We performed a comparison between Cisco Secure Firewall and Huawei NGFW 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.
"Their proxy-based inspection is responsive and secure."
"I like several features that this product has, such as antivirus and internet navigation inspection. It is also simple to use."
"The tool is a nice product and easy to handle. The software's user interface is also good. You can easily implement remote access in the solution."
"FortiGate has a very strong unified threat management system."
"We were looking for the VPN feature and controlling the inflow and outflow of all the traffic within the site and across the sites. We are also using it for the VPN and VLANs."
"User-friendly and affordable security solution that's recommended for SMB customers. This solution has good technical support."
"The ability to set up remote systems is the most valuable feature."
"Fortinet FortiGate is stable. It's used across all the countries, this is the way most multinationals run their system."
"What I like about Cisco is the security zone. By default when you configure it, it gives you a security zone, which other firewalls don't have."
"I like all of the features."
"It is very stable."
"The ASDM (Adaptive Security Device Manager) which is the graphical user interface, works out, and Cisco keeps it current."
"It is a very user-friendly product."
"The best solutions for our company are those we have yet to implement so it will be even better in the future for us than it already is."
"Integration with all the other Cisco tools is valuable."
"It makes it very easy to have delineated roles and responsibilities between network engineering and network security."
"The most useful feature is the performance of the firewalls and networking operations."
"The user interface is very, very good."
"I like that the initial setup is straighforward. It's also a scalable solution."
"We make use of the new data center, specifically the containerized data center which is built and reviewed by Huawei, including all the device's infrastructure."
"The security is good. It's as effective as anything else on the market."
"I am impressed with the product's antivirus features, strong encryption, policy implementation and easier installation."
"Huawei was able to assist us in the installation of their product. The installation was very fast."
"Huawei support is excellent. I rate it 10 out of 10."
"Palo Alto has a feature called WildFire Analysis that is unavailable in FortiGate. WildFire is better than a sandbox because it can address zero-day threats and vulnerabilities. It can immediately identify zero-day threats from the cloud."
"It should come integrated or have its own type of network monitor tool in a module. There should just be one package, and you are good to go."
"The monitor and the visibility, in this proxy, is very weak."
"MTBF: Hardware failure is more common when compared to SonicWall or Cisco ASA."
"Fortinet needs to overhaul its documentation."
"The pricing could be reduced or include the first year warranty."
"It is stable, but its stability can be improved."
"A lack of integration between our data centers."
"There is no support here in Georgia. If something goes wrong, support is not always very helpful with the other firewalls or other products."
"Cisco is still catching up with its Firepower Next-Generation firewalls."
"Cisco should improve its user interface design. There is a deep learning curve to the product if you are a newcomer."
"You shouldn't have to use the ASDM to help manage the client."
"It will be nice if they had what you traditionally would use a web application scanner for. If the solution could take a deeper look into HTTP and HTTPS traffic, that would be nice."
"There's a little bit of a disconnect between Firepower’s management and the rest of the products, like DNA and Prime. The solution should have fewer admin portals for network, security, and firewalls."
"The ASA has become a bit old and needs updating."
"Critical bugs need to be addressed before releasing the version."
"The solution doesn't seem to be very mature. Our networking team says they are experiencing a lot of issues in the firewalls and some routers."
"The documentation needs to be improved. When they retire old models, they also retire the documentation. However, if you are still using an older model, you still need access to that documentation. And yet, they go ahead and removed it. It's gone. You are therefore stuck with a device with no documentation and technical support that isn't very helpful as they also remove support assistance as well."
"Huawei NGFW should have better reporting and a dashboard for the visibility of traffic."
"The user interface could be more user-friendly."
"The solution requires a more interactive dashboard. That would make it easier than playing with configurations the way we have to now."
"The solution could be more secure and have better integration."
"The WAF capability in the Huawei Firewall is missing."
"There needs to be more security equipment for the solution."
Cisco Secure Firewall is ranked 4th in Firewalls with 404 reviews while Huawei NGFW is ranked 30th in Firewalls with 18 reviews. Cisco Secure Firewall is rated 8.2, while Huawei NGFW is rated 7.2. 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 Huawei NGFW writes "A scalable and easy-to-setup product that can be used to configure different policies for specific users". Cisco Secure Firewall is most compared with Palo Alto Networks WildFire, Netgate pfSense, Meraki MX and Sophos XG, whereas Huawei NGFW is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Meraki MX, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Palo Alto Networks VM-Series and Sophos XG. See our Cisco Secure Firewall vs. Huawei NGFW report.
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