The challenge often comes down to pricing for SMB customers or those below enterprise level. It's tough for them to invest in Cisco Security products, not because the products lack quality—on the contrary, they recognize the products' are good. As consultants, we do convince customers of the product's value. However, it's crucial to consider the customer's budget. The cost is a significant factor for them. So, the pricing structure should be improved. It is expensive. You can get a better price if you commit to a longer-term license. Three years, five years, or even seven or ten years will be cheaper than a three-month or one-year term. So, a longer term, like three or five years, is definitely recommended for cost savings.
Cisco comes with a premium reputation, and while it's certainly not the cheapest option. Compared to other products like Huawei, Netgear, or even Fortinet, which are cheaper than Cisco. We pay yearly for the license.
Cisco IOS Security is not very expensive, and pricing depends on where you live. It's affordable for both individuals and institutions. On a scale from one to five, I would give Cisco's pricing a four.
Cisco IOS Security requires a license. With Cisco, we have a variety of licenses. They have smart licenses that can be provided for one year, two years, three years, five years, and seven years. Alternatively, they have perpetual licenses available. I am working with a perpetual license, but not a smart license.
Sr. Security and Enterprise Architect at a security firm with 11-50 employees
Real User
2021-12-03T15:39:00Z
Dec 3, 2021
Cisco is not a cost-effective brand, however, in the end, you get what you pay for. Regarding licensing, some customers will not use automation/orchestration environments and do not like to pay a subscription for something they will never use.
Sr. Security and Enterprise Architect at a security firm with 11-50 employees
Real User
2021-04-01T09:54:31Z
Apr 1, 2021
Palo Alto networks are more expensive than this solution and this is why you will see more products like this one in Mexico. I have been working with the next-generation firewalls by Palo Alto and the license tends to be better. For example, Palo Alto Wildfire, the licensing is more dynamic than Cisco products.
Technical Lead at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
2020-12-23T10:57:32Z
Dec 23, 2020
I don't know the exact licensing costs. It's not something I deal with directly, and therefore I don't have any access to the information in regards to pricing and payments.
Vice President - Network and Infrastructure at NJA LLC
Real User
2020-09-27T04:10:08Z
Sep 27, 2020
The pricing for IOS Security is okay. It is competitive. It costs more when you have got the need to pay for more features. You have to buy more boxes and tie them together to upgrade to the next level.
Managing Director at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
Real User
2020-09-21T06:33:00Z
Sep 21, 2020
The solution's costs are quite high. It's a turn-off in terms of actually using it. It's more of an enterprise-level solution. It's not ideal for smaller organizations as the cost to run it would be out of their budgeting capabilities.
Chief Technology Officer at Future Point Technologies
Reseller
Top 5
2020-08-11T06:17:00Z
Aug 11, 2020
Cisco IOS Security is for medium and large enterprises. When we talk about the price as well, it's more suitable for medium and large enterprises, but recently they included a few good SMB options. They have introduced a cheaper version of it in the last year with SMB option, which can be looked into for small enterprises, but it's more suited towards the large enterprises and medium enterprises.
The pricing is very expensive. Normally I do a yearly contract; I don't know the exact pricing, but it's around $75,000 USD per year. That's the standard licensing.
The solution is a one-off fee once, it's just a matter of whether we are using IOS security you want to use the IT functionality, you need to have the security licenses.
Cisco IOS Software delivers a sophisticated set of security capabilities for a comprehensive, layered security approach throughout your network infrastructure. Cisco IOS security technologies help to defend critical business processes against attack and disruption, protect privacy, and support policy and regulatory compliance controls.
The challenge often comes down to pricing for SMB customers or those below enterprise level. It's tough for them to invest in Cisco Security products, not because the products lack quality—on the contrary, they recognize the products' are good. As consultants, we do convince customers of the product's value. However, it's crucial to consider the customer's budget. The cost is a significant factor for them. So, the pricing structure should be improved. It is expensive. You can get a better price if you commit to a longer-term license. Three years, five years, or even seven or ten years will be cheaper than a three-month or one-year term. So, a longer term, like three or five years, is definitely recommended for cost savings.
Cisco comes with a premium reputation, and while it's certainly not the cheapest option. Compared to other products like Huawei, Netgear, or even Fortinet, which are cheaper than Cisco. We pay yearly for the license.
The solution's pricing is very good.
The pricing is expensive.
We need to pay for the license and it is expensive.
I rate Cisco IOS Security's pricing a ten out of ten.
We can purchase the solution's licenses as per specific business requirements.
The tool could be priced lower. If you want advanced services, then you need to purchase them.
The pricing is average and includes all features with support. I rate pricing a six out of ten.
The pricing for Cisco IOS Security is reasonable compared to other Cisco products.
The cost may be around $5,000 to $10,000 a year. If you want support you have to pay at least this price.
Cisco IOS Security is not very expensive, and pricing depends on where you live. It's affordable for both individuals and institutions. On a scale from one to five, I would give Cisco's pricing a four.
Cisco IOS Security price could be reduced, it is more expensive than many of the other solutions, such as Sophos and Fortinet FortiGate.
Cisco IOS Security requires a license. With Cisco, we have a variety of licenses. They have smart licenses that can be provided for one year, two years, three years, five years, and seven years. Alternatively, they have perpetual licenses available. I am working with a perpetual license, but not a smart license.
Cisco is not a cost-effective brand, however, in the end, you get what you pay for. Regarding licensing, some customers will not use automation/orchestration environments and do not like to pay a subscription for something they will never use.
The price of the solution should be cheaper, and the license is purchase annually.
Palo Alto networks are more expensive than this solution and this is why you will see more products like this one in Mexico. I have been working with the next-generation firewalls by Palo Alto and the license tends to be better. For example, Palo Alto Wildfire, the licensing is more dynamic than Cisco products.
It is necessary to pay for a license in order to use the solution. It is on a yearly basis and the price is high.
I don't know the exact licensing costs. It's not something I deal with directly, and therefore I don't have any access to the information in regards to pricing and payments.
Price is certainly something that the IOS technology has fallen behind the competition on.
The pricing for IOS Security is okay. It is competitive. It costs more when you have got the need to pay for more features. You have to buy more boxes and tie them together to upgrade to the next level.
The solution's costs are quite high. It's a turn-off in terms of actually using it. It's more of an enterprise-level solution. It's not ideal for smaller organizations as the cost to run it would be out of their budgeting capabilities.
Cisco IOS Security is for medium and large enterprises. When we talk about the price as well, it's more suitable for medium and large enterprises, but recently they included a few good SMB options. They have introduced a cheaper version of it in the last year with SMB option, which can be looked into for small enterprises, but it's more suited towards the large enterprises and medium enterprises.
We have to renew our license every three years.
The licenses for this solution are expensive.
The licensing is on a subscription basis, and it is fairly costly. I would prefer a one-time payment.
The pricing is very expensive. Normally I do a yearly contract; I don't know the exact pricing, but it's around $75,000 USD per year. That's the standard licensing.
Our licensing costs for the solution are on an annual basis. It should be every five years.
The solution is a one-off fee once, it's just a matter of whether we are using IOS security you want to use the IT functionality, you need to have the security licenses.