Cisco Secure Firewall vs. Speedify VPN

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Cisco Secure Firewall
Score 8.4 out of 10
N/A
Cisco 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
Speedify VPN
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
Speedify is a new kind of bonding VPN designed from the ground up for speed, security, and reliability. The vendor says Speedify's bonding protocol lets it do things no other VPN can: switching between Wi-Fi and Cellular without breaking sockets, and bonding connections together for speed boosts. Speedify is built with the latest encryption standards (DTLS + ChaCha) to deliver over twice the performance of conventional VPNs on many mobile devices. Speedify is available for…
$0
1GB per user per month
Pricing
Cisco Secure FirewallSpeedify VPN
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Free
$0
1GB per user per month
Teams
$39.99
per user (5+) per year
Unlmited
$49.99
per user per year
Dedicated Server
$1,200
per Server per Year
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Cisco Secure FirewallSpeedify VPN
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
Cisco Secure FirewallSpeedify VPN
Features
Cisco Secure FirewallSpeedify VPN
Firewall
Comparison of Firewall features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Secure Firewall
8.2
171 Ratings
5% below category average
Speedify VPN
-
Ratings
Identification Technologies8.1153 Ratings00 Ratings
Visualization Tools7.8154 Ratings00 Ratings
Content Inspection8.3153 Ratings00 Ratings
Policy-based Controls8.5161 Ratings00 Ratings
Active Directory and LDAP7.9140 Ratings00 Ratings
Firewall Management Console8.0160 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting and Logging7.7162 Ratings00 Ratings
VPN8.7145 Ratings00 Ratings
High Availability8.9156 Ratings00 Ratings
Stateful Inspection8.7152 Ratings00 Ratings
Proxy Server7.785 Ratings00 Ratings
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Cisco Secure FirewallSpeedify VPN
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User Ratings
Cisco Secure FirewallSpeedify VPN
Likelihood to Recommend
8.5
(142 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.4
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
7.0
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Availability
9.5
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
5.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
7.8
(78 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.3
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
8.3
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
5.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Cisco Secure FirewallSpeedify VPN
Likelihood to Recommend
Cisco
We can create personalised policies for our environments. Support every type of old and new environments for deployments and integration. It is necessary for managing hybrid networks where network security is mandatory. Ensure better control of our networks to handle all the issues. I would rate it 9/10. So, my team always suggested it.
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Connectify, Inc.
Sometime the bandwidth of my network is low but it work quite efficiently and able to finish my work. It [gets] connected within seconds and sometime it also does not need password to fill-up, it automatically detects the password and connect within seconds. [Speedify VPN is] quite an expensive tool but overall good.
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Pros
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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Connectify, Inc.
  • Security-wise they use the standard 256-bit military-grade encryption.
  • It has a built-in kill switch - used to kill a connection entirely when the connection drop or disappears.
  • Performance-wise it is super duper fast and has 200 plus servers available across 30 countries.
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Cons
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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Connectify, Inc.
  • Provide browsing activities, browsing histories and connection logs
  • Please provide VPN IPs Records and DNS queries
  • Need to improve in the organisation of traffic
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Likelihood to Renew
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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Connectify, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Usability
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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Connectify, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Reliability and Availability
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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Connectify, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Performance
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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Connectify, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Cisco
Firewall support is professional just like any other technology Cisco sells. From answering simple questions to bringing out outages affecting a large population of our workforce, Cisco support is always courteous, professional, and communicates with our team to keep our request on their radar. Some of the brightest people I've met are from Cisco support both in IQ and EQ which shows the talent Cisco is able to onboard to their team.
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Connectify, Inc.
No answers on this topic
In-Person Training
Cisco
very good
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Connectify, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Online Training
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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Connectify, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
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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Connectify, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
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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Connectify, Inc.
Most VPNs required four main features are 1) Ease of use, 2) Security, 3) Performance and 4) Value. The speedify, fulfils all features as compared with others out there. Specifically, It has a lot more security, is faster allows you to stream and torrent and all the things that really make VPNs worth their weight in gold
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
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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Connectify, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Scalability
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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Connectify, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Professional Services
Cisco
was not involved
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Connectify, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
Cisco
  • Cisco Secure Firewall gives details on the possible intrusions attempts that are occurring on the network, which gives stakeholders confidence that the network is being protected.
  • Cisco's reputation as a longstanding network leader provides the trust that is needed in keeping networks secure.
  • The wide variety of tools and features that Cisco Secure Firewall provides allows business owners to plan for changes that can occur in the network as Cisco is able to adapt to the different needs.
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Connectify, Inc.
  • More secured and faster allowing you to stream and torrent
  • Users can not find any live chat options if any queries, but provide email support and quick reply.
  • Not having a logging policy, impacts negatively when it's consideration regarding clients.
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ScreenShots

Cisco Secure Firewall Screenshots

Screenshot of Cisco Secure 1200 Series Firewall FamilyScreenshot of Cisco Secure 4200 SeriesScreenshot of Cisco Secure 4200 SeriesScreenshot of Cisco Secure Firewall 1200 Stack FamilyScreenshot of Cisco Secure Firewall 200 SeriesScreenshot of Cisco Secure Firewall 200 Series

Speedify VPN Screenshots

Screenshot of The dashboard, showing WiFi and Cellular bonding for extra speedScreenshot of Summary of usage for the last monthScreenshot of Settings for Cellular connection.  Speedify is cost aware, and lets you set both priorities and data caps on each connection.Screenshot of Server selection.  There are servers all over the world, and an option for getting dedicated servers for enterprise clients.