We performed a comparison between Cisco IOS Security and Juniper SRX Series Firewall based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Firewalls solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The most useful functionality of Fortinet FortiGate is the user interface, multiple engines, and their cloud with the latest integrations. Additionally, the Security Fabric tool is very good."
"It performs very well."
"It is useful for protecting and segregating the internal networks from the internet. Most of our customers also use the FortiGate client to connect to their offices by using the VPN client, and of course, they usually activate the antivirus, deep inspection, and intrusion prevention services. They are also using it for web filtering and implementing various policies dealing with forwardings, NAT, etc."
"Fortinet FortiGate is stable. It's used across all the countries, this is the way most multinationals run their system."
"We purchased Fortinet because of the pricing, its functionality, because it met our requirements, and the total cost of ownership over five years was quite reasonable. In the market, Fortinet is rated quite well."
"I think that the UTM features are the most value, as it truly protects my infrastructure."
"It's a user-friendly firewall. Most of the tasks are very simple. It's simple to configure and troubleshoot this firewall."
"The payment function for applications is good."
"Cisco IOS Security is very robust and works very well."
"The most valuable features are DNS service and shell self-service within a network."
"Cisco IOS allows us to keep the same security features as our principal offices."
"Previously, anyone in the organization would see any data point in the wall. They could just go and connect their machine with that data point and could access the network. But now, even if someone came and tried that, they will not be given access."
"Cisco products are very secure and integrate easily with other devices."
"There is a positive impact on security, particularly the intrusion feature, which helps keep the solution concealed and secure."
"We use the product for firewalls."
"The capabilities for scalability with this product are huge"
"Technical support is perfect."
"Technical support is good. They quickly respond, and they even have local help here. They can actually give you an answer very quickly."
"It provides good routing and high performance of the data center."
"It integrates well with Fortinet and Palo Alto."
"It helps us perform our daily jobs."
"Juniper has the "recovery safety feature", so if you perform a "commit confirmed" and the new configuration disconnects you. then there is no "confirmed" command with X mins (default = 10 mins). It automatically reverts (recovers) to the previous configuration. This is handy for when you do not want to make that trip down range just to reboot a router."
"Commit: You can update the whole configuration without affecting the production. The new configuration will be loaded once the command "Commit" is submitted. You can also do a Commit confirmed to automatically roll back to the previous config after X minutes."
"You can scale the solution."
"We'd like more management across other integrations."
"It would be nice if FortiGate incorporated some built-in endpoint protection features. I would also like a built-in SOC dashboard for managing multiple Fortinet firewalls."
"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."
"It could use more templates for third-party site-to-site VPN setups other than FortiGate and Cisco."
"If they could extend their fabric towards other vendor environments for integration, that would be great."
"It does not have key authentication for admin access."
"The solution's framework needs to be frequently updated in order to have a stable solution."
"I haven't had a single issue since using Fortinet."
"The solution’s setup process could be better."
"I think they should bring back remote VPN for users."
"The initial setup is complicated."
"Cisco IOS Security's monitoring is rather rudimentary and could be improved."
"Cisco IOS Security could improve its security features. There are competitors that have some additional security features, such as Fortinet FortiGate. Additionally, there should be better synchronization with Cisco IOS Security and other vendors, and improved AI features would be beneficial."
"While Cisco IOS Security is stable and scalable, I would like to see it improved to be even better."
"The graphical user interface or the GUI could be better. Beginners can use some devices with the GUI, but some security devices are configured using CLI. It would also be better if it had its own Intrusion Protection Service and Intrusion Detection Service on the server."
"Most of their features are meant for Cisco. You cannot integrate them with any other vendor."
"it would be more powerful if Juniper brought out a security product other than the firewall, like anti-spam, endpoint protection, etc. Customers who want to deploy security solutions are not just thinking about firewalls... Juniper should have an end-to-end solution, from the endpoint to the network level."
"It could improve areas which need high performance."
"Improvements can be made to the GUI. The GUI can be improved by creating policies to handle IPS requirements. The configuration should be a one-step process. This would make it easier to complete the setup to register the time of operation."
"The Juniper SRX product needs to improve in terms of innovation."
"The visibility/reporting could be better. To see something, you have to export the log to a syslog and then process with another product."
"Juniper needs to focus more on their perimeter firewalls."
"The centralized management platform could be improved."
"It could have features that other products support like blade options and stand-alone endpoint security."
Cisco IOS Security is ranked 23rd in Firewalls with 47 reviews while Juniper SRX Series Firewall is ranked 16th in Firewalls with 87 reviews. Cisco IOS Security is rated 8.0, while Juniper SRX Series Firewall is rated 7.8. 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 Juniper SRX Series Firewall writes "Highly scalable, user-friendly UI, and easy to maintain". Cisco IOS Security is most compared with Cisco Secure Firewall, Meraki MX, Fortinet FortiOS, OPNsense and Netgate pfSense, whereas Juniper SRX Series Firewall is most compared with Cisco Secure Firewall, Palo Alto Networks WildFire, Netgate pfSense, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls and Check Point NGFW. See our Cisco IOS Security vs. Juniper SRX Series Firewall report.
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