We performed a comparison between Cisco IOS Security and SonicWall NSa 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."The most valuable feature of FortiGate is FortiView which provides proactive monitoring."
"It's inexpensive compared to some of the other technology out there."
"Their proxy-based inspection is responsive and secure."
"FortiGate is flexible and easy to use."
"The features that I have found most valuable are the SD-WAN and their IP4 policy."
"The main reason why I purchased the particular unit was that it had good reviews and what other people were saying as far as its completeness and its leading capabilities in terms of endpoint security was very good."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate are the rules and quality of service."
"The web filtering feature and the intrusion protection system are the most valuable. It is a resilient appliance. I never had an issue with it in terms of any security breaches."
"The hardware is pretty stable. It's also a very good product performance-wise. Initially, it wasn't mature like a firewall and there were other leaders, but now they have included almost all the features of next-generation security. Basically, it's a good product to work with."
"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."
"It is less expensive than alternative firewalls."
"There is a positive impact on security, particularly the intrusion feature, which helps keep the solution concealed and secure."
"Completely integrates branch offices with perimeter security."
"Cisco is head-and-shoulders above all of the competition when it comes to technical support."
"The most valuable feature is the scalability. The nice thing with the bigger vendors is that they're very good at scale."
"The technical is excellent."
"SD-WAN is a good feature."
"With the deployment of the SonicWall NSA solution, we never suffered a problem due to invasion or contamination of any kind."
"Content Filtering and sandboxing are valuable features."
"Content filtering reduces the load on the available bandwidth and restricts employees from using distracting websites on the job, which leads to more productive hours."
"I like this solution because we are focused on VPN and have many brands that need to link a VPN and have security, like ransomware, spyware, and basic protection."
"The firewall feature is most valuable since my work is to analyze if there is any potential attack. SonicWall NSa gives the perfect analysis."
"The most valuable aspect of the solution is its ability to work like any other firewall."
"We have not found any vulnerabilities since implementing the solution."
"The graphical user interface of Fortinet's FortiGate product does not function well with text-based interfaces."
"It is quite new for us, and we need to go more in-depth into the monitoring tools. It provides different features that we need to do what we want. So far, it is okay for us. In terms of improvement, in the future, they can provide a faster implementation of features. Some of the features are first available in other solutions. Fortinet sometimes takes a little bit longer than other solutions, such as Check Point, to implement new features."
"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."
"The room for improvement is about the global delivery time period. Usually I need to wait for almost one month to deliver it overseas. So if you can shorten the deliver time it'd be great."
"The performance and speed are aspects of the solution that could always be improved upon."
"It would be good if they had fewer updates."
"I would prefer to have more detailed logs within the FortiGate products themselves rather than relying on a separate tool."
"I think there could be more QoS features"
"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."
"There could be a bit more functions on offer that could make it easier to use."
"Most of their features are meant for Cisco. You cannot integrate them with any other vendor."
"We faced significant challenges related to licensing issues, particularly when licenses expire."
"Cisco IOS Security could improve by having more compatibility with other Cisco solutions."
"It takes too much time to deploy a policy to FMC. It takes around eight minutes. You can't afford any downtime when you're changing policies."
"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."
"The solution is not user friendly and it is hard to manage the GUI interface."
"SonicWall NSa needs to make their product more user-friendly."
"SonicWall NSa's reporting could be improved."
"One area for improvement in SonicWall NSa is the GUI. It isn't easy to understand. The support for SonicWall NSa is mediocre, which is another area for improvement."
"The content ID needs to be improved."
"The ongoing service fees are high."
"When it comes to security I think all of the features are currently open to improvement."
"The security standards for space and point of view should be improved so that the solution deploys in critical areas."
"It only has a single power interface, which has limitations in terms of high availability."
Cisco IOS Security is ranked 22nd in Firewalls with 47 reviews while SonicWall NSa is ranked 20th in Firewalls with 77 reviews. Cisco IOS Security is rated 8.0, while SonicWall NSa 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 SonicWall NSa writes "Great performance and security with reasonable pricing". Cisco IOS Security is most compared with Cisco Secure Firewall, Meraki MX, Fortinet FortiOS, Netgate pfSense and OPNsense, whereas SonicWall NSa is most compared with SonicWall TZ, Meraki MX, Sophos XG, Cisco Secure Firewall and Netgate pfSense. See our Cisco IOS Security vs. SonicWall NSa report.
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