We performed a comparison between Cisco Secure Firewall and Juniper vSRX 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 are a visual effects company, and there have been a number of high profile security issues in our industry. This has brought us to a higher standard of security, which our clients are very keen on these days."
"We have found it to be very reliable and that's why our teams and various users in our company use it as our main firewall every day."
"It's a user-friendly firewall. Most of the tasks are very simple. It's simple to configure and troubleshoot this firewall."
"Its stability is the most valuable."
"I like that they have given me a solution at a fair price."
"We can use our devices to check all of the perimeters. It secures email websites."
"The user interface is relatively easy. The devices are easy to deploy and figure out when you have experience with other security appliances."
"I like that you are able to manage FortiGate from the FortiManager to create a more centralized environment."
"One of the best features is the ease of use. It's also easy to teach new engineers to use the ASA CLI."
"Manageability of Cisco ASA. It has a GUI interface, unlike the most of Cisco IOS. For beginners they can "sneak in" and apply the command and see the actual commands that the GUI launches. In addition, Cisco has the reputation regarding security."
"The traffic inspection and the Firepower engine are the most valuable features. It gives you full details, application details, traffic monitoring, and the threats. It gives you all the containers the user is using, especially at the application level. The solution also provides application visibility and control."
"Basic firewalling is obviously the most valuable. In addition to that, secure access and remote access are also very useful for us."
"Implementing Cisco Secure Firewall has saved us time because we rely on most of the out-of-the-box signatures. It has reduced the time and effort spent in configuration within the security network."
"The most valuable feature of the Firepower solution is FireSIGHT, which can be easily managed and is user-friendly."
"It is a very stable product. I've not had any issues with it. It is a super product, and I won't need to change it anytime soon."
"The initial setup was not complex."
"The hardware is stable."
"The product's scalability is good, and my company has 150 users."
"The dashboard, customization, API, and pricing are good."
"The product’s quality and performance are better than other vendors."
"Juniper is more flexible with the commit check and the commit confirmed command. The design of the forwarding and contract plan in the operating system is very important for the performance when we have very big traffic."
"The initial setup is pretty simple."
"The solution has good features."
"The initial setup was very straightforward. There was no problem. The initial deployment took about one hour."
"There are some cloud-based features that could be much more flexible than they currently are."
"I would like to see improvements with the antivirus and IPS as they are not working properly all the time."
"They need to improve their technical support."
"Fortinet doesn't provide multiple virtual firewalls which would facilitate end users and customers."
"Fortinet FortiGate could improve the user interface. There should be more functionality and options through the GUI."
"The user interface could be improved to make it less confusing and easier to set up."
"We sometimes have issues with FortiGate's routing table in the latest firmware update. We had to downgrade the device because our customers complained about bugs."
"Technical support for this solution can be improved."
"One of the challenges we've had with the Cisco ASA is the lack of a strong controller or central management console that is dependable and reliable all the time."
"Cisco Secure Firewall’s customer support could be improved."
"It would be better if we could manage all of our firewalls as a set rather than individually. I would like to see a single pane of glass type of option. We also use another vendor's firewalls and they have a centralized management infrastructure that we have implemented. This infrastructure is a bit easier to manage."
"The intelligence has room for improvement. There are some hackers that we haven't seen before and its ability to detect those types of attacks needs to be improved."
"I would say that in inexperienced hands, the interface can be kind of overwhelming. There are just a lot of options. Too much, if you don't know what you are looking for or trying to do."
"Security generally requires integration with many devices, and the management side of that process could be enhanced somewhat. It would help if there was a clear view of the integrations and what the easiest way to do them is."
"When we're looking at full-stack visibility, it can be difficult to get the right information out of Firepower."
"Sometimes, it is not easy to troubleshoot. You need to know where to go. It took me quite awhile. It's like, "Okay, if it doesn't go smoothly here, then go find the documentation." Once you do it, it is not so bad. However, it is sometimes a steep learning curve on the troubleshooting part of it."
"The solution's GUI needs improvement."
"he stability could be improved."
"The security feature must be improved."
"We experienced some technical issues during implementation"
"The GUI really needs a lot of work, and it has got worse with successive version updates."
"They really need to improve the GUI."
"The pricing still needs some improvement."
"I would like to see an activity sensor for malicious content or sensor for viruses and malware."
Cisco Secure Firewall is ranked 4th in Firewalls with 404 reviews while Juniper vSRX is ranked 26th in Firewalls with 30 reviews. Cisco Secure Firewall is rated 8.2, while Juniper vSRX is rated 7.8. 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 Juniper vSRX writes "Fast with good usability and fairly scalable". Cisco Secure Firewall is most compared with Palo Alto Networks WildFire, Netgate pfSense, Meraki MX, Sophos XG and Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, whereas Juniper vSRX is most compared with Juniper SRX Series Firewall, Azure Firewall, Meraki MX, Zscaler Cloud Firewall and OPNsense. See our Cisco Secure Firewall vs. Juniper vSRX report.
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