We performed a comparison between Cisco IOS Security and Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The most valuable features are DNS service and shell self-service within a network."
"You can scale it when you need to."
"The product is easy to use."
"The most valuable features of Cisco IOS Security are the plenty of functionality it provides, many people are IT certified the usage, and the user interface is good."
"The VPN is the most valuable feature."
"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."
"Cisco has always been a premium product. There's a lot of other entry-level solutions. This is more robust."
"The Intrusion Firewall is a valuable feature."
"One of the most valuable features is the anti-malware protection."
"The sandboxing tools offer great prevention for cloud feeds."
"The application control and vulnerability protection are the most valuable features."
"The most valuable features are the simplicity, transparency, and overall ease of management."
"I find the malware protection very handy."
"You can scale the product."
"The initial setup was straightforward. It's quite easy. Deployment took one to two weeks."
"The user interface is a bit more professional than some free products."
"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."
"I think they should bring back remote VPN for users."
"There could be a bit more functions on offer that could make it easier to use."
"The configuration should be easier in the solution."
"We faced significant challenges related to licensing issues, particularly when licenses expire."
"I think setup could be one area for improvement, because sometimes we don't have people inside so we have to move to the place."
"Cisco IOS Security could improve by having more compatibility with other Cisco solutions."
"Cisco IOS Security should improve its functionalities."
"I think they can use some improvement on FID."
"The documentation needs to be improved. I need better information about how to configure it and what the best practices are."
"Mission learning techniques should continue to expand and detect unknown threats on the fly."
"The cost involves the price of the hardware, which is expensive. However, most of the Palo Alto solutions are expensive."
"Generally, to deploy it will take some downtime, about a day."
"The installation was complicated."
"We are attempting to improve the use of URL filtering beyond threat protection."
"Palo Alto's maintenance needs to be improved."
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Cisco IOS Security is ranked 12th in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) with 46 reviews while Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention is ranked 6th in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) with 24 reviews. Cisco IOS Security is rated 8.0, while Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Cisco IOS Security writes "A mature product with good integration capabilities, however, it needs to be more affordable". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention writes "A good amount of granularity and advanced URL filtering capabilities". Cisco IOS Security is most compared with Cisco Secure Firewall, Meraki MX, Fortinet FortiGate, Fortinet FortiOS and Netgate pfSense, whereas Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention is most compared with Check Point IPS, Fortinet FortiGate IPS, Arista NDR, Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall and Trend Micro TippingPoint Threat Protection System. See our Cisco IOS Security vs. Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention report.
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