Avast Secure Internet Gateway (SIG) vs. Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Avast SIG
Score 7.0 out of 10
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Avast Business Secure Internet Gateway (SIG) is designed to replace traditional hardware by delivering cloud-based firewall capabilities from Avast's global cloud network. The service ensures network security is always on, always updating, and always protecting the business. SIG is built to eliminate the gaps in protection caused by legacy, on-premise security hardware.N/A
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software
Score 9.1 out of 10
N/A
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) software is the core OS for the ASA suite. It provides firewall functionality, as well as integration with context-specific Cisco security modules. It is scaled for enterprise-level traffic and connections.N/A
Pricing
Avast Secure Internet Gateway (SIG)Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
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Avast SIGCisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
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Top Pros

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Features
Avast Secure Internet Gateway (SIG)Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software
Firewall
Comparison of Firewall features of Product A and Product B
Avast Secure Internet Gateway (SIG)
10.0
1 Ratings
17% above category average
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software
8.0
49 Ratings
5% below category average
Identification Technologies10.01 Ratings7.032 Ratings
Visualization Tools10.01 Ratings6.830 Ratings
Content Inspection10.01 Ratings8.232 Ratings
Policy-based Controls10.01 Ratings9.045 Ratings
Active Directory and LDAP10.01 Ratings8.147 Ratings
Firewall Management Console10.01 Ratings7.847 Ratings
Reporting and Logging10.01 Ratings5.648 Ratings
VPN10.01 Ratings9.148 Ratings
High Availability10.01 Ratings9.147 Ratings
Stateful Inspection10.01 Ratings9.046 Ratings
Proxy Server10.01 Ratings8.031 Ratings
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Avast Secure Internet Gateway (SIG)Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software
Small Businesses
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Score 9.6 out of 10
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Score 9.6 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
pfSense
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Score 9.6 out of 10
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Score 9.6 out of 10
Enterprises
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Score 9.3 out of 10
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Score 9.3 out of 10
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User Ratings
Avast Secure Internet Gateway (SIG)Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(1 ratings)
9.1
(87 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
7.1
(4 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
7.5
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.7
(8 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
6.5
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
Avast Secure Internet Gateway (SIG)Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software
Likelihood to Recommend
Avast Software
The scenario that Avast is great would be for large companies, where it works through homeoffice. Avast would be a bad idea for the educational institution, that is, a place where it will be directed to an underage audience, but I believe that Avast is on its way to becoming a global use system, so in the future it can be used in scenarios.
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Cisco
Cisco ASA's are great for internal network connected access between a firewall and the central management server. And, for complex networks where high security requirements with overly strict compliance are necessary. For networks with limited connectivity to the core or for poor network connectivity these are not the best solution. There are other more stand-alone firewall's that do this better. These firewall's are a little more complex to set up to start with so significant knowledge of these devices is required to set them up and ensure they are best practice installed.
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Pros
Avast Software
  • ‘Designer’ of the site is great
  • Access places
  • The easiness to follow each demand
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Cisco
  • ASA is our VPN concentrator. The client and server are very stable and very easy to use
  • ASA also offers Intrusion Prevention, to an extent. This is also very useful for an improved security posture for a small company
  • ASA allowed us to scale very quickly. We could onboard clients, partners, and consultants and give them a great onboarding experience as well
  • Administrative costs with ASA are low. It's very easy to administer.
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Cons
Avast Software
  • Should be able to leave in only 1 language
  • Make Avast more communicative
  • It has the possibility of leaving it our way
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Cisco
  • The ASDM software is at times a nightmare to install because of different java versions[.]
  • [The firewall] could do with a power button, just to be able to do a hard reboot when needed[.]
  • It would be nice to manage the firewall via the web on port 443[.]
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Likelihood to Renew
Avast Software
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Cisco
To be honest there has been now great products out in the market compared to Cisco ASA. I beleieve Cisco has to do a lot of improvement in this area. The other defeiniete factors is the cost when it comes to renewals which is always a premium on Cisco products
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Reliability and Availability
Avast Software
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Cisco
I generally have not noticed the outages, however since it's a machine it can malfunction, we need to implement the firewall infrastructure in such a way that it is highly available with device failure, region failure etc. Else any solution will be having the issues if they are not build with resiliency.
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Support Rating
Avast Software
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Cisco
The support is usually very good and gets back to you very quickly. However I had some instances of when two engineers will give me wildly different answers to what I thought was a simple question. Overall however I do rate the support highly and they are generally always very good.
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Implementation Rating
Avast Software
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Cisco
It was quite a good one, how ever requires an expertise to deploy hence the SMB segment would be finding it difficult to implement this product. The one good reason is that there are lot of ASA certified engineers in compared to the other certified engineers. Hence this resembles positively on the deployment as you have quite a lot of experienced engineer on your deployment
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Alternatives Considered
Avast Software
In my institution we didn't choose Avast, as they see the best for the team, that is, in this case I didn't have access to the other Avast. But in this case, I can pass on my experience with the Avast that I use. It is great, but it is necessary to improve in several aspects, such as the structure.
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Cisco
We were using [pfSense] before in our environment but we regularly facing difficulties over it due to software bugs & downtime. After implementing Cisco ASA, it resolved our availability issue & provides us a reliable solution with the best security features & easy to understand GUI.
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Return on Investment
Avast Software
  • Great for team communication
  • Great for improving our understanding of the product.
  • Terrible in language setting
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Cisco
  • Most network engineers have worked with ASA, so there is no need for re-training when adding or turning over staff
  • Current configs from older devices plug in easily, and are operational on larger devices if an upgrade is required
  • Many support options available
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