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Feature Set Ratings
Firewall Security Management
8.4
Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center
84%
CrowdStrike Falcon
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center ranks higher in 8/8 features
Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center ranks higher in 8/8 features
Policy planning and rule management
8.3
83%
16 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Automated Policy Orchestration
8.7
87%
15 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Device Discovery
8.7
87%
15 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Policy Compliance Auditing
8.3
83%
15 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Attack Path Simulation Testing
7.4
74%
13 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Anomalous Event or Behavior Deviation
9.0
90%
15 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Vulnerability Scans
8.4
84%
12 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Firewall Rule Cleanup
8.1
81%
14 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Endpoint Security
Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
9.2
CrowdStrike Falcon
92%
CrowdStrike Falcon Endpoint Protection ranks higher in 7/7 features
CrowdStrike Falcon Endpoint Protection ranks higher in 7/7 features
Anti-Exploit Technology
N/A
0 Ratings
9.3
93%
27 Ratings
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)
N/A
0 Ratings
9.7
97%
32 Ratings
Centralized Management
N/A
0 Ratings
9.3
93%
33 Ratings
Hybrid Deployment Support
N/A
0 Ratings
8.1
81%
4 Ratings
Infection Remediation
N/A
0 Ratings
9.2
92%
33 Ratings
Vulnerability Management
N/A
0 Ratings
9.0
90%
27 Ratings
Malware Detection
N/A
0 Ratings
9.5
95%
33 Ratings
Attribute Ratings
- CrowdStrike Falcon Endpoint Protection is rated higher in 2 areas: Likelihood to Recommend, Support Rating
Likelihood to Recommend
8.1
Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center
81%
16 Ratings
9.3
CrowdStrike Falcon
93%
36 Ratings
Usability
7.3
Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center
73%
3 Ratings
CrowdStrike Falcon
N/A
0 Ratings
Support Rating
7.6
Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center
76%
8 Ratings
9.3
CrowdStrike Falcon
93%
13 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center
Cisco FMC is best suited for medium to large-scale organizations. FMC can be deployed as a physical or virtual appliance, or from the cloud. Centralized management. It's easier than ever to manage events and policies for these network security solutions. Integration with Cisco Secure Workload (formerly Tetration) helps enable consistent visibility and policy enforcement for distributed and dynamic applications across the network and workload.
Network Security Engineer
Hitachi Systems Micro ClinicComputer & Network Security, 5001-10,000 employees
CrowdStrike Falcon
Anyone who is looking for a leader in endpoint protection should consider CrowdStrike Falcon for sure, regardless of specific use cases. Anybody who is operating on a very lean security team that doesn't have the capability to provide 24x7x365 coverage should absolutely consider Falcon Complete. I've worked with various MSSP's in the past, but Falcon Complete is one I would definitely not lose any sleep at night knowing we're in good hands.

Verified User
Manager in Information Technology
Building Materials Company, 10,001+ employeesPros
Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center
- Great protection and security against the multiple digital virus attacks.
- Provides detailed logs to track any threat and helps to secure the network promptly.
- VPN service for remote access of important organizational applications.
- Best management tool for controlling data and bandwidth resources.
Technical Support Engineer
UfoneTelecommunications, 10,001+ employees
CrowdStrike Falcon
- Endpoint Isolation - instead of hoping an adversary was blocked in time. CrowdStrike locks down the endpoint beyond using the Windows Firewall. Allowing a whitelist of IPs brings additional management of that endpoint to another level that most other tools don't have.
- Rich Data Recording - CrowdStrike is best described as a giant tape recorder in the sky. When it lands on the box, it truly provides insight into the those that other tools could only dream of.
- Extensive APIs - CrowdStrike understands that they are not your only security vendor, so they have API usage for everything in their platform to automate and integrate to your heart's desire.
- Cloud Visibility - CrowdStrike's cloud monitoring capabilities are agnostic of cloud platform. No longer does one need to worry about putting all their eggs in one basket because the endpoint tool prefers one platform over another.
Principal Incident Responder (Sr.)
VerizonSecurity & Investigations, 10,001+ employees
Cons
Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center
- Stability when managing firewalls, we're having issues with Firewall 01 and Firewall 02 remaining in sync
- Reporting when it comes to access control policy rules - there is no way to export a report of the rules easily. Using a custom Python script on the Cisco forums is the only way to easily export a CSV.
- Support for policy and route-based site-to-site VPN was not available until 6.6.0 and later. This forced us to purchase ASAs to bridge that gap.
- Dashboard reporting - when clicking a link for more information, nothing displays. Currently working with Cisco on the support case, which has been escalated.

