# Check Point ZoneAlarm for Business vs Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv) Comparison - What are their main differences? 

At a Glance

Star Rating

**Check Point ZoneAlarm for Business** [

4.2/5(26)

](https://www.g2.com/products/check-point-zonealarm-for-business/reviews#reviews)

**Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv)**[

4.2/5(93)

](https://www.g2.com/products/cisco-secure-firewall-threat-defense-virtual-formerly-ngfwv/reviews#reviews)

Market Segments

**Check Point ZoneAlarm for Business**
Small-Business (40.9% of reviews)

**Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv)**
Mid-Market (43.8% of reviews)

Pros & Cons

**Check Point ZoneAlarm for Business**
Not enough data

**Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv)**
[
Ease of Use (1)
](https://www.g2.com/products/cisco-secure-firewall-threat-defense-virtual-formerly-ngfwv/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1168036&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Easy Management (1)
](https://www.g2.com/products/cisco-secure-firewall-threat-defense-virtual-formerly-ngfwv/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1168006&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Complex Coding (1)
](https://www.g2.com/products/cisco-secure-firewall-threat-defense-virtual-formerly-ngfwv/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1167998&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Complex Configuration (1)
](https://www.g2.com/products/cisco-secure-firewall-threat-defense-virtual-formerly-ngfwv/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1168029&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

Entry-Level Pricing

**Check Point ZoneAlarm for Business**
No pricing available

**Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv)**
No pricing available

## Check Point ZoneAlarm for Business vs Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv)

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Check Point ZoneAlarm for Business easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Check Point ZoneAlarm for Business overall.

- Reviewers felt that Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv) meets the needs of their business better than Check Point ZoneAlarm for Business.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv) is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv) over Check Point ZoneAlarm for Business.

Pricing

Entry-Level Pricing

**Check Point ZoneAlarm for Business**

Check Point ZoneAlarm for Business
No pricing available

**Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv)**

Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv)
No pricing available

Free Trial

**Check Point ZoneAlarm for Business**

Check Point ZoneAlarm for Business
No trial information available

**Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv)**

Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv)
No trial information available

Ratings

Meets Requirements

8.5

19

8.8

83

Ease of Use

8.3

19

8.1

82

Ease of Setup

9.0

8

7.4

51

Ease of Admin

8.8

8

7.7

49

Quality of Support

8.5

16

9.1

74

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

9.5

7

8.8

47

Product Direction (% positive)

6.3

19

7.5

83

Features by Category

Network Security[Hide 40 FeaturesShow 40 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Penetration Testing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Trail

Not enough data

Not enough data

Anti Virus

Not enough data

Not enough data

Vulnerability Scanning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Remote Monitoring & Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

VPN

Not enough data

Not enough data

Behavior Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

SSL Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Patch Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Event Logs

Not enough data

Not enough data

Anomaly/Malware Detection

Not enough data

Not enough data

DNS Leak Protection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Server Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Network Provisioning

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Email Alerts

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security Auditing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Intrusion Detection System

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Visualization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Two-Factor Authentication

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Firewalls

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Anti Spam

Not enough data

Not enough data

Threat Response

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Risk Alerts

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Loss Prevention

Not enough data

Not enough data

Single Sign On

Not enough data

Not enough data

Intrusion Prevention System

Not enough data

Not enough data

Secure Login

Not enough data

Not enough data

Policy Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems (IDPS)[Hide 14 FeaturesShow 14 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

9.5

6

Prevention

Intrusion Prevention

Not enough data

9.3(won by default)

5

Firewall

Not enough data

Not enough data

Encryption

Not enough data

9.7(won by default)

5

Security hardening

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cloud Data Protection

Not enough data

9.7(won by default)

5

Detection

Intrusion Detection

Not enough data

9.3(won by default)

5

Security Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Anti-Malware / Malware Detection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Administration

Compliance

Not enough data

Not enough data

Administration Console -

Not enough data

Not enough data

API / integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

AI Text Summarization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Agentic AI - Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems (IDPS)

Autonomous Task Execution

Not enough data

Not enough data

Proactive Assistance

Not enough data

Not enough data

Firewall Software[Hide 62 FeaturesShow 62 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

9.3

16

Administration

Policy Management

Not enough data

8.6(won by default)

13

Logging and Reporting

Not enough data

9.6(won by default)

12

Application Gateway

Not enough data

9.2(won by default)

11

Concurrent Sessions

Not enough data

9.2(won by default)

11

Uptime Reporting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Web Traffic Reporting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Incident Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Remote Monitoring & Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Agentic AI - Firewall Software

Autonomous Task Execution

Not enough data

Not enough data

Adaptive Learning

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI/Machine Learning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Functionality

Virtual Private Network (VPN)

