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Cisco Secure Firewall

Composite Score

8.1 /10

CX Score

8.4 /10

221 Reviews Write a Review

What is Cisco Secure Firewall?

The Cisco UTMs are all-in-one solution that offer flexible Internet redundancy, comprehensive security, and very easy-to-use configuration flows. Secure Firewall helps you plan, prioritize, close gaps, and recover from disaster—stronger. Unify security across your high-performing data centers, providing superior visibility and efficiency.

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Awards & Recognition

Cisco Secure Firewall won the following awards in the Next Generation Firewall category

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Product Impact

Latest Award, 2025

3 Top Rated Capabilities

5 Top Rated Features

2025

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

2024

2 Top Rated Capabilities

4 Top Rated Features

2024

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023

Conflict Resolution

2023

Cisco Secure Firewall Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

87 Likeliness to Recommend

97 Plan to Renew

79 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+90 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Cisco Secure Firewall?

1% Negative

5% Neutral

94% Positive

Pros

Respectful
Security Protects
Reliable
Trustworthy

Feature Ratings

Average 80

Virtual Private Network

Advanced Threat Protection

Application Control

Encrypted Data Control

Network Access Control

Deep Packet Inspection

Web Content Filtering

Virtual Firewall

Identity Based Control

Vulnerability Detection

Off Premise Cloud Firewalls

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 79

Quality of Features

Business Value Created

Vendor Support

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of Implementation

Breadth of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of IT Administration

Availability and Quality of Training

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization

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Cisco Secure Firewall Reviews

Pablo Martín G.

Role: Consultant
Industry: Telecommunications
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Feb 2020

Nice performance. Acceptable centralized mgmt.

Likeliness to Recommend

7 /10

What differentiates Cisco Secure Firewall from other similar products?

Vendor support.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Broad family of hardware.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Slow FMC interaction with the sensors.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Attention to the performance and the features needed.

Pros

Transparent
Includes Product Enhancements
Continually Improving Product
Reliable

Ezequiel P.

Role: Operations
Industry: Engineering
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2020

tunnel gre

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Cisco Secure Firewall from other similar products?

the support from Cisco TAC

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

the administration

What do you dislike most about this product?

we need support tunnel gre

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

is easy to use and manage

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Insurance
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Jun 2020

Great features and functionality.

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

Pros

Performance Enhancing
Efficient Service
Client Friendly Policies
Includes Product Enhancements

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Awards & Recognition

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

Cisco Secure Firewall Ratings

87 Likeliness to Recommend

97 Plan to Renew

79 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+90 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Cisco Secure Firewall?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Virtual Private Network Offers IPSEC (for site-to-site tunnels) and SSL VPN (for remote access) options.

Advanced Threat Protection ATP refers to a category of security solutions that defend against sophisticated malware or hacking-based attacks targeting sensitive data.

Application Control The solution provides ICAP support, anti-circumvention support, and an auto-record function of all traffic session details.

Encrypted Data Control Native decryption and re-encryption of SSL and SFTP traffic for thorough inspection.

Network Access Control Endpoint integration to ensure each connecting device has appropriate security.

Deep Packet Inspection Control and enforcement of protocols including industrial protocols.

Web Content Filtering Restrictive filtering of web surfing to limit exposure to harmful and inappropriate sites.

Virtual Firewall A VF runs entirely within a virtual environment and provides packet filtering and monitoring provided by a physical firewalls

Identity Based Control Mapping of specific security policies to defined user groups and individuals.

Vulnerability Detection Detection of vulnerabilities on hosts through traffic analysis.

Off Premise Cloud Firewalls Firewall features offered as a service at lower cost and scalable infrastructure

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

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Cisco Secure Firewall Reviews

Pablo Martín G.

Nice performance. Acceptable centralized mgmt.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Ezequiel P.

tunnel gre

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Great features and functionality.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Virtual Private Network

Advanced Threat Protection

Application Control

Encrypted Data Control

Network Access Control

Deep Packet Inspection

Web Content Filtering

Virtual Firewall

Identity Based Control

Vulnerability Detection

Off Premise Cloud Firewalls

Vendor Capability Ratings

Quality of Features

Business Value Created

Vendor Support

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of Implementation

Breadth of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of IT Administration

Availability and Quality of Training

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization