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Cisco Security Cloud Control vs Fortinet FortiGate Cloud comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 2, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Cisco Security Cloud Control
Ranking in Firewall Security Management
13th
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
15
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Fortinet FortiGate Cloud
Ranking in Firewall Security Management
4th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
79
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2025, in the Firewall Security Management category, the mindshare of Cisco Security Cloud Control is 2.2%, up from 1.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is 4.5%, down from 5.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Firewall Security Management Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Fortinet FortiGate Cloud4.5%
Cisco Security Cloud Control2.2%
Other93.3%
Firewall Security Management
 

Featured Reviews

FS
Security Engineer at Metrobank
Automation reduces intervention and speeds up threat prevention
Our primary use case for Cisco Defense Orchestrator is the automation of playbooks. We primarily use it for this purpose to streamline processes The most valuable feature is the automation, as it reduces user intervention and allows us to focus on other tasks. Since the system is automated,…
Rehan Khurram - PeerSpot reviewer
Systems & Network Administrator at Giampaolo Group Inc.
Achieve reliable cloud connectivity while benefiting from competitive pricing
The main advantage of FortiGate Cloud is its reliability, scalability, and pricing. I have deployed FortiGate devices both on-premises and in the cloud, and both are working great. The device is reliable despite being on cloud infrastructure, and the hypervisor part is managed by Azure. This reliability and the easy-to-configure GUI have been significant for our operations. Additionally, I have never faced any hardware malfunctions with these devices.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The ability to see the uptimes on the different VPNs that we have configured for site-to-site."
"We use a lot of image upgrades. We take some 20 devices and then we update everything at once, including the policies. We apply policies for groups. For certain groups, like anti-viruses, we send out policies and apply them to every single device. It's really easy and simple."
"For this product, they are very uncharacteristically interested in resolving whatever issue the customer reports. They're really attentive, and they address whatever we bring up as quickly as they can. That's been a very positive aspect of the product."
"With Cisco Defense Orchestrator, we can manage the complete Cisco Security solution. It provides a simple and centralized way to manage all products."
"When we're looking to the policies, it identifies the shadow rules. It notifies us about anything that will supersede other rules."
"If we have a firewall go down, I can hop into CDO, pull the latest configuration off and apply it. That's really good. It helps save time."
"There are a lot of templates that are already built-in. They give you quick-to-create and quick-to-apply policies that are typically a little more complicated for people."
"The initial setup was straightforward. We spun up the VM onsite. We generated the key that it needed to talk to the Cloud Orchestrator. After that, as I started adding devices, it was relatively quick and easy."
"Fortinet FortiGate Cloud has valuable firewall, SSL VPN, and web filtering features."
"FortiGate Cloud's key features are the user interface and ease of access."
"The template will save time from being wasted on load balancing."
"The solution includes a very stable VPN and IPS."
"The solution works well for remote or branch offices."
"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 main advantage of FortiGate Cloud is its reliability, scalability, and pricing."
"It's quite easy to use, and it's easy to find the necessary information from the web."
 

