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FortiGate
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Feature Set Ratings
- Fortinet FortiGate ranks higher in 1 feature set: Firewall
Firewall
7.7
Cisco Firepower 1000 Series
77%

9.1
FortiGate
91%
Fortinet FortiGate ranks higher in 11/11 features
Fortinet FortiGate ranks higher in 11/11 features
Identification Technologies
7.7
77%
29 Ratings

9.1
91%
34 Ratings
Visualization Tools
6.6
66%
28 Ratings

8.9
89%
33 Ratings
Content Inspection
7.6
76%
28 Ratings

8.5
85%
35 Ratings
Policy-based Controls
8.1
81%
31 Ratings

9.0
90%
36 Ratings
Active Directory and LDAP
7.4
74%
27 Ratings

9.2
92%
34 Ratings
Firewall Management Console
7.4
74%
30 Ratings

9.4
94%
36 Ratings
Reporting and Logging
7.0
70%
31 Ratings

8.7
87%
36 Ratings
VPN
8.6
86%
26 Ratings

9.6
96%
36 Ratings
High Availability
8.3
83%
30 Ratings

9.3
93%
31 Ratings
Stateful Inspection
8.4
84%
27 Ratings

9.2
92%
33 Ratings
Proxy Server
N/A
0 Ratings

8.9
89%
26 Ratings
Attribute Ratings
- Fortinet FortiGate is rated higher in 4 areas: Likelihood to Recommend, Usability, Performance, Support Rating
Likelihood to Recommend
7.7
Cisco Firepower 1000 Series
77%
31 Ratings

9.1
FortiGate
91%
62 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew
Cisco Firepower 1000 Series
N/A
0 Ratings

9.9
FortiGate
99%
4 Ratings
Usability
8.0
Cisco Firepower 1000 Series
80%
4 Ratings

10.0
FortiGate
100%
6 Ratings
Availability
Cisco Firepower 1000 Series
N/A
0 Ratings

10.0
FortiGate
100%
4 Ratings
Performance
8.2
Cisco Firepower 1000 Series
82%
26 Ratings

10.0
FortiGate
100%
2 Ratings
Support Rating
7.9
Cisco Firepower 1000 Series
79%
31 Ratings

8.8
FortiGate
88%
49 Ratings
In-Person Training
Cisco Firepower 1000 Series
N/A
0 Ratings

10.0
FortiGate
100%
1 Rating
Implementation Rating
Cisco Firepower 1000 Series
N/A
0 Ratings

8.0
FortiGate
80%
8 Ratings
Product Scalability
Cisco Firepower 1000 Series
N/A
0 Ratings

9.8
FortiGate
98%
2 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
Cisco Firepower 1000 Series
Cisco Firepower 1000 Series is best and required for every organization. It will give you more control [over] incoming and outgoing traffic and more visibility on user traffic. Sandbox is one of the best features [that] provides you [with] deep-level packet scans and gives you multilayered security. It can stop any malware attack on your organization. The support of Cisco is very fast and lots of documentation are available on the Cisco website.
Executive System Admin
MattsenKumar LLCInformation Technology & Services, 501-1000 employees
FortiGate
For FortiGate Firewall, the basic functionality and requirement is met easily as Fortigate is among market leaders in NGFW. There are some extra points that inclined us to use Fortigate as our main Firewall. [Fortinet]Fortigate has a very well refined and functional SD-WAN solution when it comes to load balancing for normal Internet Traffic. SD-WAN - Load balancing of Internet traffic is a USP of Fortigate and makes it stand tall in the competition. Be it 3 or more Internet Links, multiple Subnets/segments of users to distribute and bandwidth load balancing for links and users. SLA based monitoring of Internet Links / MPLS links, makes it even better to choose the links on the basis of performance (Latency, packet loss, Jitter etc). SSL VPN configuration - The deep CLI-level debugging is also very helpful in troubleshooting. Type of tunnel can be easily configured - Full Tunnel or Split Tunnel for SSL. Though, I think Fortigate is one of the best options for small and mid-sized organizations, there are some areas for improvement. First, the CLI interface is very hard to adapt as the commands and directory hierarchy is very different for common syntax and standards.

