We performed a comparison between Cisco IOS Security and Fortinet FortiManager based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Netgate, Fortinet, OPNsense and others in Firewalls."Some of the key features of the solution is that it has good reporting, you can receive many details from the connection, for example, clients and website information."
"It blocks the vulnerabilities that can negatively impact us."
"The product is easy to use and is stable. The SV1 functionality is a benefit."
"The most valuable features are the policies, filtering, and configuration."
"It is easy to manage, and it doesn't need much knowledge from the team. It is a stable device, and there are many features that are included out of the box."
"Fortinet FortiGate is a scalable solution."
"I like Fortinet's cloud management. It allows me to manage all my devices in different branches for three cloud accounts. Even though I use on-prem devices, I can manage everything on the cloud."
"The ability to set up remote systems is the most valuable feature."
"The technical support is good."
"The Intrusion Firewall is a valuable feature."
"The solution is stable."
"The most valuable features are DNS service and shell self-service within a network."
"Cisco IOS Security increases the overall security of our network, performs authentication, and provides level 15 access and privileges."
"Cisco IOS Security is a mature product with extensive capabilities, serving as the base for the defense layer. It offers good network visibility, which helps in rapid response through the Rapid Threat Containment feature. Its deployment and configuration are straightforward."
"You can scale it when you need to."
"Cisco IOS Security is very robust and works very well."
"Fortinet FortiManager allows you to manage multiple FortiGate devices from a single console, and this is a valuable product feature."
"The most valuable features are the centralized management of the firewalls."
"It can scale well."
"The most valuable feature is the central configuration for firewall policies."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiManager are the overall management it provides and its ease of use."
"The user interface is very easy to navigate."
"Technical support is great. When we have sent urgent tickets and they do reply back within fifteen minutes."
"There is something called zero-touch provisioning, where you can add a new device without any configuration. You just add it to FortiManager and then forget about it."
"The solution could be more user friendly."
"It should come integrated or have its own type of network monitor tool in a module. There should just be one package, and you are good to go."
"The solution could be more evenly structured."
"The ease of use could be improved."
"The solution's framework needs to be frequently updated in order to have a stable solution."
"The logging details need to be improved."
"In the next release, I would like to see the interface simplified to be more user-friendly."
"Some of the software stability could improve."
"The configuration should be easier in the solution."
"The solution is complex and can be more user-friendly."
"Cisco very slowly introduces and implements the products, unlike other brands."
"We faced significant challenges related to licensing issues, particularly when licenses expire."
"There could be a bit more functions on offer that could make it easier to use."
"The solution is not user friendly and it is hard to manage the GUI interface."
"There's a technology called SD-WAN that we would like to see. We are unable to handle multiple connections or to automatically load balance. I would like to have a feature that enables us to automatically prepare for load balancing."
"In the security portfolio from Cisco, the issue is marketing. Cisco is still seen primarily as an enterprise network player rather than being acknowledged as a security vendor."
"There is a degradation of performance if we activate logs on FortiManager."
"Fortinet FortiManager could improve them by adding more portfolio components."
"When we have a specific configuration pushed it does take some time to be deployed on the actual firewall."
"FortiManager should improve the integration with third-party platforms."
"We have experienced a series of minor bugs that necessitated contacted technical support on several occasions."
"Having FortiManager work with all of the Fortinet products would be a good improvement."
"The documentation could be better."
"There are a lot of bugs that need to be fixed, for example, the ZTP."
Cisco IOS Security is ranked 22nd in Firewalls with 47 reviews while Fortinet FortiManager is ranked 3rd in Network Management Applications with 61 reviews. Cisco IOS Security is rated 8.0, while Fortinet FortiManager is rated 8.0. 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 FortiManager writes "Easy to set up with good integration capabilities but we've had troubles when moving devices". Cisco IOS Security is most compared with Cisco Secure Firewall, Fortinet FortiOS, Meraki MX, Netgate pfSense and OPNsense, whereas Fortinet FortiManager is most compared with Fortinet FortiGate Cloud, Fortinet FortiOS, Cisco DNA Center, Zabbix and AlgoSec.
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