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 wireless control is helpful."
"The inspection and web security features are most valuable."
"Its performance in fulfilling our requirements has been satisfactory."
"The management console is pretty simple, so anyone who understands networking can initially deploy the solution."
"We have been able to offer several services to customers in a single box."
"Its user interface is good, and it is always working fine."
"The user interface (UI) is very, very good."
"It's a user-friendly firewall. Most of the tasks are very simple. It's simple to configure and troubleshoot this firewall."
"One of the main features is that the hardware is extremely reliable."
"Cisco is head-and-shoulders above all of the competition when it comes to technical support."
"The technical is excellent."
"The VPN is the most valuable feature."
"The security is very good."
"The most valuable feature of Cisco IOS Security is posturing."
"Cisco products are very secure and integrate easily with other devices."
"The product is easy to use."
"The most valuable features are vulnerability scanning, policy compliance scanning, and tablet for web application scanning."
"The integrations for this solution are very good. I use a different product for virtual patching of vulnerabilities and Qualys integrates well with that product."
"Vulnerability management is the most valuable one and it’s a must in every organization."
"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 most valuable feature is automation."
"Great web application security for scanning."
"It's really beneficial for scanning and interacting with the agent."
"The Vulnerability Management and Patch Management features are the most valuable features of this solution."
"As far as wanting more scalability or things in the network diagram, it's going to cost you."
"Fortinet could improve the windows opener or the virtual IP solutions for opening windows. The virtual IP settings need improvement as firewalls are trending in new development directions."
"If I had any criticism that I would give FortiGate, it would be that they need to stop changing their logging format. Every time we do a firmware upgrade, it is a massive issue on the SIM. Parsers have to be rebuilt. Even the FortiGate guys came in and said that they don't play well in the sandbox."
"The support we receive when we need to upgrade is not satisfactory and has room for improvement."
"Web security solutions can be improved."
"One issue that I have had is that sometimes I need to monitor the traffic, so I need to filter it according to the user and which user is using it the most. I experience a bottleneck most of the time, particularly at the peak time when the number of contracts and users are at maximum."
"There is one big configuration file with no separations for the unique VDOMs. Maybe they could separate individual VDOM configuration files with the root VDOM configuration file referencing the individual VDOM config files."
"They have to just improve its performance when we enable all UTM features. When you enable all the features, the performance of FortiGate, as well as of Sophos and SonicWall, goes down."
"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."
"Cisco very slowly introduces and implements the products, unlike other brands."
"While Cisco IOS Security is stable and scalable, I would like to see it improved to be even better."
"We faced significant challenges related to licensing issues, particularly when licenses expire."
"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."
"The initial setup is complicated."
"I would like to see much more embedded security that works and that isn't a bolt-on."
"The graphical user interface or the GUI could be better. Beginners can use some devices with the GUI, but some security devices are configured using CLI. It would also be better if it had its own Intrusion Protection Service and Intrusion Detection Service on the server."
"It is more expensive vs. other products on the market."
"When tested on Zero day, there were errors."
"When you want to cover yourself for scalability, you will be charged for the number you place on the scan itself."
"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."
"Qualys currently does not have any features for scanning SCADA, IoT, and Industrial Control Systems."
"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."
"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."
"What we have found is that the solution is not closely tied with the patch management. It is okay with newer ones, like Windows 10 machines; it gives the correct patch. But for Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008, it does not give us the correct patch so we have to manually identify the patches. This is a major problem."
Cisco IOS Security is ranked 23rd in Firewalls with 46 reviews while Qualys VMDR is ranked 3rd in Risk-Based Vulnerability Management with 76 reviews. Cisco IOS Security is rated 8.0, while Qualys VMDR is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Cisco IOS Security writes "A mature product with good integration capabilities, however, it needs to be more affordable". 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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