Verified User
Administrator in Information Technology
Computer Software Company, 501-1000 employeesPros
Cisco Firepower 1000 Series
- My organization is all Cisco and wants to stay in the Cisco life cycle, Firepower 1000 series is great for small to medium-size office.
- Very robust enterprise-grade security solution with updated threat features to handle any current and upcoming threats. The solution is backed by Cisco to ensure constant security updates. Integrated AnyConnect remote client VPN is a big plus to allow for secure remote workers access. Easier to set up a site to site VPN due to the large user base and case studies published on integrating to other manufacturer solutions.

Verified User
Team Lead in Information Technology
Information Technology & Services Company, 501-1000 employeesFortiGate
- It is the most reliable NGFW that we have ever been touch with it.
- You can easily upgrade the firewall cluster firmware without user attention!!!
- User IDentity based feature is fantastic and intrusion prevention just works with least false-positive possible.
- Very reachfull and intuitive GUI, just love it
Network Administrator
CalSpas - Lloyd's Material SupplyRecreational Facilities & Services, 501-1000 employees
Cons
Cisco Firepower 1000 Series
- ACLS in gui are PIA cant see object details
- Objects in ACLs dont show IP addresses
- Have to renames every object to name+ip to make acl GUI useable
- Speed to data can use improvement.
- Health warnings should allow you to resolve you have to dig n search in some cases.

Verified User
Director in Information Technology
Hospitality Company, 5001-10,000 employeesFortiGate
- When we switched to Fortinet Fortigate, it took some time getting used to and become familiar with the new interface. Being used to strictly command-line interfaces, a full GUI-based firewall was something brand new. Careful planning had to be done when creating rules to ensure we didn't miss anything. However, once we got used to the new GUI interface, going from one Fortinet product to another was simple, as Fortinet used the same interface for all of its devices.

Verified User
C-Level Executive in Information Technology
Government Administration Company, 51-200 employeesPricing Details
Cisco Firepower 1000 Series
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
$0 per appliance
Cisco Firepower 1000 Series Editions & Modules
Edition
Firepower 1000 | 1,000-5,0001 |
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- per appliance
Additional Pricing Details
—FortiGate
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—FortiGate Editions & Modules
—
Additional Pricing Details
FortiGate pricing starts at $250 for home office use, up to $300,000 for large enterprise appliances. Must contact sales team for pricing.Likelihood to Renew
Cisco Firepower 1000 Series
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
FortiGate
FortiGate 9.9
Based on 4 answers
Fortinet's products have kept improving with new software releases and they continue to deliver great value. Their support is also very good. I believe that as a small enterprise, their products have given us competitive advantage delivering features and functionality that enable us to innovate and do things better. They also continue to be a leader in the markets they serve.
Manager, IT Operations
Cidel Bank & Trust IncFinancial Services, 51-200 employees
Usability
Cisco Firepower 1000 Series
Cisco Firepower 1000 Series 8.0
Based on 4 answers
Firepowers are secure, reliable, central management and configuration is easy and they fit in well with our existing Cisco infrastructure. Good feature set and support. Good management and control with chassis manager and central control with additional Firepower Management Centre.

Verified User
Team Lead in Information Technology
Financial Services Company, 1001-5000 employeesFortiGate
FortiGate 10.0
Based on 6 answers
The user interface shared among many simultaneous users is very easy to get around. With shared favorites among users, most tasks are easily bookmarked and can quickly be found and edited. Their strategy for web filter integration is easy to understand and manage as well. With some general direction, setup and maintenance were easy to do and easy to teach others in the organization to do as well.
IS Director
City of Hot SpringsGovernment Administration, 501-1000 employees
Reliability and Availability
Cisco Firepower 1000 Series
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
FortiGate
FortiGate 10.0
Based on 4 answers
We had didn't any hardware failures at our two main office locations and upgraded our units last year after using them for about 5-6 years
Manager, IT Operations
Cidel Bank & Trust IncFinancial Services, 51-200 employees
Performance
Cisco Firepower 1000 Series
Cisco Firepower 1000 Series 8.2
Based on 26 answers
Great performance even on the lower end model of the series. You can push a lot of traffic through these devices without much performance impact. If you decide you want to inspect encrypted traffic however, you may take a big hit on the cpu and memory of the box, but they still manage to keep up even with all the bells and whistles turned on.

