# Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv) vs Trend Micro Deep Discovery Comparison

| | Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv) | Trend Micro Deep Discovery | 
|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.2 out of 5 | 4.3 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 93 | 17 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Mid-Market (43.8% of reviews) | Mid-Market (43.8% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | No pricing available | 

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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)

### Trend Micro Deep Discovery

**Not enough data**

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv) | Trend Micro Deep Discovery | 
|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 8.8 (83 reviews) | 8.8 (15 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 8.1 (82 reviews) | 8.7 (15 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 7.4 (51 reviews) | 9.4 (6 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 7.7 (49 reviews) | 8.9 (6 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 9.1 (74 reviews) | 8.8 (14 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.8 (47 reviews) | 9.2 (6 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 7.5 (83 reviews) | 10.0 (15 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

### Trend Micro Deep Discovery

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

No information available

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## Features Comparison By Category

### Network Sandboxing

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv)** | N/A | N/A |
| **Trend Micro Deep Discovery** | N/A | N/A |

#### Sandbox

| Feature | Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv) | Trend Micro Deep Discovery | 
|---|---|---|
| **Sandbox** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Evaluation

| Feature | Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv) | Trend Micro Deep Discovery | 
|---|---|---|
| **Malware Evaluation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Automatic Submission** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Automatic Evaluation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Malware Probability Scores** | 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 |
| **Trend Micro Deep Discovery** | 8.7/10 | 8 |

#### Prevention

| Feature | Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv) | Trend Micro Deep Discovery | 
|---|---|---|
| **Intrusion Prevention** | 9.3 (5 reviews) | 9.0 (8 reviews) | 
| **Firewall** | Not enough data | 9.2 (8 reviews) | 
| **Encryption** | 9.7 (5 reviews) | 8.5 (8 reviews) | 
| **Security hardening** | Not enough data | 8.5 (8 reviews) | 
| **Cloud Data Protection** | 9.7 (5 reviews) | 8.1 (7 reviews) | 

#### Detection

| Feature | Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv) | Trend Micro Deep Discovery | 
|---|---|---|
| **Intrusion Detection** | 9.3 (5 reviews) | 9.0 (8 reviews) | 
| **Security Monitoring** | Not enough data | 8.5 (8 reviews) | 
| **Anti-Malware / Malware Detection** | Not enough data | 9.2 (8 reviews) | 

#### Administration

| Feature | Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv) | Trend Micro Deep Discovery | 
|---|---|---|
| **Compliance** | Not enough data | 9.0 (8 reviews) | 
| **Administration Console -** | Not enough data | 9.0 (7 reviews) | 
| **API / integrations** | Not enough data | 8.1 (7 reviews) | 

#### Generative AI

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

### Firewall Software

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

#### Administration

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

#### Artificial Intelligence - Firewall

| Feature | Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv) | Trend Micro Deep Discovery | 
|---|---|---|
| **AI Firewall** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Malware Analysis Tools

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv)** | N/A | N/A |
| **Trend Micro Deep Discovery** | 8.9/10 | 9 |

#### Detection

| Feature | Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv) | Trend Micro Deep Discovery | 
|---|---|---|
| **Malware Detection** | Not enough data | 9.4 (8 reviews) | 
| **Compliance Monitoring** | Not enough data | 8.5 (8 reviews) | 
| **Threat Alerting** | Not enough data | 9.6 (8 reviews) | 

#### Analysis

| Feature | Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv) | Trend Micro Deep Discovery | 
|---|---|---|
| **Malware Evaluation** | Not enough data | 8.8 (8 reviews) | 
| **Sandboxing** | Not enough data | 8.3 (7 reviews) | 
| **Threat Intelligence** | Not enough data | 9.4 (8 reviews) | 
| **File Analysis** | Not enough data | 9.0 (8 reviews) | 

#### Response

| Feature | Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv) | Trend Micro Deep Discovery | 
|---|---|---|
| **Response Automation** | Not enough data | 8.3 (8 reviews) | 
| **Malware Removal** | Not enough data | 9.0 (8 reviews) | 
| **Data Protection** | Not enough data | 8.8 (8 reviews) | 

#### Generative AI

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

### AWS Marketplace

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv)** | N/A | N/A |
| **Trend Micro Deep Discovery** | N/A | N/A |

#### Agentic AI - AWS Marketplace

| Feature | Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv) | Trend Micro Deep Discovery | 
|---|---|---|
| **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 | 

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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 Trend Micro Deep Discovery (2):** [Malware Analysis Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/malware-analysis-tools), [Network Sandboxing Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/network-sandboxing)


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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv) | Trend Micro Deep Discovery | 
|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 13.5% | 25.0% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 43.8% | 43.8% | 
| **Enterprise** | 42.7% | 31.3% | 

### 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%

#### Trend Micro Deep Discovery

- **Information Technology and Services:** 31.3%
- **Management Consulting:** 12.5%
- **Computer Software:** 12.5%
- **Staffing and Recruiting:** 6.3%
- **Publishing:** 6.3%
- **Non-Profit Organization Management:** 6.3%
- **Human Resources:** 6.3%
- **Furniture:** 6.3%
- **Computer & Network Security:** 6.3%
- **Banking:** 6.3%

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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)
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- [Azure Firewall](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-firewall/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (31 reviews)
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### Alternatives to Trend Micro Deep Discovery

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- [ANY.RUN Sandbox](https://www.g2.com/products/any-run-sandbox/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (218 reviews)
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- [Kaspersky Next Optimum](https://www.g2.com/products/kaspersky-next-optimum/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (208 reviews)
- [Intezer](https://www.g2.com/products/intezer-intezer/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (193 reviews)
- [Blumira Automated Detection & Response](https://www.g2.com/products/blumira-automated-detection-response/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (124 reviews)
- [LevelBlue USM Anywhere](https://www.g2.com/products/levelblue-usm-anywhere/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (114 reviews)
- [Check Point Infinity Platform](https://www.g2.com/products/check-point-infinity-platform/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (117 reviews)

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## Top Discussions

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

No discussions available for this product.

### Trend Micro Deep Discovery

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