# Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv) vs threatER Comparison

| | Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv) | threatER | 
|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.2 out of 5 | 4.8 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 93 | 37 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Mid-Market (43.8% of reviews) | Mid-Market (66.7% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | Starting at $20.00 20 Users Per Month | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

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

Pros:
- Ease of Use (1 reviews)
- Easy Management (1 reviews)

Cons:
- Complex Coding (1 reviews)
- Complex Configuration (1 reviews)

### threatER

Pros:
- Ease of Use (7 reviews)
- Performance Efficiency (3 reviews)

Cons:
- Performance Issues (3 reviews)
- Compatibility Issues (2 reviews)

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv) | threatER | 
|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 8.8 (83 reviews) | 9.4 (29 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 8.1 (82 reviews) | 9.4 (29 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 7.4 (51 reviews) | 9.2 (27 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 7.7 (49 reviews) | 9.5 (23 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 9.1 (74 reviews) | 9.6 (28 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.8 (47 reviews) | 9.5 (22 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 7.5 (83 reviews) | 9.5 (25 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

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

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

No information available

### threatER

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: EnforceDNS Essential

Price: Starting at $20.00 20 Users Per Month

Description: Advanced DNS Security and Content Filtering Tailored for Your Industry


Key Features:
- Phishing, Malware, Botnet Protection
- Real-time threat Detection
- DNS Encryption

[Browse all 4 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/threater/pricing)

#### Free Trial

Yes

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## Features Comparison By Category

### Unified Threat Management (UTM)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv)** | N/A | N/A |
| **threatER** | 9.5/10 | 8 |

#### Security - Unified Threat Management

| Feature | Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv) | threatER | 
|---|---|---|
| **Antivirus** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Whitelists** | Not enough data | 9.4 (6 reviews) | 
| **Antispam Filtering** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Content Filtering** | Not enough data | 10.0 (5 reviews) | 
| **Web Filtering** | Not enough data | 9.2 (6 reviews) | 
| **Firewall** | Not enough data | 9.7 (5 reviews) | 

#### Administration

| Feature | Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv) | threatER | 
|---|---|---|
| **Reports & Analytics** | Not enough data | 9.3 (7 reviews) | 
| **Dashboard** | Not enough data | 9.5 (7 reviews) | 

### Network Access Control (NAC)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv)** | N/A | N/A |
| **threatER** | 9.5/10 | 6 |

#### Data

| Feature | Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv) | threatER | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Protection** | Not enough data | 9.7 (5 reviews) | 
| **Remote Access** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Network Access** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Network

| Feature | Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv) | threatER | 
|---|---|---|
| **Security** | Not enough data | 9.7 (6 reviews) | 
| **Scaling** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Audit** | Not enough data | 9.0 (5 reviews) | 

#### Logistics

| Feature | Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv) | threatER | 
|---|---|---|
| **Processes** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Blockage** | Not enough data | 9.7 (5 reviews) | 
| **IoT** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems (IDPS)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv)** | 9.5/10 | 6 |
| **threatER** | 9.1/10 | 20 |

#### Prevention

| Feature | Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv) | threatER | 
|---|---|---|
| **Intrusion Prevention** | 9.3 (5 reviews) | 9.8 (14 reviews) | 
| **Firewall** | Not enough data | 9.4 (11 reviews) | 
| **Encryption** | 9.7 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Security hardening** | Not enough data | 9.4 (9 reviews) | 
| **Cloud Data Protection** | 9.7 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Detection

| Feature | Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv) | threatER | 
|---|---|---|
| **Intrusion Detection** | 9.3 (5 reviews) | 8.5 (10 reviews) | 
| **Security Monitoring** | Not enough data | 8.7 (14 reviews) | 
| **Anti-Malware / Malware Detection** | Not enough data | 8.7 (9 reviews) | 

#### Administration

| Feature | Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv) | threatER | 
|---|---|---|
| **Compliance** | Not enough data | 9.2 (8 reviews) | 
| **Administration Console -** | Not enough data | 9.2 (14 reviews) | 
| **API / integrations** | Not enough data | 8.6 (7 reviews) | 

#### Generative AI

| Feature | Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv) | threatER | 
|---|---|---|
| **AI Text Summarization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Agentic AI - Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems (IDPS)

| Feature | Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv) | threatER | 
|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Zero Trust Networking

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv)** | N/A | N/A |
| **threatER** | N/A | N/A |

#### Network Management

| Feature | Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv) | threatER | 
|---|---|---|
| **Network Segmentation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Network Mapping** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Security Analytics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **API/Integrations** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Security

| Feature | Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv) | threatER | 
|---|---|---|
| **Security Automation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Application Security** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Workload Protection** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Protection** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Identity Management

| Feature | Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv) | threatER | 
|---|---|---|
| **Adaptive Access Control** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Identity Scoring** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **User Monitoring** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Generative AI

| Feature | Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv) | threatER | 
|---|---|---|
| **AI Text Summarization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **AI Text Generation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Firewall Software

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv)** | 9.3/10 | 16 |
| **threatER** | N/A | N/A |

