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."FortiGate firewalls are easy to manage through a user-friendly web interface. They also have advanced features like DDoS and DLP. However, I wouldn't recommend enabling all of these features on one device because it can cause performance issues."
"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."
"The web filtering feature and the intrusion protection system are the most valuable. It is a resilient appliance. I never had an issue with it in terms of any security breaches."
"It works very well. It has a lot of different functionalities. Its cost is also fine for our customers."
"The CLI and GUI do a good job of putting a lot at your fingertips."
"The Fortinet FortiGate local partners were good. I did not have direct contact with Fortinet support."
"Good anti-malware and web filtering features."
"One of the nice things about FortiGate is that it can be deployed on the cloud or on-premises. You can actually do both. That's the biggest reason why I stick with this solution as opposed to something like Cisco Meraki. Another nice thing is that I can log directly into a FortiGate or get to it through their FortiCloud access products. They're pretty reliable and consistent. One of the reasons why I started using the product was their single pane of management. I can deploy their line of firewalls in conjunction with their switching and access points, and I can manage the entire network from one interface. I don't have to log into one interface for the firewall, another one for the access points, and another one for the switches. These firewalls have access point controller functionality built right into the system, so I don't even have to purchase additional devices to manage them."
"Cisco IOS Security is very robust and works very well."
"The capabilities for scalability with this product are huge"
"The stability of this solution is excellent."
"The Intrusion Firewall is a valuable feature."
"Cisco IOS Security is a mature product with extensive capabilities, serving as the base for the defense layer. It offers good network visibility, which helps in rapid response through the Rapid Threat Containment feature. Its deployment and configuration are straightforward."
"Cisco products are very secure and integrate easily with other devices."
"The VPN was valuable for us because more people are working from home. It has a lot of reporting and easy-to-use management tools."
"The solution is very user-friendly and easy to deal with."
"Qualys VM's best features are vulnerability management and customizable scoring."
"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 reporting functionality is great."
"The initial setup was good. We didn't have any problems with it."
"Intuitive and easy to use."
"The vulnerability management feature is what I used the most. It is a good SaaS product. It is easy to use. It has a nice UI where you can see all the assets and vulnerabilities."
"There are fewer false positives when using this solution."
"The most valuable feature is the certificate management."
"There are problems with the custom reporting of the unique traffic. The data is there, but it is too difficult for us to extract."
"The platform's interface could improve."
"There are some license issues. Not every feature must have a separate license. There must be some of kind synergy between the license so we don't have to pay for every individual license that we would like to have."
"Reporting is limited to providing an external appliance for improving the reporting capabilities of the FortiAnalyzer. It does not offer a central management and is also sold separably as an appliance."
"Fortinet needs more memory to save the log files. We need it to save the logs on the hardware and not in the cloud. I know this feature is available in FortiCloud, but if we need this log locally, it is not available."
"The performance and speed are aspects of the solution that could always be improved upon."
"I feel that the reporting needs to be improved."
"With the reports, you can see it, and you can get good feelings so upper management can go, "Oh, wow. That looks pretty." However, it's very basic."
"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."
"There could be a bit more functions on offer that could make it easier to use."
"Signatures and other critical definitions need to be updated more frequently."
"Most of their features are meant for Cisco. You cannot integrate them with any other vendor."
"The initial setup is complicated."
"Cisco is an expensive firewall, so the pricing can be improved."
"Cisco very slowly introduces and implements the products, unlike other brands."
"I would like to see much more embedded security that works and that isn't a bolt-on."
"Qualys could be improved in its overall performance compared to other vulnerability management or scanning tools."
"When tested on Zero day, there were errors."
"The tool needs to improve the adding assets and report generation features. I would like to see the policy scan of offline appliances in the product's future releases."
"Some of the older features could be polished instead of focusing on releasing new features."
"Endpoint stability and fault resolution could be improved."
"The reporting in this solution can be improved."
"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."
"They have integrated with other third parties, but it is still not viable."
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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