We performed a comparison between Cisco IOS Security and Hillstone T-Series based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Netgate, Fortinet, OPNsense and others in Firewalls."The solution is very, very easy to use."
"FortiGate has a very strong unified threat management system."
"We were looking for the VPN feature and controlling the inflow and outflow of all the traffic within the site and across the sites. We are also using it for the VPN and VLANs."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate are the different types of profiling. It has been the most effective for me. The WAF and the antivirus profile are the most effective in network protection."
"Using this product makes the VPN seamless and almost invisible to me in the sense that I don't have to think about it."
"From the firewall perspective, the rules and policies are very sufficient and easy to use."
"The most important features with FortiGate are the web filter and application controls. We can control our internet usage and use the web filter for application purposes."
"It's a user-friendly firewall. Most of the tasks are very simple. It's simple to configure and troubleshoot this firewall."
"The Intrusion Firewall is a valuable feature."
"The capabilities for scalability with this product are huge"
"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 feature is endpoint protection."
"The stability of this solution is excellent."
"Completely integrates branch offices with perimeter security."
"The product's stability is good."
"Cisco IOS allows us to keep the same security features as our principal offices."
"We installed Hillstone T-Series after a ransomware attack. The dashboard and user interface are very good."
"The only firewall able to monitor traffic from a CCTV network. Can detect unauthorized devices plugged into the network, which standard firewalls can't do."
"It has been stable so far."
"The support costs and licensing are sometimes so expensive."
"At first glance, the interface for the device is very confusing."
"The biggest "gotcha" is that if the client purchases what they call the UTM shared bundle, which has unified threat management on both, it's not as easy to manage if you have more than one firewall."
"Tunnel flapping was one of the major things I had seen wherein your internet link remains but your VPN tunnel is down. However, since I got a fix from the TAC team, I have not noticed it, but the customer complained a few times that they couldn't access the internet because of this problem."
"As far as wanting more scalability or things in the network diagram, it's going to cost you."
"The main aspect of FortiGate that could be improved is load balancing. Our management team does not want to buy another appliance for only load balancing."
"Fortinet FortiGate could improve by having more storage in the hardware for log data."
"It should provide better visibility over the network and more information in the form of reports for the end users. Its installation should also be easier."
"While Cisco IOS Security is stable and scalable, I would like to see it improved to be even better."
"Sometimes I find it difficult to manage. Some configurations are difficult for new engineers, for example."
"Cisco IOS Security's monitoring is rather rudimentary and could be improved."
"The solution is not user friendly and it is hard to manage the GUI interface."
"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."
"It would be ideal if the solution had more capacity."
"The graphical user interface or the GUI could be better. Beginners can use some devices with the GUI, but some security devices are configured using CLI. It would also be better if it had its own Intrusion Protection Service and Intrusion Detection Service on the server."
"Licensing is not cheap."
"Another loophole with Hillstone T-Series is that when we connect through WiFi and turn our hot spot on, all who connect through the hotspot get all the functions, and the security does not work."
"They have a very good technical support team, but I think there are some communication issues due to language differences."
Cisco IOS Security is ranked 22nd in Firewalls with 47 reviews while Hillstone T-Series is ranked 36th in Firewalls with 3 reviews. Cisco IOS Security is rated 8.0, while Hillstone T-Series is rated 7.4. 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 T-Series writes "Is stable and has a user-friendly dashboard and a good interface". Cisco IOS Security is most compared with Cisco Secure Firewall, Meraki MX, Fortinet FortiOS, Netgate pfSense and OPNsense, whereas Hillstone T-Series is most compared with Sangfor NGAF and WatchGuard Firebox.
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