We performed a comparison between Cisco Secure Firewall and Huawei NGFW based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Firewalls solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The multi-tenancy feature is most valuable. It integrates very well with FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer."
"The solution is extremely reliable."
"Its administrative panel is very intuitive and simple. It is simpler than the other solutions that we had. As an administrator, we are always looking for the easiest solution to manage network policies. We are able to filter everything on our network and also use the VPN feature, which is important these days when people are working remotely during COVID."
"It can expand easily."
"The most valuable features are that it is very simple to configure and to manage."
"The most valuable feature of Fortinet FortiGate is URL filtering."
"Fortinet FortiGate's most valuable features are ease of use, flexibility, and most of the configuration we can be done using the GUI. When we compare Fortinet FortiGate with other solutions the firewall policy are very easy to understand."
"The most valuable features are the possibility of having one fabric for switching on security."
"The GUI is among the most valuable features,"
"They provide DDoS protection and multi-factor authentication. That is a good option as it enables work-from-home functionality."
"The most valuable feature we have found to be the VPN because we use it often."
"The high-availability and remote VPN features are most valuable."
"The return on investment is not going to be restricted to just the box... Now, these genres have been expanded to cyber, to third-party integrations, having integrated logging, having integrated micro and macro segmentations. The scope has been widened, so the ROI, eventually, has multiplied."
"The deep packet inspection is useful, but the most useful feature is application awareness. You can filter on the app rather than on a static TCP port."
"The IPS, as well as the malware features, are the two things that we use the most and they're very valuable."
"The most valuable feature of Cisco Secure Firewall is its ease of configuration and that it's scalable for firewalls and VPNs."
"We make use of the new data center, specifically the containerized data center which is built and reviewed by Huawei, including all the device's infrastructure."
"The solution's initial setup process is easy."
"The user interface is very, very good."
"I had no difficulty using the Huawei NGFW."
"The security is good. It's as effective as anything else on the market."
"I am impressed with the product's antivirus features, strong encryption, policy implementation and easier installation."
"It enables us to configure different policies and restrictions for specific users within the same subnet."
"The support for the solution has been excellent. If we ever had an issue they would send an engineer to help us with our problem."
"In the balance between links feature normally you can just choose one option to balance. It would be better for the solution to have more than one option, preferably three."
"The solution could have licensing fees reduced in the future."
"The support is the main thing that needs to be improved."
"The cloud features and integration could be improved."
"FortiGate support could do some improvements on their IPv6 configuration. Right now it's still in the very early stage for utilizing in an enterprise level network environment."
"It should provide better visibility over the network and more information in the form of reports for the end users. Its installation should also be easier."
"I think there could be more QoS features"
"In the next release, maybe the documentation on how to use this solution could be improved."
"If they want to add better features to the current Cisco ASA, they can start by increasing the encryption. That is the only thing they need to improve."
"Licensing is complex, and I'd like it to be simplified. This is an area for improvement."
"There was an error in the configuration, related to our uplink switches, that caused us to contact technical support, and it took a very long time to resolve the issue."
"Cisco suffers from some integration issues with other products... There is a problem with the Cisco Catalyst Switches in terms of assembling bursts and having them interact properly with the Cisco Firepower."
"The stability and the product features have to really be worked on."
"Its user interface is good, but it could be better. Currently, you have to know what to do before you can manage a device. If you don't know what to do, you can mess things up. There are some devices that are easier, such as FortiGate. The user interface of FortiGate is more intuitive. It is very easy to log in and configure things."
"You shouldn't have to use the ASDM to help manage the client."
"If I want to activate IPS features on it, I have to buy another license. If I want Cisco AnyConnect, I have to buy another license. That's where we have challenges."
"One issue is integration. Huawei can't detect Indicators of Compromise (IoC). I can get a lot of information about security, but can't automatically input the EP, domain URL, and file hashes I get from Hackersworld into my blocklist."
"The WAF capability in the Huawei Firewall is missing."
"The solution isn't cheap. It's market price."
"The solution could be cheaper."
"With the Huawei firewall, none of the features comes at the top. We found out later that customer support is really not good. For this firewall, because of our customers' routine, for example, every six months they'll do a penetration test to find weaknesses. So whenever they came up with VAPT reports, they are looking to Huawei for help. I think that's basically because it's a different culture. Chinese culture and our culture is different. They have always tried to help find some excuses or say some other things that cannot help you solve the problem immediately."
"The solution could be more secure and have better integration."
"The documentation needs to be improved. When they retire old models, they also retire the documentation. However, if you are still using an older model, you still need access to that documentation. And yet, they go ahead and removed it. It's gone. You are therefore stuck with a device with no documentation and technical support that isn't very helpful as they also remove support assistance as well."
"The solution requires a more interactive dashboard. That would make it easier than playing with configurations the way we have to now."
Cisco Secure Firewall is ranked 4th in Firewalls with 404 reviews while Huawei NGFW is ranked 30th in Firewalls with 18 reviews. Cisco Secure Firewall is rated 8.2, while Huawei NGFW is rated 7.2. The top reviewer of Cisco Secure Firewall writes "Highlights and helps us catch Zero-day vulnerabilities traveling across our network". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Huawei NGFW writes "A scalable and easy-to-setup product that can be used to configure different policies for specific users". Cisco Secure Firewall is most compared with Palo Alto Networks WildFire, Netgate pfSense, Meraki MX and Sophos XG, whereas Huawei NGFW is most compared with Netgate pfSense, Meraki MX, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Palo Alto Networks VM-Series and Sophos XG. See our Cisco Secure Firewall vs. Huawei NGFW report.
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