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Arista Networks

Arista NG Firewall

Composite Score

7.6 /10

CX Score

8.1 /10

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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 Unified Threat Management category

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2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024

Strategy and Innovation
Product Impact
Contract Negotiation

2024

6 Top Rated Capabilities

4 Top Rated Features

2024

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023

Service Experience
Product Impact

2023

2 Top Rated Capabilities

0 Top Rated Features

2023

Arista NG Firewall Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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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.

86 Likeliness to Recommend

Down 2
Since last award

91 Plan to Renew

Down 9
Since last award

92 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Up 2
Since last award

Product Experience

Negotiation and Contract

Conflict Resolution

Strategy & Innovation

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product Experience:: 95%
Negotiation and Contract:: 89%
Conflict Resolution:: 87%
Strategy & Innovation:: 87%
Service Experience:: 88%

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.

+90 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

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Unique Features
Inspires Innovation

Feature Ratings

Average 82

Virtual Private Network

Intrusion Detection Prevention

Deep Packet Inspection

Firewall

Web Content Filtering

Application Layer Control

Security Information and Event Management

Data Loss Prevention

Anti Malware and Threat Protection

Network Access Control

Anti Spam

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 80

Ease of Customization

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Business Value Created

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of IT Administration

Breadth of Features

Vendor Support

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Data Integration

Availability and Quality of Training

Quality of Features

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Arista NG Firewall Reviews

Michael C.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Education
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2023

It just Works

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Arista NG Firewall from other similar products?

Ease of use

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Active directory integration

What do you dislike most about this product?

Nothing so far

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Try it. You will like it. I have been using it for more than 5 years

Pros

Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy

Nyasha C.

Role: Human Resources
Industry: Other
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

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

Hatura T.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Construction
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Feb 2023

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Arista NG Firewall from other similar products?

Besides Arista NG Firewall being a great unified threat management solution, it is also great as the next generation firewall

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

It's multi purpose which I love I like the great unified threat management features It's a great next generation firewall It's affordable

What do you dislike most about this product?

Nothing but the cost seems prohibitive for small businesses

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I recommend Arista NG Firewall as a unified threat management as it has great features. It's Multipurpose too and therefore Ideal for business use.

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Unique Features

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2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

Arista NG Firewall Ratings

86 Likeliness to Recommend

Down 2 Since last award

91 Plan to Renew

Down 9 Since last award

92 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Up 2 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

Emotional Footprint Overview

+90 Net Emotional Footprint

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Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Virtual Private Network The hosting of VPN secure tunnels, as well as expand the capabilities of the UTM service to those connected to the corporate network via VPN.

Intrusion Detection Prevention Through event monitoring, the detection, countermeasure and prevention of possible security incidents or threats.

Deep Packet Inspection The inspection of data transmitted over a network to log, reroute or block to scrutinize the content of data streams, encrypted or within a secure tunnel.

Firewall Firewall functions, such as the blocking or redirecting of data traffic, by port or protocol.​

Web Content Filtering The ability to screen, block or limit access to certain websites which might contravene corporate policy or pose a security threat to the organization.

Application Layer Control Ability to control application functions, including lockdown of features as required. This is at the application (layer-7), rather than the network (layer-3).

Security Information and Event Management The real time reporting of alerting and security threats based on network behavioral analysis of systems logs, servers, application, and network devices.

Data Loss Prevention Detection of potential data breaches by monitoring, detecting and blocking the electronic transmission of sensitive data.

Anti Malware and Threat Protection Built-in perimeter anti-virus and anti-spyware protection can include behavioral analysis, e.g. Zero-Day attack protection.

Network Access Control Endpoint integration to ensure each connecting device has appropriate security.

Anti Spam Spam email filtering and blocking, the ability to release blocked e-mails and the whitelisting/blacklisting of senders.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

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Arista NG Firewall Reviews

Michael C.

It just Works

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Nyasha C.

Best Firewall with great features

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Hatura T.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Virtual Private Network

Intrusion Detection Prevention

Deep Packet Inspection

Firewall

Web Content Filtering

Application Layer Control

Security Information and Event Management

Data Loss Prevention

Anti Malware and Threat Protection

Network Access Control

Anti Spam

Vendor Capability Ratings

Ease of Customization

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Business Value Created

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of IT Administration

Breadth of Features

Vendor Support

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Data Integration

Availability and Quality of Training

Quality of Features