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."The URL filtering feature and the new locations feature are both valuable additions to the solution."
"The most valuable feature is its IPS ability. You are able to balance security and connectivity."
"I like how NGIPS has everything in one console."
"The most valuable feature of Cisco NGIPS is the centralized user interface. You have the ability to quickly push out configurations across your environment using the Cisco UI. It's a powerful capability of that solution."
"The top features of Cisco NGIPS, which have been working very well, include stateful inspection and the access list-based security configuration. But from my perspective, the best part of Cisco NGIPS is the licensing process, which is very easy and straightforward. It's essentially copy-paste licensing."
"This is a stable solution."
"The cost is the most valuable feature."
"It is salable and technically sound."
"The solution is very stable."
"The product is scalable."
"The initial setup is very easy."
"The solution is easy to use."
"The solution effectively controls browsing traffic."
"The solution is stable."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"FortiGate's SD-WAN capability is the most useful feature for us."
"The GUI could be improved. The pain point is really only focused toward the security engineer who configures it and the operation engineer who manages it."
"The SSL decrypt could be improved, but it's normal. All the devices in our platform need a lot of memory or CPU to do the SSL decrypt. This is an issue to improve in all platforms, not only in Cisco."
"Overall, it lacks user-friendliness. It could be easier to manage. I can train any customer using FortiGate or Palo Alto in a few days, but with Cisco, it takes much more time because the systems aren't easy to use."
"The CLI, the console line interface, of the FTD could be improved. It's very complex, so without a GUI, it doesn't work well. I would like it to be more simple."
"Better integration with other products, such as a SIEM tool, would provide better peer visibility about your security posture."
"We would like an option to search through the logs to be added to this solution."
"In the next release I would like to see better reporting. I also find it's hard to act on the data it gives you."
"The stability of the user console and some features could be easier to access."
"FortiGate IPS is somewhat pricey compared to other solutions. There is also room for improvement in terms of the radio signals. The FortiGate WiFi has a relatively short range. I've found there is a lag in its zero-day malware response that could be better, and FortiGate could integrate better with other brands of equipment or identity management solutions."
"Fortinet FortiGate IPS could improve the configuration. In some use cases, there can be some configuration conflicts."
"The reporting was limited."
"FortGate's IPS reporting could be made better by giving more details regarding the source and destination of network traffic when it comes to the overview section. This would allow me to more easily follow the flow of traffic based on IP addresses, without having to integrate the IPS with other products that perform more sophisticated traffic analysis."
"They should add a feature for detailed reporting."
"While the security is good, we'd always prefer if it was even better to ensure protection."
"Whitelisting could be better."
"The solution has limited scalability."
Cisco NGIPS is ranked 5th in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) with 63 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.
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