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."In Pakistan, we only use Cisco because they have good local support infrastructure. Huawei and Fortinet don't offer direct support in Pakistan."
"One of the valuable features of the solution is its flexibility and it performs great."
"The VPN is the most valuable feature."
"It is less expensive than alternative firewalls."
"The technical is excellent."
"We use Cisco IOS Security mostly for routers to route off the firewall. It's a next-generation device."
"The Intrusion Firewall is a valuable feature."
"The solution effectively integrates with Umbrella."
"This is a quality product with ok support, and it is better than the competition we've tried."
"The most valuable feature is the web filter."
"It's very good and very stable for businesses. It works very well."
"I have found Fortinet FortiGate to be scalable."
"The most valuable features are the enterprise modeling and the simple interface."
"Good anti-malware and web filtering features."
"Fortinet FortiGate protects against internet-based threats, both internal and external. It is scalable, stable, easy to use, and easy to install."
"We use a lot of function on the IPS and it works well for us."
"We have a very bad experience on the support. They take too much time requesting logs, and they are not coming directly online to resolve the issues."
"We need to pay for the license and it is expensive."
"An area for improvement in Cisco IOS Security is the performance because it's not as stable sometimes. There's also some latency in the solution, which could be improved. Cisco IOS Security integrates with other solutions, but you'll encounter many errors after integration, so this is another area for improvement. I'd like to see enhanced performance and a simplified setup in the next version of Cisco IOS Security."
"Signatures and other critical definitions need to be updated more frequently."
"Cisco is a scalable product, but it is expensive compared to other vendors."
"The product's technical support services need improvement."
"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."
"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."
"The integration with third-party tools may be something that they should work on."
"Tunnel flapping was one of the major things I had seen wherein your internet link remains but your VPN tunnel is down. However, since I got a fix from the TAC team, I have not noticed it, but the customer complained a few times that they couldn't access the internet because of this problem."
"Technical support is good but the response time could be faster."
"I think the only issue that needs improvement is the interface."
"I would like reporting to be improved and should offer a lot more tools to monitor the products."
"We have an issue with hotel guest vouchers."
"Fortinet needs to overhaul its documentation."
"There are a lot of bugs I have found in the solution and it is difficult to upgrade. These areas need improvement."
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 Check Point NGFW. See our Cisco IOS Security vs. Fortinet FortiGate report.
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