We performed a comparison between Cisco IOS Security and Fortinet FortiWeb based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Netgate, Fortinet, OPNsense and others in Firewalls."The management console is pretty simple, so anyone who understands networking can initially deploy the solution."
"There is an easy process for configuring it, and it is straightforward to implement the device from scratch."
"The interface is very user-friendly and I like it very much."
"The most valuable feature is the SSL VPN, as it allows us to connect and it separates this product from other firewalls."
"We use the FortiGate Sandbox to detect zero-day vulnerabilities, such as anomalies or malware, that are unknown and have not yet been discovered."
"The features that I have found most valuable are that it is good to use, and most importantly, the pricing. The customer especially likes the discount when they trade up or something like that."
"The most valuable feature of FortiGate is FortiView which provides proactive monitoring."
"Whenever we raise a complaint with FortiGate, their response and resolution times are minimal."
"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 VPN connection portal scan works flawlessly, which was a big plus for us."
"Previously, anyone in the organization would see any data point in the wall. They could just go and connect their machine with that data point and could access the network. But now, even if someone came and tried that, they will not be given access."
"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 product has valuable features for business intelligence."
"Cisco IOS allows us to keep the same security features as our principal offices."
"The most valuable feature of Fortinet FortiWeb is the reports and the AI-based features."
"Fortinet FortiWeb is priced well."
"The WAF profiles has been effective at mitigating web-based threats."
"Some of the threat detection analytics and the filtering capabilities they give us for filtering a certain type of information that we don't want coming into the site are its valuable features. The analytics are pretty good in terms of being able to see what threats have been detected and mitigated, where they're coming from, and things like that."
"The most valuable feature is the web application firewall (WAF)."
"The GUI is user-friendly."
"FortiWeb is easy to operate with a reasonably high level of protection. FortiWeb provides multiple deployment options with a physical or virtual (FortiWeb-VM) appliance, and acts either as a reverse/transparent proxy or out-of-band. It is also available on AWS and Azure."
"It is a stable product."
"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."
"I would like to see more advanced developments of a wireless controller in the future."
"The initial setup and configuration are not intuitive and require training."
"Quality control on their firmware versions needs improvement. When they introduce new firmware, there tend to be bugs."
"If they had better integration with security products, such as Cisco ISE or Rapid Threat Containment, then it would be an improvement."
"The cloud management and automation capability could be improved."
"It is very expensive, and their support is not very good. I hope that their technical support will be better in the future."
"The cloud features and integration could be improved."
"The pricing is the only con for this product."
"Cisco is an expensive firewall, so the pricing can be improved."
"We need to pay for the license and it is expensive."
"The solution is complex and can be more user-friendly."
"Cisco IOS Security should improve its functionalities."
"In the next release of this solution, we would like to see support for the 100BT and 7000 models."
"I think they should bring back remote VPN for users."
"While Cisco IOS Security is stable and scalable, I would like to see it improved to be even better."
"They could improve their support a little bit for faster response time."
"We would like the interface to be easier to use and more user-friendly. The interface needs to be enhanced."
"It can be better with web application firewalls."
"Fortinet FortiWeb needs to improve the way it's configured. Common services like publishing exchange should be done in one click only."
"It is not entirely user-friendly."
"We want to see more detailed logging, such as audit logging, as this would significantly enhance the solution's reporting. We currently get some information from logs, but more would be better."
"HA Architecture needs improvement. I would improve it by working on AP HA."
"Their support needs improvement."
Cisco IOS Security is ranked 22nd in Firewalls with 47 reviews while Fortinet FortiWeb is ranked 4th in Web Application Firewall (WAF) with 83 reviews. Cisco IOS Security is rated 8.0, while Fortinet FortiWeb is rated 8.0. 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 FortiWeb writes "Cost-effective, easy to configure, and works very well as a single solution for multiple environments". Cisco IOS Security is most compared with Cisco Secure Firewall, Meraki MX, Fortinet FortiOS, Netgate pfSense and OPNsense, whereas Fortinet FortiWeb is most compared with F5 Advanced WAF, Fortinet FortiADC, AWS WAF, Azure Web Application Firewall and Imperva Web Application Firewall.
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