AWS Firewall Manager vs Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center comparison

Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Cisco are both solutions in the Firewall Security Management category. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is ranked #9 with an average rating of 8.3, while Cisco is ranked #7 with an average rating of 7.9. Amazon Web Services (AWS) holds a 3.3% mindshare in Firewall Security Management, compared to Cisco’s 1.6% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Amazon Web Services (AWS) users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 83% of Cisco users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 4, 2024

AWS Firewall Manager and Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center are competing in the network security solutions category. AWS appears to have the upper hand in environments that heavily utilize AWS services due to its seamless integration and pricing, while Cisco excels in offering comprehensive security features catering to large enterprises.

Features: AWS Firewall Manager supports centralized control for AWS-hosted applications, reducing manual management tasks. It integrates with AWS services to simplify security measures and offers real-time logs. Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center includes robust analytics, intrusion prevention, and seamless integration with other Cisco products, making it effective for policy enforcement and threat management.

Room for Improvement: AWS could enhance its analytics capabilities and expand its support for non-AWS environments. While its interface is user-friendly, more advanced threat intelligence features could be beneficial. Cisco could improve its deployment process to be more streamlined. Its pricing model can be less flexible for smaller enterprises, and better integration with non-Cisco products would enhance its appeal.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: AWS Firewall Manager benefits from rapid deployment within AWS environments backed by existing AWS support structures. In contrast, Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center requires more complex deployment but provides extensive support and documentation, ensuring thorough integration into diverse IT ecosystems.

Pricing and ROI: AWS Firewall Manager is cost-effective, particularly for businesses already utilizing AWS services, due to reduced manual security management. It typically offers a significant ROI for cloud-focused enterprises. Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center involves a higher initial investment. However, the advanced security features yield considerable ROI for large operations needing extensive protection.

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Categories and Ranking

AWS Firewall Manager

Ranking in Firewall Security Management

9th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Cisco Secure Firewall Manag...

Ranking in Firewall Security Management

7th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Firewall Security Management category, the mindshare of AWS Firewall Manager is 3.3%, down from 5.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center is 1.6%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Firewall Security Management Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center	1.6%
AWS Firewall Manager	3.3%
Other	95.1%

Firewall Security Management

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Venda E

Cloud Option Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

Centralized security policies have streamlined audits and ensure consistent protection by default

One area for improvement is the reporting and customization option. The compliance reports are helpful, but having more granular insights or export options would make it even easier to use during audits. Also, support for more third-party integration could improve flexibility. Another improvement I need to see is a smoother setup experience. Some of the initial configuration steps, especially around the organization and permissions, can feel complex. A more guided setup or clear UI explanation would make it easier for teams to adopt quickly. One more improvement would be better alerting options. Right now, we mostly rely on AWS Security Hub or CloudWatch for detailed alerts. Having more built-in, real-time notification directly from AWS Firewall Manager would make it easier to monitor policy violations without extra setup.

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Yonas Abebe

Senior Network and Security Engineer at Symbol Technologies PLC

Great dashboard with extensive visibility and good support

I expect more integration with AI. I expect Cisco to be easier for users in India, especially for junior users. For a junior one, it may somehow be complex, especially when configuring something. I remember version 6.4 had an integration with Eddie, allowing me to define a policy according to my users, however, the latest version, lacks this integration. The logging of FMC should be improved as it does not offer real-time solutions like DazaSodo.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"The most valuable feature is the centrally managed rule. I also like the central orchestration."

"Once this solution is set up, we hardly have to touch it."

"The product is highly reliable."

"The interface is intuitive and it is easy for the users."

"It is helpful for our compliance, as the compliance manager manages compliance with leading industry standards such as FedRAMP, which my company complies with, GDPR laws, and ISO 27001."

"Overall, it improved our security posture and made audits much easier."

"Also, the strength of the community is invaluable."

"We work with compliance monitoring in the product, which is helpful for identifying framework-based misconfigurations, as it can tell you where to deploy firewall policies based on the frameworks."

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"I like the dashboard since it gives me a lot of information."

"Cisco's support and services are far superior to any other security product in Pakistan."

"One of the most valuable features of Cisco Secure Firewalls is their seamless integration with other Cisco products."

"The solution is quite scalable."

"The platform has significantly enhanced our organization's operations by providing secure communication channels between different office locations."

"The technical support team is responsive and supportive."

"Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center has been protecting our network; the fact that it's working as mentioned is its main value."

"The product's user interface is very easy to use and convenient."

