We performed a comparison between Cisco Prime and Fortinet FortiGate Cloud based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Network Management Applications solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Cisco Prime has been around for a long time, and it keeps getting better and better."
"The technical support team is very good."
"As a large organization, it is difficult to individually monitor every device. Instead, we use Cisco Prime to keep an eye on the network and services. We do not use it as a node tool, as we have other tools for network operation centers. When services go down, it can cause issues, we rely on Cisco Prime to monitor and notify us of any service disruptions. We mainly use Cisco Prime Infrastructure for configuration-level tasks."
"The VLAN mapping function has been most impactful in simplifying our network management tasks."
"Cisco Prime allows us to manage all the wireless controllers and access points."
"The most valuable feature of Cisco Prime is its excellent audio and video conferencing with clear quality and no interruptions."
"What I found most beneficial from Cisco Prime is that it gives you an insight into what your network does, even when you're not actively monitoring what's going on with your network."
"The hardware Cisco provides is excellent. It's a well-made product."
"FortiGate Cloud's most valuable feature is that it's 100% managed."
"It's user-friendly."
"I have found centralized administration, cloud UI, and visibility and security on all networks valuable features."
"This product is easy to manage and easy to use."
"The most valuable feature is the inspection. It inspects before we have any traffic stops intrusion."
"The solution is scalable because they have models that allow it to be right sized."
"Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is easy to use."
"The solution is very easy to use."
"The product needs to improve its stability."
"If you look at some of the wireless site-survey tools that are available in the commercial space, Cisco should include similar solutions, which would help our on-plant engineers when they're doing a site survey."
"The product needs to improve its interface and reporting."
"Cisco Prime's initial setup is complex."
"I rate Cisco Prime seven out of 10 for affordability. All Cisco solutions are expensive."
"Maybe it could be a little cheaper."
"Cisco Prime could improve the graphical user interface."
"They could consider offering more flexible pricing options for their customers."
"The solution should allow users to keep the data for longer than the current periods. I can't get any historic data after more than a month. I would like to be able to, after a year, look for trends from the past 12 months. It would make things much easier."
"As with any IT vendor, there are software issues."
"It would be much better if Fortinet FortiGate Cloud allowed third-party integrations like multi factor-authentication."
"Everything related to the graphical user interface should be improved."
"The Linux version currently lacks some of the latest features, notably in the IPv6 tool stack, which is available for Windows clients."
"The solution should include a commit button that allows for review of changes and deployments before they are submitted."
"The product is not recommended on the basis of technical parameters. It is very tough to authenticate."
"I would like to see better integration with other technologies."
Cisco Prime is ranked 2nd in Network Management Applications with 35 reviews while Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is ranked 5th in Firewall Security Management with 57 reviews. Cisco Prime is rated 7.8, while Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Cisco Prime writes "Robust, cost-effective, and provides good visibility, but the scalability could improve". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fortinet FortiGate Cloud writes "Useful for routing and cloud security purposes but needs to incorporate XDR capabilities ". Cisco Prime is most compared with Cisco DNA Center, SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager, Aruba Airwave, Huawei eSight and Fortinet FortiManager, whereas Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is most compared with Fortinet FortiManager, AWS Firewall Manager, Palo Alto Networks Panorama, FortiGate Cloud-Native Firewall (FortiGate CNF) and Fortinet FortiPortal. See our Cisco Prime vs. Fortinet FortiGate Cloud report.
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