We performed a comparison between Cisco NGIPS and Fortinet FortiGate IPS based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The initial setup wasn't complex or complicated."
"We have found the IPS detection to be a very valuable feature of this solution. It is easy to use to stop policy violations."
"The most valuable feature is that it is able to detect any form of infiltration."
"Ir's signature-based. We are also using the anomaly baseline formation, where it links the network, then anything that goes away from the norm is also flagged. Those are the two most valuable features."
"The thing about this solution that I like the most is that it's intuitive."
"The most valuable features are the intrusion detection ones."
"The technical support is impressive."
"The URL filtering feature and the new locations feature are both valuable additions to the solution."
"I prefer FortiGate because it has a lot of other solutions embedded within it and is the easiest for our technicians to operate."
"It does not require a lot of maintenance."
"I value it's IPS and application control solution."
"The VPN used with the product is secure and reliable without lag."
"The solution is very stable."
"Has a very user-friendly interface and doesn't require any prior knowledge."
"Provides good VPN capabilities."
"The solution can scale."
"There is room for improvement in the policy documentation."
"If there was a software-based solution for scaling up then it would be much better."
"My opinion is that this solution should improve the pricing."
"I would like to see Cisco NGIPS to include home office support in one single product."
"The GUI could be improved. The pain point is really only focused toward the security engineer who configures it and the operation engineer who manages it."
"What I don't like about Cisco recently is they keep changing the names, which makes it hard for customers and sometimes even us as engineers to know what is the solution they are speaking about. For example, with AMP, now they call it Secure Endpoint and I don't know if in the next couple of years they're going to change it to something else. They should keep the names the same."
"I think that some initiation scripts might be helpful because they would make the configuration easier and more user-friendly for customers."
"The look and feel of the console could be updated."
"Security level could be increased."
"The initial deployment could be improved."
"They should provide us with a CSV number for patch updates. It will help us block specific signatures as well."
"FortGate's IPS reporting could be made better by giving more details regarding the source and destination of network traffic when it comes to the overview section. This would allow me to more easily follow the flow of traffic based on IP addresses, without having to integrate the IPS with other products that perform more sophisticated traffic analysis."
"It would be better if they had a dashboard where we could see what attacks were happening. It would be good to see who's trying to get into our network."
"The solution could improve the integration."
"The learning curve is a bit higher."
"We would like to see an improvement in the consistency of the product's performance levels."
Cisco NGIPS is ranked 5th in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) with 63 reviews while Fortinet FortiGate IPS is ranked 4th in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) with 54 reviews. Cisco NGIPS is rated 8.2, while Fortinet FortiGate IPS is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Cisco NGIPS writes "Very effective for malware and signature-based anomalies but stability needs improvement". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fortinet FortiGate IPS writes "Very stable with good network protection". Cisco NGIPS is most compared with Check Point IPS, Trend Micro TippingPoint Threat Protection System, Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention, Cisco Sourcefire SNORT and Trellix Intrusion Prevention System, whereas Fortinet FortiGate IPS is most compared with Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention, Trend Micro TippingPoint Threat Protection System, Check Point IPS, Cisco Sourcefire SNORT and Palo Alto Networks URL Filtering with PAN-DB. See our Cisco NGIPS vs. Fortinet FortiGate IPS report.
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