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."Fortinet FortiGate's most valuable features are ease of use, flexibility, and most of the configuration we can be done using the GUI. When we compare Fortinet FortiGate with other solutions the firewall policy are very easy to understand."
"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."
"The features that prevent internet connections, the filtering are the most valuable because we did not have any internet protection before."
"The most valuable features of the solution are SD-WAN, filtering testing applications, web filtering, and the new VPN."
"The secure web gateway module and the application control module are valuable. HA operations are very easy."
"The signature database and zero-day detection are Fortinet FortiGate's most valuable features."
"Security, SD-WAN, and Streetscape are valuable features."
"Provides good firewall security and has great VPN features."
"What I have used the most and received the most benefit from is the IPsec technology."
"We are able to filter a lot of traffic especially when a lot of the traffic is in layer 7."
"Cisco IOS allows us to keep the same security features as our principal offices."
"The product is easy to use."
"The security is very good."
"The VPN is the most valuable feature."
"The most valuable features of Cisco IOS Security are the plenty of functionality it provides, many people are IT certified the usage, and the user interface is good."
"The capabilities for scalability with this product are huge"
"Vulnerability management is the most valuable one and it’s a must in every organization."
"It's stable and quite reliable."
"Qualys VM had a recent upgrade and the newer version is supporting the cloud."
"The biggest benefit is from a security operations perspective, where we are able to drive our security posture upwards by remediating any discovered vulnerabilities."
"The most valuable feature is that this solution is very lightweight."
"This is one of the best products I have worked with so far. I like the power of Qualys, and it's a better solution because you can scan a compact file, a BIT file, or batch files. The product already knows what's happening inside, and you don't need to expand the package. Tenable will do the same thing, but you need to have a package issuance claim. With Qualys, we can immediately understand the file, even a compact file. If there's some kind of discovery or incident, you will know what happened in the environment."
"Qualys VM is very stable."
"Performs automated, regular scans in the network."
"We had some issues in the beginning while setting it up, but after doing the firmware update, it is working fine."
"You do need some IT knowledge in order to effectively work with the solution."
"The firmware needs improvement because there are bugs when a new release comes through. Sometimes, the configuration changes, and it's a bit harder to see where the fail is. The first time that you have the firmware, it tends to have some issues, and it's better to wait a bit to update the equipment."
"Difficult to add or define, and not that easy to configure and manage."
"They should improve the interface to make it more user-friendly."
"Fortinet FortiGate could improve the user interface. There should be more functionality and options through the GUI."
"The support we receive when we need to upgrade is not satisfactory and has room for improvement."
"The solution needs to improve its integration with cybersecurity."
"Cisco is an expensive firewall, so the pricing can be improved."
"I think they should bring back remote VPN for users."
"Most of their features are meant for Cisco. You cannot integrate them with any other vendor."
"I would like to see much more embedded security that works and that isn't a bolt-on."
"While Cisco IOS Security is stable and scalable, I would like to see it improved to be even better."
"I wish it would be more like the next generation firewall technology. There should be more selection between the application and filtering."
"The pricing is the only con for this product."
"Cisco IOS Security could improve its security features. There are competitors that have some additional security features, such as Fortinet FortiGate. Additionally, there should be better synchronization with Cisco IOS Security and other vendors, and improved AI features would be beneficial."
"Qualys VM should improve its methodology."
"Qualys could improve the inbuilt dashboards."
"The only improvement I can think of is on the implementation side. At times it is a bit slow."
"Improve the API speed."
"The ability to manage user accounts and give rights to the operator to know about abnormalities of applications is something that needs improvement."
"There seems to be a lack of easy onboarding into Qualys."
"The reporting and the GUI need improvements."
"Qualys VM could improve by having more skilled support personnel."
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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