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Cisco Secure Firewall

Composite Score

8.1 /10

CX Score

8.3 /10

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What is Cisco Secure Firewall?

The Cisco UTMs are all-in-one solution that offer flexible Internet redundancy, comprehensive security, and very easy-to-use configuration flows. Secure Firewall helps you plan, prioritize, close gaps, and recover from disaster—stronger. Unify security across your high-performing data centers, providing superior visibility and efficiency.

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Awards & Recognition

Cisco Secure Firewall won the following awards in the Next Generation Firewall category

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3 Top Rated Capabilities

5 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2025

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

2024

2 Top Rated Capabilities

4 Top Rated Features

2024

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023

Conflict Resolution

2023

Cisco Secure Firewall Ratings

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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

87 Likeliness to Recommend

97 Plan to Renew

1
Since last award

80 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+89 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Cisco Secure Firewall?

1% Negative

6% Neutral

93% Positive

Pros

Respectful
Trustworthy
Security Protects
Reliable

Feature Ratings

Average 81

Advanced Threat Protection

Virtual Private Network

Deep Packet Inspection

Application Control

Network Access Control

Encrypted Data Control

Web Content Filtering

Virtual Firewall

Identity Based Control

Vulnerability Detection

Off Premise Cloud Firewalls

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 79

Quality of Features

Business Value Created

Vendor Support

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Data Integration

Breadth of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Availability and Quality of Training

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization

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Cisco Secure Firewall Reviews

Omkar P.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2025

Strong Threat Intelligence & Reliable Performance

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Cisco Secure Firewall from other similar products?

Cisco has better security intelligence, network discovery, more NGIPS rules, advanced VPN options, and easy troubleshooting, ensuring strong security with high performance

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Uses Cisco Talos for real-time threat detection and works well with other products like Cisco SecureX, Cisco Umbrella, AMP, ISE and AD

What do you dislike most about this product?

Complex Management, FMC is difficult for beginners, expensive licensing and hardware costs and signature updates and new features are slower than competitors

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Before buying you can test all features with a 90-day demo license. This helps you decide if it's worth the high hardware and license costs, based on your company’s size and needs

Pros

Reliable
Enables Productivity
Unique Features
Effective Service

rabih a.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Engineering
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2023

Effective and well built product!

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Cisco Secure Firewall from other similar products?

Cisco firewalls are hard to use but once you learn how to use the CLI and GUI, it will be less complicated than any other firewall

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Easy for building tunnels and create rules in a very simple way.

What do you dislike most about this product?

log dashboard and gui features are kinda old. But they do the job right.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I personally worked with multiple firewalls. Cisco is the simplest so far between all of them and the most effective one and responds quickly.

Pros

Respectful
Client's Interest First
Security Protects
Reliable

Cons

Charges for Enhancements
Leverages Incumbent Status

Gokul V.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Finance
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jun 2023

The Obvious Leader in Next-Gen Security Solutions

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Cisco Secure Firewall from other similar products?

As a leader in various solution lines, including NGFW, Cisco Firewall stands out. It differentiates itself with industry-leading security features, comprehensive threat knowledge, and advanced high-level network protection. With a focus on integration, scalability, and simplified management, along with highly skilled TAC and Smartnet offerings, Cisco Secure Firewall provides a robust defense against evolving cyber threats while offering seamless connectivity and granular control. Its extensive partner ecosystem and trusted reputation make it the top choice for industries seeking a reliable and effective firewall solution.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

- The advanced security features and knowledge in the cyber industry. - Excellent performance with threat intel - Fantastic TAC support and advanced Smartnet services.

What do you dislike most about this product?

one of the aspects that I see is related to complex price structure, which can be perceived as monopolistic in the market. As a Technology professional who follow Cisco for many years, I would recommend Cisco consider more flexible pricing options to accommodate a wider range of organizations and budgets.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If you are considering buying a Next-generation firewall solution with all the required features and functionalities, leverage the best security solution in the market from the leader - Cisco. The extensive resources and support provided by Cisco are unmatchable.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

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Awards & Recognition

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

Cisco Secure Firewall Ratings

87 Likeliness to Recommend

97 Plan to Renew

1 Since last award

80 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+89 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Cisco Secure Firewall?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Advanced Threat Protection ATP refers to a category of security solutions that defend against sophisticated malware or hacking-based attacks targeting sensitive data.

Virtual Private Network Offers IPSEC (for site-to-site tunnels) and SSL VPN (for remote access) options.

Deep Packet Inspection Control and enforcement of protocols including industrial protocols.

Application Control The solution provides ICAP support, anti-circumvention support, and an auto-record function of all traffic session details.

Network Access Control Endpoint integration to ensure each connecting device has appropriate security.

Encrypted Data Control Native decryption and re-encryption of SSL and SFTP traffic for thorough inspection.

Web Content Filtering Restrictive filtering of web surfing to limit exposure to harmful and inappropriate sites.

Virtual Firewall A VF runs entirely within a virtual environment and provides packet filtering and monitoring provided by a physical firewalls

Identity Based Control Mapping of specific security policies to defined user groups and individuals.

Vulnerability Detection Detection of vulnerabilities on hosts through traffic analysis.

Off Premise Cloud Firewalls Firewall features offered as a service at lower cost and scalable infrastructure

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

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Cisco Secure Firewall Reviews

Omkar P.

Strong Threat Intelligence & Reliable Performance

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

rabih a.

Effective and well built product!

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

Gokul V.

The Obvious Leader in Next-Gen Security Solutions

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Advanced Threat Protection

Virtual Private Network

Deep Packet Inspection

Application Control

Network Access Control

Encrypted Data Control

Web Content Filtering

Virtual Firewall

Identity Based Control

Vulnerability Detection

Off Premise Cloud Firewalls

Vendor Capability Ratings

Quality of Features

Business Value Created

Vendor Support

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Data Integration

Breadth of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Availability and Quality of Training

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization