We performed a comparison between Cisco Prime and Fortinet FortiGate Cloud based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Network Management Applications solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The product's most valuable features are monitoring and configuration."
"The dashboard is a valuable feature. It's very clear, and the metrics make it easy to see the current network situation."
"Cisco Prime is a good tool for inventory monitoring and wireless management."
"Enables oversight in order to tweak and tune."
"If an AP or any wireless device goes into critical mode, Cisco Prime sends an alert. That is the most helpful feature."
"The installation is easy."
"What I found most beneficial from Cisco Prime is that it gives you an insight into what your network does, even when you're not actively monitoring what's going on with your network."
"The solution provides data that allows us to time travel through logs and perform remote operations or troubleshooting."
"The most valuable feature is the inspection. It inspects before we have any traffic stops intrusion."
"I like Fortinet FortiGate Cloud's simple UX and UI designs and the fact that it is also a VPN solution for our clients. The solution is user-friendly."
"It's user-friendly."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the stability, it's actually tailored for that."
"The security features, for example, URL filtering, AMP, and advanced threat protection, are very valuable."
"The VPN features are the most valuable."
"The solution is very easy to use."
"The IPS and firewall function is valuable in Fortinet FortiGate Cloud."
"The product's performance monitoring feature could be more intuitive."
"The solution needs to include centralized management that aligns with the Greenfield network and its focus on real-time, scenario-based applications."
"Cisco can only be used for Cisco environments and is not compatible with other vendors."
"Cisco Prime could improve the graphical user interface."
"Cisco Prime's initial setup is complex."
"The onboarding process could be improved and developed to enhance compatibility for non-Cisco devices."
"I rate Cisco Prime seven out of 10 for affordability. All Cisco solutions are expensive."
"The solution is not easy to configure."
"If you need to scale, you do need to trade up to a new Fortinet solution."
"The Linux version currently lacks some of the latest features, notably in the IPv6 tool stack, which is available for Windows clients."
"However, the absence of certain features like CLI is a drawback."
"When it comes to technical support, the problem we have found is that if an issue comes, it takes a day to get everything resolved. It could be faster. They can be better at optimizing how they answer tickets in terms of response times. There must be ways to make the process more streamlined. It would make it easier for their clients."
"Fortinet could improve FortiGate Cloud by providing better integration with third-party applications and features."
"The command-line interface could definitely be improved in future iterations. It's lacking right now."
"Currently with the solution, if you want to manage more than one FortiGate you have to use a VM, and a VM can control up to 10."
"We do find we get a bit of a lag."
Cisco Prime is ranked 2nd in Network Management Applications with 35 reviews while Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is ranked 5th in Firewall Security Management with 55 reviews. Cisco Prime is rated 7.8, while Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Cisco Prime writes "Robust, cost-effective, and provides good visibility, but the scalability could improve". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fortinet FortiGate Cloud writes "Useful for routing and cloud security purposes but needs to incorporate XDR capabilities ". Cisco Prime is most compared with Cisco DNA Center, SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager, Aruba Airwave, Huawei eSight and Fortinet FortiManager, whereas Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is most compared with Fortinet FortiManager, AWS Firewall Manager, Palo Alto Networks Panorama, FortiGate Cloud-Native Firewall (FortiGate CNF) and Fortinet FortiPortal. See our Cisco Prime vs. Fortinet FortiGate Cloud report.
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