Cisco Defense Orchestrator vs Fortinet FortiGate Cloud comparison

Cisco and Fortinet are both solutions in the Firewall Security Management category. Cisco is ranked #14, while Fortinet is ranked #4 with an average rating of 8.3. Cisco holds a 1.2% mindshare in Firewall Security Management, compared to Fortinet’s 5.4% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Cisco users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 95% of Fortinet users who would recommend it.

Cisco Defense Orchestrator

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95% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 4, 2024

Fortinet FortiGate Cloud and Cisco Defense Orchestrator compete in network security management. Fortinet FortiGate Cloud has an edge in pricing and support, while Cisco Defense Orchestrator offers a more comprehensive feature set for enterprise needs.

Features: Fortinet FortiGate Cloud offers centralized management, automated security policy enforcement, and detailed analytics. Cisco Defense Orchestrator provides advanced integration capabilities, real-time threat intelligence, and extensive policy control.

Room for Improvement: Fortinet FortiGate Cloud could enhance integration with third-party apps, improve interface design, and increase data storage options. Cisco Defense Orchestrator may benefit from simplified setup procedures, more intuitive navigation, and reduced complexity for non-expert users.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is straightforward to deploy with reliable support. Cisco Defense Orchestrator offers effective deployment backed by extensive documentation and comprehensive customer service.

Pricing and ROI: Fortinet FortiGate Cloud provides cost-effective solutions with quick ROI for smaller deployments. Cisco Defense Orchestrator justifies its higher cost with enhanced capabilities and long-term value for extensive security management.

To learn more, read our detailed Cisco Defense Orchestrator vs. Fortinet FortiGate Cloud Report (Updated: October 2024).

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Categories and Ranking

Cisco Defense Orchestrator

Ranking in Firewall Security Management

14th

Average Rating

8.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Fortinet FortiGate Cloud

Ranking in Firewall Security Management

4th

Average Rating

8.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Firewall Security Management category, the mindshare of Cisco Defense Orchestrator is 1.2%, up from 1.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is 5.4%, up from 5.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Firewall Security Management

Featured Reviews

Vivek Balaji

Technical Director - Cyber Security at a comms service provider with 1-10 employees

Feb 28, 2022

Useful guides, excellent support, integration could improve

Cisco Defense Orchestrator has useful guides for the steps that need to follow by users Cisco Defense Orchestrator can improve by providing more support for third-party security components. I have been using Cisco Defense Orchestrator for approximately eight months. The Cisco Defense…

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OcheEluma

Vice President of Infrustructure at Core Technologies Limited

Aug 2, 2024

Cost-effective platform with valuable security management functionality

I use the product as a security and networking gateway. I have deployed instances in Azure and AWS as virtual appliances, and my main use cases are for connecting VPNs, routing, and securing connections between the outside and inside of the environment The platform's most helpful features for…

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

Pros

"This product provides excellent centralized device controls and reporting."

"Cisco Defense Orchestrator has useful guides for the steps that need to follow by users."

"The ability to see the uptimes on the different VPNs that we have configured for site-to-site."

"There are a lot of templates that are already built-in. They give you quick-to-create and quick-to-apply policies that are typically a little more complicated for people."

"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."

"The initial setup was straightforward. We spun up the VM onsite. We generated the key that it needed to talk to the Cloud Orchestrator. After that, as I started adding devices, it was relatively quick and easy."

"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 most valuable feature is that you can push one policy or one rule out to several devices at a time."

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"The sandboxing feature is very important."

"The installation is very simple."

"Everything is valuable, especially the SD-WAN tunneling, filtering of email, application, and browsing. Everything has value."

"It's quite easy to use, and it's easy to find the necessary information from the web."

"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."

"FortiGate Cloud boosts productivity because one solution covers all the requirements, features, and management functions. Staff can operate it with less security knowledge, so it decreases the workload of our security specialists. Anyone with training on the console can manage access to users and devices based on standardized structural services."

"The most valuable features of the solution are the sandboxing part, filters, and SD-WAN."

"The solution is beneficial for managing bandwidth and live configuration."

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Cons

"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."

"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."

"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."

"It would be a better product if it incorporated device control for third-party products easily."

"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."

"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."

"The main thing that would useful for us would the logging and monitoring. I have to check it out, to get the beta, because I don't have access to them... I wanted CDO to be a central place so where I could do everything but right now I don't think that's possible. I really don't want to go back and forth between this and FMC. Maybe the logging portion, when I look at it, will give me some similarities."

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"The solution should include a commit button that allows for review of changes and deployments before they are submitted."

"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."

"Fortinet FortiGate Cloud's customization is very limited."

"There are European and US clouds and sometimes we mix them up. The solution should make determining the clouds more clear, or make one cloud instead of having separate ones."

"Fortinet should simplify the licensing model. It's too complex for decision-makers to choose from the range of options. Handling the pricing model is a nightmare, so it's difficult to sell the solution."

"We do find we get a bit of a lag."

"Everything related to the graphical user interface should be improved."

"They're still trying to digest that Meru acquisition and need a plan."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"If you compare to what is available on the market, they are in the same range with respect to pricing."

"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."

"It's around £500 per unit for a three-year license."

"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."

"It is covered under the CIsco Enterprise License Agreement (ELA). So, it is licensed and ours."

"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."

"Every year, the product's prices go up and it has been continuing since the past three years. I have seen that the feedback related to the product from our department is that there is always a need for new devices without which there would be no security."

"We pay around $19,000 a year and do not pay for extra technical support."

"The price of Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is affordable. However, lowering the price would be good for the end-users. The cost of the solution was approximately $800 per year. There are some additional features you can add in addition to the regular features."

"The license does not include many of the features that are necessary, which means that you have to pay extra for them."

"The costs are reasonable."

"FortiGate Cloud was the most affordable option I knew of, but their new pricing is less of a bargain as it has fewer levels."

"All the consulting and deployment charges are included in the product's licenses. There are no additional costs."

"When comparing this solution to others it is less expensive and there is an annual license required."

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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.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Fortinet FortiGate Cloud?

The pricing is rated six or seven. It is not the cheapest.

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What needs improvement with Fortinet FortiGate Cloud?

In terms of stability, it could be improved.

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Overview

Cisco Defense Orchestrator (CDO) is a cloud-based management solution designed to ensure streamlined and consistent security policies across the Cisco security portfolio. Specifically tailored to manage all Cisco Secure Firewall form factors (running either ASA or Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) software), CDO offers real-time visibility and troubleshooting capabilities, effectively enhancing overall network security.

CDO addresses the challenges of migration, supporting transitions from on-premises to cloud environments and facilitating the shift from ASA to FTD configurations. As organizations embark on their cloud adoption journey, CDO simplifies provisioning workflows for remote branches, reduces operational expenditures related to inventory management, and offers scalability for multi-cloud deployments.

FortiCloud can help with your wireless and security challenges in a number of ways. Our solution addresses common IT difficulties including time-consuming provisioning, high investment costs, complex management, vulnerability to advanced threats, and the need to easily scale with growth.

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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