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."It's quite comfortable to handle the FortiGate firewall."
"The product is easy to use and is stable. The SV1 functionality is a benefit."
"Advanced routing (RIP, OSPF, BGP, PBR). It gives you a seamless and simple integration into a large network."
"Using this product makes the VPN seamless and almost invisible to me in the sense that I don't have to think about it."
"The notable features that I have found most valuable are that it includes the antivirus, and also IPS, and even SD-WAN."
"It is a safe product."
"The solution is stable."
"The IPsec tunnels are very easily created, and quite interoperable with devices from other vendors."
"We use Cisco IOS Security mostly for routers to route off the firewall. It's a next-generation device."
"Cisco IOS allows us to keep the same security features as our principal offices."
"Cisco Technical Assistance Center works on a follow-the-sun concept and gives real 24x7 customer support, which is a great advantage when you have a service contract with them."
"The product has valuable features for business intelligence."
"Technical support for this solution is very good."
"I'm able to transfer data over internet network security. With the GRE I'm able to transfer data within one bunch to another bunch in a public way, like the internet. The communication is encrypted and is private. It gives me added privacy."
"The VPN is the most valuable feature."
"The VPN connection portal scan works flawlessly, which was a big plus for us."
"The most valuable feature is that this solution is very lightweight."
"Qualys has a continuous endpoint monitoring feature for agent-based scanning. Once you deploy the solution, it monitors everything that is happening every 30 minutes. Then, if there are any vulnerabilities, they are reported."
"Great web application security for scanning."
"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 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."
"I like Qualys because it is a very complete product, more so than Tenable."
"It's very configurable to adjust impact to systems."
"The initial setup was good. We didn't have any problems with it."
"The debugging and troubleshooting has room for improvement."
"The graphical user interface of Fortinet's FortiGate product does not function well with text-based interfaces."
"The support team for Fortinet FortiGate needs to be more customer friendly."
"Backup can be improved."
"There are some tiny bugs that sometimes affect the operations. In the past revision of it, there was a bug. Because of the bug, we had to downgrade the version. It happened only with the last revision."
"It would be a benefit if Fortinet would release a one-stop solution that is better integrated with other products and an automated emergency response system."
"In some cases, its initial setup could be hard for customers."
"They should offer special pricing to premium partners and customers."
"The initial setup is complicated."
"I would like upgrading iOS to be a bit easier."
"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."
"The user interface needs to be improved."
"Cisco IOS Security could improve by having more compatibility with other Cisco solutions."
"The configuration should be easier in the solution."
"We cannot directly upgrade the system. The tool's deployment is also very difficult in legacy environments. The tool needs to have bigger ports as well."
"The pricing is the only con for this product."
"One of the biggest issues from the clients' perspective is that all Qualys computing is on the cloud."
"When tested on Zero day, there were errors."
"There needs to be better documentation."
"The reporting and dashboards could improve in Qualys VM. However, they have improved since the previous versions."
"When you want to cover yourself for scalability, you will be charged for the number you place on the scan itself."
"Improve the API speed."
"Qualys VM could improve by having more skilled support personnel."
"It's too early for me to say if there is any room for improvement since we're in the first couple of months of using this solution."
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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