Next-generation firewalls · RankedCisco Secure Firewall
Cisco Secure Firewall is a next-generation firewall from Cisco · cisco.com ↗
Why models recommend it
“Cisco Secure Firewall is the go-to choice for Cisco-centric organizations”GLM 4.7 FlashX · Comparative question · first choice
“Great if you're already a Cisco shop; strong integrated ecosystem | Historically mixed reviews on management complexity”DeepSeek V4 Flash · Scale-constrained question · alternative
“Cisco has improved significantly with its Cisco Secure Firewall (3100 / 4200 series) running modern FTD code”Gemini 3.5 Flash · Negative question · alternative
“Shortlist Vendors: Start with 3–4 (e.g., Palo Alto Prisma, Fortinet FortiGate, Cisco Secure Firewall).”Grok 4.20 · Scale-constrained question · alternative
What gives them pause
“Avoid high-end like Palo Alto or full Cisco Secure Firewall unless scaled down”Grok 4.20 · Budget-constrained question · warning
“have a team deeply rooted in traditional routing concepts (Cisco FTD friction)”Qwen 3.7 Flash · Negative question · warning
“Avoid Cisco Firepower/FTD unless you have a specific compliance reason.”DeepSeek V4 Flash · Negative question · warning
“Often ranks lower in pure security efficacy or vision compared to the top three in Gartner/Forrester (more of a "challenger" or mid-tier Leader)”Grok 4.20 · Comparative question · warning
Also on the shortlist
The products named in the same answers as Cisco Secure Firewall, over the 129 answers that named it, and how often each was the first choice instead.
| Product | Named together | Picked instead | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 123 | 52 | View → | |
| 115 | 47 | View → | |
| 85 | 5 | View → | |
| 60 | 1 | View → | |
| 31 | 0 | View → | |
| 29 | 0 | View → | |
| 26 | 2 | View → | |
| 10 | 0 | View → | |
| 8 | 1 | View → | |
| 8 | 0 | View → |
What the models named instead of Cisco Secure Firewall →
A side-by-side page exists where both products are among a category's top eight.
At a glance
Stated on Cisco Secure Firewall's own site, not checked by Gane.
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How this is measured
Fourteen AI models from 12 labs are asked the same buying questions six ways, for three company sizes. Standings refresh every edition.
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Read the method →Sources returned with these answers
Fourteen of the fourteen models returned a source list in this edition: five return the pages they cited and nine the search results they consulted. These counts come from 105 of the 129 answers that named Cisco Secure Firewall and are not a share of its labels.
Domains cited
271 of the 290 domain citations in answers naming Cisco Secure Firewall came from a third party's page.
Pages cited
Pages are listed as the models cited them.
By model
| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |