We performed a comparison between Cisco NGIPS 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.
"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."
"Among all the different solutions I have worked with, such as Palo Alto many other firewalls. Cisco has the support, documentation, and design. The documentation is widely available and it can help you a lot with implementation. It makes the implementation much easier."
"The most valuable features of Cisco NGIPS are protection and reporting."
"It is salable and technically sound."
"It has aligned the features in accordance to our strategic needs"
"It is more or less stable. Sometimes I have some issues normally when we need to upgrade it to newer versions. I think it does the job."
"I like Firepower's automation, and the security intelligence is a powerful feature."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is its modularity, so whenever you need to upgrade or add another service, you don't need to buy another box."
"I find the malware protection very handy."
"Everything has been okay with the solution. We are using all of the features."
"For those who want a next-gen firewall that's easy to configure and easy to operate, I think you should go for Palo Alto."
"It's a monster, it's got so many beautiful features. We do deal with other firewalls and we've got a better idea of what other firewalls' capabilities are, any comparison with the Palo Alto I liked the quality of service on the applications that you can control the amount of bandwidth an application is allowed to consume. The best feature is the quality of the application quality of service."
"We are currently using the URL filtering feature, which is the most popular."
"The most valuable feature of Palo Alto Threat Prevention for our company is the next generation firewall."
"It's very easy to use and configure. What is nice about Palo Alto is that even if you don't understand how to use it, you can just click on upload and upload everything that needs to be blocked."
"One of the most valuable features is the anti-malware protection."
"The solution would be better if it offered customers more integrations and more signatures."
"There is room for improvement in the policy documentation."
"Some Next-Generation Firewall solutions come with Intrusion Prevention. It would be nice if Cisco NGIPS included that."
"The feedback from some of our customers is that they weren't interested in Cisco because it was too complicated to deploy, especially in cloud-related areas."
"The biggest problem with most Cisco products is that the interface is lagging behind the competition. The user interface could be updated and improved."
"The pricing is very expensive. They should make their equipment more affordable."
"I would like to see Cisco NGIPS to include home office support in one single product."
"Multi-internet line load balancing should be supported."
"The installation was complicated."
"Palo Alto's maintenance needs to be improved."
"The application’s pricing and dashboard need improvement. It could be user-friendly."
"Sometimes when you want to group a set of ports, and communicate with Palo Alto, you cannot group TCP and UDP ports together. This needs to be adjusted."
"In terms of what needs improvement, the only thing I don't like is the support."
"The technology firewall anomaly network could stand improvement."
"Mission learning techniques should continue to expand and detect unknown threats on the fly."
"The organization mail security solutions could be improved. There is no mail security solution available."
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Cisco NGIPS is ranked 5th in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) with 62 reviews while Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention is ranked 6th in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) with 24 reviews. Cisco NGIPS is rated 8.2, while Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention is rated 8.8. 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 Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention writes "A good amount of granularity and advanced URL filtering capabilities". Cisco NGIPS is most compared with Check Point IPS, Fortinet FortiGate IPS, Trend Micro TippingPoint Threat Protection System, Cisco Sourcefire SNORT and Trellix Intrusion Prevention System, whereas Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention is most compared with Check Point IPS, Fortinet FortiGate IPS, Arista NDR, Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall and Vectra AI. See our Cisco NGIPS vs. Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention report.
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