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| Product | Forcepoint NGFW by Forcepoint View product | VMware NSX by VMware View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Forcepoint NGFW offers advanced threat prevention, integrated SD-WAN and high availability clustering. Use it for firewall / NGFW. See Firewall alternatives. | Evaluating VMware NSX? See how this Network Security tool handles microsegmentation and distributed IDS/IPS, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare. |
| Product type | High-Availability Next-Gen Network Firewall | Software-Defined Networking & Microsegmentation |
| Best for | Cross-industry, Global Enterprises, Retail, Critical Infrastructure | Global Enterprise, Banking, Telecom, Healthcare, Defense |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | CloudOn-Premise | Cloud |
| Deployment details | Hardware Appliance; Virtual; Cloud; Hardware appliance; Virtual appliance; AWS; Azure | Software; Hypervisor-Native; Multi-Cloud; Software; Hypervisor-native; Virtual appliances |
| Data residency | Global; US; EU | On-premises Data Center; Multi-Cloud |
| Key features | ||
| What it offers |
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| Platform & access | ||
| API access | API access: yes | API access: yes |
| Single sign-on (SSO) | SSO: yes | SSO: yes |
| Role-based access (RBAC) | RBAC: yes | RBAC: yes |
| Multi-tenant | Multi-tenant: yes | Multi-tenant: yes |
| Mobile app | Mobile app: no | Mobile app: no |
| Supported platforms | Data centersBranch networksCloud VPCs | VMware vSphereKVMBare-metal ServersKubernetesAWSAzure |
| Compliance | Common CriteriaFIPS 140-2USGv6 | Common CriteriaFIPS 140-2SOC 2ISO 27001PCI-DSS |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Forcepoint Security ManagerSIEMSyslog | VMware vSphereVMware Cloud FoundationKubernetesSplunkQRadar |
| Industries | Cross-industryGlobal EnterprisesRetailCritical Infrastructure | Global EnterpriseBankingTelecomHealthcareDefense |
| Regions | Global | GlobalUSEUAPAC |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Forcepoint | VMware |
| Headquarters | Austin, Texas, USA | Palo Alto, California, USA |
| Company size | 2,500+ | 10,001+ |
| Founded | 1996 | 1998 |
Overview
What it is
Forcepoint NGFW
Forcepoint NGFW offers advanced threat prevention, integrated SD-WAN and high availability clustering. Use it for firewall / NGFW. See Firewall alternatives.VMware NSX
Evaluating VMware NSX? See how this Network Security tool handles microsegmentation and distributed IDS/IPS, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare.Product type
Forcepoint NGFW
High-Availability Next-Gen Network FirewallVMware NSX
Software-Defined Networking & MicrosegmentationBest for
Forcepoint NGFW
Cross-industry, Global Enterprises, Retail, Critical InfrastructureVMware NSX
Global Enterprise, Banking, Telecom, Healthcare, DefensePricing
Pricing model
Forcepoint NGFW
Contact VendorVMware NSX
Contact VendorFree trial
Forcepoint NGFW
Free trial: yesVMware NSX
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Forcepoint NGFW
VMware NSX
Deployment details
Forcepoint NGFW
Hardware Appliance; Virtual; Cloud; Hardware appliance; Virtual appliance; AWS; AzureVMware NSX
Software; Hypervisor-Native; Multi-Cloud; Software; Hypervisor-native; Virtual appliancesData residency
Forcepoint NGFW
Global; US; EUVMware NSX
On-premises Data Center; Multi-CloudKey features
What it offers
Forcepoint NGFW
- Advanced threat prevention
- Integrated SD-WAN
- High availability clustering
- Deep packet inspection
- Firewall / NGFW
- Network Firewall
VMware NSX
- Distributed hypervisor firewall
- Microsegmentation
- Virtual routing & switching
- Distributed IDS/IPS
- Container networking
- Network Security
- Firewall / NGFW
- Network Segmentation
Platform & access
API access
Forcepoint NGFW
API access: yesVMware NSX
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Forcepoint NGFW
SSO: yesVMware NSX
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Forcepoint NGFW
RBAC: yesVMware NSX
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Forcepoint NGFW
Multi-tenant: yesVMware NSX
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Forcepoint NGFW
Mobile app: noVMware NSX
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Forcepoint NGFW
VMware NSX
Compliance
Forcepoint NGFW
VMware NSX
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Forcepoint NGFW
VMware NSX
Industries
Forcepoint NGFW
VMware NSX
Regions
Forcepoint NGFW
VMware NSX
Vendor
Company
Forcepoint NGFW
ForcepointVMware NSX
VMwareHeadquarters
Forcepoint NGFW
Austin, Texas, USAVMware NSX
Palo Alto, California, USACompany size
Forcepoint NGFW
2,500+VMware NSX
10,001+Founded
Forcepoint NGFW
1996VMware NSX
1998