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We performed a comparison between AWS Firewall Manager and Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Firewall Security Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed AWS Firewall Manager vs. Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Report (Updated: March 2024).
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Pros
"AWS Firewall Manager isn't a separate solution when you create the virtual private cloud (VPC), so you can control the traffic through that security group.""The interface is intuitive and it is easy for the users.""The most valuable feature is the centrally managed rule. I also like the central orchestration.""Also, the strength of the community is invaluable.""Once this solution is set up, we hardly have to touch it.""It has centralized cloud firewall management rules. It provides compliance in tracking and reporting."

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"It is a stable solution. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.""My clients have never contacted me with any issues, so I believe the solution is stable.""I like its system management and filtering options as a layer seven firewall.""Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center is scalable.""The solution has a great UI and a policy deployment mechanism, and all the configuration is easily manageable for the firewalls.""The most valuable features are the Virtual Private Network and the Electronic Control Lists.""Scalability is not an issue as long as you are able to buy additional licenses. Ten percent of our customers use Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center, and we have large accounts with 50% of their end users behind this firewall.""The solution is useful and powerful."

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Cons
"Enabling and configuring the logging is not that straightforward.""The system should be more customizable.""I would like to see AWS add some UTM features to the firewall. It would also be great if AWS Firewall had native IPS/IDS. They have the separate IPS/IDS, GuardDuty.""This solution is suitable for a small-scale enterprise and may not scale up to a very high volume of traffic or a large number of servers.""They could consider organizing and enhancing documentation in a more structured and chronological manner""It needs to be more employee-friendly, and the security management could be more efficient."

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"The interface is an area that could be improved.""Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center needs to reduce its price.""Cisco firewalls use old ESR or a Linux system, and there are problems with encryption. When we switch on encryption, the throughput goes down.""The initial setup is a bit complex.""Due to the lack of enough tutorials available online, I face problems with Cisco.""It takes five to seven minutes to push one policy.""It's not very user-friendly and can be somewhat disorganized.""The IOS and the deploy option could be improved."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "The AWS Firewall Manager is a little on the costly side."
  • "The licensing is on a pay-as-you-go basis and we are billed monthly."
  • "From what I've heard from my colleagues, it appears that the pricing is competitive, which influenced our decision to choose this option."
  • "It is a cost-efficient product."
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  • "When you are using a Cisco solution you know it will be expensive. Cisco makes you pay for everything individually. We pay for the licenses that we need."
  • "Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center has the best price on the market."
  • "I rate Secure Firewall Management Center eight out of 10 for pricing."
  • "Technical support is an additional annual cost and is not included with the license."
  • "The price of the solution is expensive. We do not have to pay more than the standard licensing fees."
  • "It could be considered relatively cheaper when compared to some other vendors in the market."
  • "The solution’s pricing is reasonable."
  • "The solution is expensive. We have a multi-license, and we pay extra for support."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:It has centralized cloud firewall management rules. It provides compliance in tracking and reporting.
    Top Answer:They provide cost governance plans. We can choose a plan to suit our business requirements. It is a cost-efficient product.
    Top Answer:AWS Firewall Manager could provide more automation. It needs to be more employee-friendly, and the security management could be more efficient.
    Top Answer:One of the most valuable features of Cisco Secure Firewalls is their seamless integration with other Cisco products.
    Top Answer:One of the advantages of Cisco is its range of flexible licensing options. Whether customers are seeking a lighter version or a comprehensive feature set, Cisco offers various licensing tiers to… more »
    Top Answer:Areas for improvement include pricing points and the range of products available at any given time. Cisco could potentially address these aspects more effectively to better accommodate the needs of… more »
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    Overview

    AWS Firewall Manager is a security management service which allows you to centrally configure and manage firewall rules across your accounts and applications in AWS Organization. As new applications are created, Firewall Manager makes it easy to bring new applications and resources into compliance by enforcing a common set of security rules. Now you have a single service to build firewall rules, create security policies, and enforce them in a consistent, hierarchical manner across your entire infrastructure.

    Using AWS Firewall Manager, you can easily roll out AWS WAF rules for your Application Load Balancers, API Gateways, and Amazon CloudFront distributions. Similarly, you can create AWS Shield Advanced protections for your Application Load Balancers, ELB Classic Load Balancers, Elastic IP Addresses and CloudFront distributions. Finally, with AWS Firewall Manager, you can enable security groups for your Amazon EC2 and ENI resource types in Amazon VPCs.

    The Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center is the administrative nerve center for select Cisco security products running on multiple platforms. It provides unified management of Cisco Secure Firewalls with Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) software for port and protocol control, application control, IPS, URL filtering, and malware protection functions. Firewall Management Center is the centralized event and policy manager for:

    ● Cisco Secure Firewall with the Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) OS

    ● Cisco ASA with FirePOWER Services

    ● Cisco Secure IPS (Firepower Next-Gen IPS / NGIPS)

    ● Cisco FirePOWER Threat Defense for ISR

    ● Cisco Malware Defense (AMP)

    Sample Customers
    Expedia, Intuit, Royal Dutch Shell, Brooks Brothers
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    Computer Software Company18%
    Financial Services Firm14%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Government6%
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    Computer Software Company33%
    Comms Service Provider17%
    Financial Services Firm17%
    Manufacturing Company8%
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    Government17%
    Financial Services Firm14%
    Engineering Company6%
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    Large Enterprise50%
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    Midsize Enterprise12%
    Large Enterprise71%
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    Midsize Enterprise33%
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    Small Business22%
    Midsize Enterprise8%
    Large Enterprise70%
    Buyer's Guide
    AWS Firewall Manager vs. Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about AWS Firewall Manager vs. Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
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    AWS Firewall Manager is ranked 8th in Firewall Security Management with 6 reviews while Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center is ranked 7th in Firewall Security Management with 18 reviews. AWS Firewall Manager is rated 7.8, while Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of AWS Firewall Manager writes "Streamlining security and enhanced file transfer control". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center writes "A stable and reasonably priced product that protects organizations from malware". AWS Firewall Manager is most compared with Palo Alto Networks Panorama, Fortinet FortiGate Cloud, Azure Firewall Manager, FireMon Security Manager and Skybox Security Suite, whereas Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center is most compared with FireMon Security Manager and Palo Alto Networks Panorama. See our AWS Firewall Manager vs. Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center report.

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