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Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services
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Based on 66 reviews and ratings
Feature Set Ratings
- Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services ranks higher in 1 feature set: Firewall
Firewall
8.2
Check Point 2200 Appliances- Discontinued
82%
8.4
Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services
84%
Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services ranks higher in 9/11 features
Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services ranks higher in 9/11 features
Identification Technologies
9.0
90%
1 Rating
8.4
84%
26 Ratings
Content Inspection
7.0
70%
1 Rating
8.0
80%
27 Ratings
Policy-based Controls
8.0
80%
1 Rating
8.7
87%
26 Ratings
Active Directory and LDAP
8.0
80%
1 Rating
8.9
89%
26 Ratings
Firewall Management Console
8.0
80%
1 Rating
8.7
87%
27 Ratings
Reporting and Logging
8.0
80%
1 Rating
8.6
86%
27 Ratings
VPN
9.0
90%
1 Rating
9.3
93%
27 Ratings
High Availability
8.0
80%
1 Rating
9.6
96%
27 Ratings
Stateful Inspection
9.0
90%
1 Rating
8.0
80%
4 Ratings
Visualization Tools
N/A
0 Ratings
7.7
77%
23 Ratings
Proxy Server
N/A
0 Ratings
7.1
71%
3 Ratings
Attribute Ratings
- Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services is rated higher in 2 areas: Likelihood to Recommend, Support Rating
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
Check Point 2200 Appliances- Discontinued
80%
2 Ratings
8.6
Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services
86%
27 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew
Check Point 2200 Appliances- Discontinued
N/A
0 Ratings
7.0
Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services
70%
2 Ratings
Usability
Check Point 2200 Appliances- Discontinued
N/A
0 Ratings
7.2
Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services
72%
2 Ratings
Performance
Check Point 2200 Appliances- Discontinued
N/A
0 Ratings
8.4
Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services
84%
23 Ratings
Support Rating
7.0
Check Point 2200 Appliances- Discontinued
70%
1 Rating
9.1
Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services
91%
27 Ratings
Implementation Rating
Check Point 2200 Appliances- Discontinued
N/A
0 Ratings
8.2
Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services
82%
2 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
Check Point 2200 Appliances- Discontinued
I would say you need someone experienced in Check Point Appliances. You must know the Linux command line as there are a lot of commands that aren't in the guild. I would say 2200 is for a medium-sized company. The appliance we have can't handle a big company and it would be too expensive for a small company.
Scada IT Analyst
H2O Power LPOil & Energy, 11-50 employees
Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services
With a limited budget, this firewall can be deployed to do basic firewalling and routing as a starting point. Once in place with an improved budget firepower services can be activated with an additional license. Depending on the scenario an appropriate model can be bought to meet the needs of the business. These firewalls range from the small 5506-X to the massive 5585-X suitable for data center deployments.
Systems Engineer
The M9 GroupComputer Networking, 11-50 employees
Pros
Check Point 2200 Appliances- Discontinued
- Performance
- Ease of management
- Functionality

Verified User
Vice-President in Information Technology
Insurance Company, 5001-10,000 employeesCisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services
- Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services are very well suited for most environments.
- Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services have a variety of networking features including NextGen, web content filtering, data analysis, high availability failover, packet inspection, context-based ACL, and other features to protect your networks.
- It's easy to deploy and manage.

Verified User
Manager in Information Technology
Paper & Forest Products Company, 10,001+ employeesCons
Check Point 2200 Appliances- Discontinued
- Cost: very expensive to purchase and maintain.
- Lack of disk space and memory are the biggest issues we have.
- Hard/impossible to migrate from physical to virtual appliance.
Scada IT Analyst
H2O Power LPOil & Energy, 11-50 employees
Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services
- Performance when using FirePower services make the unit slow
- Capacity of what the FirePower services need
- The interface is better than ASDM but these still need ASDM and that can be a challenge to get the correct Java version loaded
- Certain 5500-X models are different than previous versions with no switchport options

Verified User
Manager in Information Technology
Mining & Metals Company, 501-1000 employeesPricing Details
Check Point 2200 Appliances- Discontinued
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Likelihood to Renew
Check Point 2200 Appliances- Discontinued
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services
Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services 7.0
Based on 2 answers
We are exploring cloud services, the services are getting cheaper and the features offered in terms of hardware and software are becoming comparable to ASA.
IT Network Specialist
Wood's HomesNon-profit Organization Management, 201-500 employees
Usability
Check Point 2200 Appliances- Discontinued
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services
Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services 7.2
Based on 2 answers
Cisco firepower provides automatation for an organisations security operations to detect and stop the most advanced threats fast. It also assists in preventing attacks in using intelligence and innovative solutions.
Solutions Architect
Baraka Technology GroupInformation Technology and Services, 51-200 employees
Performance
Check Point 2200 Appliances- Discontinued
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services
Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services 8.4
Based on 23 answers
The Cisco ASA 5500X with Firepower performance needs consideration before deploying. Although the solution is Pay as you grow, adding additional features to the system has a negative impact on overall throughput. I would more like now only to deploy the Cisco FPR units as they have better performance and will last the test of time.
Senior Network Architect
Prosperity 24/7Information Technology & Services, 51-200 employees
Support Rating
Check Point 2200 Appliances- Discontinued
Check Point 2200 Appliances- Discontinued 7.0
Based on 1 answer
It all depends on who you get for support. There are a few that know the hardware/software well and some that don't. You can ask for a second level if you can't get your answer or issues resolved. But overall it's good. I would give it a higher score but we have waited for 4-6 hours for a call back on certain issues.
Scada IT Analyst
H2O Power LPOil & Energy, 11-50 employees
Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services
Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services 9.1
Based on 27 answers
We have had very little interaction with support on this ASA. On the few occasions we have, Cisco has been responsive and corrected the problem. As mentioned in my previous comment, we have an ongoing issue with the internet going offline and since it's a random problem Cisco hasn't been able to help yet.

Verified User
Professional in Information Technology
Civil Engineering Company, 51-200 employeesImplementation Rating
Check Point 2200 Appliances- Discontinued
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services
Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services 8.2
Based on 2 answers
We find these easy to deploy and we have a process we follow. We normally take 1-2 days to deploy.

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Gambling & Casinos Company, 51-200 employeesAlternatives Considered
Check Point 2200 Appliances- Discontinued
Both were great products but Check Points seemed to be easier to manage and more stable. While cost was also comparable we chose Check Point because of our enterprise investment with them

Verified User
Vice-President in Information Technology
Insurance Company, 5001-10,000 employeesCisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services
Previous],] I was using the [pfSense] in my organization but when i switched to [Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services] I realized there are lots of issue and missing security features in [pfSense]. The deployment and configuration is very easy as compare to [pfSense]. I highly recommend this product to everyone.
Executive System Admin
FreelancerInformation Technology & Services, 1-10 employees
Return on Investment
Check Point 2200 Appliances- Discontinued
- Stability
- Consistent Rule application
- Easy to Manage and maintain

Verified User
Vice-President in Information Technology
Insurance Company, 5001-10,000 employeesCisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services
- Once deployed and running, the firewall is very robust which means less downtime and more production with great ROI.
- This firewall has a long life span and even if it's reaching the end of life cisco continues to support the product which means you can continue to rely on the firewall and also keep getting software updates, and security updates.
- When managed centrally, management is improved, and policies can be changed once and applied to all firewalls in one go.
Systems Engineer
The M9 GroupComputer Networking, 11-50 employees