We performed a comparison between Cisco NGIPS and Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."You can do zero-day prevention and detection. It's quite useful."
"I like Firepower's automation, and the security intelligence is a powerful feature."
"This solution has helped improve productivity and detect attacks before they happen."
"We have found the IPS detection to be a very valuable feature of this solution. It is easy to use to stop policy violations."
"The integration with the Cisco portfolio is very helpful."
"The tracking intelligence feature is very good. This solution provides us with the opportunity to detect threats in real-time."
"I like how NGIPS has everything in one console."
"The solution is very powerful coupled with Firepower."
"Everything has been okay with the solution. We are using all of the features."
"The sandboxing tools offer great prevention for cloud feeds."
"Edge protection is a valuable feature."
"The initial setup was straightforward. It's quite easy. Deployment took one to two weeks."
"We are currently using the URL filtering feature, which is the most popular."
"The application control and vulnerability protection are the most valuable features."
"The most valuable feature of Palo Alto Threat Prevention for our company is the next generation firewall."
"With the IP address flag, I was able to see that I was being hacked. The moment there was an interaction between somebody on my network and that IP, the solution was able to flag it, and we were able to protect ourselves."
"It is no longer scalable because it has gone end of life."
"If there was a software-based solution for scaling up then it would be much better."
"We would like an option to search through the logs to be added to this solution."
"We don't like its licensing model. It has separate licensing for all the features. For instance, to get URL filtering, you need to buy another license. Every feature set seems to require another license. Unless you purchase them all upfront, you find some surprises and realize that you can't do that because you need another license. Its logging isn't quite as good as it used to be in our previous solution. We used to have Cisco ASA, and we could view the logs a lot easier than NGIPS (also known as Firepower). We saw real-time logging, but we don't see that as much in Firepower."
"Should include additional security features."
"The biggest problem with most Cisco products is that the interface is lagging behind the competition. The user interface could be updated and improved."
"I would like to see a more user-friendly interface."
"Some Next-Generation Firewall solutions come with Intrusion Prevention. It would be nice if Cisco NGIPS included that."
"The documentation needs to be improved. I need better information about how to configure it and what the best practices are."
"The application’s pricing and dashboard need improvement. It could be user-friendly."
"In terms of what needs improvement, the only thing I don't like is the support."
"The technology firewall anomaly network could stand improvement."
"Generally, to deploy it will take some downtime, about a day."
"We are attempting to improve the use of URL filtering beyond threat protection."
"In Africa, the technical support is probably not as good as in Europe and the USA because it's a specific premium support, partner-enabled premium support and all of that. But it's really good, I don't really have any complaints, it's fairly good. I'll give them 80%."
"The initial setup is complex."
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Cisco NGIPS is ranked 5th in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) with 63 reviews while Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention is ranked 7th in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) with 24 reviews. Cisco NGIPS is rated 8.2, while Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of Cisco NGIPS writes "Very effective for malware and signature-based anomalies but stability needs improvement". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention writes "A good amount of granularity and advanced URL filtering capabilities". Cisco NGIPS is most compared with Check Point IPS, Fortinet FortiGate IPS, Trend Micro TippingPoint Threat Protection System, Cisco Sourcefire SNORT and Trellix Intrusion Prevention System, whereas Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention is most compared with Check Point IPS, Fortinet FortiGate IPS, Arista NDR, Trend Micro TippingPoint Threat Protection System and Trend Micro Deep Discovery. See our Cisco NGIPS vs. Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention report.
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