Cisco Defense Orchestrator vs Fortinet FortiGate Cloud comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Cisco Defense Orchestrator
Ranking in Firewall Security Management
14th
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
14
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Fortinet FortiGate Cloud
Ranking in Firewall Security Management
5th
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
59
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Market share comparison

As of June 2024, in the Firewall Security Management category, the market share of Cisco Defense Orchestrator is 1.4% and it increased by 49.3% compared to the previous year. The market share of Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is 5.2% and it decreased by 4.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

TE
Jul 10, 2019
Provides visibility into entire infrastructure and bulk changes save time and resources
Some of the issues we've had aren't really a CDO problem. For example, we had some MX devices that were blocking Windows Update from happening. We found out it was a Meraki issue, but it would have been nice if it had been flagged for us: "Hey, these updates are failing because the MX is blocking it." It wasn't a huge problem, but there was a loss of our time as well as the fact that the updates didn't get pushed out. You could look at that as a security issue but, at the same time, when updates won't run for any reason on certain machines, you freak out a little bit. We thought it was a licensing issue with Microsoft or it could have been Dell EMC. But we were wasting time making all these phone calls and having people remotely troubleshoot it. The troubleshooters were saying, "Man, this looks like a network issue." They tethered a phone and joined it to the wireless on the phone to see if it would update and, boom, it started working. The weird thing was that when we switched it back over to the network, the Meraki was letting it through at that point. It would have been nice if CDO had let us know that that was an issue. There are probably some things that it could do as far as some of the analytics are concerned, things I know it would be capable of: "Hey, why are all these requests coming in? The reason is that a firmware update needs to happen on the Meraki. It's a known issue." That would be helpful.
IgnitiusMolepo - PeerSpot reviewer
Feb 16, 2022
The hub-and-spoke setup is useful because I can manage security from where I am, while the IT engineers in branch offices can handle it on their end.
When we're upgrading, it's sometimes quite challenging, especially firmware. We usually don't upgrade unless we have a bug, and we still feel it's not safe to react instead of being proactive. We often have some delays when updating FortiGuard, too. Nevertheless, I believe that it's okay most of the time with proper management. We also run into some problems using FortiGate as a UTM solution. I feel like maybe they're not giving me a full view of the other components that they have in that box. Their box has some DDoS defense, but I need complete DDoS protection. I must not have light DDoS protection on other UTM boxes because if I'm uncertain about the security posture, it will compromise me. We like having everything in one box because running multiple boxes eats up more resources on the computing level. We need a total solution, not half-half.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The most valuable feature is the Intrusion prevention."
"The bulk changes feature is definitely the most valuable."
"When we're looking to the policies, it identifies the shadow rules. It notifies us about anything that will supersede other rules."
"I like the upgrade feature. That is pretty valuable to me because I have dual ASAs and when I go through CDO it does it for me pretty well. It's all done in the back-end and I don't really have to be involved. I just initiate, pick the image, and I pick when I want it done and it just does it, whether I have a single ASA or have a dual ASA."
"The ability to see the uptimes on the different VPNs that we have configured for site-to-site."
"We use a lot of image upgrades. We take some 20 devices and then we update everything at once, including the policies. We apply policies for groups. For certain groups, like anti-viruses, we send out policies and apply them to every single device. It's really easy and simple."
"For this product, they are very uncharacteristically interested in resolving whatever issue the customer reports. They're really attentive, and they address whatever we bring up as quickly as they can. That's been a very positive aspect of the product."
"The ability to do operations on multiple firewalls at once is valuable because it saves time and mental effort. The solution's ability to make bulk changes makes it very convenient to manage things at once on multiple targets."
"The solution works well for remote or branch offices."
"We use the solution for routing and cloud security. We have multiple offices nationwide, all connected through the MPRS network, which is terminated at our FortiGate firewall. We consolidate our networks, filter packets, and segment our network through this firewall. My company has around three lakh firewalls."
"The solution is scalable because they have models that allow it to be right sized."
"We like the availability of the hardware and the service that we get from FortiGate, as well as the kind of reach that they have as a part of their sales folks."
"Fortinet FortiGate Cloud has security features like DDoS protection and UTM."
"This product is easy to manage and easy to use."
"One firewall box can contain various top-of-the-line services that are packaged together for easy administration."
"The most valuable features of the solution are the UTP feature, IPS antivirus, and web filtering."
 

