FortiGate vs Huawei HiSecEngine USG6800G
FortiGate
fortinet.comHuawei HiSecEngine USG6800G
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| Figure | FortiGate | Huawei HiSecEngine USG6800G |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 0 | 1 |
| Spec score · Unified Threat Management | 7.7 (#2) | 7.0 (#5) |
| Spec score · Next Generation Firewall Software | 7.8 (#3) | 7.1 (#9) |
| Spec score · Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software | 7.8 (#11) | 7.1 (#26) |
| Deployment | FortiGate NGFW solutions are designed for physical, virtualized, and cloud deployments. | Huawei says the series can be deployed in enterprise branches, enterprise campuses, and data centers. |
| Founded | 2000 | 1987 |
| Headquarters | Sunnyvale, California, USA | Shenzhen, China |
| Management | Fortinet describes unified management and security policies across hybrid infrastructure as FortiGate capabilities. | A centralized controller provides unified policy orchestration and automated alarm correlation analysis for security operations. |
| Pricing | The product page links to a network firewall pricing guide, but the opened pages do not state a FortiGate product price. | Huawei's pricing page asks visitors to submit a form for a sales representative to contact them; it does not state a product price. |
Plans
Huawei HiSecEngine USG6800G
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In their own words
Huawei HiSecEngine USG6800G
Huawei HiSecEngine USG6800G is an appliance-based network security series for enterprise branches, campuses, and data centers. Huawei describes it as an AI firewall built on a new software and hardware architecture. Integrated protection covers firewall, VPN, intrusion prevention, antivirus, bandwidth management, anti-DDoS, and URL filtering. It identifies more than 6,000 applications and can control access to application functions. Huawei says local-gateway AI algorithms analyze malicious behavior and detect 95% of unknown threats. VPN options include IPsec, SSL, and GRE. The series addresses more than 10 common DDoS attacks and more than 20 single-packet attacks, with baseline learning and IP reputation filtering. Centralized management provides policy orchestration and alarm correlation. Models are USG6855G, USG6875G, and USG6885G in a 2U form factor.