We performed a comparison between Cisco IOS Security and Rapid7 Metasploit based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Netgate, Fortinet, OPNsense and others in Firewalls."The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate are the APIs. They are the most widely known."
"The most important features of Fortinet FortiGate are the Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) and firewall control applications."
"It is a safe product."
"The most valuable feature is the policy routing and application control."
"It is easy to manage, and it doesn't need much knowledge from the team. It is a stable device, and there are many features that are included out of the box."
"Fortigate is very scalable to serve our customers' needs. We have scaled already from fifty to more than a hundred instances of Fortinet FortiGate. Around 20 staff are required for deployment and maintenance, mostly engineers."
"Unified Threat Management (UTM) features."
"Using this product makes the VPN seamless and almost invisible to me in the sense that I don't have to think about it."
"There is a positive impact on security, particularly the intrusion feature, which helps keep the solution concealed and secure."
"One of the main features is that the hardware is extremely reliable."
"Cisco is head-and-shoulders above all of the competition when it comes to technical support."
"Cisco IOS Security is very robust and works very well."
"The VPN connection portal scan works flawlessly, which was a big plus for us."
"The hardware is pretty stable. It's also a very good product performance-wise. Initially, it wasn't mature like a firewall and there were other leaders, but now they have included almost all the features of next-generation security. Basically, it's a good product to work with."
"I'm able to transfer data over internet network security. With the GRE I'm able to transfer data within one bunch to another bunch in a public way, like the internet. The communication is encrypted and is private. It gives me added privacy."
"The solution effectively integrates with Umbrella."
"It allows us to concentrate solely on identified vulnerabilities without the hassle of additional setup."
"I don't have any other tools like it, and I always use it when I'm doing a pen test. Metasploit is a great solution for penetration testing,"
"Technical support has been helpful and responsive."
"The greatest advantage of Rapid7 Metasploit is that it is the only system that can directly exploit vulnerabilities on the Metasploit platform."
"The tool's most useful feature for penetration testing is its automation capabilities. With the professional edition, you can upload the results from Nessus in the Rapid7 Metasploit solution portal."
"The Search Engineering feature is good."
"The reporting on the solution is good."
"Rapid7 Metasploit is a useful product."
"It should provide better visibility over the network and more information in the form of reports for the end users. Its installation should also be easier."
"The pricing could be reduced or include the first year warranty."
"The stability of Fortinet FortiGate could improve."
"Fortinet should focus on enhancing the capabilities of FortiGate by consolidating its various products, such as FortiGate Cloud, FortiManager, and FortiAnalyzer."
"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."
"Some configuration elements cannot be easily altered once created."
"Application management can be improved."
"In the future, I would like to see improvements made to cloud-based management."
"Cisco is a scalable product, but it is expensive compared to other vendors."
"The solution’s setup process could be better."
"In the next release of this solution, we would like to see support for the 100BT and 7000 models."
"Cisco IOS Security could improve its security features. There are competitors that have some additional security features, such as Fortinet FortiGate. Additionally, there should be better synchronization with Cisco IOS Security and other vendors, and improved AI features would be beneficial."
"While Cisco IOS Security is stable and scalable, I would like to see it improved to be even better."
"There are the usual bugs that are inherent to some software upgrades. Sometimes this provides some unexpected issues, however, it happens with all brands all the time."
"If they could increase the performance a little better because the device sometimes gets slow."
"We cannot directly upgrade the system. The tool's deployment is also very difficult in legacy environments. The tool needs to have bigger ports as well."
"There are numerous outdated exploits in their database that should be updated."
"The initial setup was a bit "tweaky" for the open-source version."
"At the time I was using it, the graphical user interface needed some improvements."
"The open-source version has reporting limitations. You need to develop these capabilities yourself. Built-in reporting is an excellent feature for penetration testing, but it isn't a must-have. The solution could also cover more vulnerabilities. Metasploit has around 10,000 exploits in its library, but more is always better."
"The solution is not user-friendly and has room for improvement."
"Metasploit cannot be installed on a machine with an antivirus."
"I would like to see more capabilities, more functions, and more features. More types of attack vectors."
"We'd like them to offer better coverage of malware."
Cisco IOS Security is ranked 22nd in Firewalls with 47 reviews while Rapid7 Metasploit is ranked 11th in Vulnerability Management with 18 reviews. Cisco IOS Security is rated 8.0, while Rapid7 Metasploit is rated 7.6. 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 Rapid7 Metasploit writes "Helps find vulnerabilities in a system to determine whether the system needs to be upgraded". Cisco IOS Security is most compared with Cisco Secure Firewall, Meraki MX, Fortinet FortiOS, Netgate pfSense and OPNsense, whereas Rapid7 Metasploit is most compared with Tenable Nessus, Pentera, Rapid7 InsightVM, Acunetix and Nucleus.
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