We performed a comparison between Cisco Secure Firewall and Juniper vSRX based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Firewalls solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Fortigate is very scalable to serve our customers' needs. We have scaled already from fifty to more than a hundred instances of Fortinet FortiGate. Around 20 staff are required for deployment and maintenance, mostly engineers."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate are the APIs. They are the most widely known."
"The security features that they have are quite good. On top of that, their licensing model is quite nice where they don't charge you anything for the SD-WAN functionality for the firewall."
"The most important features of Fortinet FortiGate are the Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) and firewall control applications."
"It is user friendly, and has all the features you need."
"It is easy to use and performs very well."
"There are lots of features and most of them are deployed for internet security. Users are protected if they accidentally go to some malicious sites."
"The reporting and monitoring are very good."
"I'm a big fan of SecureX, Cisco's platform for tying together all the different security tools. It has a lot of flexibility and even a lot of third-party or non-Cisco integration. I feel like that's a really valuable tool."
"What I like about Cisco is the security zone. By default when you configure it, it gives you a security zone, which other firewalls don't have."
"The solution is excellent for enterprise-level networks."
"If only a Layer 4 FW is needed, this is a good solution."
"The transparency of the single UI to ensure security. A product has to be simple so that an administrator can use it."
"The AnyConnect remote access VPN gives us an easy way to deploy remote working for our users."
"Collaboration with other Cisco products such as ISE and others is the most valuable feature."
"Cisco Firepower NGFW is really easy to use right now to determine when my file requires a shift from primary to secondary status, and it can be done with automation. Earlier we used to do this with patching."
"This solution works well. Their switches and firewall are good."
"Juniper is more flexible with the commit check and the commit confirmed command. The design of the forwarding and contract plan in the operating system is very important for the performance when we have very big traffic."
"The command feature is valuable."
"We like the solution’s protocol and its dashboard system."
"The hardware is stable."
"The initial setup is pretty simple."
"I'm told the solution is the fastest, and, so far, I do find that to be the case."
"The technical support has been good."
"The solution lacks sufficient filtering."
"The solution's framework needs to be frequently updated in order to have a stable solution."
"We were not able to build a full-mesh VPN; however, I am not sure if this was the fault of Fortinet FortiGate."
"The firewall engine is not so strong as of now, in my opinion... My second concern is that, while they have Zero-day vulnerability and anti-malware features, the threat engine needs to be strengthened, its efficiency can be increased."
"The platform's interface could improve."
"Fortinet FortiGate needs to improve the protection, it did not prevent us from being attacked. Additionally, Fortinet FortiGate could provide more features for WAF devices. I should not have to purchase two solutions, it would be a benefit to combine these features into one solution."
"Fortinet FortiGate is a stable solution. However, my issue is the performance only. When I use all the profiles, this affects the performance. From the beginning, I should have had a better sizing of the box."
"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 is confusing to have two management interfaces, e.g., ASDM and Firepower Management Center."
"It would be good if Cisco made sure that the solution supports all routing protocols. Sometimes it doesn't."
"Comparing Cisco solution to others, it is expensive, it would be better for it to be cheaper."
"In terms of functionality, there isn't much to improve. There could be more bandwidth and better interface speed."
"There is room for improvement in the stability or software quality of the product. There were a few things in the past where we had a little bit of a problem with the product, so there is room for improvement."
"We see a lot of vendors in the market with a lot of niche products. I understand that it's difficult to cover everything, but making it more open for integration with other vendors would be a value add for Cisco."
"Cisco Firepower NGFW Firewall can be more secure."
"It doesn't have Layer 7 security."
"I would like to see an activity sensor for malicious content or sensor for viruses and malware."
"The solution can be improved by allowing automatic updates for the OS devices."
"The user interface could always be better. They could make it simpler and more intuitive."
"It is pretty complex to manage and could be easier."
"The pricing still needs some improvement."
"There are too many types of licenses, which can be confusing."
"I've talked to people that say Juniper now, as a device, can be a solution for a data center, but in the past, I have not seen this as being possible."
"The reporting can be improved."
Cisco Secure Firewall is ranked 4th in Firewalls with 404 reviews while Juniper vSRX is ranked 26th in Firewalls with 30 reviews. Cisco Secure Firewall is rated 8.2, while Juniper vSRX is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Cisco Secure Firewall writes "Highlights and helps us catch Zero-day vulnerabilities traveling across our network". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Juniper vSRX writes "Fast with good usability and fairly scalable". Cisco Secure Firewall is most compared with Palo Alto Networks WildFire, Netgate pfSense, Meraki MX, Sophos XG and Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, whereas Juniper vSRX is most compared with Juniper SRX Series Firewall, Azure Firewall, Meraki MX, Zscaler Cloud Firewall and OPNsense. See our Cisco Secure Firewall vs. Juniper vSRX report.
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