Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv)

by Cisco

Reviews

4.2

Star rating

#10

Rank in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems (IDPS)

Pros and cons

Pros

Network Security
Firewall Efficiency
Easy Management
Ease of Use

Cons

Complexity
Dependency Issues
Difficult Management
Pricing Issues
Upgrade Issues
Complex Coding

Traffic & LLM citations

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Winning from

Based on reviewers who said they switched from another product.

FortiGate-VM NGFW

1 switched

Losing to

Based on reviewers of other products who said they switched from Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv).

Check Point Next Generation Firewalls (NGFWs)

3 switched

Palo Alto Networks Cloud NGFW

2 switched

Palo Alto Networks VM-Series Virtual Firewall

1 switched

Snort

1 switched

Check Point Quantum Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)

1 switched

Key stats

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Mid-Market

Adoption by company size

Segment	Share of reviews
Small Business	14.0%
Mid-Market	44.1%
Enterprise	41.9%

Quarterly history

Quarter	Reviews	Star rating
2025 Q2	1	5.0
2026 Q1	1	4.0

Satisfaction ratings

Ease of Use8.4

Ease of Setup7.7

Quality of Support9.2

Meets Requirements9.0

What reviewers say

Firepower Review

5.0

“Cisco Firepower virtual firewalls are a convenient solution for hybrid infrastructure.”

Presales Engineer Security

Cisco firewall review

3.0

“Simplified management which enables us to manage policies and rules from single console”

Terminal OT On-site Support Engineer

Easy to comprehend and manage

4.5

“Configuration is straightforward and user friendly. Particularly effective, for data centers and cloud environments. No issues or problems were encountered during usage.”

Public Relations

About

Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly FTDv/NGFWv) is a comprehensive security solution designed to protect virtualized environments across private and public clouds. It integrates Cisco's proven network firewall capabilities with advanced threat defense features, including Snort Intrusion Prevention System (IPS), URL filtering, and malware defense. This virtualized firewall ensures consistent security policies and deep visibility into network traffic, enabling organizations to detect and mitigate threats before they impact operations.