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Avast Secure Internet Gateway (SIG) vs. Cisco Secure Firewall

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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Avast SIG

    Score7 out of 10
    N/AAvast Business Secure Internet Gateway (SIG) is designed to replace traditional hardware by delivering cloud-based firewall capabilities from Avast's global cloud network. The service ensures network security is always on, always updating, and always protecting the business. SIG is built to eliminate the gaps in protection caused by legacy, on-premise security hardware.N/A

    Cisco Secure Firewall

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/ACisco Secure Firewall delivers comprehensive threat protection for modern, distributed networks. Built to support hybrid workforces and multicloud environments, it enables Zero Trust access, application visibility, and secure remote connectivity. With integration across the Cisco Secure portfolio, including SecureX and Talos threat intelligence, the firewall powers organizations to detect and stop more sophisticated threats. Centralized management simplifies policy enforcement, orchestration,…N/A
    Pricing
    Avast SIGCisco Secure Firewall
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Avast SIGCisco Secure Firewall
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Avast SIGCisco Secure Firewall
    Considered Both Products
    Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
    No answer on this topic
    Cisco
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    93%
    Would buy again
    193 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    90%
    Delivers good value for the price
    160 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    191 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    86%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    140 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    86%
    Implementation went as expected
    164 Answers
    Features
    Avast SIGCisco Secure Firewall
    Firewall
    Comparison of Firewall features of Avast Secure Internet Gateway (SIG) and Cisco Secure Firewall
    Feature
    Avast Secure Internet Gateway (SIG)
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Cisco Secure Firewall
    8.2
    197 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Identification Technologies10.01 Ratings8.1178 Ratings
    Visualization Tools10.01 Ratings7.8176 Ratings
    Content Inspection10.01 Ratings8.3176 Ratings
    Policy-based Controls10.01 Ratings8.5184 Ratings
    Active Directory and LDAP10.01 Ratings7.9157 Ratings
    Firewall Management Console10.01 Ratings8.0183 Ratings
    Reporting and Logging10.01 Ratings7.7185 Ratings
    VPN10.01 Ratings8.8165 Ratings
    High Availability10.01 Ratings8.9178 Ratings
    Stateful Inspection10.01 Ratings8.8172 Ratings
    Proxy Server10.01 Ratings7.894 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Avast SIGCisco Secure Firewall
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.4
    (204 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.5
    (6 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (6 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.5
    (6 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.7
    (131 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.7
    (6 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.4
    (5 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.5
    (3 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Avast SIGCisco Secure Firewall
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
    The scenario that Avast is great would be for large companies, where it works through homeoffice. Avast would be a bad idea for the educational institution, that is, a place where it will be directed to an underage audience, but I believe that Avast is on its way to becoming a global use system, so in the future it can be used in scenarios.
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    Cisco
    I can't think of scenarios where it is less appropriate, unless we are talking about real tiny businesses. More businesses will find Cisco Secure Firewall an outstanding tool to use, love, and trust from a reputable Network giant vendor. It is a must for businesses that want to focus on what they are doing, and leaving the network security for the pros.
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    Pros
    Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
    • ‘Designer’ of the site is great
    • Access places
    • The easiness to follow each demand
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    Cisco
    • Cisco's firewall actually does its job of blocking what it is supposed to block. We had an old Firewall that led to slippages. Cisco catches 97% of malware and vulnerabilities during testing. For Coitiar, that means an engineer who clicks a link with malware is handled quickly.
    • We actually tested if failovers would affect running sessions. We pulled our primary unit during a certification submission period. The firewall just switched, and the connection kept running.
    • The AI assistant in policy management is excellent, and for our lean team, it makes the whole process easy and efficient. I don't have to audit 200 policies manually; the AI steps in and does its thing.
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    Cons
    Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
    • Should be able to leave in only 1 language
    • Make Avast more communicative
    • It has the possibility of leaving it our way
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    Cisco
    • I mean I think a lot of the technology with managing them is getting better. There's a few cons to the new firewall management console. You can't sort through routes or I think you can with interfaces now, but there's a few caveats that they haven't really worked out yet, but they're implementing AI into it, so it's getting to be a lot easier to use.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
    No answers on this topic
    Cisco
    It works really well. We can do most anything we want or need to with it, and you don’t have to have a doctorate or multiple certs to necessarily figure it out. The thing that would probably have to happen to make us switch would be if we just got priced out - Cisco’s more powerful and higher bandwidth models cost a pretty penny.
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    Usability
    Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
    No answers on this topic
    Cisco
    i think overall after ALOT of tac cases it works allright now. But still have alot of issues if you use cloud based mangement. fx, if you open 2 windows of access policys, both of the pages, rules starte to jump form side to side. if you then open one more list, its start to jump even faster. if you close the 2 of them, its back to normal. ALSO the extended access lists for VPN, SUCKS. Its the tiniest window when opening the editor, and you are not able to give the rules names, Which means finding and editing rules SUCKS, its a horrible experience, and eveytime we have to we want to yell :P
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    Reliability and Availability
    Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
    No answers on this topic
    Cisco
    Rationale:


