We performed a comparison between Cisco IOS Security and Palo Alto Networks K2-Series 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."Good performance, stability, and virtual domain ability."
"It's user-friendly and easy to operate."
"The most valuable features are the enterprise modeling and the simple interface."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"Security solution with a straightforward and quick setup. It's a stable and scalable product."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate are the rules and quality of service."
"The security fabric is excellent."
"The security features are about the best that I've seen anywhere."
"One of the valuable features of the solution is its flexibility and it performs great."
"There is a positive impact on security, particularly the intrusion feature, which helps keep the solution concealed and secure."
"The solution is stable."
"Technical support for this solution is very good."
"Cisco IOS Security has many good features, but compared to other solutions, it has a more user-friendly interface with steps to apply and manage rules. Another good part of the solution is that it's more straightforward."
"The most valuable features are DNS service and shell self-service within a network."
"The VPN connection portal scan works flawlessly, which was a big plus for us."
"The stability of this solution is excellent."
"One of the most valuable features is Palo Alto's firewall management. We find it easier to manage the firewall centrally."
"I have found that Palo Alto Networks K2-Series has the best security. They are more user-friendly, older firewalls used to have to be configured using the command-line interface, but in this solution, it can be done in the GUI."
"The most valuable features are the intuitive user interface, ease of use, and reporting."
"This is a very reliable firewall and we have never had problems with it."
"The company is inventive and always adds a lot of great features."
"Palo Alto has a unique solution for DNS security, which is very good."
"The solution is reliable and scales well."
"I have found the threat profile feature valuable."
"We have an issue with hotel guest vouchers."
"They sometimes hide some features and if you want to enable them, you have to go in the CLI, enable the feature and configure it through the CLI. Customers, typically, like everything to be done by the GUI."
"The support team for Fortinet FortiGate needs to be more customer friendly."
"Fortinet needs more memory to save the log files. We need it to save the logs on the hardware and not in the cloud. I know this feature is available in FortiCloud, but if we need this log locally, it is not available."
"The solution lacks sufficient filtering."
"The cloud features and integration could be improved."
"From a reporting perspective, there's room for improvement. They're providing FortiAnalyzer through which one can get some enhancements, but the visibility and reporting still need slight improvement."
"The improvement is related to logs. Instead of the CLI, we should be able to have more insights into the logs of the firewall in the GUI."
"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."
"In the security portfolio from Cisco, the issue is marketing. Cisco is still seen primarily as an enterprise network player rather than being acknowledged as a security vendor."
"The configuration should be easier in the solution."
"It would be ideal if the solution had more capacity."
"The company needs to make its solution more affordable to make it more accessible to larger markets. Otherwise, it's seen as an enterprise-level solution that small or medium-sized organizations can't afford and therefore they won't even look at it."
"We faced significant challenges related to licensing issues, particularly when licenses expire."
"While Cisco IOS Security is stable and scalable, I would like to see it improved to be even better."
"Cisco IOS Security's monitoring is rather rudimentary and could be improved."
"We had some issues with upgrading in the past. They could make the process easier."
"If we have issues, they take anywhere from two days to a week to respond. I even wrote to their CEO because there was no response. When it comes to support, this is the worst company."
"It would be really helpful to have dashboards that provide information on IOC blockings such as where and how many. It will also be good to know how many hashing files have been reported. It would also be nice to have easy access to this information. Otherwise, it's a painful, manual task."
"The reporting functionality in GlobalProtect needs to be improved."
"I would like to see the threat intelligence capability integrated with other vendors such as Cisco and Forcepoint."
"The password function of the solution could be improved. Additionally, some of the processes take too long to complete."
"It would be nice if it could easily be integrated with Elasticsearch or Nagios."
"They should implement the features that the other firewalls have."
Cisco IOS Security is ranked 22nd in Firewalls with 47 reviews while Palo Alto Networks K2-Series is ranked 27th in Firewalls with 29 reviews. Cisco IOS Security is rated 8.0, while Palo Alto Networks K2-Series 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 Palo Alto Networks K2-Series writes "Easy to implement and manage, and the documentation is good". Cisco IOS Security is most compared with Cisco Secure Firewall, Meraki MX, Fortinet FortiOS, Netgate pfSense and OPNsense, whereas Palo Alto Networks K2-Series is most compared with Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls. See our Cisco IOS Security vs. Palo Alto Networks K2-Series report.
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