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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 | Versa 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. | Versa NGFW by Versa Networks is a next-generation firewall. Key features include anti-malware. Compare deployment, integrations and top Firewall alternatives. |
| Product type | Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) & Threat Defense | Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) |
| Best for | Cross-industry, Government, Financial Services, Healthcare, Energy, Manufacturing, Retail | Cross-industry, Retail, Financial Services, Healthcare, Service Providers |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: no | Free trial: no |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | CloudOn-Premise | CloudOn-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; Virtual; Cloud; Firewall as a Service; Physical appliance; Virtual appliance; Cloud; Firewall as a Service |
| Data residency | On-premises data retention / Cloud control region-specific hosting | Customer-controlled or selected Versa cloud gateways |
| 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 | Versa appliancesVMware ESXiKVMAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle Cloud |
| Compliance | FIPS 140-2/3, Common Criteria (NDcPP), USGv6, SOC 2, ISO 27001 | FIPS 140-2 (select platforms) |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Cisco Security Cloud ControlCisco ISECisco Secure WorkloadCisco XDRCisco TalosSplunkMicrosoft Sentinel | Versa ConcertoVersa DirectorMicrosoft Entra IDOktaAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle CloudSIEM tools |
| Industries | Cross-industryGovernmentFinancial ServicesHealthcareEnergyManufacturing+1 more | Cross-industryRetailFinancial ServicesHealthcareService Providers |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Cisco | Versa Networks |
| Headquarters | San Jose, California, USA | Santa Clara, California, USA |
| Company size | 80,000+ | 1,000+ |
| Founded | 1984 | 2012 |
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.Versa NGFW
Versa NGFW by Versa Networks is a next-generation firewall. Key features include anti-malware. Compare deployment, integrations and top Firewall alternatives.Product type
Cisco Secure Firewall
Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) & Threat DefenseVersa NGFW
Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW)Best for
Cisco Secure Firewall
Cross-industry, Government, Financial Services, Healthcare, Energy, Manufacturing, RetailVersa NGFW
Cross-industry, Retail, Financial Services, Healthcare, Service ProvidersPricing
Pricing model
Cisco Secure Firewall
Contact VendorVersa NGFW
Contact VendorFree trial
Cisco Secure Firewall
Free trial: noVersa NGFW
Free trial: noDeployment
Deployment options
Cisco Secure Firewall
CloudOn-Premise
Versa NGFW
CloudOn-Premise
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 CNFVersa NGFW
Hardware appliance; Virtual; Cloud; Firewall as a Service; Physical appliance; Virtual appliance; Cloud; Firewall as a ServiceData residency
Cisco Secure Firewall
On-premises data retention / Cloud control region-specific hostingVersa NGFW
Customer-controlled or selected Versa cloud gatewaysKey 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
Versa NGFW
- Single-pass inspection
- Application identification
- User and device-aware policies
- Intrusion prevention
- Anti-malware
- URL and DNS filtering
- SSL/TLS decryption
- AI-based threat detection
Platform & access
API access
Cisco Secure Firewall
API access: yesVersa NGFW
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Cisco Secure Firewall
SSO: yesVersa NGFW
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Cisco Secure Firewall
RBAC: yesVersa NGFW
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Cisco Secure Firewall
Multi-tenant: yesVersa NGFW
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Cisco Secure Firewall
Mobile app: noVersa NGFW
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Cisco Secure Firewall
On-premises hardwareAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle CloudVMware ESXiKVM
Versa NGFW
Versa appliancesVMware ESXiKVMAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle Cloud
Compliance
Cisco Secure Firewall
FIPS 140-2/3, Common Criteria (NDcPP), USGv6, SOC 2, ISO 27001
Versa NGFW
FIPS 140-2 (select platforms)
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Cisco Secure Firewall
Cisco Security Cloud ControlCisco ISECisco Secure WorkloadCisco XDRCisco TalosSplunkMicrosoft Sentinel
Versa NGFW
Versa ConcertoVersa DirectorMicrosoft Entra IDOktaAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle CloudSIEM tools
Industries
Cisco Secure Firewall
Cross-industryGovernmentFinancial ServicesHealthcareEnergyManufacturing+1 more
Versa NGFW
Cross-industryRetailFinancial ServicesHealthcareService Providers
Regions
Cisco Secure Firewall
Global
Versa NGFW
Global
Vendor
Company
Cisco Secure Firewall
CiscoVersa NGFW
Versa NetworksHeadquarters
Cisco Secure Firewall
San Jose, California, USAVersa NGFW
Santa Clara, California, USACompany size
Cisco Secure Firewall
80,000+Versa NGFW
1,000+Founded
Cisco Secure Firewall
1984Versa NGFW
2012