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Put two or three cybersecurity products side by side and see how they differ on deployment, pricing, features, integrations and compliance.
| Product | Cisco Secure Firewall by Cisco View product | Palo Alto NGFW View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Cisco Secure Firewall from Cisco focuses on perimeter threat defense. Key capabilities: URL filtering. Compare it with the leading Firewall alternatives. | Palo Alto Networks built Palo Alto NGFW for SSL/TLS inspection. Explore automated policy optimizer, review appliance deployment and compare similar Firewall products. |
| Product type | Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) & Threat Defense | Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) Hardware Appliance |
| Best for | Cross-industry, Government, Financial Services, Healthcare, Energy, Manufacturing, Retail | Cross-industry, Government, Financial Services, Healthcare, Retail, Education |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: no | Free trial: no |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | CloudOn-Premise | On-Premise |
| Deployment details | Hardware appliance; Virtual appliance; Cloud-native; Hardware appliances (Firewall 1000/3100/4200 series); Virtual FTDv (AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI); Containerized CNF | Hardware appliance; Physical appliance family (PA-400, PA-1400, PA-3400, PA-5400, PA-7000 series) |
| Data residency | On-premises data retention / Cloud control region-specific hosting | On-premises hardware data processing |
| 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: no | Mobile app: no |
| Supported platforms | On-premises hardwareAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle CloudVMware ESXiKVM | Enterprise perimetercampus networkdata center aggregation |
| Compliance | FIPS 140-2/3, Common Criteria (NDcPP), USGv6, SOC 2, ISO 27001 | FIPS 140-2/3, Common Criteria (EAL4+), USGv6, SOC 2 |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Cisco Security Cloud ControlCisco ISECisco Secure WorkloadCisco XDRCisco TalosSplunkMicrosoft Sentinel | PanoramaStrata Cloud ManagerActive DirectoryOktaCisco ISESplunkQRadar |
| Industries | Cross-industryGovernmentFinancial ServicesHealthcareEnergyManufacturing+1 more | Cross-industryGovernmentFinancial ServicesHealthcareRetailEducation |
| 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 Firewall
Cisco Secure Firewall from Cisco focuses on perimeter threat defense. Key capabilities: URL filtering. Compare it with the leading Firewall alternatives.Palo Alto NGFW
Palo Alto Networks built Palo Alto NGFW for SSL/TLS inspection. Explore automated policy optimizer, review appliance deployment and compare similar Firewall products.Product type
Cisco Secure Firewall
Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) & Threat DefensePalo Alto NGFW
Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) Hardware ApplianceBest for
Cisco Secure Firewall
Cross-industry, Government, Financial Services, Healthcare, Energy, Manufacturing, RetailPalo Alto NGFW
Cross-industry, Government, Financial Services, Healthcare, Retail, EducationPricing
Pricing model
Cisco Secure Firewall
Contact VendorPalo Alto NGFW
Contact VendorFree trial
Cisco Secure Firewall
Free trial: noPalo Alto NGFW
Free trial: noDeployment
Deployment options
Cisco Secure Firewall
Palo Alto NGFW
Deployment details
Cisco Secure Firewall
Hardware appliance; Virtual appliance; Cloud-native; Hardware appliances (Firewall 1000/3100/4200 series); Virtual FTDv (AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI); Containerized CNFPalo Alto NGFW
Hardware appliance; Physical appliance family (PA-400, PA-1400, PA-3400, PA-5400, PA-7000 series)Data residency
Cisco Secure Firewall
On-premises data retention / Cloud control region-specific hostingPalo Alto NGFW
On-premises hardware data processingKey features
What it offers
Cisco Secure Firewall
- Snort 3 deep packet inspection
- Application visibility and control
- Hardware-accelerated crypto
- Encrypted traffic analytics
- Advanced malware defense
- URL filtering
- Dynamic network segmentation
- Perimeter threat defense
Palo Alto NGFW
- App-ID application identification
- User-ID identity integration
- Content-ID single-pass threat scanning
- Hardware-accelerated decryption
- WildFire sandboxing integration
- Automated policy optimizer
- High-availability clustering
- Perimeter enterprise security
Platform & access
API access
Cisco Secure Firewall
API access: yesPalo Alto NGFW
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Cisco Secure Firewall
SSO: yesPalo Alto NGFW
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Cisco Secure Firewall
RBAC: yesPalo Alto NGFW
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Cisco Secure Firewall
Multi-tenant: yesPalo Alto NGFW
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Cisco Secure Firewall
Mobile app: noPalo Alto NGFW
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Cisco Secure Firewall
Palo Alto NGFW
Compliance
Cisco Secure Firewall
Palo Alto NGFW
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Cisco Secure Firewall
Palo Alto NGFW
Industries
Cisco Secure Firewall
Palo Alto NGFW
Regions
Cisco Secure Firewall
Palo Alto NGFW
Vendor
Company
Cisco Secure Firewall
CiscoPalo Alto NGFW
Palo Alto NetworksHeadquarters
Cisco Secure Firewall
San Jose, California, USAPalo Alto NGFW
Santa Clara, California, USACompany size
Cisco Secure Firewall
80,000+Palo Alto NGFW
15,000+Founded
Cisco Secure Firewall
1984Palo Alto NGFW
2005