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Gartner Magic Quadrant for Network Firewalls, Rajpreet Kaur, Adam Hils, Jeremy D'Hoinne, John Watts, 17 September 2019 Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in its research publications, and does not advice technology users.
Based on Gartner’s definition, the enterprise network firewall ” is composed primarily of purpose-built appliances for securing enterprise corporate networks. Products must be able to support single-enterprise firewall deployments and large and/or complex deployments, including branch offices, multitiered demilitarized zones (DMZs) and, increasingly, the option to include virtual versions for the data center. Customers should also have the option to deploy versions within Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure public cloud environments. These products are accompanied by highly scalable (and granular) management and reporting consoles, and there is a range of offerings to support the network edge, the data center, branch offices and deployments within virtualized servers and the public cloud. ”
Here is the difference from UTM appliance, which UTM approaches are suitable for small or midsize
businesses (SMBs), but not for the remainder of the enterprise market.
businesses (SMBs), but not for the remainder of the enterprise market.
2018 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Network Firewalls
Cisco comes back to Leaders quadrant again. Palo Alto, Fortinet and Check Point are still doing well as Leaders.
Cisco comes back to Leaders quadrant again. Palo Alto, Fortinet and Check Point are still doing well as Leaders.
2017 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Network Firewalls
2017 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Network Firewalls |
2016 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Network Firewalls
Reference:
https://www.amerinet.com/sites/default/files/2016%20FW%20gartner%20report.pdf
https://www.amerinet.com/sites/default/files/2016%20FW%20gartner%20report.pdf
2015 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Network Firewalls
Gartner, Inc. has released the latest Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Network Firewalls on April 22, 2015:
The biggest change in this year is Juniper lost their challengers position in the magic quadrant based on following reasons. In 2010 Juniper was in leaders quadrant:
“Juniper is assessed as a Niche Player for enterprises, mostly because we see it selected in concert with other Juniper offerings, rather than displacing competitors based on its vision or features, and we see it being replaced in enterprise environments more often than we see it selected. Juniper is, however, shortlisted and/or selected in mobile service provider deployments and large-enterprise data center deployments, primarily because of price and high throughput on its largest appliances.” – From Gartner report.
Other small changes from 2014 to 2015:
- Fortinet is doing pretty good and geting closer to Leaders Quadrant.
- In the leader Quadrant, the position between Palo Alto and Check Point is getting closer and closer for last four years.
CheckPoint has been in Leaders Magic Quadrant Since 1997, and Palo Alto becomes leaders since 2011.
2014 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Network Firewall:
Palo Alto and Checkpoint position into leader quadrant again.
This is the third year for Palo Alto and seventeenth year for Checkpoint to list in the leader quadrant.
2013 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Network Firewall:
Note: There is no 2012 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Network Firewall
2011 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Network Firewalls
Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Network Firewall:
2010 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Network Firewall:
![Quadrant Quadrant](/uploads/1/2/5/7/125753650/413717928.png)
Reference:
1. Gartner 2015 Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Network Firewalls
Published: 22 April 2015
ID: G00263955
Analyst(s): Adam Hils , Greg Young , Jeremy D'Hoinne
Summary
'Next-generation' capability has been achieved by the leading products in the network firewall market, and competitors are working to keep the gap from widening. Buyers must consider their operational realities, the burden of switching, and the trade-offs between 'best-of-breed' function and costs.
Table Of Contents
Market Definition/Description
Magic Quadrant
- Vendor Strengths and Cautions
- AhnLab
- Barracuda Networks
- Check Point Software Technologies
- Cisco
- Dell SonicWALL
- F5
- Fortinet
- Hillstone Networks
- HP
- Huawei
- Intel Security (McAfee)
- Juniper Networks
- Palo Alto Networks
- Sangfor
- Sophos
- Stormshield
- WatchGuard
- Vendors Added and Dropped
- Added
- Dropped
Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria
- Inclusion Criteria
- Exclusion Criteria
Evaluation Criteria
- Ability to Execute
- Completeness of Vision
- Quadrant Descriptions
- Leaders
- Challengers
- Visionaries
- Niche Players
Context
Market Overview
- Next-Generation Firewalls
- UTM Can't Compete With NGFWs in Enterprises
- Virtualized Firewalls: Hype Outruns Demand
- The Firewall Market Slows Down on Acquisitions, but Remains Dynamic
- Have Some Advanced Threat Detection With That Firewall
- Confusing Use of 'Application' and 'Firewall' in Three Distinct Products
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- Ability to Execute
- Completeness of Vision
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