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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 | VMware NSX by VMware 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. | Evaluating VMware NSX? See how this Network Security tool handles microsegmentation and distributed IDS/IPS, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare. |
| Product type | Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) & Threat Defense | Software-Defined Networking & Microsegmentation |
| Best for | Cross-industry, Government, Financial Services, Healthcare, Energy, Manufacturing, Retail | Global Enterprise, Banking, Telecom, Healthcare, Defense |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: no | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | CloudOn-Premise | Cloud |
| Deployment details | Hardware appliance; Virtual appliance; Cloud-native; Hardware appliances (Firewall 1000/3100/4200 series); Virtual FTDv (AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI); Containerized CNF | Software; Hypervisor-Native; Multi-Cloud; Software; Hypervisor-native; Virtual appliances |
| Data residency | On-premises data retention / Cloud control region-specific hosting | On-premises Data Center; Multi-Cloud |
| 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 | VMware vSphereKVMBare-metal ServersKubernetesAWSAzure |
| Compliance | FIPS 140-2/3, Common Criteria (NDcPP), USGv6, SOC 2, ISO 27001 | Common CriteriaFIPS 140-2SOC 2ISO 27001PCI-DSS |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Cisco Security Cloud ControlCisco ISECisco Secure WorkloadCisco XDRCisco TalosSplunkMicrosoft Sentinel | VMware vSphereVMware Cloud FoundationKubernetesSplunkQRadar |
| Industries | Cross-industryGovernmentFinancial ServicesHealthcareEnergyManufacturing+1 more | Global EnterpriseBankingTelecomHealthcareDefense |
| Regions | Global | GlobalUSEUAPAC |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Cisco | VMware |
| Headquarters | San Jose, California, USA | Palo Alto, California, USA |
| Company size | 80,000+ | 10,001+ |
| Founded | 1984 | 1998 |
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.VMware NSX
Evaluating VMware NSX? See how this Network Security tool handles microsegmentation and distributed IDS/IPS, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare.Product type
Cisco Secure Firewall
Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) & Threat DefenseVMware NSX
Software-Defined Networking & MicrosegmentationBest for
Cisco Secure Firewall
Cross-industry, Government, Financial Services, Healthcare, Energy, Manufacturing, RetailVMware NSX
Global Enterprise, Banking, Telecom, Healthcare, DefensePricing
Pricing model
Cisco Secure Firewall
Contact VendorVMware NSX
Contact VendorFree trial
Cisco Secure Firewall
Free trial: noVMware NSX
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Cisco Secure Firewall
CloudOn-Premise
VMware NSX
Cloud
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 CNFVMware NSX
Software; Hypervisor-Native; Multi-Cloud; Software; Hypervisor-native; Virtual appliancesData residency
Cisco Secure Firewall
On-premises data retention / Cloud control region-specific hostingVMware NSX
On-premises Data Center; Multi-CloudKey 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
VMware NSX
- Distributed hypervisor firewall
- Microsegmentation
- Virtual routing & switching
- Distributed IDS/IPS
- Container networking
- Network Security
- Firewall / NGFW
- Network Segmentation
Platform & access
API access
Cisco Secure Firewall
API access: yesVMware NSX
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Cisco Secure Firewall
SSO: yesVMware NSX
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Cisco Secure Firewall
RBAC: yesVMware NSX
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Cisco Secure Firewall
Multi-tenant: yesVMware NSX
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Cisco Secure Firewall
Mobile app: noVMware NSX
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Cisco Secure Firewall
On-premises hardwareAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle CloudVMware ESXiKVM
VMware NSX
VMware vSphereKVMBare-metal ServersKubernetesAWSAzure
Compliance
Cisco Secure Firewall
FIPS 140-2/3, Common Criteria (NDcPP), USGv6, SOC 2, ISO 27001
VMware NSX
Common CriteriaFIPS 140-2SOC 2ISO 27001PCI-DSS
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Cisco Secure Firewall
Cisco Security Cloud ControlCisco ISECisco Secure WorkloadCisco XDRCisco TalosSplunkMicrosoft Sentinel
VMware NSX
VMware vSphereVMware Cloud FoundationKubernetesSplunkQRadar
Industries
Cisco Secure Firewall
Cross-industryGovernmentFinancial ServicesHealthcareEnergyManufacturing+1 more
VMware NSX
Global EnterpriseBankingTelecomHealthcareDefense
Regions
Cisco Secure Firewall
Global
VMware NSX
GlobalUSEUAPAC
Vendor
Company
Cisco Secure Firewall
CiscoVMware NSX
VMwareHeadquarters
Cisco Secure Firewall
San Jose, California, USAVMware NSX
Palo Alto, California, USACompany size
Cisco Secure Firewall
80,000+VMware NSX
10,001+Founded
Cisco Secure Firewall
1984VMware NSX
1998