Cisco Secure Firewall - Good FMC - Meh
June 15, 2025

Cisco Secure Firewall - Good FMC - Meh

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 5 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Software Version

Firepower 1150

Overall Satisfaction with Cisco Secure Firewall

In our organization, we Use Cisco Secure Firewall for firewall and IDS/IPS. Cisco Secure Firewall is Used to segregate networks and security zones.

Pros

  • IDS/IPS

Cons

  • FMC is not very intuitive to use
  • For us, the ROI on Cisco Secure Firewall is Negative on pricing due to additional features
It heightened security posture for external and internal traffic
I gave Cisco Secure Firewall this support rating because, in our experience, TAC is knowledgeable and provide helpful insight along with quick resolution

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

Not sure

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?

No

Would you buy Cisco Secure Firewall again?

Yes

I am likely to recommend Cisco Secure Firewall to a colleague For increased security where you need to combine traditional firewall and IDS/IPS operation

Cisco Secure Firewall Feature Ratings

Firewall
6.7
Identification Technologies
6
Visualization Tools
3
Content Inspection
7
Policy-based Controls
7
Active Directory and LDAP
10
Firewall Management Console
3
Reporting and Logging
8
High Availability
8
Stateful Inspection
8

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