We performed a comparison between Cisco IOS Security and Palo Alto Networks PA-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."It is very flexible to use."
"We have been able to offer several services to customers in a single box."
"This solution has solid UTM features combined with a nice GUI."
"The solution is stable."
"The solution can scale well."
"Layer-3 firewall and routing are the most valuable features."
"The solution is easy to configure and maintain remotely."
"The product offers very good security."
"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."
"The most valuable feature is the scalability. The nice thing with the bigger vendors is that they're very good at scale."
"Cisco IOS Security increases the overall security of our network, performs authentication, and provides level 15 access and privileges."
"We use Cisco IOS Security mostly for routers to route off the firewall. It's a next-generation device."
"The product's stability is good."
"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."
"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."
"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 solution is used for security and IoT security."
"The solution is robust."
"App-ID is a really good feature."
"Palo Alto Networks firewalls offer single-mode panel processing with live scanning."
"Comprehensive logging is essential for monitoring and analysis purposes. For remote users, the firewall can be configured as a VPN concentrator, with VPN policies defined within the firewall settings."
"The tool's most valuable feature is WildFire."
"The solution provides good customer support."
"A valuable feature that we can consider is the deployment time, which is significantly reduced, almost 90% faster compared to other solutions. This leads to quicker deployment and less downtime."
"MTBF: Hardware failure is more common when compared to SonicWall or Cisco ASA."
"Fortinet should focus on enhancing the capabilities of FortiGate by consolidating its various products, such as FortiGate Cloud, FortiManager, and FortiAnalyzer."
"In the balance between links feature normally you can just choose one option to balance. It would be better for the solution to have more than one option, preferably three."
"I think that the infrastructure for the VPN could be improved. The way that it is bundled also made it difficult to use and sell as it is too expensive."
"To the best of my knowledge, Fortinet does not have a CASB solution and Fortinet does not have a Zero trust solution."
"The logging details need to be improved."
"I would like reporting to be improved and should offer a lot more tools to monitor the products."
"The initial setup is complex."
"There's a technology called SD-WAN that we would like to see. We are unable to handle multiple connections or to automatically load balance. I would like to have a feature that enables us to automatically prepare for load balancing."
"With respect to user-friendliness, it is a command-line interface and those with such experience will get along just fine, whereas others may struggle."
"The routers, don't have like long-term tendency features, or higher availability features available for the IOS. It could also use a better user interface."
"We faced significant challenges related to licensing issues, particularly when licenses expire."
"Signatures and other critical definitions need to be updated more frequently."
"The solution is not user friendly and it is hard to manage the GUI interface."
"In the next release of this solution, we would like to see support for the 100BT and 7000 models."
"The initial setup is complicated."
"Pricing flexibility could be an aspect worth considering, as it has been a concern for some of our clients."
"There is room for improvement in streamlining this process for smoother transitions."
"Palo Alto Networks PA-Series is expensive. We would like to see additional threat hunting features."
"I encountered a slight issue with the application portal, which was not functioning correctly."
"The interface is complex."
"With Palo Alto Networks PA-Series, I find that the support team takes a long time to resolve the issues that a user may face during the use of the product."
"As we migrate fully into the cloud, additional features like capacity upgrading and improvements to hardware resources will be necessary, especially since our equipment consists of older-generation switches and routers."
"The pricing of the solution needs improvement."
Cisco IOS Security is ranked 22nd in Firewalls with 47 reviews while Palo Alto Networks PA-Series is ranked 16th in Firewalls with 28 reviews. Cisco IOS Security is rated 8.0, while Palo Alto Networks PA-Series is rated 8.6. 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 Palo Alto Networks PA-Series writes "Offers trained customer support, stability and ease of use ". Cisco IOS Security is most compared with Cisco Secure Firewall, Meraki MX, Fortinet FortiOS, Netgate pfSense and OPNsense, whereas Palo Alto Networks PA-Series is most compared with OPNsense, SonicWall NSa, Juniper SRX Series Firewall, Sophos XG and Netgate pfSense. See our Cisco IOS Security vs. Palo Alto Networks PA-Series report.
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