We performed a comparison between Cisco IOS Security and Waterfall Security based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Netgate, Fortinet, OPNsense and others in Firewalls."Its stability is the most valuable."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of use."
"We are a visual effects company, and there have been a number of high profile security issues in our industry. This has brought us to a higher standard of security, which our clients are very keen on these days."
"The most important feature, normally for small business customers, is link load balancing."
"Fortinet FortiGate's ease of management is the most valuable feature."
"The usage in general is pretty good."
"The most valuable feature of Fortinet FortiGate is load balancing. It can provide central management and VPNA. Additionally, it has enhanced our security environment."
"Fortinet FortiGate is stable. It's used across all the countries, this is the way most multinationals run their system."
"The hardware is pretty stable. It's also a very good product performance-wise. Initially, it wasn't mature like a firewall and there were other leaders, but now they have included almost all the features of next-generation security. Basically, it's a good product to work with."
"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."
"It covers everything we need it to without looking to secondary solutions."
"There is a positive impact on security, particularly the intrusion feature, which helps keep the solution concealed and secure."
"Completely integrates branch offices with perimeter security."
"Cisco is head-and-shoulders above all of the competition when it comes to technical support."
"Cisco products are very secure and integrate easily with other devices."
"The technical support is good."
"This is a professional solution which has been the most valuable aspect of its use."
"Fortinet FortiGate could improve by having a frequent ask questions(FAQ) area for people to receive quick answers to popular questions. Additionally, it would be beneficial to have an SMS notification feature. For example, if you cannot access your email you could receive an SMS message."
"Performance and technical support are the main issues with this solution."
"The initial setup is complex."
"Technical support needs to be improved."
"FortiGate should have a better way of detecting and managing the system memory because otherwise if the memory is too low, a system restart is required."
"I could not configure sFlow from the FortiGate graphical user interface. I realized that the sFlow configuration is available only from the CLI, and discovered that sFlow is not supported on virtual interfaces, such as VDOM links, IPsec, or GRE."
"Tunnel flapping was one of the major things I had seen wherein your internet link remains but your VPN tunnel is down. However, since I got a fix from the TAC team, I have not noticed it, but the customer complained a few times that they couldn't access the internet because of this problem."
"Usually, we sell the bundle with the UTM or threat management piece with IPS, IDS. Other providers, such as Palo Alto, are ahead in terms of safe functionality. So, for me, delivering truly safe service is probably something that still needs to be improved."
"I wish it would be more like the next generation firewall technology. There should be more selection between the application and filtering."
"The solution is not user friendly and it is hard to manage the GUI interface."
"The user interface needs to be improved."
"The routers, don't have like long-term tendency features, or higher availability features available for the IOS. It could also use a better user interface."
"I think setup could be one area for improvement, because sometimes we don't have people inside so we have to move to the place."
"The product's technical support services need improvement."
"Cisco very slowly introduces and implements the products, unlike other brands."
"I would love it if it has a link-by-link feature, integration with Unified Threat Management (UTM), and load balancers. They haven't got any link-by-link feature right now, which can be a very attractive option. This link-by-link feature can also be made available for Cisco's UTM firewalls. The link-by-link feature is available in some of the other firewalls. Currently, integration with UTM is missing. Cisco IOS Security also doesn't have the load balancers and a few things that need to be done to get a good UTM firewall. Normally, other firewalls have UTM. As a next-generation firewall, it's good, but as a UTM, it has to do some work."
"The interface of this solution could be more user friendly. The initial set up could also be made more simple."
Cisco IOS Security is ranked 23rd in Firewalls with 47 reviews while Waterfall Security is ranked 5th in Operational Technology (OT) Security with 1 review. Cisco IOS Security is rated 8.0, while Waterfall Security is rated 9.0. 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 Waterfall Security writes "Cyber security solution used for data transmission that requires training to make use of all of its powerful features". Cisco IOS Security is most compared with Cisco Secure Firewall, Fortinet FortiOS, Meraki MX, Netgate pfSense and OPNsense, whereas Waterfall Security is most compared with Nozomi Networks and OPSWAT MetaDefender OT Security.
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