We performed a comparison between Cisco IOS Security and Fortinet FortiOS 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."It has improved our organization with control data."
"The security on offer is very good."
"Fortinet FortiGate is user-friendly and affordable."
"The most valuable features are SD-WAN, application control, IPS control, and FortiSandbox."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of configuration."
"The product is easy to use and is stable. The SV1 functionality is a benefit."
"Some of the valuable features are the firewall, IPS, web filter, and gateway capabilities. Additionally, it is easy to use and flexible."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate are it is one of the most mature firewalls in the UTM bundle."
"There is a positive impact on security, particularly the intrusion feature, which helps keep the solution concealed and secure."
"The product's stability is good."
"What I have used the most and received the most benefit from is the IPsec technology."
"The stability of this solution is excellent."
"In Pakistan, we only use Cisco because they have good local support infrastructure. Huawei and Fortinet don't offer direct support in Pakistan."
"One of the valuable features of the solution is its flexibility and it performs great."
"The product has valuable features for business intelligence."
"The Intrusion Firewall is a valuable feature."
"The most important features of Fortinet FortiOS are the ability to block and make white and black lists. Additionally, the filtering of user access to websites is useful."
"The customer service and support team are excellent."
"It's easy to use."
"Fortinet has optimized the WAN environment for connecting users to the application."
"The most valuable features are the intrusion prevention system and the anti-virus."
"The VDOM (Virtual DOM) is a virtualized firewall that has some opportunities for flexibility that are an advantage in certain configurations."
"The technical support on offer has always been quite good."
"We have expanded the wireless access point and switches using Fortinet FortiOS."
"The ease of use could be improved."
"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."
"The solution lacks sufficient filtering."
"I would like to see a more intuitive dashboard."
"I would like to see improvements made to the dashboard and UI, as well as to the reporting."
"There were quite a few problems with the stability of the system."
"Some of the software stability could improve."
"The solution could have licensing fees reduced in the future."
"The solution is not user friendly and it is hard to manage the GUI interface."
"The solution is complex and can be more user-friendly."
"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."
"Sometimes I find it difficult to manage. Some configurations are difficult for new engineers, for example."
"With respect to user-friendliness, it is a command-line interface and those with such experience will get along just fine, whereas others may struggle."
"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."
"Cisco IOS Security should improve its functionalities."
"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 it is a solid solution, there are some product limitations which exclude it from deployment in some situations."
"In terms of what needs improvement, the pricing could be lower. The price is very steep."
"For me, it is important to be able to block VPN applications, like Facebook, so I would like to see that included in the next release. With this version, if you want to block or allow a site, you now have to drag all the domains related to this site."
"Right now, we have to contend with CLI. We'd like it to be easier. We need the features to be in a UI."
"I would like to see smaller and more frequent updates."
"The pricing model makes this product far more expensive than similar solutions."
"There are some issues with the performance. We also had some issues while updating the firmware."
"The implementation could be simplified."
Cisco IOS Security is ranked 22nd in Firewalls with 47 reviews while Fortinet FortiOS is ranked 15th in Firewalls with 73 reviews. Cisco IOS Security is rated 8.0, while Fortinet FortiOS is rated 8.4. 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 Fortinet FortiOS writes "Provides effective filtering features, good stability but initial setup is moderately challenging". Cisco IOS Security is most compared with Cisco Secure Firewall, Meraki MX, Netgate pfSense, OPNsense and Palo Alto Networks URL Filtering with PAN-DB, whereas Fortinet FortiOS is most compared with Fortinet FortiManager, Fortinet FortiGate-VM, Fortinet FortiWeb, Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection and Zyxel Unified Security Gateway. See our Cisco IOS Security vs. Fortinet FortiOS report.
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