Cisco Defense Orchestrator vs. FortiManager

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Cisco Defense Orchestrator
Score 9.9 out of 10
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Cisco Defense Orchestrator helps the user consistently manage policies across Cisco security products. It is a cloud-based application that cuts through complexity to save time and keep your organization protected against the latest threats.N/A
FortiManager
Score 8.0 out of 10
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FortiManager delivers unified management for consistent security across complex hybrid environments, providing protection against security threats. Key benefits include accelerated zero-touch provisioning with best-practice templates for deployment at scale of SD-WAN and streamlined workflows between the Fortinet Security Fabric and integrations with 500+ ecosystem partners.N/A
Pricing
Cisco Defense OrchestratorFortiManager
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Cisco Defense OrchestratorFortiManager
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Features
Cisco Defense OrchestratorFortiManager
Firewall Security Management
Comparison of Firewall Security Management features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Defense Orchestrator
7.3
3 Ratings
12% below category average
FortiManager
7.4
1 Ratings
11% below category average
Policy planning and rule management9.13 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Automated Policy Orchestration7.33 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Device Discovery7.33 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Policy Compliance Auditing7.33 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Attack Path Simulation Testing4.62 Ratings00 Ratings
Anomalous Event or Behavior Deviation6.42 Ratings00 Ratings
Vulnerability Scans9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Firewall Rule Cleanup7.33 Ratings5.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
Cisco Defense OrchestratorFortiManager
Likelihood to Recommend
9.1
(3 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
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Availability
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
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Ease of integration
9.0
(1 ratings)
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User Testimonials
Cisco Defense OrchestratorFortiManager
Likelihood to Recommend
Cisco
Cisco Defense Orchestrator is an ideal software to easily manage firewalls at the enterprise level, as well as to implement security policies that allow the corporate infrastructure to remain free of threats that can put at risk all the devices that are handled on a daily basis. For example, it is ideal for preventing network intrusions, since it has the ability to block malware and any suspicious activity. In addition, the fact that it is based on a single console provides the benefit of keeping all devices under view and thus preventing any threat in the simplest way.
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Fortinet
FortiManager is well suited for larger organizations which require unified configurations and IT departments that need quick turn around on firewall related tickets. I believe MSPs can also benefit with the use of the VDOM feature, if strict separation between clients is needed. FortiManager wouldn't be ideal for 1-3 site operations, unless their configurations are extremely complex or have a high number of active users.
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Pros
Cisco
  • Upgrade OS
  • Manage changes at scale
  • Group like configurations
  • Clone configs for other firewalls
  • Migrate from on prem to cloud
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Fortinet
  • Centralized FortiGate FW Management in a single console
  • Available physical, virtual, or cloud deployment
  • Single console for next-generation FW features
  • Multiple Administrative Domains
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Cons
Cisco
  • Better templates like pushing config. when a particular firewall checks in with CDO.
  • Compliance checking for configurations would be great. For example: make sure http is shut and https is open.
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Fortinet
  • Various bugs: The software is buggy, and if you don't have a good understanding of it's underlaying operation, you can get confused or stuck when pushing a configuration. There are lots of little quirks you will have to learn, which are not described in any documentation.
  • Conflict resolution: Occasionally, during larger changes, bringing new devices in, pushing a config will fail due to dependencies, conflicts, or other software bugs. This is somewhat time consuming because the error messages provided aren't descriptive
  • CLI Options: Some configuration changes require creating scripts that execute on each device, and can't be done via the GUI
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Likelihood to Renew
Cisco
I give this score because I believe that Cisco Defense Orchestrator helps our company to be resilient, this is because this software is also focused on offering security resilience at the enterprise level, that is, through its features such as high visibility, acceleration of threat detection and response, simple management, and end-to-end protection. By having it, it is more feasible to avoid disasters or risks in the devices that are handled daily and of course avoid data loss and, given this, be able to recover quickly if something happens.
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Fortinet
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Reliability and Availability
Cisco
I believe that Cisco Defense Orchestrator is available when needed, this solution has allowed the security team to have better productivity thanks to the fact that their workflow is less intense because they can carry out their tasks with the help of this software, in addition to the presence If there is an error, they can be overcome quickly because their support team is efficient.
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Fortinet
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Implementation Rating
Cisco
Cisco Defense Orchestrator is a software that is easy to implement, although knowledge is required for it, but if you do not have it, going to its valuable support team is very helpful. If done knowingly, this process can take less than two hours. Having a simple implementation is a valuable feature because it saves time and expense.
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Fortinet
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Alternatives Considered
Cisco
We used the on box management platform. This required API usage for automating things. It was not scalable and a lot of features are not there. There are platforms like manage engine, but they are not Cisco FP native and had limitations as well.
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Fortinet
FortiManager is the best choice for managing numerous FortiGate firewalls. It allows for easy integration into ServiceNow and automates simple repetitive tasks that are very straightforward. Role-based access control is easy to enable and you can get quite granular with user permissions. Administrative Domains help segregate firewall management and compliance within the FortiManager console, by almost any classification method that makes sense to your organization.
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Return on Investment
Cisco
  • Much faster management.
  • Can access firewall without having to go on site if the VPN tunnel is down.
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Fortinet
  • Significant reduction in new firewall deployment turn around time, 50% reduction
  • Reduction in time spent on website access related IT support tickets. Avg 5 minutes from response to close
  • Reduction in time spent by IT team for setting up WFH employees to allow working over SSL VPN.
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