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Cons

"AWS Firewall Manager should be open to manage other third-party appliances as well."

"The product could benefit from improvements in the user interface and integration capabilities."

"The system should be more customizable."

"Enabling and configuring the logging is not that straightforward."

"One area for improvement is the reporting and customization option."

"The areas of improvement are definitely platform resiliency, as we have seen outages on the AWS backbone, and whenever there is an outage on the AWS backbone, it impacts all the services hosted on that region, so we expect regional resiliency."

"I would like to see AWS add some UTM features to the firewall. It would also be great if AWS Firewall had native IPS/IDS. They have the separate IPS/IDS, GuardDuty."

"For AWS WAF, we have seen cases where it allowed suspicious HTTPS headers even if they carried malicious payloads."

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"Cisco Firepower has been effective in solving various problems, but it could be improved by making it simpler and more user-friendly like Fortinet."

"Due to the lack of enough tutorials available online, I face problems with Cisco."

"I expect more integration with AI."

"The tool is a little bit pricey. I was not involved much with finance, but it appeared to be really expensive."

"The first version had a lot of bugs, but the recent versions have sorted them out."

"Some duplicated values and security standards are not working in some high-application protocols with Cisco's next-generation firewalls."

"Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center's logging functionality could be improved."

"Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center could improve by being less expensive."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is a cost-efficient product."

"The AWS Firewall Manager is a little on the costly side."

"The licensing is on a pay-as-you-go basis and we are billed monthly."

"From what I've heard from my colleagues, it appears that the pricing is competitive, which influenced our decision to choose this option."

"The solution is not expensive."

"When you are using a Cisco solution you know it will be expensive. Cisco makes you pay for everything individually. We pay for the licenses that we need."

"I use the free version of the product."

"I rate Secure Firewall Management Center eight out of 10 for pricing."

"One of the advantages of Cisco is its range of flexible licensing options."

"It could be considered relatively cheaper when compared to some other vendors in the market."

"Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center has the best price on the market."

"As for pricing, the tool is expensive for us. I'd rate it eight out of ten on a scale where ten is the most expensive."

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Financial Services Firm

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Company Size

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Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Small Business	5
Large Enterprise	8

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	12
Midsize Enterprise	9
Large Enterprise	7

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AWS Firewall Manager?

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for AWS Firewall Manager has been straightforward. There is no separate licensing cost for AWS Firewall Manager itself. It is included with AWS...

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What needs improvement with AWS Firewall Manager?

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What is your primary use case for AWS Firewall Manager?

My main use case for AWS Firewall Manager is centrally managing and enforcing security policies across multiple AWS accounts. It helps me to ensure consistent WAF rules, security group policies, an...

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What do you like most about Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center?

The platform has significantly enhanced our organization's operations by providing secure communication channels between different office locations.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center?

I find the pricing for Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center to be very reasonable, as they offer the license for both virtual and hardware options. For the virtual option, they have minimum lice...

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What needs improvement with Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center?

So far, I find that everything related to Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center is adequate. The only thing that was missing in the portfolio was SD-WAN, which I would like to use similar to Fort...

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Overview

AWS Firewall Manager is a security management service which allows you to centrally configure and manage firewall rules across your accounts and applications in AWS Organization. As new applications are created, Firewall Manager makes it easy to bring new applications and resources into compliance by enforcing a common set of security rules. Now you have a single service to build firewall rules, create security policies, and enforce them in a consistent, hierarchical manner across your entire infrastructure.

Using AWS Firewall Manager, you can easily roll out AWS WAF rules for your Application Load Balancers, API Gateways, and Amazon CloudFront distributions. Similarly, you can create AWS Shield Advanced protections for your Application Load Balancers, ELB Classic Load Balancers, Elastic IP Addresses and CloudFront distributions. Finally, with AWS Firewall Manager, you can enable security groups for your Amazon EC2 and ENI resource types in Amazon VPCs.

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

The Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center is the administrative nerve center for select Cisco security products running on multiple platforms. It provides unified management of Cisco Secure Firewalls with Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) software for port and protocol control, application control, IPS, URL filtering, and malware protection functions. Firewall Management Center is the centralized event and policy manager for:

● Cisco Secure Firewall with the Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) OS

● Cisco ASA with FirePOWER Services

● Cisco Secure IPS (Firepower Next-Gen IPS / NGIPS)

● Cisco FirePOWER Threat Defense for ISR

● Cisco Malware Defense (AMP)

Cisco

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