We performed a comparison between Cisco Secure Firewall, Fortinet FortiGate, and Palo Alto Networks WildFire based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Netgate, Fortinet, OPNsense and others in Firewalls."I like the way Firepower presents the data. It gives you two classifications for the evidence, something based on the priority of the evidence and another classification based on the impact of the evidence in your environment. This makes it very easy to spot the evidence that is most impactful to my environment. Instead of having to go through all the evidence based on that priority, I can focus on the evidence that has the most impact on my environment."
"I have experience with URL filtering, and it is very good for URL filtering. You can filter URLs based on the categories, and it does a good job. It can also do deep packet inspection."
"The features I found most valuable in this solution, are the overall security features."
"I haven't had any major problems so I haven't had to open a ticket with technical support."
"For companies prioritizing security, the optimal choice is one that offers a range of feeds to cater to diverse needs. This is particularly crucial for organizations implementing DDoS mitigation. The preferred solutions typically align with the top server vendors, with Cisco, Forti, and Barracuda consistently ranking among the top three vendors we collaborate with."
"The initial setup is easy."
"The ASDM (Adaptive Security Device Manager) which is the graphical user interface, works out, and Cisco keeps it current."
"We moved from a legacy firewall to the ASA with FirePOWER, increasing our Internet Edge defense dramatically."
"Easy to use support and licensing portal as well as activation process."
"I am "headache free" that I don't have to categorize all the websites and that security has been pre categorized by the people, and that the services are getting updated. At least one part of my problem is over."
"Initial setup is easy to configure."
"Good load balancing feature."
"We can detect any attack of viruses or malware at the first point of contact."
"Fortinet FortiGate is user-friendly and affordable."
"Security management tool that's easy to integrate and easy to work with. No issues found with its stability and scalability."
"This is an easy solution to deploy."
"The solution is easy to use and the Panorama feature is good. The software management or the malware blocking and some authentication management system are good."
"The analysis is very fast."
"The scalability is acceptable."
"We get support in the free version."
"It helps us when segmenting and securing the network and all sort of technologies, all sort of next generation needs. It's next generation phases of firewall like anti-virus, sandboxing, wifi, and VPN."
"I love the idea of Palo Alto Networks WildFire. It's more geared toward preventing malware. If someone's laptop or phone is malware-infected, the tool prevents it from uploading valuable corporate data outside the corporate network. That's what I love about Palo Alto Networks WildFire. It stops malware in its tracks."
"The most valuable feature is the Automatic Verdict, to recognize whether something is a threat, or not."
"The most valuable feature is the improved security that it offers."
"The only drawback of the user interface is when it comes to policies. When you open it and click on the policies, you have to move manually left and right if you want to see the whole field within the cell. Checkpoint has a very detailed user interface."
"I would like to see them release a patch for ASAv with cross-platform FirePower integration."
"In my experience, a number of engineers get tunnel vision with devices. This is exacerbated by vendors fostering a silo mentality in disciplines."
"The ability to integrate (as options) all-in-one features -- like anti-spam, anti-virus, etc."
"It will be nice if they had what you traditionally would use a web application scanner for. If the solution could take a deeper look into HTTP and HTTPS traffic, that would be nice."
"Antivirus features must be integrated for end user security."
"The phishing emails could be improved."
"The integration between the on-prem proxy world and the cloud proxy would benefit us. One single policy setting would make sense."
"Currently, without the additional reporting module, we only have access to basic reporting."
"The solution could be more secure and stable."
"Bandwidth usage in reporting could be improved for Fortinet FortiGate."
"The pricing could be a bit better, especially when you consider how they have the most basic offering priced."
"In the next release, I would like to see the interface simplified to be more user-friendly."
"There are some cloud-based features that could be much more flexible than they currently are."
"I don't like that anything more than very basic reporting is not included."
"Price, of course, can always be more competitive or better."
"There are some formats that the solution cannot support ."
"In the future, I would like to see more automation in the reporting."
"The support is good but they could be faster."
"The cost of the solution is excessively high."
"The deployment model could be better."
"The automation and responsiveness need improvement."
"Any enhancements should likely be focused on the firewall appliance to further strengthen overall security capabilities, such as refining app and user identity features."
"The cost of this solution could still be improved, in particular, giving product discounts for charitable causes."