Not enough data

9.6(won by default)

13

Antivirus

Not enough data

9.3(won by default)

12

URL Filtering

Not enough data

9.4(won by default)

12

Availability

Not enough data

8.9(won by default)

12

IP Filtering

Not enough data

Not enough data

Content Filtering

Not enough data

Not enough data

Monitoring

Load Balancing

Not enough data

9.2(won by default)

10

Continuous Analysis

Not enough data

9.2(won by default)

12

Intrusion Prevention

Not enough data

9.5(won by default)

13

Intrusion Detection

Not enough data

9.4(won by default)

12

Intrusion Detection System

Not enough data

Not enough data

Intrusion Prevention System

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

AI Text Summarization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Artificial Intelligence - Firewall

AI Firewall

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Spam Blocker

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Escalation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Role-Based Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Network Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Visual Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Reports

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting & Statistics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Anti Spam

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Hardware Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Summary Reports

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Data

Not enough data

Not enough data

Server Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Two-Factor Authentication

Not enough data

Not enough data

Log Access

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-Location

Not enough data

Not enough data

SSL Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Behavior Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Event Logs

Not enough data

Not enough data

Vulnerability Scanning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Risk Alerts

Not enough data

Not enough data

Single Sign On

Not enough data

Not enough data

Dashboard Creation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Antivirus[Hide 43 FeaturesShow 43 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

AI Text Generation

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Text Summarization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Real-Time Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Threat Protection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Spam Blocker

Not enough data

Not enough data

Spam Quarantine

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-time Alerts

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Incident Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Remote Update/Installation

Not enough data

Not enough data

DDoS Protection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Automatic Scans

Not enough data

Not enough data

Vulnerability/Threat Prioritization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Endpoint Protection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Identity Theft Protection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security Auditing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Virus Definition Update

Not enough data

Not enough data

VPN

Not enough data

Not enough data

Tracker Blocking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Loss Prevention

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Webcam Protection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Anomaly/Malware Detection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Password Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Phishing Protection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Email Attachment Protection

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI/Machine Learning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting & Statistics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Network Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Authentication

Not enough data

Not enough data

Threat Response

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Vulnerability Scanning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Backup and Recovery

Not enough data

Not enough data

Next-Generation Firewall

Not enough data

Not enough data

Application Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Whitelisting/Blacklisting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Server Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

AWS Marketplace[Hide 3 FeaturesShow 3 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Agentic AI - AWS Marketplace

Autonomous Task Execution

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-step Planning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cross-system Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Endpoint Protection[Hide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

System Control

Device Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Web Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Application Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Asset Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

System Isolation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Vulnerability Prevention

Endpoint Intelligence

Not enough data

Not enough data

Firewall

Not enough data

Not enough data

Malware Detection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security Management

Incident Reports

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security Validation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance 

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reviews

Reviewers' Company Size

[![Check Point ZoneAlarm for Business](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/64ff8da1b6e6ffabf4336ae2510e8e3e/check-point-zonealarm-for-business.svg "Check Point ZoneAlarm for Business")](https://www.g2.com/products/check-point-zonealarm-for-business/reviews)

Check Point ZoneAlarm for Business

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

40.9%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

31.8%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

27.3%

[![Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv)](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/bac35b1c7d560638b47c46bddb26a15c/cisco-secure-firewall-threat-defense-virtual-formerly-ngfwv.svg "Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv)")](https://www.g2.com/products/cisco-secure-firewall-threat-defense-virtual-formerly-ngfwv/reviews)

Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv)

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

13.5%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

43.8%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

42.7%

Small-Business

(50 or fewer emp.)

40.9%

13.5%

Mid-Market

(51-1000 emp.)

31.8%

43.8%

Enterprise

(\> 1000 emp.)

27.3%

42.7%

Reviewers' Industry

[![Check Point ZoneAlarm for Business](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/64ff8da1b6e6ffabf4336ae2510e8e3e/check-point-zonealarm-for-business.svg "Check Point ZoneAlarm for Business")](https://www.g2.com/products/check-point-zonealarm-for-business/reviews)
Check Point ZoneAlarm for Business

Information Technology and Services

13.6%

Publishing

9.1%

Marketing and Advertising

9.1%

Food & Beverages

9.1%

Accounting

4.5%

Other

54.5%

[![Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv)](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/bac35b1c7d560638b47c46bddb26a15c/cisco-secure-firewall-threat-defense-virtual-formerly-ngfwv.svg "Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv)")](https://www.g2.com/products/cisco-secure-firewall-threat-defense-virtual-formerly-ngfwv/reviews)
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv)

Information Technology and Services

18.0%

Higher Education

6.7%

Telecommunications

6.7%

Computer Software

5.6%

Hospital & Health Care

4.5%

Other

58.4%

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