We performed a comparison between Cisco Secure Firewall and Huawei NGFW 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."Fortinet FortiGate is a scalable solution."
"The solution can scale well."
"Fortinet FortiGate's ease of management is the most valuable feature."
"Whenever we raise a complaint with FortiGate, their response and resolution times are minimal."
"It is a good source for firewall protection."
"The payment function for applications is good."
"Overall security features and performance routing is good."
"The Fortinet FortiGate local partners were good. I did not have direct contact with Fortinet support."
"One thing I like about the product is the logging features, the way it logs, the way it forwards the logs in Syslog."
"This solution has good security, and it's a good product. You can trust Cisco, and there's support as well, which is really good."
"The most valuable features are the flexibility and level of security that this solution provides."
"Web filtering is a big improvement for us. The previous version we used, the AC520, did not have that feature included. It was not very easy for us, especially because the environment had to be isolated and we needed to get updates from outside, such as Windows patches. That feature has really helped us when we are going outside to pull those patches."
"The configuration support is very good. You can find a lot of configuration samples and troubleshooting tips on the internet, which is very good."
"For us, the most valuable features are the IPX and the Sourcefire Defense Center module. That gives us visibility into the traffic coming in and going out, and gives us the heads-up if there is a potential outbreak or potential malicious user who is trying to access the site. It also helps us see traffic generated by an end device trying to reach out to the world."
"The technical team is always available when we have problems."
"The monitoring dashboard is valuable to us for troubleshooting."
"The support for the solution has been excellent. If we ever had an issue they would send an engineer to help us with our problem."
"The setup is quite easy."
"The solution's performance is good with IPSec."
"The most useful feature is the performance of the firewalls and networking operations."
"We have found the initial setup to be straightforward."
"The solution's implementation is pretty easy."
"We make use of the new data center, specifically the containerized data center which is built and reviewed by Huawei, including all the device's infrastructure."
"I like that the initial setup is straighforward. It's also a scalable solution."
"Cisco Meraki products are rising very quickly in the cloud and the connected era. Meraki products offer much better ROI, upgradability, and manageability."
"I would like to see better pricing in the next release, as well as a simplification of the installation."
"The reports are very basic."
"The UI could be improved."
"You do need some IT knowledge in order to effectively work with the solution."
"Vulnerability scanning could be improved."
"There are mainly two areas of improvement in Fortinet FortiGate— the licensing cost and the timing of upgrading licenses for boxes."
"We sometimes have issues with FortiGate's routing table in the latest firmware update. We had to downgrade the device because our customers complained about bugs."
"We have to rely on Cisco ASDM to access the firewall interface. This needs improvement. Because we have a web-based interface, and it is a lot more user-friendly."
"It is hard to collaborate with our filtered environment."
"Other products are becoming easier to access and configure. They are providing UI interfaces to configure, take backup, synchronize redundant machines, and so on. It is very easy to take backup and upgrade the images in those products. Cisco ASA should have such features. If one redundant machine is getting upgraded, the technology and support should be there to upgrade other redundant machines. In a single window, we should be able to do more in terms of backups, restores, and upgrades."
"It is hard to control the bandwidth of end-users with a Cisco Firewall. That is the main issue I've faced. I used Mikrotik for many years for this very reason. Mikrotik has the option to set a bandwidth restriction for a single IP or complete segments. Cisco should add this option to their firewall."
"The service could use a little more web filtering. If I compare it to Cyberoam, Cyberoam has more the web filtering, so if you want to block a website, it's easier in other solutions than in Cisco."
"The solution is overcomplicated in some senses. Simplifying it would be an improvement."
"The policies module in FMC specifically isn't the most user-friendly. Coming from Cisco ASA, Cisco ASA is a little bit easier to use. When you get into particularly complex deployments where you have a lot of different interfaces and all that kind of stuff, it's a little bit tricky. Some usability improvements there would be nice."
"The process of procuring modern-day technology within the DOD needs to improve."
"The solution doesn't seem to be very mature. Our networking team says they are experiencing a lot of issues in the firewalls and some routers."
"The solution requires a more interactive dashboard. That would make it easier than playing with configurations the way we have to now."
"Wi-Fi scanning and Wi-Fi analysis would be useful features to include in the future."
"The WAF capability in the Huawei Firewall is missing."
"The solution does not have sandboxing features."
"The IPS feature must be improved."
"With the Huawei firewall, none of the features comes at the top. We found out later that customer support is really not good. For this firewall, because of our customers' routine, for example, every six months they'll do a penetration test to find weaknesses. So whenever they came up with VAPT reports, they are looking to Huawei for help. I think that's basically because it's a different culture. Chinese culture and our culture is different. They have always tried to help find some excuses or say some other things that cannot help you solve the problem immediately."
"The user interface could be more user-friendly."
Cisco Secure Firewall is ranked 4th in Firewalls with 404 reviews while Huawei NGFW is ranked 31st in Firewalls with 19 reviews. Cisco Secure Firewall is rated 8.2, while Huawei NGFW is rated 7.2. The top reviewer of Cisco Secure Firewall writes "Highlights and helps us catch Zero-day vulnerabilities traveling across our network". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Huawei NGFW writes "A scalable and easy-to-setup product that can be used to configure different policies for specific users". Cisco Secure Firewall is most compared with Palo Alto Networks WildFire, Netgate pfSense, Meraki MX and Sophos XG, whereas Huawei NGFW is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Meraki MX, Sophos XG and Fortinet FortiOS. See our Cisco Secure Firewall vs. Huawei NGFW report.
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