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."There is an easy process for configuring it, and it is straightforward to implement the device from scratch."
"It is easy to use and performs very well."
"Whenever we raise a complaint with FortiGate, their response and resolution times are minimal."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate are the rules and quality of service."
"Our security improved from being able to put in rules and close off unwanted traffic."
"The payment function for applications is good."
"I'm pretty happy with its reliability. It is also very scalable."
"Security solution with a straightforward and quick setup. It's a stable and scalable product."
"The stability of this solution is excellent."
"The most valuable feature is the scalability. The nice thing with the bigger vendors is that they're very good at scale."
"In Pakistan, we only use Cisco because they have good local support infrastructure. Huawei and Fortinet don't offer direct support in Pakistan."
"We use Cisco IOS Security mostly for routers to route off the firewall. It's a next-generation device."
"The product is easy to use."
"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."
"There is a positive impact on security, particularly the intrusion feature, which helps keep the solution concealed and secure."
"The most valuable features are DNS service and shell self-service within a network."
"Vulnerability management is the most valuable one and it’s a must in every organization."
"The reporting is fine."
"I am impressed with the VMDR feature."
"Intuitive and easy to use."
"Provides great functionality."
"I like Qualys because it is a very complete product, more so than Tenable."
"Tech support is helpful."
"The biggest benefit is from a security operations perspective, where we are able to drive our security posture upwards by remediating any discovered vulnerabilities."
"The solution could be more secure and stable."
"Fortinet FortiGate can improve by integrating the web application firewall and the DDoS protection part of the solution. Having a WAF feature, web application firewall, and proxy together would be a good benefit."
"Stability and technical support are the two major issues I have found with Fortinet."
"There are a lot of bugs I have found in the solution and it is difficult to upgrade. These areas need improvement."
"The command line is complicated, and the interface could be better."
"The Wi-Fi controller needs a lot of improvement."
"Price, of course, can always be more competitive or better."
"This product needs to have an analysis feature, rather than having the analysis done through the integration of a different product."
"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."
"Cisco is an expensive firewall, so the pricing can be improved."
"The solution is not user friendly and it is hard to manage the GUI interface."
"There could be a bit more functions on offer that could make it easier to use."
"Cisco very slowly introduces and implements the products, unlike other brands."
"The solution’s setup process could be better."
"If they could increase the performance a little better because the device sometimes gets slow."
"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."
"The reporting and the GUI need improvements."
"The solution is a bit expensive if you do not have access to discounts."
"Qualys Container Security can improve the interface. It could be easier to navigate and be enriched."
"Sometimes the scanning can get overwhelmed and start to drag when a lot of users are trying to scan at once."
"Qualys VM's vulnerability scan could be improved, especially the number of CVE numbers it can manage at a time."
"It's quite complex on the way it is set up, so it takes a fair bit of time in order to get your head around it in order to deploy it. Once you've deployed it, then you're never confident on the versions of the browsers and the SSL certificates, etc. You have to always go back into Qualys and check."
"Integration could be better. When you think about scanning, it's not used just with this product alone but with other Qualys products. If you think about the bundle, the product itself is good. But integration with other products and packages has space for improvement. They should also offer a better price for bundles."
"One of the biggest issues from the clients' perspective is that all Qualys computing is on the cloud."
Cisco IOS Security is ranked 23rd in Firewalls with 46 reviews while Qualys VMDR is ranked 3rd in Risk-Based Vulnerability Management with 76 reviews. Cisco IOS Security is rated 8.0, while Qualys VMDR is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Cisco IOS Security writes "A mature product with good integration capabilities, however, it needs to be more affordable". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Qualys VMDR writes "Good visibility but expensive and needs better support". 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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