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Arista NG Firewall

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7.9 /10
CX Score
7.9 /10
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Arista NG Firewall
7.9 /10
  • Unified Threat Management

What is Arista NG Firewall?

Arista Networks’ NG Firewall (previously Untangle) enables you to quickly and easily create the network policies that deliver the perfect balance between security and productivity. NG Firewall combines Unified Threat Management (UTM)—to address all of the key network threats—with policy management tools that enable you to define access and control by individuals, groups or company-wide.

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Awards & Recognition

Arista NG Firewall won the following awards in the Next Generation Firewall category

11 Top Rated Capabilities
9 Top Rated Features
2024

Arista NG Firewall Ratings

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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

95 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

81 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value


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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+93 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Arista NG Firewall?

0% Negative
0% Neutral
100% Positive

Pros

  • Performance Enhancing
  • Enables Productivity
  • Trustworthy
  • Respectful

How to read the Emotional Footprint

The Net Emotional Footprint measures high-level user sentiment towards particular product offerings. It aggregates emotional response ratings for various dimensions of the vendor-client relationship and product effectiveness, creating a powerful indicator of overall user feeling toward the vendor and product.

While purchasing decisions shouldn't be based on emotion, it's valuable to know what kind of emotional response the vendor you're considering elicits from their users.

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Feature Ratings

Average 86

Web Content Filtering

Avg.81
93

Application Control

Avg.80
90

Virtual Private Network

Avg.83
90

Network Access Control

Avg.82
87

Advanced Threat Protection

Avg.83
85

Deep Packet Inspection

Avg.82
85

Virtual Firewall

Avg.82
84

Sandboxing

Avg.79
83

Off Premise Cloud Firewalls

Avg.80
82

Encrypted Data Control

Avg.81
81

Identity Based Control

Avg.81
80

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 86

Ease of Implementation

Avg.82
89

Vendor Support

Avg.79
89

Ease of IT Administration

Avg.81
88

Quality of Features

Avg.81
88

Usability and Intuitiveness

Avg.80
87

Breadth of Features

Avg.80
86

Business Value Created

Avg.80
85

Ease of Data Integration

Avg.79
83

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Avg.77
82

Ease of Customization

Avg.76
82

Availability and Quality of Training

Avg.75
82

Arista NG Firewall Screenshots

NG Firewall Dashboard

NG Firewall Dashboard Screenshot
The Dashboard provides an overview of your network at a glance. It is extremely useful for quickly viewing what is happening on the network and getting the current status of the NG Firewall server at a glance.

NG Firewall Apps

NG Firewall Apps Screenshot
The app approach, unique to Untangle NG Firewall, greatly simplifies the UI making it exceptionally easy to use and tailor for each deployment.

NG Firewall Reports

NG Firewall Reports Screenshot
The Reports navigation makes it easy to find the information you need. View individual reports and navigate through the Reports app on a tablet or phone.

Arista NG Firewall Reviews

Nyasha C.

  • Role: Human Resources
  • Industry: Other
  • Involvement: End User of Application
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Submitted Oct 2023

Best Firewall with great features

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Arista NG Firewall from other similar products?

Arista has a full range of features that have helped us increase our security measures at a flat fee.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

That it can detect malicious threats fast and prevent them appearing again

What do you dislike most about this product?

It can be expensive to small businesses

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

To use the full package of Arista Networks to get full security measures

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Effective Service
  • Caring

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Sergio T.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Telecommunications
  • Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
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Submitted Feb 2024

"Free apps", "Pay as you go", Easy to deploy

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

You can deploy all the services and features for free the first 14 days... no credit card required. Also you can use all free apps and services for ever and really works!

What do you dislike most about this product?

As loyal user, I have plenty experience with this software... and some modules need more advanced features for the IT guys... some modules are on and off... there's no more options...

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Arista Firewall is a security solution that anyone can use, regardless of their level of expertise with firewalls. It has a user-friendly and intuitive interface that makes it easy to set up and manage your network. The Firewall module is free and one of the most powerful firewalls in the world. You also get a free OpenVPN Server that you can configure and deploy with ease. You don’t need to buy any new hardware, you can just reuse an old CPU box with at least two ethernet cards. All you need to do is install Arista Firewall via USB key. It runs on a Linux-based platform that is simple and secure. Arista Firewall will guide you through the in

Pros

  • Performance Enhancing
  • Trustworthy
  • Caring
  • Respectful

Cons

  • Inhibits Innovation
  • Slower Product Innovation
  • Commodity Features

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Koogentheren G.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Transportation
  • Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
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Submitted Apr 2022

The Features are good but its a bit challenging

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Arista NG Firewall from other similar products?

The deployment is very straight forward and the GUI is user-friendly.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The feature add-ons

What do you dislike most about this product?

It hangs from time to time and we need to reboot the VM.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I would not consider this product to be used in an enterprise enviroment. SMME will be great to use.

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Reliable
  • Efficient Service
  • Caring

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