We performed a comparison between Cisco NGIPS and McAfee Network Security Platform 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."The technical support is impressive."
"The security intelligence in the product is the best feature and give us all the information that we need in our network."
"It is salable and technically sound."
"The cost is the most valuable feature."
"The most valuable feature is that it is able to detect any form of infiltration."
"We are satisfied with the technical support."
"It has helped to improve our cybersecurity and our network security posture."
"We like the Cisco product, the concept, and the tech intelligence."
"There's a good dashboard you can drill down into. It helps you easily locate intrusions and the source of attacks."
"It has a lot of functions, such as firewall. We are administrators, and we create some rules to protect our network. We also monitor the traffic in and out and have disk encryption on-premises. When we detect malware, we scan for the virus on the PC. We can then delete or block the malware."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"We don't like its licensing model. It has separate licensing for all the features. For instance, to get URL filtering, you need to buy another license. Every feature set seems to require another license. Unless you purchase them all upfront, you find some surprises and realize that you can't do that because you need another license. Its logging isn't quite as good as it used to be in our previous solution. We used to have Cisco ASA, and we could view the logs a lot easier than NGIPS (also known as Firepower). We saw real-time logging, but we don't see that as much in Firepower."
"I would recommend this solution to others for medium, large, and enterprise businesses only."
"The initial setup is a bit complex because it requires a lot of configuration, firewall and zoning."
"The solution would be better if it offered customers more integrations and more signatures."
"I would like to see a more user-friendly interface."
"Our customers are still facing many bugs on the system. It has matured noticeably, but we are still facing multiple stability issues on Firepower. There are more than 80 or 90 bugs for each release node. It's a considerable number of bugs."
"The GUI user interface could be improved and the login is not very user friendly."
"The stability of the user console and some features could be easier to access."
"We would like to have a simpler version. Some settings and functions on the McAfee console are complex and complicated. I want the management console to be simpler."
"The solution could improve some aspects of detection."
"Some of the documentation is not as straightforward as it could be."
Cisco NGIPS is ranked 4th in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) with 29 reviews while McAfee Network Security Platform is ranked 14th in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) with 3 reviews. Cisco NGIPS is rated 8.2, while McAfee Network Security Platform is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Cisco NGIPS writes "Straightforward licensing with good support, but plagued by stability issues". On the other hand, the top reviewer of McAfee Network Security Platform writes "Effective, with an easy setup and a good dashboard". Cisco NGIPS is most compared with Check Point IPS, Trend Micro TippingPoint Threat Protection System, Fortinet FortiGate IPS, Cisco Sourcefire SNORT and Cisco Secure Network Analytics, whereas McAfee Network Security Platform is most compared with Check Point IPS, Trend Micro TippingPoint Threat Protection System, Fortinet FortiGate IPS, Palo Alto Networks Threat Prevention and Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall. See our Cisco NGIPS vs. McAfee Network Security Platform report.
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