We performed a comparison between Cisco IOS Security and Fortinet FortiGate based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Firewalls solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The stability of this solution is excellent."
"Completely integrates branch offices with perimeter security."
"The most valuable feature is the scalability. The nice thing with the bigger vendors is that they're very good at scale."
"The product has valuable features for business intelligence."
"The VPN connection portal scan works flawlessly, which was a big plus for us."
"The capabilities for scalability with this product are huge"
"The most valuable features are DNS service and shell self-service within a network."
"Cisco Technical Assistance Center works on a follow-the-sun concept and gives real 24x7 customer support, which is a great advantage when you have a service contract with them."
"It is easy to manage, and it doesn't need much knowledge from the team. It is a stable device, and there are many features that are included out of the box."
"Easy to implement, and it is also reliable."
"The main benefit is the grouping of our security monitoring."
"This solution has helped our organization by having strong functions and a reliable firewall."
"Its administrative panel is very intuitive and simple. It is simpler than the other solutions that we had. As an administrator, we are always looking for the easiest solution to manage network policies. We are able to filter everything on our network and also use the VPN feature, which is important these days when people are working remotely during COVID."
"Offers good security and filtering."
"It works very well. It has a lot of different functionalities. Its cost is also fine for our customers."
"It's very good and very stable for businesses. It works very well."
"I would like upgrading iOS to be a bit easier."
"The company needs to make its solution more affordable to make it more accessible to larger markets. Otherwise, it's seen as an enterprise-level solution that small or medium-sized organizations can't afford and therefore they won't even look at it."
"The routers, don't have like long-term tendency features, or higher availability features available for the IOS. It could also use a better user interface."
"I think setup could be one area for improvement, because sometimes we don't have people inside so we have to move to the place."
"If they could increase the performance a little better because the device sometimes gets slow."
"Cisco IOS Security could improve by having more compatibility with other Cisco solutions."
"I would like to see much more embedded security that works and that isn't a bolt-on."
"Signatures and other critical definitions need to be updated more frequently."
"Some of the web policy reports could be improved."
"It would be nice if backups could more easily migrate between different models."
"The support team for Fortinet FortiGate needs to be more customer friendly."
"One area for improvement is the performance on the bandwidth demands for smaller devices, as well as better web filtering."
"The solution lacks sufficient filtering."
"The solution could have licensing fees reduced in the future."
"It would be ideal if they had some sort of GUI interface for troubleshooting and diagnostics."
"They need to improve their technical support."
Cisco IOS Security is ranked 22nd in Firewalls with 47 reviews while Fortinet FortiGate is ranked 2nd in Firewalls with 306 reviews. Cisco IOS Security is rated 8.0, while Fortinet FortiGate is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Cisco IOS Security writes "User-friendly and excels in documentation, making it easier to resolve issues". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fortinet FortiGate writes "It's a reliable solution that's easy to install and cheaper than competitors ". Cisco IOS Security is most compared with Cisco Secure Firewall, Meraki MX, Fortinet FortiOS, Netgate pfSense and OPNsense, whereas Fortinet FortiGate is most compared with Sophos XG, Cisco Secure Firewall, Netgate pfSense, Meraki MX and WatchGuard Firebox. See our Cisco IOS Security vs. Fortinet FortiGate report.
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