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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 | VMware NSX by VMware View product | Cisco Secure Firewall by Cisco View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Evaluating VMware NSX? See how this Network Security tool handles microsegmentation and distributed IDS/IPS, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare. | Cisco Secure Firewall from Cisco focuses on perimeter threat defense. Key capabilities: URL filtering. Compare it with the leading Firewall alternatives. |
| Product type | Software-Defined Networking & Microsegmentation | Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) & Threat Defense |
| Best for | Global Enterprise, Banking, Telecom, Healthcare, Defense | 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 | Cloud | CloudOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | Software; Hypervisor-Native; Multi-Cloud; Software; Hypervisor-native; Virtual appliances | Hardware appliance; Virtual appliance; Cloud-native; Hardware appliances (Firewall 1000/3100/4200 series); Virtual FTDv (AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI); Containerized CNF |
| Data residency | On-premises Data Center; Multi-Cloud | 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 | VMware vSphereKVMBare-metal ServersKubernetesAWSAzure | On-premises hardwareAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle CloudVMware ESXiKVM |
| Compliance | Common CriteriaFIPS 140-2SOC 2ISO 27001PCI-DSS | FIPS 140-2/3, Common Criteria (NDcPP), USGv6, SOC 2, ISO 27001 |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | VMware vSphereVMware Cloud FoundationKubernetesSplunkQRadar | Cisco Security Cloud ControlCisco ISECisco Secure WorkloadCisco XDRCisco TalosSplunkMicrosoft Sentinel |
| Industries | Global EnterpriseBankingTelecomHealthcareDefense | Cross-industryGovernmentFinancial ServicesHealthcareEnergyManufacturing+1 more |
| Regions | GlobalUSEUAPAC | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | VMware | Cisco |
| Headquarters | Palo Alto, California, USA | San Jose, California, USA |
| Company size | 10,001+ | 80,000+ |
| Founded | 1998 | 1984 |
Overview
What it is
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.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
VMware NSX
Software-Defined Networking & MicrosegmentationCisco Secure Firewall
Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) & Threat DefenseBest for
VMware NSX
Global Enterprise, Banking, Telecom, Healthcare, DefenseCisco Secure Firewall
Cross-industry, Government, Financial Services, Healthcare, Energy, Manufacturing, RetailPricing
Pricing model
VMware NSX
Contact VendorCisco Secure Firewall
Contact VendorFree trial
VMware NSX
Free trial: yesCisco Secure Firewall
Free trial: noDeployment
Deployment options
VMware NSX
Cloud
Cisco Secure Firewall
CloudOn-Premise
Deployment details
VMware NSX
Software; Hypervisor-Native; Multi-Cloud; Software; Hypervisor-native; Virtual appliancesCisco Secure Firewall
Hardware appliance; Virtual appliance; Cloud-native; Hardware appliances (Firewall 1000/3100/4200 series); Virtual FTDv (AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI); Containerized CNFData residency
VMware NSX
On-premises Data Center; Multi-CloudCisco Secure Firewall
On-premises data retention / Cloud control region-specific hostingKey features
What it offers
VMware NSX
- Distributed hypervisor firewall
- Microsegmentation
- Virtual routing & switching
- Distributed IDS/IPS
- Container networking
- Network Security
- Firewall / NGFW
- Network Segmentation
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
VMware NSX
API access: yesCisco Secure Firewall
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
VMware NSX
SSO: yesCisco Secure Firewall
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
VMware NSX
RBAC: yesCisco Secure Firewall
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
VMware NSX
Multi-tenant: yesCisco Secure Firewall
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
VMware NSX
Mobile app: noCisco Secure Firewall
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
VMware NSX
VMware vSphereKVMBare-metal ServersKubernetesAWSAzure
Cisco Secure Firewall
On-premises hardwareAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle CloudVMware ESXiKVM
Compliance
VMware NSX
Common CriteriaFIPS 140-2SOC 2ISO 27001PCI-DSS
Cisco Secure Firewall
FIPS 140-2/3, Common Criteria (NDcPP), USGv6, SOC 2, ISO 27001
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
VMware NSX
VMware vSphereVMware Cloud FoundationKubernetesSplunkQRadar
Cisco Secure Firewall
Cisco Security Cloud ControlCisco ISECisco Secure WorkloadCisco XDRCisco TalosSplunkMicrosoft Sentinel
Industries
VMware NSX
Global EnterpriseBankingTelecomHealthcareDefense
Cisco Secure Firewall
Cross-industryGovernmentFinancial ServicesHealthcareEnergyManufacturing+1 more
Regions
VMware NSX
GlobalUSEUAPAC
Cisco Secure Firewall
Global
Vendor
Company
VMware NSX
VMwareCisco Secure Firewall
CiscoHeadquarters
VMware NSX
Palo Alto, California, USACisco Secure Firewall
San Jose, California, USACompany size
VMware NSX
10,001+Cisco Secure Firewall
80,000+Founded
VMware NSX
1998Cisco Secure Firewall
1984