Cisco Secure Firewall viewed by an reseller
February 11, 2023

Cisco Secure Firewall viewed by an reseller

Leon Bijelic | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review

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Overall Satisfaction with Cisco Secure Firewall

I am a reseller and Consultant for Security products. It really depends on the customers use case and what business we are consultinig. Mostly we try to increase the security in an company. The top use cases are Network segmentation, Firewall refreshes, Zero Trust concepts.
The scope varies also depending on the size of the company. That could mean from one firewall to 100+ firewalls if it"s an international company
  • Speed and throughoutput
  • Features
  • Cisco Ecosystem integrations
  • Third Party integrations
  • Software bugs
  • Better integrations with third party products
  • better visibility with newer versions
  • Seamless integrations with cisco products
  • reportiing of firewalls in the fmc
Palo Alto has better architecture with their multi cpu concept that increases throughoutput.
Cisco has better features and mostly better integrations outside of their eco system.
Overall the products and features of cisco are slightly better but if cisco would implement the same or a similar cpu concept it would increase the value.

Do you think Cisco Secure Firewall delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Cisco Secure Firewall's feature set?

Yes

Did Cisco Secure Firewall live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Cisco Secure Firewall go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Cisco Secure Firewall again?

Yes

If a customer has a lot of cisco securiity products or is migratinig from an existinig cisco Firewall (ASA) than i would definately recommend Cisco Secure Firewall. The integration in the Cisco Ecosystem is well rounded and works really well. I wouldn"t recommend Cisco Secure Firewall if the customer has a lot of third party vendors such as Palo or checkpoint. Also the bugs are sometimes crucial and can lead to bigger problems

Cisco Secure Firewall Feature Ratings

Identification Technologies
5
Visualization Tools
6
Content Inspection
7
Policy-based Controls
9
Active Directory and LDAP
10
Firewall Management Console
8
Reporting and Logging
7
VPN
10
High Availability
7
Stateful Inspection
9
Proxy Server
6