We performed a comparison between Cisco Sourcefire SNORT and Fortinet FortiWeb based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Darktrace, Vectra AI, Check Point Software Technologies and others in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS)."Cisco technical support is unbeatable. It offers a premium service every time."
"The solution is rather easy to use."
"The solution can be integrated with some network electors like Cisco Stealthwatch, Cisco ISE, and Active Directory to provide the client with authentication certificates."
"It simplifies the configuration process by offering pre-defined base configurations, including security and connectivity settings."
"The product is inexpensive compared to leading brands such as Palo Alto or Fortinet."
"The solution is stable."
"The URL filtering is very good and you can create a group for customized URLs."
"The whole solution is very good, and stable."
"One main feature we are very happy about is file security and upload functionality."
"What we like about Fortinet FortiWeb is it has all the features. We use all of them, so we have to turn on all the options."
"If I need something from tech support, I can get it answered within the hour."
"Fortinet FortiWeb is priced well."
"We were able to protect our web servers from outside attacks."
"The most valuable feature is that this product represents a whole solution, including a WAF, and even anti-defacements."
"Auto Learn feature: Makes policy additions or deletions for my customers very simple"
"The valuable feature of Fortinet FortiWeb vulnerability scanner"
"There are problems setting up VPNs for some regions."
"I would like to have analytics included in the suite."
"Integration with other components — even Cisco's own products — can be enhanced to improve administrative experience."
"The solution's approach to managing traffic blocking is confusing and impractical."
"The implementation could be a bit easier."
"If the price is brought down then everybody will be happy."
"The pricing needs to be improved. We have lots of low-budget clients around us. Budget constraints are always a deterrent in our market."
"With the next release, I would like to see some PBR, so that you can do the configuration with the features."
"The Layer 7 DDoS attacks need improvement, it could be better."
"It is not entirely user-friendly."
"The upgrade process could be a bit smoother."
"FortiWeb does not exist in a cloud-based form. Its only available for deployment as a virtual appliance on AWS and Azure IaaS platforms. Because of the trend to WAF environments, it would be good to have it as a SaaS. Also, FortiWeb would be more competitive if it combined WAF and DDoS protection."
"Their documentation is fairly complete, but it's sometimes a little bit difficult to search for exactly what you're looking for to resolve an issue. There have been times when we've gone to try to search for areas that we needed to get information on, and it has not always been extremely clear exactly how a particular thing needs to be set up."
"F5 and some other firewalls are easier to customize. FortiWeb could be more flexible and customizable. The documentation could also be improved because many of the advanced features aren't fully documented."
"They could improve their support a little bit for faster response time."
"The product’s stability could be improved."
Cisco Sourcefire SNORT is ranked 13th in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) with 18 reviews while Fortinet FortiWeb is ranked 4th in Web Application Firewall (WAF) with 83 reviews. Cisco Sourcefire SNORT is rated 7.6, while Fortinet FortiWeb is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Cisco Sourcefire SNORT writes "An IPS solution for security and protection but lacks stability". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fortinet FortiWeb writes "Cost-effective, easy to configure, and works very well as a single solution for multiple environments". Cisco Sourcefire SNORT is most compared with Fortinet FortiGate IPS, Cisco NGIPS, Check Point IPS, Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention and KerioControl, whereas Fortinet FortiWeb is most compared with F5 Advanced WAF, Fortinet FortiADC, AWS WAF, Azure Web Application Firewall and Imperva Web Application Firewall.
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