Cisco Prime [EOL] vs Fortinet FortiGate Cloud comparison

"The dashboard is a valuable feature. It's very clear, and the metrics make it easy to see the current network situation."

"The endpoint information Cisco Prime generates helps us troubleshoot, and it's also useful for compliance reporting and endpoint identification."

"We use Cisco Prime for network mapping and surveys."

"If an AP or any wireless device goes into critical mode, Cisco Prime sends an alert. That is the most helpful feature."

"The VLAN mapping function has been most impactful in simplifying our network management tasks."

"The most valuable feature of Cisco Prime is its excellent audio and video conferencing with clear quality and no interruptions."

"We use this solution to troubleshoot our wireless systems, specifically regarding signal strength."

"Cisco Prime allows us to do a lot of functions with the users and it is flexible."

"The solution responds more quickly to attacks or issues in the field."

"Fortinet FortiGate Cloud makes it easy to manage different firewalls in different branches or locations from one place."

"I have found the SD-WAN, flexibility, and security the most valuable features."

"The solution is quite stable. I haven't had issues with it crashing on me. I don't recall running into any bugs or glitches. It's very reliable so far."

"FortiGate Cloud has many features that we like. For example, we're using it for security incident management, threat intelligence, and vulnerabilities check. It's integrated with several Fortinet tools like FortiAnalyzer and FortiSandbox controlled through FortiManager."

"Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is easy to use."

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

"The security features, for example, URL filtering, AMP, and advanced threat protection, are very valuable."

"I would love for Cisco Prime to show bandwidth usage and consumption, but I can't monitor bandwidth usage at a given time."

"The overall management capabilities of Prime need to be improved."

"The solution has issues with real time monitoring of devices and NetFlow such as inadequate visualization for reports, sources, and destinations."

"If you look at some of the wireless site-survey tools that are available in the commercial space, Cisco should include similar solutions, which would help our on-plant engineers when they're doing a site survey."

"It should be able to monitor Palo Alto, Juniper, and Check Point products - not just Cisco solutions."

"Cisco needs to improve Prime's monitoring tab. If any device goes down, there is a 15-second lapse before we know. It would be much better if we were alerted two or three minutes before a device is about to fail, so we can dispatch a field engineer and avoid network downtime. I would like to see a feature that allows you to access the devices directly from Prime's monitoring tab. That would make work easier for us."

"The onboarding process could be improved and developed to enhance compatibility for non-Cisco devices."

"If you think about a centralized monitoring system, Cisco Prime is not good because it does not support third-party vendors like Palo Alto or FortiGate."

"The platform's reporting and analysis capabilities need improvement."

"The Linux version currently lacks some of the latest features, notably in the IPv6 tool stack, which is available for Windows clients."

"In Fortinet FortiGate Cloud, I am yet to see interoperability with other cloud options like OCI."

"They could improve the product features for telemetry and interoperability with third-party monitoring tools."

"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."

"The platform's analytics and reporting components could be improved."

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

"I recommend that Fortinet FortiGate Cloud improve their rules for configuration with each other."

"The product's performance monitoring feature could be more intuitive."

"The cost is quite high."

"I rate the solution's pricing an eight out of ten."

"You need to get special quotes from the company for each order."

"If we have a license for Cisco DNA, we can use the same license for Cisco Prime."

"Cisco Prime is an expensive solution."

"I would rate the solution's pricing an eight out of ten."

"The price of Cisco Prime was reasonable because we purchased it as part of a Cisco One package. The package was a bundle of Cisco solutions together, such as Cisco ISE and CMX. The price is reasonable com compared to other solutions."

"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's relatively cheap."

"The price of Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is reasonable when compared to Juniper and others, we are happy. We have a three-year subscription."

"The solution is relatively cost-effective compared to alternatives."

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

"The tool's pricing is cheap."

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

"The price is over $1,000 USD annually."