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APF Software Firewall vs. Juniper SRX

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
APF Software Firewall
Score 0.0 out of 10
N/A
Advanced Policy Firewall (APF) is a free and open-source iptables(netfilter) based firewall system designed around the Internet 's deployed servers and the unique needs of custom deployed Linux installations. The configuration of APF is designed to be informative and present the user with an easy to follow process, from top to bottom of the configuration file.
$0
Juniper SRX
Score 7.5 out of 10
N/A
Juniper SRX is a firewall offering. It provides a variety of modular features, scaled for enterprise-level use, based on a 3-in-1 OS that enables routing, switching, and security in each product.N/A
Pricing
APF Software FirewallJuniper SRX
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
APF Software FirewallJuniper SRX
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
APF Software FirewallJuniper SRX
Features
APF Software FirewallJuniper SRX
Firewall
Comparison of Firewall features of Product A and Product B
APF Software Firewall
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Ratings
Juniper SRX
8.7
5 Ratings
1% above category average
Identification Technologies00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Visualization Tools00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
Content Inspection00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
Policy-based Controls00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
Active Directory and LDAP00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
Firewall Management Console00 Ratings7.05 Ratings
Reporting and Logging00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
VPN00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
High Availability00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
Stateful Inspection00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
Proxy Server00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
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User Ratings
APF Software FirewallJuniper SRX
Likelihood to Recommend
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(8 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
6.4
(3 ratings)
User Testimonials
APF Software FirewallJuniper SRX
Likelihood to Recommend
Open Source
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Juniper Networks
SRXs seem to be well suited at the enterprise level for plain routers, firewalls, and IDP/IDS. They work well on MPLS and Ethernet, including Internet. I have 3 SRXs also performing edge duty, with 2 in a high availability (HA) cluster. The Juniper line of SRXs provides a good range of scaling from small business to extremely large enterprise. Wire speed is a common comparison factor and Juniper shines in that area.
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Anonymous
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Pros
Open Source
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Juniper Networks
  • Edge Device (Tunneling & Routing)
  • Routing Instances
  • Zone Based Firewall
  • L3 Gateway/Vlan termination
  • DHCP Server & DHCP Relay
  • Good support community & Good available documentation
  • Good support by the Vendor
Amr Momtaz | TrustRadius Reviewer
Amr Momtaz
Cloud Migration Architect
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Cons
Open Source
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Juniper Networks
  • My only real criticism of the product is that it's hard to figure out how to upgrade the firmware from the CLI via TFTP via the docs, but it works great once you get it sorted.
Bear Golightly | TrustRadius Reviewer
Bear Golightly
IT Operations Manager / IT Service Manager
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Support Rating
Open Source
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Juniper Networks
This is the one area where I have a beef with Juniper. When I called into Cisco TAC, 90% of the time, the first person I spoke with was able to resolve my issue. With Juniper TAC, 90% of the time, the first person I speak with is not able to resolve my issue, seems to almost be reading from a script, and must escalate my ticket. All of which takes time.
Verified User
Anonymous
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Alternatives Considered
Open Source
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Juniper Networks
Juniper SRX stands tall compared to all these products for Large Service Provider Networks, where traffic volume is larger. Also, cost comparison with SRX's few other products can also be another contributing factor while selecting this. As well as Juniper Routers, Switches, and multiple products from the same vendor to maintain one single vendor environment. As well as Juniper Support is also really good.
Verified User
Anonymous
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Return on Investment
Open Source
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Juniper Networks
  • It is a workhorse for our field operations. It provides the last touch for an ISP to the customer. The customer has no view of the device, but with the repeatability of the device, they do not need to.
  • The ability to roll out a dynamic routing protocol attached to a security zone allows elasticity to the environment that supports growth.
  • VLAN support on the inside interfaces allow this to be the only device in some smaller deployments we install these in.
Eric Stephenson | TrustRadius Reviewer
Eric Stephenson
Staff System Engineer
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