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Retail Company, 501-1000 employeesCrowdStrike Falcon
- The ability to do a system-level scan like a traditional AV is missing and isn't a feature CrowdStrike is planning on implementing. Old school IT guys are going to be curious about this.
- Host management and deletion are clunky and take 45 days for a machine to fall off your subscription license.
Information Security Analyst
Randall-ReillyMarketing and Advertising, 201-500 employees
Pricing Details
Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Editions & Modules
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Additional Pricing Details
—CrowdStrike Falcon
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
$6.99 per endpoint/month (for 5-250 endpoints, billed annually)
CrowdStrike Falcon Editions & Modules
Edition
Falcon Pro | $6.991 |
---|---|
Falcon Enterprise | $14.992 |
Falcon Premium | $17.992 |
- per endpoint/month (for 5-250 endpoints, billed annually)
- per endpoint/month (minimum number of endpoints applies)
Additional Pricing Details
—Usability
Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center
Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center 7.3
Based on 3 answers
Overall usability is an eight for me because it is easy to manage the firewall policies and monitor the devices' health. The configurations are all done in the GUI which makes it more convenient and hassle free. You can also see the devices' health and the progress of the task thru its taskbar.
Systems Engineer
Trends & Technologies, Inc.Computer Networking, 501-1000 employees
CrowdStrike Falcon
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center
Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center 7.6
Based on 8 answers
We have the direct support of the manufacturer through its service channels, the attention is 24/7, and the response time is acceptable. The support for this tool is almost nil. It all depends on the level of implementation is carried out so that it can fail and request collaboration. Anyway, the manufacturer backs the entire Cisco Firepower Management Center (FMC series appliances) solution.
Director of Engineering
BANPAISFinancial Services, 1001-5000 employees
CrowdStrike Falcon
CrowdStrike Falcon 9.3
Based on 13 answers
When I receive support, it is always useful and informative. However, the support doesn't get back to me in the most timely manner. Often, by the time I hear back from support I have already resolved the issue. But for bigger issues, that need more in-depth help the support team has been incredibly valuable.

Verified User
Analyst in Information Technology
Telecommunications Company, 1001-5000 employeesAlternatives Considered
Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center
We chose Cisco [Secure Firewall Management Center (formerly Firepower Management Center)] as our primary network and security partner. We wanted the stability of one vendor for all these products and at the time no other vendor really supplied the entire network and security stack. Cisco also was great at laddering our discounts when purchasing more products from them versus going to competitors for certain products. The most important thing is, with having so much of our network and security products all being Cisco when updating any device/software we know we should have little to no issues afterwards. All due to Cisco's internal controls to test across their product line. This enables us to be more aggressive (at least for security) in keeping our equipment up to date both software and security update-wise.

Verified User
Administrator in Information Technology
Oil & Energy Company, 201-500 employeesCrowdStrike Falcon
Crowdstrike Falcon Endpoint protection is based on AIML enhanced technology,l. It's cloud-based so users don't need to connect to their office network to get their policy synchronization done from Server to endpoints agents. Also, the Crowdstrike Falcon agent size is small and it consumes fewer resources of the machine.

Verified User
Consultant in Information Technology
Information Technology & Services Company, 51-200 employeesReturn on Investment
Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center
- It's a very straightforward and user-friendly tool that has enhanced the total detection of malware and other threats t from intrusion into our network.
- Provides stable deep network scanning, security visibility, and protection from unauthorized access.
- The platform modular allows us to deploy across multiple budget cycles.
Director, Technology Services
Pivotal VenturesCivic & Social Organization, 11-50 employees
CrowdStrike Falcon
- CrowdStrike has cut our security costs.
- Has given us more insight into our end points.
- It has helped with our older PC's CPU usage.
- Cut our cost and time from managing multiple platforms down to managing one platform with better insight than what we had with multiple security platforms.

Verified User
C-Level Executive in Information Technology
Security & Investigations Company, 1-10 employees