Cons

"If I make a change locally to the firewall, CDO gives an alarm or an error message and says there's a change in compliance: "The firewall has this configuration but the last time it was compiled it had that configuration." That view of new changes versus the old could be better... I had to log in manually, locally on the firewall, to check which version, which configuration was actually running. I couldn't see it in CDO."
"It should have more features to manage FirePOWER appliances."
"There could be some slight improvements to navigation. In some of the navigation you've got to go back to be able to get into where you need to be once you've made a change. If I make a change, I've then got to go back to submit and send the change."
"They need to work on the user interface. It needs to be improved to make it more user-friendly."
"When logging into the device, we sort of had problems with it staying in sync. If somebody made a change onsite, it wouldn't do an automatic sync. It would have to wait, as you would have to do a manual sync up."
"We had some MX devices that were blocking Windows Update from happening. We found out it was a Meraki issue, but it would have been nice if it had been flagged for us: "Hey, these updates are failing because the MX is blocking it." It wasn't a huge problem, but there was a loss of our time as well as the fact that the updates didn't get pushed out... It would have been nice if CDO had let us know that that was an issue."
"CDO doesn't have a report, an official report that I can check daily. It has another module called FTD, but it doesn't have that specifically for ASA. In the reporting, there are a lot of things that aren't there. There is also room for improvement in the daily monitoring."
"I'd like CDO to be the one-stop-shop where we could do all the configurations easily. It would be nice, for ASA upgrades, if we could do them from a central repository and not have to reach out to Cisco. That would be a definite plus."
"Improving the platform's intuitiveness and consolidating functionalities, such as reporting and firewall features, could enhance user experience and reduce the need for multiple product purchases."
"GUI access could be improved. It should be simpler to access everything from the portal. Once we log in to the portal, we should be able to access all the Fortinet Cloud options."
"The solution’s pricing and stability could be improved."
"I would like to see better integration with other technologies."
"It would be better for us if Fortinet provided a private cloud, and they should provide more security on the public cloud. There are some minor issues with security with the public cloud. For example, anyone with a link can access the public cloud."
"I would like to see Wi-Fi management inside the firewall."
"The improvements in pricing could make the product more accessible to a broader range of clients."
"I would like to see more reporting from the analysis improved in the future."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is covered under the CIsco Enterprise License Agreement (ELA). So, it is licensed and ours."
"It's around £500 per unit for a three-year license."
"I work with a lot of clients, and the price or value of the Cisco Defense Orchestrator can vary from one client to another. If you have a lot of Cisco solutions, the price of the Cisco Defense Orchestrator is justified. Whereas if you have some security components from other vendors, such as Check Point or Palo Alto. This solution would be a pretty expensive proposition considering that they don't integrate with them well."
"It is about a $100 per year for an ASA 5506 firewall, and from there it keeps going up if you have a bigger box. For example, the 5516 is $200 to $300 per year."
"After our free trial was done we got a subscription for three years and it was under $3,000 or so. It's part of the EA we already paid for, so I don't know what it would be if it was a la carte."
"If you compare to what is available on the market, they are in the same range with respect to pricing."
"If you purchase any Fortinet firewall, they will give you FortiCloud for 100 GB for free. You can access Fortinet FortiGate Cloud freely up to certain limits."
"The price of the solution is high compare to competitors."
"On a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the pricing a one or two. The pricing is suitable for our company."
"It is expensive."
"The pricing is mid-ranged, it's not very expensive but it's not the cheapest or most affordable in the market."
"Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is moderately priced. I rate Fortinet FortiGate Cloud a five out of ten for pricing."
"When comparing this solution to others it is less expensive and there is an annual license required."
"The license does not include many of the features that are necessary, which means that you have to pay extra for them."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
45%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Government
5%
Computer Software Company
22%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Comms Service Provider
6%
 

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

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What do you like most about Fortinet FortiGate Cloud?
Fortinet FortiGate Cloud has valuable firewall, SSL VPN, and web filtering features.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Fortinet FortiGate Cloud?
Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is more inexpensive than other vendors.
What needs improvement with Fortinet FortiGate Cloud?
The platform's reporting and analysis capabilities need improvement.
 

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FortiCloud, FortiGate Cloud
 

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Sample Customers

Insurance Company of British Columbia, Shawmut
Black Gold Regional Schools, Amadeus Hospitality, Jefferson County, Chunghwa Telecom, City of Boroondara, Dimension Data
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