We performed a comparison between Cisco Secure Firewall, Fortinet FortiGate, and Meraki MX based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
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"The Firepower+ISE+AMP for endpoint integration is something that really stands it out with other vendor solutions. They have something called pxGrid and i think it is already endorsed by IETF. This allows all devices on the network to communicate."
"It is much better than most of the other firewalls that I have worked with."
"The most valuable feature of Cisco Secure Firewall is its ease of configuration and that it's scalable for firewalls and VPNs."
"Cisco ASA Firewall is a well known product. They're always updating it, and you know what they're doing and that it works."
"The clusters in data centers are great."
"Valuable features include DMZ segmentation, and IDS and IPS."
"For our very specific use case, for remote access for VPN, ASAs are very good."
"Cisco ASA NGFW significantly improves our bank. It protects any high-value products that we use from hackers, viruses, malware, and script-bots. It gives us metrics on network traffic as well as what kind of attacks we are getting from the outside."
"Its performance in fulfilling our requirements has been satisfactory."
"The IPS is good. It protect my network from attackers."
"All of the features of Fortinet FortiGate are useful and the security protection is good."
"It has improved our organization with control data."
"It's great for capturing the traffic and troubleshooting it."
"It is easy to use. We chose this product for the possibility to have virtual domains (VDOMs). We are building another company in the group, and we would like to split the firewalling rules and policies between these two companies. Each company would be able to manage its own policies and security rules, which is an advantage of Fortinet FortiGate. We can define VDOMs, and every company can manage its own VDOM as if it has its own physical firewall, but in fact, we would be using the same physical appliance because we are also using the same internet lines. So, it allows us to reuse the existing resources without the disadvantage of having to compromise on policies and security. Each company can choose its own way of working."
"From the firewall perspective, the rules and policies are very sufficient and easy to use."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the analytics."
"I love the simplicity of Meraki MX — specifically, the simplicity of the dashboard."
"The cloud management system is really valuable."
"Intrusion detection and prevention (IDS/IPS): The best feature. It can detect malware, even a virus, and warn you by email about the device that has it. When the Meraki detects that something is wrong, it automatically blocks the connection or the intrusion, delivering a graphic report with all the necessary content."
"Dual WAN connections are greatly simplified and point-to-point VPNs automatically connect regardless of what WAN connection is active."
"It is a robust SD-WAN solution."
"Easy to deploy with a simple configuration."
"It is easy to manage, which is one of the most important things for us. It is also flexible, stable, and scalable."
"The simplicity of configuration is the most valuable feature of the solution."
"Integration aspects and traffic shaping need improvement."
"I have found that Cisco reporting capabilities are not as rich as other products, so the reporting could be improved."
"You shouldn't have to use the ASDM to help manage the client."
"If the implementation was easier, it would be a lot better for us."
"Comparing Cisco solution to others, it is expensive, it would be better for it to be cheaper."
"Critical bugs need to be addressed before releasing the version."
"The phishing emails could be improved."
"Setting it up is not as intuitive as other more modern NGFWs."
"The scalability could be better."
"The solution is very expensive."
"There are some tiny bugs that sometimes affect the operations. In the past revision of it, there was a bug. Because of the bug, we had to downgrade the version. It happened only with the last revision."
"Stability and technical support are the two major issues I have found with Fortinet."
"Its filtering is sometimes too precise or strict. We sometimes have to bypass and authorize some of the sites, but they get blocked. We know that they are trusted sites, but they are blocked, and we don't know why."
"Fortinet could improve the windows opener or the virtual IP solutions for opening windows. The virtual IP settings need improvement as firewalls are trending in new development directions."
"Fortinet FortiGate should improve the VPN tokens."
"The graphical user interface of Fortinet's FortiGate product does not function well with text-based interfaces."
"MX can only be managed via a web interface, but I'm accustomed to using a CLI or a graphical interface. I would also like to see more reporting features. It doesn't provide enough information for me to know precisely about some clients."
"The current lead time is longer for Meraki MX, and it needs to be improved."
"I do not have the kind of feature I need for SSL decryption in Meraki MX. It would be great to see the SSL decryption feature in Meraki MX."
"Meraki has some hidden features and information that is only privy to their engineers. If that information became available to us, then it would improve our ease of management, and we would be able to make certain adjustments instead of having to go to them."
"We feel that Cisco provides smaller features, with fewer possibilities versus other solutions out there."
"Management can be improved in Meraki MX."
"It would be great if the Meraki devices let us see, in real time, the internet demand on a single device."
"We could have more reporting options and the ability to send alarms to the administrator."
