We performed a comparison between Cisco Secure Firewall and Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall 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 a lot of function on the IPS and it works well for us."
"The integration with Active Directory is one of the good features. Most of the customers are now looking for the Single Sign-on feature. So, being able to integrate Active Directory with the firewall is useful. It is also easy."
"It is a one box solution, which covers most of the edge device’s requirements."
"It is very flexible to use."
"The solution has very good threat and content filtering switches."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is Quota."
"The SD-WAN feature is the most valuable. This feature evolved from link load balancing. It has helped us in terms of our uptime and privatizing applications whenever we experience an outage. The SD-WAN feature has been a plus for us. Two-factor authentication has allowed us to add more users in terms of remote working. We have two-factor authentication for remote workers to authenticate them before they get on the network."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"The most valuables feature of this product are given by the comprehensive VPN solutions it offers and its tools for troubleshooting and debugging."
"The IPS, as well as the malware features, are the two things that we use the most and they're very valuable."
"The features I have found most valuable are the ASA firewalls. I like to have features like most integrated systems in ACI."
"It's quite a capable box for UTM."
"Cisco Firepower NGFW is really easy to use right now to determine when my file requires a shift from primary to secondary status, and it can be done with automation. Earlier we used to do this with patching."
"A stable and solid solution for protection from external threats and for VPN connections."
"Logging is great. It will show when it reaches its capacity before it is too late, unless you have bursts of traffic."
"The most valuable feature is that it's secure."
"The feature that we like the most about Forcepoint is that we know the technology and have confidence in it. We can have several functionalities to simplify operations and management. We can combine functionalities like log ownership to review the number of devices in the infrastructure."
"The most valuable feature is the console management."
"Forcepoint's stability is satisfactory, for the most part."
"They offer templates that provide detailed reports categorized by user, device, and internal network access."
"The VPN is great."
"The support is great. They also have very good categorization. It's very good. It captures a lot of threats."
"Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is very simple, easy to use, and flexible."
"The people we deal with is a local partner in Cambodia and we can get good support from them."
"The performance and speed are aspects of the solution that could always be improved upon."
"Due to its higher cost, Fortinet FortiGate can lead to increased operational expenses."
"Technical support could be better. You don't always get the level of help you need right away."
"One area for improvement is the performance on bandwidth demands for smaller devices, as well as better web filtering."
"Reporting is limited to providing an external appliance for improving the reporting capabilities of the FortiAnalyzer. It does not offer a central management and is also sold separably as an appliance."
"They need faster serviceability and more security features."
"It could use better throughput on some of the smaller boxes for the branch offices."
"The integration with third-party tools may be something that they should work on."
"The cloud does not precisely mimic what is on-premises."
"The solution's deployment is time-consuming, which should be minimized and made more user-friendly for us."
"Virtual patching would be helpful for servers that are not able to update patches due to compatibility issues."
"The product's user interface is an area with certain shortcomings where improvements are required."
"It could also use a reporting dashboard."
"If you need to reschedule a call with the support team when you face a new issue with the product, then it may get a bit of a problem to get a hold of someone from the support team of Cisco."
"Third-party integrations could be improved."
"The stability could be better because we have a lot of issues with the stability of Cisco Firepower."
"The security features need to be improved."
"Management could be better. They can improve the management. I think all our customers can't accept firewalls that have standalone management. So, they prefer Fortinet or Palo Alto. But overall, inspection and other features are working fine."
"The optimization is not really ready. If you want very good optimization, you have to add it to the network."
"Forcepoint is a little difficult to configure compared to its competitors."
"We feel the product's technical support could be better, as this relates to the solution itself, to the installation of the product, and to having a proper understanding of the case."
"Forcepoint would be improved if there were more training available."
"The interface is complicated. It's difficult to locate all the necessary menus and functions."
"They should have a GUI on the product itself, not a separate management tool to be used on the management server or on a server to be used to manage the file. It should be all in one device. The device should be controlled through its own GUI. They also have to improve the learning center and the documents as the documents don't really help."
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Cisco Secure Firewall is ranked 4th in Firewalls with 404 reviews while Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is ranked 31st in Firewalls with 39 reviews. Cisco Secure Firewall is rated 8.2, while Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Cisco Secure Firewall writes "Highlights and helps us catch Zero-day vulnerabilities traveling across our network". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall writes "Good URL filtering with helpful technical support and good scalability". Cisco Secure Firewall is most compared with Palo Alto Networks WildFire, Netgate pfSense, Meraki MX, Sophos XG and Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, whereas Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is most compared with Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention, Check Point NGFW, Sophos XG, Netgate pfSense and Darktrace. See our Cisco Secure Firewall vs. Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall report.
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