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 most valuable feature is the policy routing and application control."
"The solution is stable."
"The solution is very easy to understand. It's not overly complex."
"Initial setup is easy to configure."
"It has improved our security capabilities."
"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."
"Their reliability and their policy of pre-shipping replacements when a unit has failed."
"I think that the UTM features are the most value, as it truly protects my infrastructure."
"The security is very good."
"Cisco is head-and-shoulders above all of the competition when it comes to technical support."
"We use the product for firewalls."
"The technical is excellent."
"It is less expensive than alternative firewalls."
"The product has valuable features for business intelligence."
"The solution effectively integrates with Umbrella."
"It covers everything we need it to without looking to secondary solutions."
"I find Qualys VM very robust, and it's very useful for vulnerability management and patch management. The value that it brings to my environment is economies of scale. There is no limitation on adding any endpoints. You go by the rule, and it's added once another endpoint is added to our environment. It's automatically installed, and it's less work from our end. It frees up my license automatically if I don't need an endpoint or if my machine is decommissioned. I like the dashboard displays because I don't see any duplication. The most important part is vulnerability management and prioritization. Unlike Symantec, it shows the kind of vulnerability I would want to patch first. It provides a holistic view of the kind of vulnerabilities and the ones I should remediate first. I don't have to do a scan; it just brings up those critical kinds of vulnerabilities like zero-day vulnerabilities and tells me to prioritize them. You have to prioritize these vulnerabilities first and go on with the rest. The dashboard shows me the ones that have been fixed, so I don't have to complete an aging report. The user experience and the graphical interface are good. As it's user-friendly and understandable on an executive level, it brings real value. We also use this solution because it's robust and flexibile."
"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."
"Vulnerability management is the most valuable one and it’s a must in every organization."
"Great web application security for scanning."
"The most valuable feature is that this solution is very lightweight."
"Technical support is great and we've never really had a problem."
"Qualys VM's most valuable feature is automatic detection."
"They also have threat detection which maps threats. There is a feed that comes from Qualys when a new vulnerability is found. It tells us which machines are infected with that vulnerability."
"I need user-behavior analytics, to find threat scenarios from inside the organization, insider attacks. That would be very helpful for us. In addition, I would like next-generation features for small and medium businesses. These businesses require UTM, all in one product. Fortinet must include it."
"The sniffing packets or packet captures, can be simplified and improved because it's a little confusing."
"The Wi-Fi controller needs a lot of improvement."
"It would be good if they had fewer updates."
"The performance and speed are aspects of the solution that could always be improved upon."
"Scalability is one of the disadvantages. When it comes to scalability, you have to actually change the box. If you want to upgrade it, you need to actually change the existing box and probably you take the system off to other sites."
"The initial setup and configuration are not intuitive and require training."
"The pricing could be reduced or include the first year warranty."
"We faced significant challenges related to licensing issues, particularly when licenses expire."
"While Cisco IOS Security is stable and scalable, I would like to see it improved to be even better."
"The company needs to make its solution more affordable to make it more accessible to larger markets. Otherwise, it's seen as an enterprise-level solution that small or medium-sized organizations can't afford and therefore they won't even look at it."
"The pricing is the only con for this product."
"Cisco is a scalable product, but it is expensive compared to other vendors."
"Cisco IOS Security could improve by having more compatibility with other Cisco solutions."
"An area for improvement in Cisco IOS Security is the performance because it's not as stable sometimes. There's also some latency in the solution, which could be improved. Cisco IOS Security integrates with other solutions, but you'll encounter many errors after integration, so this is another area for improvement. I'd like to see enhanced performance and a simplified setup in the next version of Cisco IOS Security."
"Cisco is an expensive firewall, so the pricing can be improved."
"When tested on Zero day, there were errors."
"The only improvement I can think of is on the implementation side. At times it is a bit slow."
"The reporting and the GUI need improvements."
"Qualys currently does not have any features for scanning SCADA, IoT, and Industrial Control Systems."
"Qualys VM's vulnerability scan could be improved, especially the number of CVE numbers it can manage at a time."
"Qualys VM should improve its methodology."
"I would like to have CSPM, a continuous scan-like cloud added to the solution."
"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."
Cisco IOS Security is ranked 22nd in Firewalls with 47 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 "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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