Verified User
Analyst in Information Technology
Government Administration Company, 501-1000 employeesFortiGate
FortiGate 10.0
Based on 2 answers
Good performance and really good integration. We have integration with Microsoft AD.
Supervisor IT Operations
Laureate International UniversitiesEducation Management, 10,001+ employees
Support Rating
Cisco Firepower 1000 Series
Cisco Firepower 1000 Series 7.9
Based on 31 answers
I have had troubles with Firepower Management Center and the FTD's in the past. Sticking to a Gold Star image and upgrading when the "bugs" are fixed is great. That still doesn't mean you are left vulnerable though. The extra features are just not enabled yet. Great product and calling support is readily available for any issue.
Sr. Network Architect
CernerHospital & Health Care, 10,001+ employees
FortiGate
FortiGate 8.8
Based on 49 answers
We live in Turkey. Fortinet's Turkey office [dealt] constantly with us in our every problem or our experience. In addition, global support teams also supported every ticket we opened in every problem we encountered. They support innovative approaches and evaluate and offer solutions. In this context, they were very supportive of the problems we encountered in previous versions.
Senior Security Supervisor
N11.comRetail, 201-500 employees
In-Person Training
Cisco Firepower 1000 Series
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
FortiGate
FortiGate 10.0
Based on 1 answer
I received it a couple years afters use it and it was just to confirm my knowledge about the tool.
Supervisor IT Operations
Laureate International UniversitiesEducation Management, 10,001+ employees
Implementation Rating
Cisco Firepower 1000 Series
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
FortiGate
FortiGate 8.0
Based on 8 answers
Make sure that you have the most current version of FortiOS. Make sure all Fortigates are on the same version
Systems Architect
Browns Hill Engineering and ControlsMechanical or Industrial Engineering, 51-200 employees
Alternatives Considered
Cisco Firepower 1000 Series
TALOS for us was one of the deal makers for Cisco. We liked it and that made us choose Cisco over others. Moreover, Cisco support is above all vendors in the market. We have all Cisco in our infrastructure so integration and support were very critical for us and that was the deciding factor.

Verified User
Consultant in Information Technology
Information Technology & Services Company, 1001-5000 employeesFortiGate
[Fortinet] FortiGate is not only cost effective but it gives the comprehensive security against the APT attacks and gives the complete traffic visibility and granular control. You can easily create the VDOMs (Virtual firewall) within a Fortigate firewall and customize the dashboard as per your requirement if you have multiple VDOMs within a single firewall.
Shift Supervisor
MattsenKumar LLCInformation Technology & Services, 501-1000 employees
Scalability
Cisco Firepower 1000 Series
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
FortiGate
FortiGate 9.8
Based on 2 answers
My environments are pretty small (less than 100 users per location) so no issues here.
Manager, IT Operations
Cidel Bank & Trust IncFinancial Services, 51-200 employees
Return on Investment
Cisco Firepower 1000 Series
- We have seen improved throughput on our internet.
- It took several attempts with Cisco engineers to configure the device; it requires a deep set of knowledge to set up in a more complicated environment.
- This will allow us to move forward with a more stable and configurable environment with security available we didn't have before.

Verified User
Manager in Information Technology
Hospital & Health Care Company, 51-200 employeesFortiGate
- Fortigates have an interesting bundle model for support and subscription services that make it an attractive option to deploy Firewall, IDS, Ant-virus, anti-SPAM in a single device. The cost of the bundle is pretty much what you pay for the device, not requiring huge expenditures on it's time to renew the hardware.
Information Technology Manager
Corporation of the Township of EsquimaltGovernment Administration, 51-200 employees