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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 | Prisma Access 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. | Prisma Access: globally distributed cloud fabric, Zero Trust Network Access and Cloud Secure Web Gateway. Built for hybrid workforce security. Compare SASE alternatives. |
| Product type | Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) & Threat Defense | Cloud-Delivered Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) |
| Best for | Cross-industry, Government, Financial Services, Healthcare, Energy, Manufacturing, Retail | Cross-industry, Enterprise, Financial Services, Retail, Technology, Healthcare |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: no | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | CloudOn-Premise | SaaSCloud |
| Deployment details | Hardware appliance; Virtual appliance; Cloud-native; Hardware appliances (Firewall 1000/3100/4200 series); Virtual FTDv (AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI); Containerized CNF | Cloud SaaS; Cloud-delivered Anycast SASE nodes in 100+ global locations |
| Data residency | On-premises data retention / Cloud control region-specific hosting | Multi-region hyperscale cloud fabric with regional compliance guarantees |
| 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: yes |
| Supported platforms | On-premises hardwareAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle CloudVMware ESXiKVM | Cloudremote laptopsmobile devicesbranch SD-WAN gateways |
| Compliance | FIPS 140-2/3, Common Criteria (NDcPP), USGv6, SOC 2, ISO 27001 | SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS, FedRAMP Moderate |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Cisco Security Cloud ControlCisco ISECisco Secure WorkloadCisco XDRCisco TalosSplunkMicrosoft Sentinel | Strata Cloud ManagerOktaMicrosoft Entra IDPing IdentityAWSAzureServiceNow |
| Industries | Cross-industryGovernmentFinancial ServicesHealthcareEnergyManufacturing+1 more | Cross-industryEnterpriseFinancial ServicesRetailTechnologyHealthcare |
| 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.Prisma Access
Prisma Access: globally distributed cloud fabric, Zero Trust Network Access and Cloud Secure Web Gateway. Built for hybrid workforce security. Compare SASE alternatives.Product type
Cisco Secure Firewall
Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) & Threat DefensePrisma Access
Cloud-Delivered Secure Access Service Edge (SASE)Best for
Cisco Secure Firewall
Cross-industry, Government, Financial Services, Healthcare, Energy, Manufacturing, RetailPrisma Access
Cross-industry, Enterprise, Financial Services, Retail, Technology, HealthcarePricing
Pricing model
Cisco Secure Firewall
Contact VendorPrisma Access
Contact VendorFree trial
Cisco Secure Firewall
Free trial: noPrisma Access
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Cisco Secure Firewall
CloudOn-Premise
Prisma Access
SaaSCloud
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 CNFPrisma Access
Cloud SaaS; Cloud-delivered Anycast SASE nodes in 100+ global locationsData residency
Cisco Secure Firewall
On-premises data retention / Cloud control region-specific hostingPrisma Access
Multi-region hyperscale cloud fabric with regional compliance guaranteesKey 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
Prisma Access
- Globally distributed cloud fabric
- Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA 2.0)
- Cloud Secure Web Gateway
- Cloud CASB
- Firewall-as-a-Service (FWaaS)
- Autonomous DEM
- Single-pass inspection engine
- Hybrid workforce security
Platform & access
API access
Cisco Secure Firewall
API access: yesPrisma Access
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Cisco Secure Firewall
SSO: yesPrisma Access
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Cisco Secure Firewall
RBAC: yesPrisma Access
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Cisco Secure Firewall
Multi-tenant: yesPrisma Access
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Cisco Secure Firewall
Mobile app: noPrisma Access
Mobile app: yesSupported platforms
Cisco Secure Firewall
On-premises hardwareAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle CloudVMware ESXiKVM
Prisma Access
Cloudremote laptopsmobile devicesbranch SD-WAN gateways
Compliance
Cisco Secure Firewall
FIPS 140-2/3, Common Criteria (NDcPP), USGv6, SOC 2, ISO 27001
Prisma Access
SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS, FedRAMP Moderate
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Cisco Secure Firewall
Cisco Security Cloud ControlCisco ISECisco Secure WorkloadCisco XDRCisco TalosSplunkMicrosoft Sentinel
Prisma Access
Strata Cloud ManagerOktaMicrosoft Entra IDPing IdentityAWSAzureServiceNow
Industries
Cisco Secure Firewall
Cross-industryGovernmentFinancial ServicesHealthcareEnergyManufacturing+1 more
Prisma Access
Cross-industryEnterpriseFinancial ServicesRetailTechnologyHealthcare
Regions
Cisco Secure Firewall
Global
Prisma Access
Global
Vendor
Company
Cisco Secure Firewall
CiscoPrisma Access
Palo Alto NetworksHeadquarters
Cisco Secure Firewall
San Jose, California, USAPrisma Access
Santa Clara, California, USACompany size
Cisco Secure Firewall
80,000+Prisma Access
15,000+Founded
Cisco Secure Firewall
1984Prisma Access
2005