#### Administration

| Feature | Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv) | threatER | 
|---|---|---|
| **Policy Management** | 8.6 (13 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Logging and Reporting** | 9.6 (12 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Application Gateway** | 9.2 (11 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Concurrent Sessions** | 9.2 (11 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Agentic AI - Firewall Software

| Feature | Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv) | threatER | 
|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Adaptive Learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Functionality

| Feature | Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv) | threatER | 
|---|---|---|
| **Virtual Private Network (VPN)** | 9.6 (13 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Antivirus** | 9.3 (12 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **URL Filtering** | 9.4 (12 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Availability** | 8.9 (12 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Monitoring

| Feature | Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv) | threatER | 
|---|---|---|
| **Load Balancing** | 9.2 (10 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Continuous Analysis** | 9.2 (12 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Intrusion Prevention** | 9.5 (13 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Intrusion Detection** | 9.4 (12 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Generative AI

| Feature | Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv) | threatER | 
|---|---|---|
| **AI Text Summarization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Artificial Intelligence - Firewall

| Feature | Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv) | threatER | 
|---|---|---|
| **AI Firewall** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### DNS Security Solutions

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv)** | N/A | N/A |
| **threatER** | N/A | N/A |

#### Protection

| Feature | Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv) | threatER | 
|---|---|---|
| **Quarantine** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Continuous Monitoring** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Off-Network Protection** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Guest Network Protection** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **BYOD Protection** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Native DNS over HTTPS (DoH)** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Functionality

| Feature | Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv) | threatER | 
|---|---|---|
| **DNS Lookups** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Threat Intelligence** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Advanced Traffic Filtering** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Administration

| Feature | Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv) | threatER | 
|---|---|---|
| **Whitelisting** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Policy Enforcement** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Incident Reports** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Domain Categorization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Multi-Network Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### AWS Marketplace

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv)** | N/A | N/A |
| **threatER** | N/A | N/A |

#### Agentic AI - AWS Marketplace

| Feature | Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv) | threatER | 
|---|---|---|
| **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 | 

### Threat Intelligence

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv)** | N/A | N/A |
| **threatER** | N/A | N/A |

#### Orchestration

| Feature | Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv) | threatER | 
|---|---|---|
| **Asset Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Security Workflow Automation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Deployment** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Sandboxing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Information

| Feature | Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv) | threatER | 
|---|---|---|
| **Proactive Alerts** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Malware Detection** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Intelligence Reports** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Personalization

| Feature | Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv) | threatER | 
|---|---|---|
| **Endpoint Intelligence** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Security Validation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Dynamic/Code Analysis** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Generative AI

| Feature | Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv) | threatER | 
|---|---|---|
| **AI Text Summarization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Generate Attack Scenarios** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Generate Threat Detection Rules** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Generate Threat Summaries** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Agentic AI - Threat Intelligence

| Feature | Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv) | threatER | 
|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Multi-step Planning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Decision Making** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

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## Categories
**Shared Categories (1):** [Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems (IDPS)](https://www.g2.com/categories/intrusion-detection-and-prevention-systems-idps)

**Unique to Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv) (2):** [AWS Marketplace Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/aws-marketplace), [Firewall Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/firewall-software)

**Unique to threatER (5):** [Zero Trust Networking Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/zero-trust-networking), [Network Access Control Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/network-access-control-nac), [Unified Threat Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/unified-threat-management-utm), [Threat Intelligence Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/threat-intelligence), [DNS Security Solutions](https://www.g2.com/categories/dns-security-solutions)


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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv) | threatER | 
|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 13.5% | 0% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 43.8% | 66.7% | 
| **Enterprise** | 42.7% | 33.3% | 

### By Industry

#### 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%
- **Computer Networking:** 3.4%
- **Education Management:** 3.4%
- **Entertainment:** 3.4%
- **Financial Services:** 3.4%
- **Government Administration:** 3.4%
- **Other:** 41.6%

#### threatER

- **Financial Services:** 9.4%
- **Higher Education:** 9.4%
- **Accounting:** 6.3%
- **Banking:** 6.3%
- **Government Administration:** 6.3%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 6.3%
- **Insurance:** 6.3%
- **Legal Services:** 6.3%
- **Retail:** 6.3%
- **Utilities:** 6.3%
- **Other:** 31.3%

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## Alternatives

### Alternatives to Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv)

- [Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls](https://www.g2.com/products/palo-alto-networks-next-generation-firewalls/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (170 reviews)
- [Sophos Firewall](https://www.g2.com/products/sophos-firewall/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (869 reviews)
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- [Azure Firewall](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-firewall/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (31 reviews)
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- [Okta](https://www.g2.com/products/okta/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (1356 reviews)
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- [BetterCloud](https://www.g2.com/products/bettercloud/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (486 reviews)
- [CrowdStrike Falcon Endpoint Protection Platform](https://www.g2.com/products/crowdstrike-falcon-endpoint-protection-platform/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (438 reviews)
- [Check Point Cloud Firewall (formerly CloudGuard Network Security)](https://www.g2.com/products/check-point-cloud-firewall-formerly-cloudguard-network-security/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (294 reviews)
- [Cisco Umbrella](https://www.g2.com/products/cisco-umbrella/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (284 reviews)
- [FortiClient](https://www.g2.com/products/forticlient/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (278 reviews)

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## Top Discussions

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