Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual vs. Sophos Firewall
| Product | Rating | Most Used By | Product Summary | Starting Price |
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Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual | N/A | N/A | Cisco® Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly FTDv/NGFWv) combines Cisco’s network firewall with Snort IPS, URL filtering, and malware defense. | N/A |
Sophos Firewall | Score9.7 out of 10 | N/A | Sophos XG Firewall provides comprehensive next-generation firewall protection powered by deep learning and Synchronized Security. Sophos Firewall supplies insights and exposes hidden user, application, and threat risks on the network, and say the product is differentiated by its ability to respond automatically to security incidents by isolating compromised systems, with Security Heartbeat™. | N/A |
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| Small Businesses | SonicWall NSA Series Score8.5 out of 10 | SonicWall NSA Series Score8.5 out of 10 |
| Medium-sized Companies | Barracuda CloudGen Firewall Score9.4 out of 10 | Barracuda CloudGen Firewall Score9.4 out of 10 |
| Enterprises | Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software Score9 out of 10 | Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software Score9 out of 10 |
| All Alternatives | View all alternatives | View all alternatives |
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| Likelihood to Recommend | - | 9.6 |
| Usability | - | 10.0 |
| Support Rating | - | 9.1 |
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