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."The IPS is good. It protect my network from attackers."
"The most valuable features are the possibility of having one fabric for switching on security."
"The reporting you receive out of this appliance is excellent. You will not need an external management system."
"It has improved our security capabilities."
"The main benefit is the grouping of our security monitoring."
"From the firewall perspective, the rules and policies are very sufficient and easy to use."
"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."
"We have found it to be very reliable and that's why our teams and various users in our company use it as our main firewall every day."
"We use Cisco IOS Security mostly for routers to route off the firewall. It's a next-generation device."
"The technical is excellent."
"Cisco has always been a premium product. There's a lot of other entry-level solutions. This is more robust."
"Cisco IOS allows us to keep the same security features as our principal offices."
"It is less expensive than alternative firewalls."
"The most valuable feature of Cisco IOS Security is posturing."
"I've found their network routing to be very good."
"The VPN connection portal scan works flawlessly, which was a big plus for us."
"The most valuable features are vulnerability detection and the scanning capability to enable identification of vulnerabilities across our network."
"Provides great functionality."
"They also have threat detection which maps threats. There is a feed that comes from Qualys when a new vulnerability is found. It tells us which machines are infected with that vulnerability."
"It is a stable solution."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"The most valuable feature of Qualys Container Security is the detailed information in the reports and the remediation. This is done to make sure there are no vulnerabilities."
"The Vulnerability Management and Patch Management features are the most valuable features of this solution."
"Vulnerability management is the most valuable one and it’s a must in every organization."
"Fortinet doesn't provide multiple virtual firewalls which would facilitate end users and customers."
"There aren't really any negative aspects to discuss."
"The support structure needs to be improved because every time we contact them, there is a delay in the response."
"The monitor and the visibility, in this proxy, is very weak."
"The solution could be more user friendly."
"Fortigate's hardware capacities could be improved."
"The ease of use could be improved."
"The improvement is related to logs. Instead of the CLI, we should be able to have more insights into the logs of the firewall in the GUI."
"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."
"We faced significant challenges related to licensing issues, particularly when licenses expire."
"The solution is not user friendly and it is hard to manage the GUI interface."
"If they could increase the performance a little better because the device sometimes gets slow."
"It would be ideal if the solution had more capacity."
"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."
"I wish it would be more like the next generation firewall technology. There should be more selection between the application and filtering."
"Sometimes I find it difficult to manage. Some configurations are difficult for new engineers, for example."
"The price could be better. Asset view is still a legacy feature. I'm not able to extract the information about the asset with complete details. It would be better if they fixed that in the next release. I know Qualys is already working on it, so I'm hopeful it will be available in the next five or six months. That would be something that's changed where I seek improvement."
"When tested on Zero day, there were errors."
"It is a struggle to be able to pull our report and to be able to do onboarding using automated tools."
"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."
"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."
"It's not very user-friendly at times and requires in-depth understanding. So, a layman or someone new to Qualys won't be able to easily understand it. You need education to use the solution."
"Some of the older features could be polished instead of focusing on releasing new features."
"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."
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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