn't much more you can ask for from a filtering solution.
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    SonicWall
    Easy to setup and more stable solution. User friendly interface. Scalable and also in terms of cost it seems to be affordable solution with the best in-class protection benefits and other on demand features like dynamically updated
    rating architecture and high-performance web caching and
    rating architecture
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    Return on Investment
    Fortinet
    • We can be confident staff cannot inadvertantly or deliberately access websites that contain porn, or other non-safe for work content
    • We can be confident staff cannot inadvertantly or deliberately access harmful and malicious websites
    • We can be confident data leakage is minimised
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    SonicWall
    • Improves Productivity
    • Ensures safe environment by allowing genuine traffic
    • Continued productivity helps to regain ROI in more figures
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