Cisco's is widely regarded as a stable and reliable virtual firewall, particularly for organizations already integrated into the Cisco ecosystem. While praised for its robust VPN capabilities and high availability, users frequently cite complex licensing and a dated management interface as significant drawbacks. Key Performance Reviews
9 Jan 2023 — The documentation set for this product strives to use bias-free language. * Introduction to the ASAv. * Deploy the ASAv on VMware.
Cisco Secure Firewall ASA Virtual Getting Started Guide, 9.16
(Note: You may also see "Smart Software Manager On-Prem" or "ASDM" – ignore these for now unless you need the management GUI.)
Which virtualization platform are you planning to use for your ASAv setup?
asav9-20-2-24-vmware.vmdk (for VMware)asav9-18-3-2-qcow2.qcow2 (for KVM)