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| Product | Cisco Secure Access by Cisco View product | Palo Alto Prisma SD-WAN View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Cisco Secure Access by Cisco: Secure Web Gateway and Firewall-as-a-Service. Ideal for CASB SaaS defense. Deployment: cloud. See how it compares with top SSE alternatives. | Palo Alto Prisma SD-WAN helps teams with MPLS replacement. Explore features like bandwidth aggregation, appliance or cloud deployment and the closest SD-WAN competitors. |
| Product type | Security Service Edge (SSE) Platform | Application-Defined SD-WAN Platform |
| Best for | Cross-industry, Remote Workforces, Financial Services, Healthcare, Technology | Cross-industry, Retail Chains, Financial Services, Healthcare, Distributed Enterprises |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | Cloud | CloudOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | Cloud; 100% Cloud-delivered Security Service Edge (SSE) | Hardware appliance; Virtual appliance; Cloud; Physical Instant-On Network (ION) appliances; Virtual ION appliances in cloud VPCs |
| Data residency | Global distributed cloud points of presence (PoPs) | On-premises branch routing / Cloud orchestration regional options |
| Key features | ||
| What it offers |
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| Platform & access | ||
| API access | API access: yes | API access: yes |
| Single sign-on (SSO) | SSO: yes | SSO: yes |
| Role-based access (RBAC) | RBAC: yes | RBAC: yes |
| Multi-tenant | Multi-tenant: yes | Multi-tenant: yes |
| Mobile app | Mobile app: yes | Mobile app: no |
| Supported platforms | Distributed endpointscloud applicationsweb trafficprivate data centers | Enterprise branch officesdata centersAWSAzureGoogle Cloud |
| Compliance | FedRAMP Moderate Authorized, SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS | SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, PCI DSS |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Cisco Secure ClientCisco DuoCisco UmbrellaCisco ThousandEyesMicrosoft Entra IDOkta | Prisma AccessServiceNowMicrosoft TeamsZoomEquinixAWSAzureGCP |
| Industries | Cross-industryRemote WorkforcesFinancial ServicesHealthcareTechnology | Cross-industryRetail ChainsFinancial ServicesHealthcareDistributed Enterprises |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Cisco | Palo Alto Networks |
| Headquarters | San Jose, California, USA | Santa Clara, California, USA |
| Company size | 80,000+ | 15,000+ |
| Founded | 1984 | 2005 |
Overview
What it is
Cisco Secure Access
Cisco Secure Access by Cisco: Secure Web Gateway and Firewall-as-a-Service. Ideal for CASB SaaS defense. Deployment: cloud. See how it compares with top SSE alternatives.Palo Alto Prisma SD-WAN
Palo Alto Prisma SD-WAN helps teams with MPLS replacement. Explore features like bandwidth aggregation, appliance or cloud deployment and the closest SD-WAN competitors.Product type
Cisco Secure Access
Security Service Edge (SSE) PlatformPalo Alto Prisma SD-WAN
Application-Defined SD-WAN PlatformBest for
Cisco Secure Access
Cross-industry, Remote Workforces, Financial Services, Healthcare, TechnologyPalo Alto Prisma SD-WAN
Cross-industry, Retail Chains, Financial Services, Healthcare, Distributed EnterprisesPricing
Pricing model
Cisco Secure Access
Contact VendorPalo Alto Prisma SD-WAN
Contact VendorFree trial
Cisco Secure Access
Free trial: yesPalo Alto Prisma SD-WAN
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Cisco Secure Access
Palo Alto Prisma SD-WAN
Deployment details
Cisco Secure Access
Cloud; 100% Cloud-delivered Security Service Edge (SSE)Palo Alto Prisma SD-WAN
Hardware appliance; Virtual appliance; Cloud; Physical Instant-On Network (ION) appliances; Virtual ION appliances in cloud VPCsData residency
Cisco Secure Access
Global distributed cloud points of presence (PoPs)Palo Alto Prisma SD-WAN
On-premises branch routing / Cloud orchestration regional optionsKey features
What it offers
Cisco Secure Access
- Converged SSE platform
- Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA)
- Secure Web Gateway (SWG)
- Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB)
- Remote Browser Isolation (RBI)
- Firewall-as-a-Service (FWaaS)
- Cisco Talos intelligence
- CASB SaaS defense
Palo Alto Prisma SD-WAN
- Layer 7 application-defined routing
- Autonomous AIOps troubleshooting
- Bandwidth aggregation
- Dynamic path failover
- CloudBlades third-party API integration
- Granular flow visibility
- Zero-touch provisioning
- Branch WAN transformation
Platform & access
API access
Cisco Secure Access
API access: yesPalo Alto Prisma SD-WAN
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Cisco Secure Access
SSO: yesPalo Alto Prisma SD-WAN
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Cisco Secure Access
RBAC: yesPalo Alto Prisma SD-WAN
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Cisco Secure Access
Multi-tenant: yesPalo Alto Prisma SD-WAN
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Cisco Secure Access
Mobile app: yesPalo Alto Prisma SD-WAN
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Cisco Secure Access
Palo Alto Prisma SD-WAN
Compliance
Cisco Secure Access
Palo Alto Prisma SD-WAN
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Cisco Secure Access
Palo Alto Prisma SD-WAN
Industries
Cisco Secure Access
Palo Alto Prisma SD-WAN
Regions
Cisco Secure Access
Palo Alto Prisma SD-WAN
Vendor
Company
Cisco Secure Access
CiscoPalo Alto Prisma SD-WAN
Palo Alto NetworksHeadquarters
Cisco Secure Access
San Jose, California, USAPalo Alto Prisma SD-WAN
Santa Clara, California, USACompany size
Cisco Secure Access
80,000+Palo Alto Prisma SD-WAN
15,000+Founded
Cisco Secure Access
1984Palo Alto Prisma SD-WAN
2005