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's user-friendly and easy to operate."
"It's inexpensive compared to some of the other technology out there."
"Good load balancing feature."
"The solution is very easy to understand. It's not overly complex."
"The most valuable feature is the VDOM, which allows the customer to have multiple firewalls in a single campus."
"The most valuable features of the solution are SD-WAN, filtering testing applications, web filtering, and the new VPN."
"The pipe filter application is an outstanding feature."
"The user interface is relatively easy. The devices are easy to deploy and figure out when you have experience with other security appliances."
"Cisco is head-and-shoulders above all of the competition when it comes to technical support."
"I've found their network routing to be very good."
"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 product is easy to use."
"The VPN connection portal scan works flawlessly, which was a big plus for us."
"The most valuable features of Cisco IOS Security are the plenty of functionality it provides, many people are IT certified the usage, and the user interface is good."
"Cisco IOS Security is very robust and works very well."
"There is a positive impact on security, particularly the intrusion feature, which helps keep the solution concealed and secure."
"Qualys VM is very stable."
"It's stable and quite reliable."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is the external channel."
"It's a good product. After the scan our internet works well. It scans our security posture."
"It is a stable solution."
"There are fewer false positives when using this solution."
"Qualys VM's best features are vulnerability management and customizable scoring."
"Great web application security for scanning."
"With FortiGate, the main complaint that I have heard is about the technical support."
"I have to say that the initial setup was complex. The deployment took a few days to get set up. Initially, we were using an IPVanish. We switched to this tool since we thought it would be easier. But it turns out it wasn't easier to set up and run."
"Some features of Fortinet FortiGate are actually fee enabled that are inconvenient for deploying in production. Other issues relate to isolation with Cisco products and your server."
"The solution is very expensive."
"They need to improve their technical support."
"Its reporting capabilities can be improved. It should have some out-of-the-box reporting capabilities and some degree of customization. The basic reporting that it currently has is not sufficient to create more usable reports. It needs some sort of out-of-the-box reporting. They try to make customers purchase FortiAnalyzer for this kind of reporting, which is an additional cost. Other firewall vendors, such as SonicWall and Sophos, provide this sort of reporting without any additional cost."
"Fortinet FortiGate is a firewall solution and once it's deployed, you can rest assured that your system is secure."
"Fortinet FortiGate can improve the integration with Active Directory. Additionally, I would like to have a Cloud Controller, such as they do in the Cisco Meraki solution."
"I would like upgrading iOS to be a bit easier."
"Cisco IOS Security should improve its functionalities."
"The solution’s setup process could be better."
"Cisco is a scalable product, but it is expensive compared to other vendors."
"There could be a bit more functions on offer that could make it easier to use."
"Most of their features are meant for Cisco. You cannot integrate them with any other vendor."
"While Cisco IOS Security is stable and scalable, I would like to see it improved to be even better."
"The configuration should be easier in the solution."
"Improve the API speed."
"There needs to be better documentation."
"Some of the older features could be polished instead of focusing on releasing new features."
"Certain integration factors between different options could be improved."
"Reports were lacking somewhat on the customization side."
"Qualys does have an on-prem solution, but it is very expensive."
"I would like to see this solution simplified to work more easily in a multi-cloud environment."
"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."
Cisco IOS Security is ranked 22nd in Firewalls with 47 reviews while Qualys VMDR is ranked 3rd in Risk-Based Vulnerability Management with 77 reviews. Cisco IOS Security is rated 8.0, while Qualys VMDR is rated 8.2. 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 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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