We performed a comparison between Cisco IOS Security and Fortinet FortiGate based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Firewalls solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Cisco is head-and-shoulders above all of the competition when it comes to technical support."
"The technical is excellent."
"We use Cisco IOS Security mostly for routers to route off the firewall. It's a next-generation device."
"The solution is very user-friendly and easy to deal with."
"One of the main features is that the hardware is extremely reliable."
"Cisco IOS Security is very robust and works very well."
"Cisco products are very secure and integrate easily with other devices."
"It is less expensive than alternative firewalls."
"The user interface (UI) is very, very good."
"Fortinet FortiGate is scalable for our users. Right now, we have almost 70 users. We do not have any plan to increase our usage of FortiGate. For maintaining the firewall solution, one staff member is enough."
"It's very easy to set up, it's very easy to make policies and, for an organization, that means you don't need IT expert in firewalls. You just need to have somebody who knows a little bit of IT, and that's it. With other products, you need someone with a "Masters" degree in firewalls."
"The solution is stable."
"This version is stable. I don't have any issues with this solution, in our environment, it works well."
"It has very easy management and an amazing ETM configuration."
"The solution is scalable."
"Consolidated our network environment at all locations, but mainly at our datacenter."
"I wish it would be more like the next generation firewall technology. There should be more selection between the application and filtering."
"We cannot directly upgrade the system. The tool's deployment is also very difficult in legacy environments. The tool needs to have bigger ports as well."
"Cisco IOS Security should improve its functionalities."
"If they could increase the performance a little better because the device sometimes gets slow."
"Most of their features are meant for Cisco. You cannot integrate them with any other vendor."
"In the next release of this solution, we would like to see support for the 100BT and 7000 models."
"Sometimes I find it difficult to manage. Some configurations are difficult for new engineers, for example."
"I think they should bring back remote VPN for users."
"The debugging and troubleshooting has room for improvement."
"They need faster serviceability and more security features."
"The web-cache feature which was previously on the FortiGate device, but was deleted with the recent upgrade should be returned. It was a very valuable feature for us."
"FortiOS is not simple."
"I would like reporting to be improved and should offer a lot more tools to monitor the products."
"Security is a continuous process. In every product, there is a requirement for improvement. Its pricing should also be improved according to Indian market requirements. They must also improve on the reporting part. Its reporting can be more precise. If we can get a real-time report in a specific format, it will be helpful for customers to know about the current status of their security."
"Technical support for this solution can be improved."
"I think the only issue that needs improvement is the interface."
Cisco IOS Security is ranked 22nd in Firewalls with 47 reviews while Fortinet FortiGate is ranked 2nd in Firewalls with 306 reviews. Cisco IOS Security is rated 8.0, while Fortinet FortiGate is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Cisco IOS Security writes "User-friendly and excels in documentation, making it easier to resolve issues". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fortinet FortiGate writes "It's a reliable solution that's easy to install and cheaper than competitors ". Cisco IOS Security is most compared with Cisco Secure Firewall, Meraki MX, Fortinet FortiOS, Netgate pfSense and OPNsense, whereas Fortinet FortiGate is most compared with Sophos XG, Cisco Secure Firewall, Netgate pfSense, Meraki MX and WatchGuard Firebox. See our Cisco IOS Security vs. Fortinet FortiGate report.
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