We performed a comparison between Barracuda CloudGen Firewall and Cisco IOS Security 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 ease of setting the solution up is a valuable aspect for us."
"I like several features that this product has, such as antivirus and internet navigation inspection. It is also simple to use."
"Layer-3 firewall and routing are the most valuable features."
"It's quite comfortable to handle the FortiGate firewall."
"Fortinet FortiGate is easy to use. Anyone can easily maintain it."
"The application control features, such as Facebook blocking and Spotify blocking, are the most valuable."
"Initial setup is straightforward. There weren't too many issues with setting it up. It takes one hour or so."
"The most valuable feature is the SSL VPN, as it allows us to connect and it separates this product from other firewalls."
"Good identity fire walling, malware protection and application control features."
"The ability to be deployed and supported remotely is valuable."
"The encryption and the security standards are valuable."
"One of the big benefits of the product is that it allows you to manage big environments with fewer resources."
"Live monitoring of what is happening inside and on the interfaces, either ingress or egress."
"When you are sending information to an external email address, Barracuda can warn you when you are trying to access a private or personal email, or trying to upload information and not allow you to do that."
"Add-on features such as Virus Scanning, ATP, and web filtering add another level of protection and block malware before it gets to the end user."
"Ability to manage multiple firewalls."
"The technical 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."
"What I have used the most and received the most benefit from is the IPsec technology."
"Cisco Technical Assistance Center works on a follow-the-sun concept and gives real 24x7 customer support, which is a great advantage when you have a service contract with them."
"The most valuable features are DNS service and shell self-service within a network."
"Cisco products are very secure and integrate easily with other devices."
"The most valuable feature of Cisco IOS Security is posturing."
"The Intrusion Firewall is a valuable feature."
"Fortinet could improve the windows opener or the virtual IP solutions for opening windows. The virtual IP settings need improvement as firewalls are trending in new development directions."
"Fortinet FortiGate could improve by having better visibility. Palo Alto has better visibility."
"The way everything is set up could be easier. Currently, people need a lot of experience and knowledge to administer it and to link it to devices."
"The support structure needs to be improved because every time we contact them, there is a delay in the response."
"The user interface could be improved to make it less confusing and easier to set up."
"In terms of what could be improved, the SD-WAN is quite difficult, because if you install the new box, 15 is okay, but if you change from an old configuration, if there is already configuration and a policy when you change to SD-WAN, you must change the whole policy that you see in the interface."
"The security of Fortinet FortiGate could improve."
"The support team for Fortinet FortiGate needs to be more customer friendly."
"Can be underpowered if you choose to use all available add-on features. Just be careful when sizing your unit. Make sure you take into account what features you will be turning on, and work with your sales rep to get the model that can handle that load."
"I would like to see the connection improved."
"It's a little bit complex in terms of handling. If you implement a change, there is a specific point where you have to commit it. It's not like you just push a button and it's always committed. If you don't know to check whether your commit command has been executed or not... that is something Barracuda needs to work on."
"Command line could be more user friendly."
"The biggest downside is that it is quite an expensive product."
"The analytics are weak."
"The price could be better."
"The technical manuals, at times, have images that don't match the actual screens and are not always as clear as they could be on the configuration."
"The user interface needs to be improved."
"Cisco IOS Security could improve by having more compatibility with other Cisco solutions."
"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."
"The initial setup is complicated."
"In the security portfolio from Cisco, the issue is marketing. Cisco is still seen primarily as an enterprise network player rather than being acknowledged as a security vendor."
"Most of their features are meant for Cisco. You cannot integrate them with any other vendor."
"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."
"I would like to see much more embedded security that works and that isn't a bolt-on."
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is ranked 25th in Firewalls with 35 reviews while Cisco IOS Security is ranked 22nd in Firewalls with 47 reviews. Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is rated 8.2, while Cisco IOS Security is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Barracuda CloudGen Firewall writes "Feature-rich, robust, and easy to set up". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Cisco IOS Security writes "User-friendly and excels in documentation, making it easier to resolve issues". Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Sophos XG, OPNsense, Azure Firewall and Cisco Secure Firewall, whereas Cisco IOS Security is most compared with Cisco Secure Firewall, Meraki MX, Fortinet FortiOS, Netgate pfSense and OPNsense. See our Barracuda CloudGen Firewall vs. Cisco IOS Security report.
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