We performed a comparison between Cisco IOS Security and Juniper vSRX 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."We've found the solution to be pretty stable."
"The ability to set up remote systems is the most valuable feature."
"Its user interface is good, and it is always working fine."
"What I like the most is the configuration and that it's simple, and straightforward to maintain."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of use."
"Fortinet FortiGate is easy to use."
"The feature I like most is the SD-WAN. It allows you to manage more than one ISP at the same time. And there is a high-availability mode, so if one of your ISPs is down, you still have a backup."
"The solution has very good threat and content filtering switches."
"We use Cisco IOS Security mostly for routers to route off the firewall. It's a next-generation device."
"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."
"The Intrusion Firewall is a valuable feature."
"The product's stability is good."
"The stability of this solution is excellent."
"The technical is excellent."
"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."
"It's basic functionality is probably the most valuable feature."
"It is easy for me to go in and update settings, make changes, or add/remove rules or security."
"The technical support services are excellent."
"The initial setup was very straightforward. There was no problem. The initial deployment took about one hour."
"The product’s quality and performance are better than other vendors."
"The solution has good features."
"The hardware is stable."
"The features we found most valuable are using the IDS and IPS during protection. The application filtering feature is great."
"I think the only issue that needs improvement is the interface."
"There are just some services that aren't available. For example, the Ethernet or point-to-point protocols. They could add these services to their product offering - especially services for ISPs."
"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."
"Security is a continuous process. In every product, there is a requirement for improvement. Its pricing should also be improved according to Indian market requirements. They must also improve on the reporting part. Its reporting can be more precise. If we can get a real-time report in a specific format, it will be helpful for customers to know about the current status of their security."
"Fortinet FortiGate is a stable solution. However, my issue is the performance only. When I use all the profiles, this affects the performance. From the beginning, I should have had a better sizing of the box."
"Application management can be improved."
"When we cluster the two Fortinet FortiGate boxes together we have some issues."
"I would like to see improvements in the product's application rules."
"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."
"We need to pay for the license and it is expensive."
"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."
"In the next release of this solution, we would like to see support for the 100BT and 7000 models."
"Cisco is a scalable product, but it is expensive compared to other vendors."
"Signatures and other critical definitions need to be updated more frequently."
"I think setup could be one area for improvement, because sometimes we don't have people inside so we have to move to the place."
"The solution can be improved by allowing automatic updates for the OS devices."
"Fortinet is more user friendly than Juniper. In terms of remote access, I actually prefer using Fortinet. It's much easier to configure."
"The tool's basic license does not cover everything. It needs to improve visibility and availability."
"We experienced some technical issues during implementation"
"It is pretty complex to manage and could be easier."
"Juniper vSRX is expensive."
"The solution should consider improving its licensing policies."
"They could provide support for cloud deployments."
Cisco IOS Security is ranked 22nd in Firewalls with 47 reviews while Juniper vSRX is ranked 26th in Firewalls with 30 reviews. Cisco IOS Security is rated 8.0, while Juniper vSRX is rated 7.8. 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 Juniper vSRX writes "Fast with good usability and fairly scalable". Cisco IOS Security is most compared with Cisco Secure Firewall, Meraki MX, Fortinet FortiOS, Netgate pfSense and OPNsense, whereas Juniper vSRX is most compared with Juniper SRX Series Firewall, Azure Firewall, Meraki MX, Cisco Secure Firewall and Zscaler Cloud Firewall. See our Cisco IOS Security vs. Juniper vSRX report.
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