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."The most valuable feature is endpoint protection."
"The technical support is good."
"One of the valuable features of the solution is its flexibility and it performs great."
"What I have used the most and received the most benefit from is the IPsec technology."
"Cisco has always been a premium product. There's a lot of other entry-level solutions. This is more robust."
"The Intrusion Firewall is a valuable feature."
"The solution effectively integrates with Umbrella."
"Cisco products are very secure and integrate easily with other devices."
"The technical support is great."
"It is easy to use. We chose this product for the possibility to have virtual domains (VDOMs). We are building another company in the group, and we would like to split the firewalling rules and policies between these two companies. Each company would be able to manage its own policies and security rules, which is an advantage of Fortinet FortiGate. We can define VDOMs, and every company can manage its own VDOM as if it has its own physical firewall, but in fact, we would be using the same physical appliance because we are also using the same internet lines. So, it allows us to reuse the existing resources without the disadvantage of having to compromise on policies and security. Each company can choose its own way of working."
"The most valuable features are SD-WAN, application control, IPS control, and FortiSandbox."
"A strong point of FortiGate is the graphical interface is complete and easy to use."
"The usage in general is pretty good."
"The FortiGate controls the user's activities and maximizes my bandwidth use overall."
"The security on offer is very good."
"Provides good firewall security and has great VPN features."
"It takes too much time to deploy a policy to FMC. It takes around eight minutes. You can't afford any downtime when you're changing policies."
"The pricing is the only con for this product."
"The solution is complex and can be more user-friendly."
"We have a very bad experience on the support. They take too much time requesting logs, and they are not coming directly online to resolve the issues."
"It would be ideal if the solution had more capacity."
"I wish it would be more like the next generation firewall technology. There should be more selection between the application and filtering."
"Cisco very slowly introduces and implements the products, unlike other brands."
"Cisco IOS Security should improve its functionalities."
"The cloud features can be improved."
"We have an issue with hotel guest vouchers."
"Technical support is good but the response time could be faster."
"The visibility of the network can be better. The GUI can be improved for better visibility of the network flow. Other solutions have better GUI in terms of network visibility."
"Fortinet needs to overhaul its documentation."
"Its price could be better."
"With the addition of some features, it is possible that FortiGate can be used in all verticals."
"There are problems with the custom reporting of the unique traffic. The data is there, but it is too difficult for us to extract."
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.
See our list of best Firewalls vendors.
We monitor all Firewalls reviews to prevent fraudulent reviews and keep review quality high. We do not post reviews by company employees or direct competitors. We validate each review for authenticity via cross-reference with LinkedIn, and personal follow-up with the reviewer when necessary.
