We performed a comparison between Cisco IOS Security and Fortinet FortiGate based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Firewalls solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."We use Cisco IOS Security mostly for routers to route off the firewall. It's a next-generation device."
"The VPN was valuable for us because more people are working from home. It has a lot of reporting and easy-to-use management tools."
"The most valuable features are DNS service and shell self-service within a network."
"The VPN connection portal scan works flawlessly, which was a big plus for us."
"There is a positive impact on security, particularly the intrusion feature, which helps keep the solution concealed and secure."
"One of the valuable features of the solution is its flexibility and it performs great."
"The solution effectively integrates with Umbrella."
"Cisco products are very secure and integrate easily with other devices."
"All of the features of Fortinet FortiGate are useful and the security protection is good."
"It's very fast and easy to configure."
"It's very good and very stable for businesses. It works very well."
"The pricing is great and very reasonable."
"Their reliability and their policy of pre-shipping replacements when a unit has failed."
"The FortiGate controls the user's activities and maximizes my bandwidth use overall."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"It's very easy to configure."
"The configuration should be easier in the solution."
"It takes too much time to deploy a policy to FMC. It takes around eight minutes. You can't afford any downtime when you're changing policies."
"Cisco IOS Security could improve by having more compatibility with other Cisco solutions."
"It would be ideal if the solution had more capacity."
"Cisco IOS Security's monitoring is rather rudimentary and could be improved."
"Cisco very slowly introduces and implements the products, unlike other brands."
"There's a technology called SD-WAN that we would like to see. We are unable to handle multiple connections or to automatically load balance. I would like to have a feature that enables us to automatically prepare for load balancing."
"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."
"One of the problems I was having was with user mapping, and it is an issue for which I have escalated tickets with Fortinet support."
"With FortiGate, the main complaint that I have heard is about the technical support."
"The stability could be a bit better."
"A lack of integration between our data centers."
"Fortinet FortiGate can improve the integration with Active Directory. Additionally, I would like to have a Cloud Controller, such as they do in the Cisco Meraki solution."
"The customization could be improved. Cisco, for example, is much better at this. They need to work to be at least as good as they are."
"Fortinet FortiGate is a stable solution. However, my issue is the performance only. When I use all the profiles, this affects the performance. From the beginning, I should have had a better sizing of the box."
"I would like to see improvements in the product's application rules."
Cisco IOS Security is ranked 22nd in Firewalls with 47 reviews while Fortinet FortiGate is ranked 2nd in Firewalls with 306 reviews. Cisco IOS Security is rated 8.0, while Fortinet FortiGate is rated 8.4. 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 Fortinet FortiGate writes "It's a reliable solution that's easy to install and cheaper than competitors ". Cisco IOS Security is most compared with Cisco Secure Firewall, Meraki MX, Fortinet FortiOS, Netgate pfSense and OPNsense, whereas Fortinet FortiGate is most compared with Sophos XG, Cisco Secure Firewall, Netgate pfSense, Meraki MX and WatchGuard Firebox. See our Cisco IOS Security vs. Fortinet FortiGate report.
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