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."We have been able to offer several services to customers in a single box."
"This solution has helped our organization by having strong functions and a reliable firewall."
"Fortinet FortiGate is stable. It's used across all the countries, this is the way most multinationals run their system."
"The solution is stable."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of configuration."
"The solution is stable."
"It works very well. It has a lot of different functionalities. Its cost is also fine for our customers."
"The Fortinet FortiGate local partners were good. I did not have direct contact with Fortinet support."
"It is less expensive than alternative firewalls."
"Cisco has always been a premium product. There's a lot of other entry-level solutions. This is more robust."
"One of the main features is that the hardware is extremely reliable."
"The solution effectively integrates with Umbrella."
"We use the product for firewalls."
"Cisco IOS allows us to keep the same security features as our principal offices."
"The stability of this solution is excellent."
"The product is easy to use."
"What I like about Qualys VM is the dashboard presentation. It's very good."
"The initial setup was good. We didn't have any problems with it."
"Intuitive and easy to use."
"The solution is easy to use."
"There are many features. Its reliability, ease of installation, ease of use, and the richness of the information provided are the most valuable features."
"It's a good product. After the scan our internet works well. It scans our security posture."
"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."
"Detects new hosts along with vulnerabilities."
"Currently, without the additional reporting module, we only have access to basic reporting."
"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 prefer to have more detailed logs within the FortiGate products themselves rather than relying on a separate tool."
"Fortinet FortiGate could improve by having better visibility. Palo Alto has better visibility."
"A couple of things I've seen that need improvement, especially in terms of a hard coding. The driver-level active moment really is out-of-the-box and we have to have contact the customer support and sometimes it is difficult to resolve."
"It's my understanding that more of the current generation features could be brought in. There could be more integration with EDRs, for example."
"It should be more stable. There should be full integration within Fortinet products themselves as well as with other third-party products. Especially when you're not dealing with SIEM and the correlation of the security box, we want Fortinet to be able to share that information with as many other products as it can."
"The UTM filtering needs improvement."
"The configuration should be easier in the solution."
"The routers, don't have like long-term tendency features, or higher availability features available for the IOS. It could also use a better user interface."
"Cisco IOS Security should improve its functionalities."
"It would be ideal if the solution had more capacity."
"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 user interface needs to be improved."
"The configuration and reporting interfaces need a lot of improvement. It needs to be more accessible forsolide without a strong technical background. If you had a simplified dashboard, the lower-level techs could manage the solution and provide services. Cisco IOS Security requires someone who is highly trained to operate it."
"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."
"I do not like that all of the data is stored on the cloud."
"It would be nice to have an all-in-one solution that was automated and could handle the scanning and reports as well as the patching and updating."
"Reports were lacking somewhat on the customization side."
"It is more expensive vs. other products on the market."
"Make some minimal dashboard improvements."
"Qualys VM's machine learning and artificial intelligence features could be improved."
"Qualys currently does not have any features for scanning SCADA, IoT, and Industrial Control Systems."
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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