We performed a comparison between Cisco Prime and Fortinet FortiGate Cloud based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Network Management Applications solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It gives you the ability to upgrade switches remotely, schedule the upgrade time, perform backups, and monitor the health of all networks."
"We use the solution to control the physical service station that is part of the SCADA network. We connect and control them remotely."
"The interfaces are a valuable feature."
"The most valuable feature of Cisco Prime is the heat map."
"The product's most valuable features are monitoring and configuration."
"The installation is easy."
"The solution helps with the management and support of the enterprise network."
"What I found most beneficial from Cisco Prime is that it gives you an insight into what your network does, even when you're not actively monitoring what's going on with your network."
"The VPN features are the most valuable."
"The most valuable feature is the inspection. It inspects before we have any traffic stops intrusion."
"It’s easy to implement."
"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 feature of the solution is the remote management capability."
"The installation is very simple."
"The hardware is reliable, and their support is excellent."
"The solution includes a very stable VPN and IPS."
"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."
"The user interface of Cisco Prime could be more user-friendly and increase its performance."
"The solution needs to include centralized management that aligns with the Greenfield network and its focus on real-time, scenario-based applications."
"The reporting feature of Cisco Prime should be improved."
"The overall management capabilities of Prime need to be improved."
"I want the tool to improve data visibility."
"There is room for improvement in the Access layer."
"The product is expensive compared to other vendors in the market."
"The product is not recommended on the basis of technical parameters. It is very tough to authenticate."
"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."
"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."
"The solution could improve by having a Russian interface."
"If more products convert their configuration to Fortinet configuration, it will be easy for migration."
"Having a built-in SOC solution like an XDR platform within the solution would be convenient for customers."
"They're constantly doing maintenance and there are unexpected downtimes for the cloud interface."
Cisco Prime is ranked 2nd in Network Management Applications with 35 reviews while Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is ranked 5th in Firewall Security Management with 57 reviews. Cisco Prime is rated 7.8, while Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Cisco Prime writes "Robust, cost-effective, and provides good visibility, but the scalability could improve". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fortinet FortiGate Cloud writes "Useful for routing and cloud security purposes but needs to incorporate XDR capabilities ". Cisco Prime is most compared with Cisco DNA Center, SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager, Aruba Airwave, Huawei eSight and Fortinet FortiManager, whereas Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is most compared with Fortinet FortiManager, AWS Firewall Manager, Palo Alto Networks Panorama, FortiGate Cloud-Native Firewall (FortiGate CNF) and Fortinet FortiPortal. See our Cisco Prime vs. Fortinet FortiGate Cloud report.
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