Cons

"I've found dozens of bugs over the year we've been using it. The more I use it for different things, the more problems I find... Most of the problems have to do with the user interface. A lot of thought and work has gone into the back-end component to make the product do what it's intended to do, but the way it is presented for use hasn't gotten nearly as much thought to make it smart and bug-free."
"We had some MX devices that were blocking Windows Update from happening. We found out it was a Meraki issue, but it would have been nice if it had been flagged for us: "Hey, these updates are failing because the MX is blocking it." It wasn't a huge problem, but there was a loss of our time as well as the fact that the updates didn't get pushed out... It would have been nice if CDO had let us know that that was an issue."
"They can centralize all products and provide a correlation about an incident and the response. They can also provide an on-premises solution. Currently, Cisco Defense Orchestrator is just for cloud deployments, not for on-premises deployments. Customers have to manage it on the cloud. We are based in Vietnam, and most of the customers here prefer to have on-premises deployments. Customers, especially from banking and government sectors, do not prefer to do anything on the cloud. Some of the small enterprises use the cloud."
"CDO doesn't have a report, an official report that I can check daily. It has another module called FTD, but it doesn't have that specifically for ASA. In the reporting, there are a lot of things that aren't there. There is also room for improvement in the daily monitoring."
"It should have more features to manage FirePOWER appliances."
"Cisco Defense Orchestrator should be made more user-friendly overall."
"If I make a change locally to the firewall, CDO gives an alarm or an error message and says there's a change in compliance: "The firewall has this configuration but the last time it was compiled it had that configuration." That view of new changes versus the old could be better... I had to log in manually, locally on the firewall, to check which version, which configuration was actually running. I couldn't see it in CDO."
"Cisco Defense Orchestrator should be made more user-friendly overall. Currently, to use it effectively, one must be specific with the rule set that needs to be set up."
"The console or demonstration tool could be more user friendly."
"There could be more network-related information like interpretation response. All the flows are limited and related to devices, certificates, and switches."
"When we're upgrading, it's sometimes quite challenging, especially firmware. We usually don't upgrade unless we have a bug, and we still feel it's not safe to react instead of being proactive. We often have some delays when updating FortiGuard, too."
"They could improve the product features for telemetry and interoperability with third-party monitoring tools."
"Currently with the solution, if you want to manage more than one FortiGate you have to use a VM, and a VM can control up to 10."
"The only area that requires improvement is the login reports. We aim to integrate it with our local mobile service provider."
"I think the tool has some limitations when one tries to scale up, making it an area where improvements are required."
"Fortinet FortiGate Cloud should improve its pricing. Also, its support is slow in Vietnam."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"If you compare to what is available on the market, they are in the same range with respect to pricing."
"It is covered under the CIsco Enterprise License Agreement (ELA). So, it is licensed and ours."
"I work with a lot of clients, and the price or value of the Cisco Defense Orchestrator can vary from one client to another. If you have a lot of Cisco solutions, the price of the Cisco Defense Orchestrator is justified. Whereas if you have some security components from other vendors, such as Check Point or Palo Alto. This solution would be a pretty expensive proposition considering that they don't integrate with them well."
"After our free trial was done we got a subscription for three years and it was under $3,000 or so. It's part of the EA we already paid for, so I don't know what it would be if it was a la carte."
"It's around £500 per unit for a three-year license."
"It is about a $100 per year for an ASA 5506 firewall, and from there it keeps going up if you have a bigger box. For example, the 5516 is $200 to $300 per year."
"The solution is neither cheap nor expensive."
"The solution is mid-priced when compared to other products."
"The price is over $1,000 USD annually."
"Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is more inexpensive than other vendors."
"The license for Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is annual."
"The license does not include many of the features that are necessary, which means that you have to pay extra for them."
"It's relatively cheap."
"Every year, the product's prices go up and it has been continuing since the past three years. I have seen that the feedback related to the product from our department is that there is always a need for new devices without which there would be no security."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
38%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Performing Arts
6%
Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Financial Services Firm
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise6
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business50
Midsize Enterprise10
Large Enterprise21
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Cisco Defense Orchestrator?
Cisco Defense Orchestrator should be made more user-friendly overall. Currently, to use it effectively, one must be specific with the rule set that needs to be set up. Additionally, I suggest impro...
What is your primary use case for Cisco Defense Orchestrator?
Our primary use case for Cisco Defense Orchestrator is the automation of playbooks. We primarily use it for this purpose to streamline processes.
What advice do you have for others considering Cisco Defense Orchestrator?
Those who want to use Cisco Defense Orchestrator should build their own use case and see if it fits their environment. The most significant benefit for us is the response time because it automates ...
What do you like most about Fortinet FortiGate Cloud?
Fortinet FortiGate Cloud has valuable firewall, SSL VPN, and web filtering features.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Fortinet FortiGate Cloud?
I am very satisfied with the price and licensing cost of Fortinet FortiGate Cloud, rating it an eight out of ten.
What needs improvement with Fortinet FortiGate Cloud?
Some disadvantages include future limitations, issues with FortiAnalyzer, and data residency concerns, which create less control. I think Fortinet FortiGate Cloud could benefit from additional feat...
 

Also Known As

Cisco Defense Orchestrator, CDO
FortiCloud, FortiGate Cloud
 

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Sample Customers

Insurance Company of British Columbia, Shawmut
Black Gold Regional Schools, Amadeus Hospitality, Jefferson County, Chunghwa Telecom, City of Boroondara, Dimension Data
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