We performed a comparison between Cisco NGIPS and Fortinet FortiGate IPS 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."NGIPS' best feature is the separate IPSec tunnels, which makes the user's data more secure if they want to access it privately."
"I have found the filter and the antivirus to be most valuable."
"Cisco is number one in the technical support. It's good technical support and this is actually a problem when we do the recruitment for some other products. Other products you are on hold forever and the support might be not the best compared to Cisco."
"The most valuable feature would be the IPS is very important in Cisco Firepower because I can configure deep configuration in IPS and tuning."
"The cost is the most valuable feature."
"The solution is very powerful coupled with Firepower."
"I think their fingerprints are good in terms of how they whitelist and blacklist."
"It has helped to improve our cybersecurity and our network security posture."
"Has a very user-friendly interface and doesn't require any prior knowledge."
"It is a reliable solution."
"The GUI is the most valuable feature."
"The detection is great."
"Fortinet FortiGate's most valuable features are the UTM package which provides internet blocking restrictions and load balancing. Additionally, the solution is easy to use and the security reporting is good. The security fabric which they have launched Fortinet FortiGate IPS, it's very good in terms of giving details."
"It's simple to operate and use."
"The most valuable feature of Fortinet FortiGate IPS is its efficiency."
"The solution effectively blocks unwanted traffic."
"My opinion is that this solution should improve the pricing."
"The price could be improved."
"I would like to see better integration with SIEMs."
"Better integration with other products, such as a SIEM tool, would provide better peer visibility about your security posture."
"The product's high price is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"What I don't like about Cisco recently is they keep changing the names, which makes it hard for customers and sometimes even us as engineers to know what is the solution they are speaking about. For example, with AMP, now they call it Secure Endpoint and I don't know if in the next couple of years they're going to change it to something else. They should keep the names the same."
"The onboarding process could be made a little bit better."
"The user interface needs some improvement, it is a little rudimentary and not very intuitive."
"The interface could be better."
"They should add a feature for detailed reporting."
"Monitoring could be improved."
"There could be more modifications."
"The initial deployment could be improved."
"Security level could be increased."
"Fortinet FortiGate IPS could improve the configuration. In some use cases, there can be some configuration conflicts."
"The user interface needs a bit of upgrading."
Cisco NGIPS is ranked 5th in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) with 62 reviews while Fortinet FortiGate IPS is ranked 4th in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) with 54 reviews. Cisco NGIPS is rated 8.2, while Fortinet FortiGate IPS is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Cisco NGIPS writes "Very effective for malware and signature-based anomalies but stability needs improvement". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fortinet FortiGate IPS writes "Very stable with good network protection". Cisco NGIPS is most compared with Check Point IPS, Trend Micro TippingPoint Threat Protection System, Cisco Sourcefire SNORT, Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention and Trellix Intrusion Prevention System, whereas Fortinet FortiGate IPS is most compared with Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention, Trend Micro TippingPoint Threat Protection System, Check Point IPS, Cisco Sourcefire SNORT and Palo Alto Networks URL Filtering with PAN-DB. See our Cisco NGIPS vs. Fortinet FortiGate IPS report.
See our list of best Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) vendors.
We monitor all Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) reviews to prevent fraudulent reviews and keep review quality high. We do not post reviews by company employees or direct competitors. We validate each review for authenticity via cross-reference with LinkedIn, and personal follow-up with the reviewer when necessary.