We performed a comparison between Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center and FortiGate Cloud-Native Firewall (FortiGate CNF) based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Firewall Security Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The most valuable feature of the Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center is the UTM."
"The solution has a great UI and a policy deployment mechanism, and all the configuration is easily manageable for the firewalls."
"The most valuable features are the Virtual Private Network and the Electronic Control Lists."
"Cisco's support and services are far superior to any other security product in Pakistan."
"It's a fine solution in terms of scalability."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the intrusion prevention system."
"Scalability is not an issue as long as you are able to buy additional licenses. Ten percent of our customers use Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center, and we have large accounts with 50% of their end users behind this firewall."
"The applied policy inside the firewall is good."
"The tool's documentation and online resources availability have been valuable."
"The platform has good stability."
"The focus is on the comprehensive coverage of threats and the reliability of the chosen solution. Ease of use and familiarity are crucial."
"ATP ( Advanced Threat Protection) next-generation firewall is the most valuable feature."
"The solution is very advanced and has good monitoring features."
"The solution can scale well."
"Unlike other products, the FortiGate Cloud-Native Firewall has many features under one appliance."
"The performance of the Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center could be improved."
"I had a challenging time trying to size the firewall on the cloud. Maybe the information is there, but I couldn't find it easily. Usually, it depends on the cloud provider itself, whether you use AWS or Azure. These guys give you the information, so this part is not as detailed."
"Improving the product by incorporating SD-WAN functionality would be highly beneficial, especially for remote offices with limited server and Internet availability."
"Cisco firewalls use old ESR or a Linux system, and there are problems with encryption. When we switch on encryption, the throughput goes down."
"The initial setup is a bit complex."
"The interface is an area that could be improved."
"Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center needs to reduce its price."
"It's not very user-friendly and can be somewhat disorganized."
"They should offer more affordable renewal options or flexible plans for license upgrades."
"The solution is not stable in terms of switching."
"The solution needs to improve on box clustering and IPS configuration."
"There is room for improvement in terms of support."
"There could be more detailed descriptions regarding version upgrades, particularly in terms of the upgrade process."
"I'd like them to add a DNS option for FortiGate."
"The product is very expensive."
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Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center is ranked 7th in Firewall Security Management with 19 reviews while FortiGate Cloud-Native Firewall (FortiGate CNF) is ranked 9th in Firewall Security Management with 7 reviews. Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center is rated 8.0, while FortiGate Cloud-Native Firewall (FortiGate CNF) is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center writes "A stable and reasonably priced product that protects organizations from malware". On the other hand, the top reviewer of FortiGate Cloud-Native Firewall (FortiGate CNF) writes "A reliable and affordable solution that can be used for firewall, IPS, IDS, UTM, routing, and VPNs". Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center is most compared with AWS Firewall Manager, FireMon Security Manager, Palo Alto Networks Panorama and Cisco Defense Orchestrator, whereas FortiGate Cloud-Native Firewall (FortiGate CNF) is most compared with Fortinet FortiGate Cloud and Azure Firewall Manager. See our Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center vs. FortiGate Cloud-Native Firewall (FortiGate CNF) report.
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