We performed a comparison between Cisco IOS Security and Waterfall Security based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Netgate, Fortinet, OPNsense and others in Firewalls."We were looking for the VPN feature and controlling the inflow and outflow of all the traffic within the site and across the sites. We are also using it for the VPN and VLANs."
"This solution has solid UTM features combined with a nice GUI."
"The SD-WAN function is very developed. It has SD-WAN functionality with security features in one device. We can manage from one single console SD-WAN and the security policy."
"The solution is very user-friendly."
"The features that prevent internet connections, the filtering are the most valuable because we did not have any internet protection before."
"The most valuable feature is the VDOM, which allows the customer to have multiple firewalls in a single campus."
"This is an easy solution to deploy."
"Its administrative panel is very intuitive and simple. It is simpler than the other solutions that we had. As an administrator, we are always looking for the easiest solution to manage network policies. We are able to filter everything on our network and also use the VPN feature, which is important these days when people are working remotely during COVID."
"The security is very good."
"The Intrusion Firewall is a valuable feature."
"The product is easy to use."
"The most valuable feature is endpoint protection."
"We use Cisco IOS Security mostly for routers to route off the firewall. It's a next-generation device."
"We use the product for firewalls."
"Technical support for this solution is very good."
"In Pakistan, we only use Cisco because they have good local support infrastructure. Huawei and Fortinet don't offer direct support in Pakistan."
"This is a professional solution which has been the most valuable aspect of its use."
"The solution could be more user friendly."
"I'm not sure if it's something that they already have or are developing something, however, we need some dedicated features for container security."
"It needs more available central management."
"Lacks sufficient security options."
"I think that the infrastructure for the VPN could be improved. The way that it is bundled also made it difficult to use and sell as it is too expensive."
"Fortinet FortiGate can improve by integrating the web application firewall and the DDoS protection part of the solution. Having a WAF feature, web application firewall, and proxy together would be a good benefit."
"The room for improvement is about the global delivery time period. Usually I need to wait for almost one month to deliver it overseas. So if you can shorten the deliver time it'd be great."
"The performance could be a bit better. Right now, I find it to be lacking. Having good performance is very important for our work."
"The product's technical support services need improvement."
"I would like upgrading iOS to be a bit easier."
"The solution’s setup process could be better."
"Sometimes I find it difficult to manage. Some configurations are difficult for new engineers, for example."
"If they could increase the performance a little better because the device sometimes gets slow."
"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."
"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 solution is not user friendly and it is hard to manage the GUI interface."
"The interface of this solution could be more user friendly. The initial set up could also be made more simple."
Cisco IOS Security is ranked 22nd in Firewalls with 47 reviews while Waterfall Security is ranked 5th in Operational Technology (OT) Security with 1 review. Cisco IOS Security is rated 8.0, while Waterfall Security is rated 9.0. 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 Waterfall Security writes "Cyber security solution used for data transmission that requires training to make use of all of its powerful features". Cisco IOS Security is most compared with Cisco Secure Firewall, Meraki MX, Fortinet FortiOS, Netgate pfSense and OPNsense, whereas Waterfall Security is most compared with OPSWAT MetaDefender OT Security and Nozomi Networks.
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