    Strengths:


    High availability (HA) and failover configurations ensure continuous operation during hardware or network issues.


    Minimal unplanned outages reported; system remains responsive under full inspection load.


    Centralized monitoring and proactive alerts help prevent downtime.




    Minor Considerations:


    Occasional maintenance windows or updates may require brief service interruptions.


    Complex integrations with other systems may sometimes require extra attention to maintain uptime.




    Overall, Cisco Secure Firewall is highly available and dependable, supporting business continuity and operational resilience.
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    Performance
    Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
    No answers on this topic
    Cisco
    We have not had any performance issues with Cisco Secure Firewall, even with DPI and IPS enabled, we have not seen a performance hit. Emoployes have not complained about any slow network speeds that could have been attributed to the secure firewall it has always been something else within the office network.
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    Support Rating
    Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
    No answers on this topic
    Cisco
    I rarely get the support I need in the time I need it. Often, while they are "looking at packet captures and going to get back to me" I fix the problem on my own. If you were to look at my TAC cases over the past year, you would see some very lengthy cases that usually ended with me contacting the TAC person and telling them to just close the case
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    In-Person Training
    Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
    No answers on this topic
    Cisco
    very good
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    Online Training
    Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
    No answers on this topic
    Cisco
    was a good training but questions was answered not so good. Training was "Fundamentals of Cisco Firewall Threat Defense and Intrusion Prevention (SFWIPF)".
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    Implementation Rating
    Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
    No answers on this topic
    Cisco
    Our initial implementation was aided by Cisco's professional services and was excellent. The engineer was very knowledgeable and helped us work through issues while building out our new internet security edge Part of this involved tools to migrate the firewall configuration from old to new.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
    In my institution we didn't choose Avast, as they see the best for the team, that is, in this case I didn't have access to the other Avast. But in this case, I can pass on my experience with the Avast that I use. It is great, but it is necessary to improve in several aspects, such as the structure.
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    Cisco
    Cisco Secure Firewall works better with the Cisco ecosystem when we can utilize it and feels beefy enough when we utilize it in the data center. The Fortinet we have found are great, small cost boxes for remote offices with a better UI then Cisco Secure Firewalls. The feature set included with the firewalls feels similar from a security point of view.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
    No answers on this topic
    Cisco
    A solid, realistic rating most people give for Cisco Secure Firewall pricing is 7 or 8 out of 10 (because the product is strong but licensing can be a bit complex)
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    Scalability
    Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
    No answers on this topic
    Cisco
    Cisco Secure Firewall has never given us any trouble, it has stayed up at all times, upgrading the appliance has also become much simpler. We operate the appliance in a HA pair, so 0% downtime within our organisation. During switchover while upgrading, not a single packet seems to get lost, so this has been a very valuable asset to our company.
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    Professional Services
    Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
    No answers on this topic
    Cisco
    was not involved
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    Return on Investment
    Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
    • Great for team communication
    • Great for improving our understanding of the product.
    • Terrible in language setting
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    Cisco
    • Cisco Secure Firewalls help with our segmentation policies and protect our company assets
    • Cisco Secure Firewalls help identify when our policies have changed on or network and troubleshoot network outages
    • Cisco Secure Firewalls help identify threats through Cisco Talos and other threat feeds that they ingest
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