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| Product | Google Cloud Armor by Google Cloud View product | Cisco Secure Firewall by Cisco View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Google Cloud Armor covers layer 7 filtering, DDoS mitigation and OWASP Top 10 rules for web application defense and bot mitigation. Compare top Network Security tools. | Cisco Secure Firewall from Cisco focuses on perimeter threat defense. Key capabilities: URL filtering. Compare it with the leading Firewall alternatives. |
| Product type | Web Application Firewall & DDoS Mitigation | Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) & Threat Defense |
| Best for | Financial Services, Retail, Healthcare, Media, Cross-industry, Public Sector | Cross-industry, Government, Financial Services, Healthcare, Energy, Manufacturing, Retail |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: no |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | CloudHybrid | CloudOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | Cloud; Hybrid; Multi-cloud; Google Cloud; Hybrid deployments; Multi-cloud origins | Hardware appliance; Virtual appliance; Cloud-native; Hardware appliances (Firewall 1000/3100/4200 series); Virtual FTDv (AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI); Containerized CNF |
| Data residency | Multi-region; regional endpoints available | On-premises data retention / Cloud control region-specific hosting |
| 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 | Google CloudHybrid web workloadsKubernetes | On-premises hardwareAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle CloudVMware ESXiKVM |
| Compliance | SOC 1/2/3ISO/IEC 27001PCI-DSSFedRAMPHIPAA | FIPS 140-2/3, Common Criteria (NDcPP), USGv6, SOC 2, ISO 27001 |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Cloud Load BalancingCompute EngineGKECloud RunSecurity Command CenterCloud Logging | Cisco Security Cloud ControlCisco ISECisco Secure WorkloadCisco XDRCisco TalosSplunkMicrosoft Sentinel |
| Industries | Financial ServicesRetailHealthcareMediaCross-industryPublic Sector | Cross-industryGovernmentFinancial ServicesHealthcareEnergyManufacturing+1 more |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Google Cloud | Cisco |
| Headquarters | Mountain View, California, USA | San Jose, California, USA |
| Company size | 100,000+ | 80,000+ |
| Founded | 2008 | 1984 |
Overview
What it is
Google Cloud Armor
Google Cloud Armor covers layer 7 filtering, DDoS mitigation and OWASP Top 10 rules for web application defense and bot mitigation. Compare top Network Security tools.Cisco Secure Firewall
Cisco Secure Firewall from Cisco focuses on perimeter threat defense. Key capabilities: URL filtering. Compare it with the leading Firewall alternatives.Product type
Google Cloud Armor
Web Application Firewall & DDoS MitigationCisco Secure Firewall
Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) & Threat DefenseBest for
Google Cloud Armor
Financial Services, Retail, Healthcare, Media, Cross-industry, Public SectorCisco Secure Firewall
Cross-industry, Government, Financial Services, Healthcare, Energy, Manufacturing, RetailPricing
Pricing model
Google Cloud Armor
Contact VendorCisco Secure Firewall
Contact VendorFree trial
Google Cloud Armor
Free trial: yesCisco Secure Firewall
Free trial: noDeployment
Deployment options
Google Cloud Armor
Cisco Secure Firewall
Deployment details
Google Cloud Armor
Cloud; Hybrid; Multi-cloud; Google Cloud; Hybrid deployments; Multi-cloud originsCisco Secure Firewall
Hardware appliance; Virtual appliance; Cloud-native; Hardware appliances (Firewall 1000/3100/4200 series); Virtual FTDv (AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI); Containerized CNFData residency
Google Cloud Armor
Multi-region; regional endpoints availableCisco Secure Firewall
On-premises data retention / Cloud control region-specific hostingKey features
What it offers
Google Cloud Armor
- Layer 7 filtering
- DDoS mitigation
- OWASP Top 10 rules
- Adaptive protection
- Rate limiting
- IP allow/denylist
- Bot management
- reCAPTCHA integration
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
Platform & access
API access
Google Cloud Armor
API access: yesCisco Secure Firewall
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Google Cloud Armor
SSO: yesCisco Secure Firewall
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Google Cloud Armor
RBAC: yesCisco Secure Firewall
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Google Cloud Armor
Multi-tenant: yesCisco Secure Firewall
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Google Cloud Armor
Mobile app: noCisco Secure Firewall
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Google Cloud Armor
Cisco Secure Firewall
Compliance
Google Cloud Armor
Cisco Secure Firewall
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Google Cloud Armor
Cisco Secure Firewall
Industries
Google Cloud Armor
Cisco Secure Firewall
Regions
Google Cloud Armor
Cisco Secure Firewall
Vendor
Company
Google Cloud Armor
Google CloudCisco Secure Firewall
CiscoHeadquarters
Google Cloud Armor
Mountain View, California, USACisco Secure Firewall
San Jose, California, USACompany size
Google Cloud Armor
100,000+Cisco Secure Firewall
80,000+Founded
Google Cloud Armor
2008Cisco Secure Firewall
1984