We performed a comparison between Cisco IOS Security and Qualys VMDR based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Netgate, Fortinet, OPNsense and others in Firewalls."It can expand easily."
"The notable features that I have found most valuable are that it includes the antivirus, and also IPS, and even SD-WAN."
"There is an easy process for configuring it, and it is straightforward to implement the device from scratch."
"It's an easy solution to set up."
"I think that the UTM features are the most value, as it truly protects my infrastructure."
"The features that I have found most valuable are the SD-WAN and their IP4 policy."
"The scalability of Fortinet FortiGate is good."
"The solution is scalable."
"The Intrusion Firewall is a valuable feature."
"Cisco IOS allows us to keep the same security features as our principal offices."
"The most valuable features are DNS service and shell self-service within a network."
"Completely integrates branch offices with perimeter security."
"Previously, anyone in the organization would see any data point in the wall. They could just go and connect their machine with that data point and could access the network. But now, even if someone came and tried that, they will not be given access."
"The capabilities for scalability with this product are huge"
"You can scale it when you need to."
"Cisco Technical Assistance Center works on a follow-the-sun concept and gives real 24x7 customer support, which is a great advantage when you have a service contract with them."
"There are fewer false positives when using this solution."
"It is very easy to use and there are lots of options. We can usually easily go through it and all of the things we want to configure, and we can configure everything to our specifications very easily."
"It gives a very good overview of the inventory assessment process, and it can be accessed across our company because it's a global tool."
"The most valuable feature is the certificate management."
"Qualys has a continuous endpoint monitoring feature for agent-based scanning. Once you deploy the solution, it monitors everything that is happening every 30 minutes. Then, if there are any vulnerabilities, they are reported."
"Technical support is fantastic."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to run different capabilities with the same agent. With only one agent, we can have EDR, vulnerability management, compliance and some basic SaaS security capabilities."
"The most valuable feature is the connection of threat intelligence information with identified vulnerabilities, which means you can prioritize vulnerabilities according to actual attacks."
"We would like to see an upgrade to the VPN feature, we are using the VPN from outside of our office and there is a limitation to 10 connections, more connections would be suitable."
"It could use more templates for third-party site-to-site VPN setups other than FortiGate and Cisco."
"The solution could have licensing fees reduced in the future."
"Scalability is one of the disadvantages. When it comes to scalability, you have to actually change the box. If you want to upgrade it, you need to actually change the existing box and probably you take the system off to other sites."
"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."
"Monitoring and reporting could be better."
"I'm not sure if it's something that they already have or are developing something, however, we need some dedicated features for container security."
"Fortigate's hardware capacities could be improved."
"I would like upgrading iOS to be a bit easier."
"Cisco is a scalable product, but it is expensive compared to other vendors."
"The product's technical support services need improvement."
"I wish it would be more like the next generation firewall technology. There should be more selection between the application and filtering."
"We faced significant challenges related to licensing issues, particularly when licenses expire."
"I think setup could be one area for improvement, because sometimes we don't have people inside so we have to move to the place."
"The solution’s setup process could be better."
"In the next release of this solution, we would like to see support for the 100BT and 7000 models."
"Endpoint stability and fault resolution could be improved."
"Sometimes we face a problem with accessing the tool and not getting an expected result. From a technology point of view, they need to look into this."
"What we have found is that the solution is not closely tied with the patch management. It is okay with newer ones, like Windows 10 machines; it gives the correct patch. But for Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008, it does not give us the correct patch so we have to manually identify the patches. This is a major problem."
"Make some minimal dashboard improvements."
"They should make it accessible for more operating systems."
"When you want to cover yourself for scalability, you will be charged for the number you place on the scan itself."
"It is a struggle to be able to pull our report and to be able to do onboarding using automated tools."
"Could use additional security for the app."
Cisco IOS Security is ranked 23rd in Firewalls with 21 reviews while Qualys VMDR is ranked 3rd in Risk-Based Vulnerability Management with 29 reviews. Cisco IOS Security is rated 8.0, while Qualys VMDR is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Cisco IOS Security writes "It's a reliable solution that will be around for a long time, but the configuration and reporting interfaces need improvement". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Qualys VMDR writes "Accurate and effective with good reporting". Cisco IOS Security is most compared with Cisco Secure Firewall, Meraki MX, Fortinet FortiOS, Netgate pfSense and OPNsense, whereas Qualys VMDR is most compared with Tenable Nessus, Tenable Security Center, Rapid7 InsightVM, Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management and Tenable Vulnerability Management.
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