Cisco Firepower 4100 Series vs. Fortinet on IBM Cloud

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Cisco Firepower 4100 Series
Score 7.2 out of 10
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The Cisco Firepower 4100 Series’ 1-rack-unit size is presented by the vendodr as ideal at the Internet edge and in high-performance environments. They further state that it shows what’s happening on your network, detects attacks earlier so you can act faster, and reduces management complexity.N/A
Fortinet on IBM Cloud
Score 8.8 out of 10
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IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions automates provisioning and integration of FortiGate appliances, via Fortinet on IBM Cloud.N/A
Pricing
Cisco Firepower 4100 SeriesFortinet on IBM Cloud
Editions & Modules
Firepower 4100
50,000-250,000
per appliance
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Cisco Firepower 4100 SeriesFortinet on IBM Cloud
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Features
Cisco Firepower 4100 SeriesFortinet on IBM Cloud
Firewall
Comparison of Firewall features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Firepower 4100 Series
8.6
Ratings
0% below category average
Fortinet on IBM Cloud
8.7
Ratings
1% above category average
Identification Technologies8.00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Visualization Tools8.00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Content Inspection8.00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Policy-based Controls8.00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Active Directory and LDAP10.00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Firewall Management Console9.00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Reporting and Logging8.00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
VPN10.00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
High Availability10.00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Stateful Inspection10.00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Proxy Server5.50 Ratings8.20 Ratings
User Ratings
Cisco Firepower 4100 SeriesFortinet on IBM Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
7.0
(0 ratings)
9.1
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(0 ratings)
-
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User Testimonials
Cisco Firepower 4100 SeriesFortinet on IBM Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
When we are asked by local partners which security equipment we use we always recommend our Cisco security products. The Firepower firewall is no exception and we can easily recommend this to others who need a fast, secure, and well built system that integrates well with all your existing hardware and software.
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To protect the local network, [FortiGuard] was utilized. To handle communication between networks, FortiWAN was employed. Wi-Fi communication technology, such as FortiAP, was used. As a result of the solution, different business areas now have wireless connectivity. Because it supports simultaneous connections, it can be easily integrated into small and big solutions.
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Pros
  • Policy management in the GUI. I'm old-school, and still create ACLs in the CLI, but using the GUI for this is very nice.
  • Event monitoring and reporting is great, and you can get very granular when it comes to what information you are viewing.
  • I really like the troubleshooting features that are built in, especially the packet tracer and the ability to generate and download a troubleshooting package to review or send to TAC.
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  • Monitoring
  • Communication
  • Security
  • Network
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Cons
  • When deployed as Firepower Threat Defense, configurations cannot be made within the device itself.
  • Troubleshooting can be difficult if the Cisco Firepower 4100 Series firewall is managed by the Cisco Firepower Management Center.
  • There are two operating systems in Cisco Firepower 4100 Series, firmware upgrade process will take a long time.
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  • Sales
  • ITOPS
  • Financial
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Usability
It not easy to understand the different features it offers. Sometimes you need to spend a couple of minutes to implement a change or even open a ticket with cisco tac to figure it out. Once support is on the phone with you they know how to resolve problems. But it's not an intuitive tool
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Alternatives Considered
We switch to Palo Alto due the amount of tickets open with Cisco Firepower 4100 Series. It was taking a great amount of time for our engineers to fix problems. But it was a great tool when it was working as we were expecting. The fact it has a lot of instability on the releases was the deciding factor.
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Although prices are not always affordable, it is a very complete choice that may integrate well with other technologies and gives good technical assistance. Fortinet solutions are ideal for businesses with a significant number of users. It is suggested that you acquire their annual maintenance plan.
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Return on Investment
  • Quickly respond to incidents using vpn remote access
  • VPN L2L used to establish connections with global providers
  • Up to 2000+ vpn access without having performance issues
  • Granular access with policy groups based on the AD user
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  • Return on investment that is acceptable
  • Operating cost reduction
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