We performed a comparison between Cisco Prime and Fortinet FortiGate Cloud based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Network Management Applications solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Cisco Prime allows us to do a lot of functions with the users and it is flexible."
"The solution helps with the management and support of the enterprise network."
"Cisco Prime is user-friendly, so we are comfortable using it."
"Cisco Prime, from a management perspective, has good reporting."
"The installation is easy."
"The most valuable feature of Cisco Prime is the heat map."
"The solution provides data that allows us to time travel through logs and perform remote operations or troubleshooting."
"The interfaces are a valuable feature."
"I have found centralized administration, cloud UI, and visibility and security on all networks valuable features."
"It's easy to use and the fact that I can schedule the report to come to my inbox at set times is very convenient for me."
"The most valuable feature is the inspection. It inspects before we have any traffic stops intrusion."
"The VPN features are the most valuable."
"Fortinet FortiGate Cloud has security features like DDoS protection and UTM."
"FortiGate Cloud boosts productivity because one solution covers all the requirements, features, and management functions. Staff can operate it with less security knowledge, so it decreases the workload of our security specialists. Anyone with training on the console can manage access to users and devices based on standardized structural services."
"We use the solution as a firewall."
"The solution is very easy to use."
"The product's performance monitoring feature could be more intuitive."
"We would like to see the inclusion of detailed alerts."
"The reporting feature of Cisco Prime should be improved."
"If you think about a centralized monitoring system, Cisco Prime is not good because it does not support third-party vendors like Palo Alto or FortiGate."
"Some improvements are needed, specifically in the form of more updates and enhancements."
"It should be able to monitor Palo Alto, Juniper, and Check Point products - not just Cisco solutions."
"The solution has issues with real time monitoring of devices and NetFlow such as inadequate visualization for reports, sources, and destinations."
"Cisco Prime needs to have lower prices and more customization options."
"ACL is an area with shortcomings that needs to be improved."
"It is currently durable, but they may be able to improve it further. They can adapt Cisco technology because of its durability."
"I would like to see a SIEM bundled together with this because customers are looking into better reporting and more proactive security solutions."
"The console or demonstration tool could be more user friendly."
"The robustness of the software could be improved."
"It would be much better if Fortinet FortiGate Cloud allowed third-party integrations like multi factor-authentication."
"The interface and dashboards should improve in Fortinet FortiGate Cloud. Other solutions have better graphical interfaces."
"Fortinet should simplify the licensing model. It's too complex for decision-makers to choose from the range of options. Handling the pricing model is a nightmare, so it's difficult to sell the solution."
Cisco Prime is ranked 2nd in Network Management Applications with 35 reviews while Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is ranked 5th in Firewall Security Management with 55 reviews. Cisco Prime is rated 7.8, while Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Cisco Prime writes "Robust, cost-effective, and provides good visibility, but the scalability could improve". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fortinet FortiGate Cloud writes "Useful for routing and cloud security purposes but needs to incorporate XDR capabilities ". Cisco Prime is most compared with Cisco DNA Center, SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager, Aruba Airwave, Huawei eSight and HPE Intelligent Management Center, whereas Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is most compared with Fortinet FortiManager, AWS Firewall Manager, Palo Alto Networks Panorama, FortiGate Cloud-Native Firewall (FortiGate CNF) and Fortinet FortiPortal. See our Cisco Prime vs. Fortinet FortiGate Cloud report.
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