We performed a comparison between Cisco IOS Security and Hillstone E-Series 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."UTM/NGFW features and FortiCloud for logs and backups are awesome."
"It's very good and very stable for businesses. It works very well."
"The secure web gateway module and the application control module are valuable. HA operations are very easy."
"The scalability is good in Fortinet FortiGate."
"This version is stable. I don't have any issues with this solution, in our environment, it works well."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate are the ease of use and the UI. It has always provided me with what I needed. I have no need for additional costs that other solutions have, such as Sophos."
"The performance is good."
"The most valuable feature is the SSL VPN, as it allows us to connect and it separates this product from other firewalls."
"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."
"One of the valuable features of the solution is its flexibility and it performs great."
"The VPN was valuable for us because more people are working from home. It has a lot of reporting and easy-to-use management tools."
"The Intrusion Firewall is a valuable feature."
"Technical support for this solution is very good."
"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."
"We use the product for firewalls."
"The solution is very user-friendly and easy to deal with."
"I am impressed with the application filtering feature."
"Working with the Hillstone E-Series has, from a remote perspective, allowed me to give my clients a secure connectivity."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"This solution has two main features that we find very valuable; a threat-intelligence option, and a web/application filtering option. The technical support team are very good and very quick."
"The most valuable feature of the Hillstone E-Series is its user-friendliness."
"The most valuable features of the Hillstone E-Series are its hardware capacity, innovation, and the throughput that the hardware can take."
"Five out of five ROI."
"The initial setup was straightforward. It only took a few hours to deploy."
"Some features of Fortinet FortiGate are actually fee enabled that are inconvenient for deploying in production. Other issues relate to isolation with Cisco products and your server."
"The solution is very expensive."
"MTBF: Hardware failure is more common when compared to SonicWall or Cisco ASA."
"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."
"The solution could be more user friendly."
"The setup is pretty complex and not easy to implement."
"There is a lot of improvement needed with SSL-VPN."
"There are problems with the custom reporting of the unique traffic. The data is there, but it is too difficult for us to extract."
"Cisco IOS Security could improve by having more compatibility with other Cisco solutions."
"There are the usual bugs that are inherent to some software upgrades. Sometimes this provides some unexpected issues, however, it happens with all brands all the time."
"I think they should bring back remote VPN for users."
"Cisco IOS Security should improve its functionalities."
"Cisco IOS Security's monitoring is rather rudimentary and could be improved."
"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."
"I would like upgrading iOS to be a bit easier."
"The company needs to make its solution more affordable to make it more accessible to larger markets. Otherwise, it's seen as an enterprise-level solution that small or medium-sized organizations can't afford and therefore they won't even look at it."
"SSL VPN license cost is not cheap."
"The tool needs to improve its price."
"I am not sure if this solution offers active directory integration. Adding that feature will definitely be an advantage."
"Support from Hillstone E-Series has a shortcoming that needs improvement."
"Having frequent live webinars on a monthly basis would really help."
"The solution doesn't have a web proxy built into the system like Sophos. This is something they should work to change."
"The current usage reporting is very basic."
"The tool provides just a general report. It does not provide a granular report. Hence, the tool should work on its reporting feature."
Cisco IOS Security is ranked 22nd in Firewalls with 47 reviews while Hillstone E-Series is ranked 33rd in Firewalls with 9 reviews. Cisco IOS Security is rated 8.0, while Hillstone E-Series is rated 9.0. 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 Hillstone E-Series writes "A user-friendly and marketable solution with a virtual switching capability". Cisco IOS Security is most compared with Cisco Secure Firewall, Meraki MX, Fortinet FortiOS, Netgate pfSense and OPNsense, whereas Hillstone E-Series is most compared with Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Sophos XG, OpenVPN Access Server, Netgate pfSense and Sangfor SSL VPN. See our Cisco IOS Security vs. Hillstone E-Series report.
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