We performed a comparison between Check Point CloudGuard Network Security 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."I like how we can achieve total integration."
"The integration with Active Directory is one of the good features. Most of the customers are now looking for the Single Sign-on feature. So, being able to integrate Active Directory with the firewall is useful. It is also easy."
"A strong point of FortiGate is that the graphical interface is complete and easy to use, especially if we think there is a list of operations that we are able to perform inside."
"The IPsec tunnels are very easily created, and quite interoperable with devices from other vendors."
"The base firewall features are quite valuable to us."
"The most valuable features are the policies, filtering, and configuration."
"Allows for firewall rules to be programmed and named in a way that makes it “readable”"
"The ability to set up remote systems is the most valuable feature."
"The tool's most valuable features are firewalls and IPS."
"Check Point is one of the few solutions that pay attention to cloud security. Many others mostly focus on providing on-premises solutions."
"It is scalable. It's a cloud solution, so it's easy to implement and manage."
"The tool's most valuable features are the REST APIs that help to automate the deployment and maintenance process. It helps us to reduce time to 15-25 minutes compared to the manual process which used to take around two to three hours."
"Its centralized control, ease of use, and flexibility are the most valuable for our data center security."
"The central management feature is a big plus, allowing us to manage both local and cloud gateways from one platform."
"The query feature is going to be a game-changer for us as we move forward."
"The VPN features in CloudGuard Network Security have been the most valuable for us."
"The VPN is the most valuable feature."
"The most valuable feature of Cisco IOS Security is posturing."
"The most valuable features of Cisco IOS Security are the plenty of functionality it provides, many people are IT certified the usage, and the user interface is good."
"Technical support for this solution is very good."
"I'm able to transfer data over internet network security. With the GRE I'm able to transfer data within one bunch to another bunch in a public way, like the internet. The communication is encrypted and is private. It gives me added privacy."
"The Intrusion Firewall is a valuable feature."
"The product is easy to use."
"Cisco IOS Security is a mature product with extensive capabilities, serving as the base for the defense layer. It offers good network visibility, which helps in rapid response through the Rapid Threat Containment feature. Its deployment and configuration are straightforward."
"Its price could be better."
"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."
"The renewal price and the availability could be improved."
"The solution's framework needs to be frequently updated in order to have a stable solution."
"The cloud management and automation capability could be improved."
"I don't really have anything negative to say as far as Fortinet firewalls are concerned. If anything, they can support a user a little bit better. They can stop being so time-sensitive about how much time the support call has taken, and they can help you do it yourself."
"It could use better throughput on some of the smaller boxes for the branch offices."
"The reporting in Fortinet FortiGate could improve. Customers are having to purchase additional reporting components. When I have used the Sophos solution it is a complete solution, in Fortinet FortiGate you have to use additional tools to have the features needed."
"Check Point CloudGuard Network Security should give productive reports as per business requirements. It needs to improve support since the time-limit extended beyond a day. It should include more seamless API integrations."
"The product needs to offer multi-tenancy."
"Regarding CloudGuard Network Security's integration with various resources like application gateways and application-based security groups, there's room for exploring dynamic access in those areas. A significant concern is the upgrade process. Unlike an in-place upgrade, upgrading the tool in Azure requires deploying a new resource, which can be hectic and less reliable. We have to spend something new to have the tool's latest version."
"Clustering in Azure is a bit different, not using the Check Point cluster but relying on load balancing. It's not as instant as I'm used to; in Azure, it might take around half a minute to a minute, and during this time, services could be down. The delay is attributed to Azure using its load balancing mechanisms instead of the Check Point cluster."
"Check Point could show us use cases that would help us in Czech and could help us with security threats in our specific country."
"CloudGuard functions just like any other firewall. It functions very well. The only thing that could maybe be improved would be to integrate some tools that are not integrated with the SmartConsole, like the SmartView Monitor that we need to open on a different application to access."
"The cost is relatively high compared to the cost of other products in the market."
"New features have been introduced recently, but they have not yet been integrated into CloudGuard Vsec."
"In the next release of this solution, we would like to see support for the 100BT and 7000 models."
"Most of their features are meant for Cisco. You cannot integrate them with any other vendor."
"The user interface needs to 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."
"The solution is not user friendly and it is hard to manage the GUI interface."
"The initial setup is complicated."
"Cisco is a scalable product, but it is expensive compared to other vendors."
"I would love it if it has a link-by-link feature, integration with Unified Threat Management (UTM), and load balancers. They haven't got any link-by-link feature right now, which can be a very attractive option. This link-by-link feature can also be made available for Cisco's UTM firewalls. The link-by-link feature is available in some of the other firewalls. Currently, integration with UTM is missing. Cisco IOS Security also doesn't have the load balancers and a few things that need to be done to get a good UTM firewall. Normally, other firewalls have UTM. As a next-generation firewall, it's good, but as a UTM, it has to do some work."
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Check Point CloudGuard Network Security is ranked 8th in Firewalls with 119 reviews while Cisco IOS Security is ranked 22nd in Firewalls with 47 reviews. Check Point CloudGuard Network Security is rated 8.6, while Cisco IOS Security is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Check Point CloudGuard Network Security writes "The solution has good threat emulation, threat extraction, and reporting features". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Cisco IOS Security writes "User-friendly and excels in documentation, making it easier to resolve issues". Check Point CloudGuard Network Security is most compared with Azure Firewall, VMware NSX, Cisco Secure Firewall, Akamai Guardicore Segmentation and Palo Alto Networks VM-Series, whereas Cisco IOS Security is most compared with Cisco Secure Firewall, Meraki MX, Fortinet FortiOS, Netgate pfSense and OPNsense. See our Check Point CloudGuard Network Security vs. Cisco IOS Security report.
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