We performed a comparison between Cisco NGIPS and Fortinet FortiGate IPS based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."This solution has helped improve productivity and detect attacks before they happen."
"Ir's signature-based. We are also using the anomaly baseline formation, where it links the network, then anything that goes away from the norm is also flagged. Those are the two most valuable features."
"The tracking intelligence feature is very good. This solution provides us with the opportunity to detect threats in real-time."
"We have found the product to be quite stable."
"I like the way the tool pushes the packets from the node level."
"It is more or less stable. Sometimes I have some issues normally when we need to upgrade it to newer versions. I think it does the job."
"Technical support is quite good. With firewalls, the last cases I had with Cisco were professionally handled quite quickly and it was great."
"The most valuable feature would be the IPS is very important in Cisco Firepower because I can configure deep configuration in IPS and tuning."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"We have not had to reach out to FortiGate support yet and that is a pretty good track record."
"I like its ability to prevent external intrusion into our database. It's so fun."
"It's simple to operate and use."
"The initial setup is very easy."
"I prefer FortiGate because it has a lot of other solutions embedded within it and is the easiest for our technicians to operate."
"The GUI is the most valuable feature."
"You have access to CLI in case you have no web access."
"In the next release I would like to see better reporting. I also find it's hard to act on the data it gives you."
"The only thing I think they may need to improve on a little bit is identifying software more correctly when you do network discovery."
"There is room for improvement in the policy documentation."
"We have a separate management controller for Cisco NGIPS. If they have not done it already they should integrate Cisco NGIPS with the Cloud Portal."
"Some Next-Generation Firewall solutions come with Intrusion Prevention. It would be nice if Cisco NGIPS included that."
"The attack patterns and payloads go undetected in Cisco. We would like to see a new solution with more effective detection of attack patterns. There should be more data analyzing patterns as well which provides useful information."
"More flexibility with the dashboards is needed because some of them are not fully developed."
"Cisco NGIPS should work on its shortcomings related to the issues that stem from bugs and performance."
"The tool is expensive for small businesses, making it an area where the tool can improve the product by making it available at a cheaper rate."
"I have contacted the support from Fortinet FortiGate IPS. The service was good but the speed could be better."
"The solution could improve the integration."
"FortiGate's logging and reporting could be improved. I would also like to see Fortinet add a guest management portal."
"Fortinet can add some Machine Learning and AI to improve its accuracy and give it an edge on IPS detection and protection."
"FortGate's IPS reporting could be made better by giving more details regarding the source and destination of network traffic when it comes to the overview section. This would allow me to more easily follow the flow of traffic based on IP addresses, without having to integrate the IPS with other products that perform more sophisticated traffic analysis."
"They should provide us with a CSV number for patch updates. It will help us block specific signatures as well."
"They can probably improve the reporting feature. Reporting and report alerting are the main key features of this solution. They can always find ways to improve these."
Cisco NGIPS is ranked 5th in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) with 62 reviews while Fortinet FortiGate IPS is ranked 4th in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) with 54 reviews. Cisco NGIPS is rated 8.2, while Fortinet FortiGate IPS is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Cisco NGIPS writes "Very effective for malware and signature-based anomalies but stability needs improvement". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fortinet FortiGate IPS writes "Very stable with good network protection". Cisco NGIPS is most compared with Check Point IPS, Trend Micro TippingPoint Threat Protection System, Cisco Sourcefire SNORT, Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention and Trellix Intrusion Prevention System, whereas Fortinet FortiGate IPS is most compared with Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention, Trend Micro TippingPoint Threat Protection System, Check Point IPS, Cisco Sourcefire SNORT and Palo Alto Networks URL Filtering with PAN-DB. See our Cisco NGIPS vs. Fortinet FortiGate IPS report.
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