We performed a comparison between Cisco IOS Security and Qualys VMDR based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Netgate, Fortinet, OPNsense and others in Firewalls."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."
"Security management tool that's easy to integrate and easy to work with. No issues found with its stability and scalability."
"Overall, the pricing of the solution is very good. The product offers good value."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate are the ability to work in proxy mode, which other solutions, such as Palo Alto cannot. There are some features that are better that come at no extra license or subscriptions cost, such as basic SD-WAN. The DLT is useful, other solutions have the same feature too, such as Palo Alto."
"The most valuable features are the policies, filtering, and configuration."
"The reporting and monitoring are very good."
"It's very easy to set up, it's very easy to make policies and, for an organization, that means you don't need IT expert in firewalls. You just need to have somebody who knows a little bit of IT, and that's it. With other products, you need someone with a "Masters" degree in firewalls."
"The web filtering feature and the intrusion protection system are the most valuable. It is a resilient appliance. I never had an issue with it in terms of any security breaches."
"It covers everything we need it to without looking to secondary solutions."
"You can scale it when you need to."
"The product has valuable features for business intelligence."
"The product's stability is good."
"I've found their network routing to be 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 product is easy to use."
"Cisco IOS Security increases the overall security of our network, performs authentication, and provides level 15 access and privileges."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"Intuitive and easy to use."
"It is quite easy to implement."
"The process of defining and discovering scans is organized efficiently."
"I am impressed with the VMDR feature."
"The features that are most valuable are the identification, scan features, and the identification of vulnerabilities."
"What I like about Qualys VM is the dashboard presentation. It's very good."
"It is very easy to use and there are lots of options. We can usually easily go through it and all of the things we want to configure, and we can configure everything to our specifications very easily."
"I would like to see better pricing in the next release, as well as a simplification of the installation."
"I would like to have logs, monitoring, and reporting for a month without extra fees."
"Security is a continuous process. In every product, there is a requirement for improvement. Its pricing should also be improved according to Indian market requirements. They must also improve on the reporting part. Its reporting can be more precise. If we can get a real-time report in a specific format, it will be helpful for customers to know about the current status of their security."
"The firewall engine is not so strong as of now, in my opinion... My second concern is that, while they have Zero-day vulnerability and anti-malware features, the threat engine needs to be strengthened, its efficiency can be increased."
"They need faster serviceability and more security features."
"They need to improve their technical support."
"Fortinet needs to overhaul its documentation."
"Fortinet FortiGate can improve the integration with Active Directory. Additionally, I would like to have a Cloud Controller, such as they do in the Cisco Meraki solution."
"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."
"The solution’s setup process could be better."
"The routers, don't have like long-term tendency features, or higher availability features available for the IOS. It could also use a better user interface."
"I think they should bring back remote VPN for users."
"I would love it if it has a link-by-link feature, integration with Unified Threat Management (UTM), and load balancers. They haven't got any link-by-link feature right now, which can be a very attractive option. This link-by-link feature can also be made available for Cisco's UTM firewalls. The link-by-link feature is available in some of the other firewalls. Currently, integration with UTM is missing. Cisco IOS Security also doesn't have the load balancers and a few things that need to be done to get a good UTM firewall. Normally, other firewalls have UTM. As a next-generation firewall, it's good, but as a UTM, it has to do some work."
"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."
"The user interface needs to be improved."
"The configuration should be easier in the solution."
"I would like to have CSPM, a continuous scan-like cloud added to the solution."
"They have integrated with other third parties, but it is still not viable."
"The reporting needs improvement. It should generate much more stuff like field reports."
"Make some minimal dashboard improvements."
"We face issues while scanning multiple assets."
"I would like to see more accuracy in detections, better reporting capabilities, and better dashboard download capabilities."
"I do not like that all of the data is stored on the cloud."
"Its integration with ServiceNow and other similar products is complicated and can be improved. It should also have virtual batching. They should support more standards and compliance requirements and more customizations. For policy compliance, they can add the standards required by the countries in the Middle East. Each country generates its own standards and frameworks, and those frameworks should be there in all products, not only in Qualys. The market here is huge, especially in the cybersecurity field. Qatar has a framework for Qatar 2022, and each and every company in the public or private sector has to follow the Qatar 2022 framework."
Cisco IOS Security is ranked 22nd in Firewalls with 47 reviews while Qualys VMDR is ranked 3rd in Risk-Based Vulnerability Management with 77 reviews. Cisco IOS Security is rated 8.0, while Qualys VMDR is rated 8.2. 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 Qualys VMDR writes "Good visibility but expensive and needs better support". Cisco IOS Security is most compared with Cisco Secure Firewall, Meraki MX, Fortinet FortiOS, Netgate pfSense and OPNsense, whereas Qualys VMDR is most compared with Tenable Nessus, Tenable Security Center, Rapid7 InsightVM, Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management and Tenable Vulnerability Management.
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