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Feature Set Ratings
- Check Point 4000 Appliances ranks higher in 1 feature set: Firewall
Firewall
9.1
Check Point 4000 Appliances
91%
8.4
Cisco Firepower 2100 Series
84%
Check Point 4000 Appliances ranks higher in 11/11 features
Check Point 4000 Appliances ranks higher in 11/11 features
Identification Technologies
9.0
90%
1 Rating
7.0
70%
1 Rating
Visualization Tools
8.0
80%
1 Rating
N/A
0 Ratings
Content Inspection
9.0
90%
1 Rating
9.0
90%
1 Rating
Policy-based Controls
9.0
90%
1 Rating
9.0
90%
1 Rating
Active Directory and LDAP
8.0
80%
1 Rating
6.0
60%
1 Rating
Firewall Management Console
10.0
100%
1 Rating
10.0
100%
1 Rating
Reporting and Logging
10.0
100%
1 Rating
9.0
90%
1 Rating
VPN
10.0
100%
1 Rating
10.0
100%
1 Rating
High Availability
10.0
100%
1 Rating
10.0
100%
1 Rating
Stateful Inspection
9.0
90%
1 Rating
8.0
80%
1 Rating
Proxy Server
8.0
80%
1 Rating
6.0
60%
1 Rating
Attribute Ratings
- Check Point 4000 Appliances is rated higher in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
Check Point 4000 Appliances
100%
2 Ratings
9.0
Cisco Firepower 2100 Series
90%
1 Rating
Likelihood to Recommend
Check Point 4000 Appliances
Well suited for small to medium business with less than 1000 users. Good edge device, NAT is easy to work with. The anti-malware, anti-spyware are worthwhile paid add-ons. Anti-spoofing is built in, and required to be put in. The split of management between Gaia and secure platform applications is painful, but nothing that can't be gotten around.

Verified User
Professional in Information Technology
Logistics and Supply Chain Company, 1001-5000 employeesCisco Firepower 2100 Series
The Cisco [Firepower] 2100 [Series] is an easy sell for anyone looking. You already know Cisco excels in the security department, but now that firepower lives right on the box and inline with the rest of the firewall data flow you can save yourself a lot of time and headaches. Unless you cant quite afford Cisco's 2100 line, there's not much reason to go with the competition.

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Government Administration Company, 501-1000 employeesPros
Check Point 4000 Appliances
- If you have critical data then you can use this firewall for secure your organization
- You can also use for cloud security
- If you want the deep packet inspection then this is one of the best firewall for you.
Network Administrator
InfosysInformation Technology & Services, 10,001+ employees
Cisco Firepower 2100 Series
- Nice HTML5 web interface instead of the old java client
- Many added features over the ASA
- Firepower built in and faster than before

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Government Administration Company, 501-1000 employeesCons
Check Point 4000 Appliances
- Steep learning curve for admins
- No packet tracer application like the ASA to test flows prior to putting in new rules, etc.
- Policy packages are all or nothing. I cannot uninstall or turn off a piece of the overall policy, it's all or nothing.

Verified User
Professional in Information Technology
Logistics and Supply Chain Company, 1001-5000 employeesCisco Firepower 2100 Series
- Cisco patches bugs quickly but patches are slow to install and reboot
- Smart licensing is getting better but still can be troublesome
- Some weird visual interface glitches that require clicking the same options a few extra times

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Government Administration Company, 501-1000 employeesPricing Details
Check Point 4000 Appliances
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Check Point 4000 Appliances Editions & Modules
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Additional Pricing Details
—Cisco Firepower 2100 Series
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
$0 per appliance
Cisco Firepower 2100 Series Editions & Modules
Edition
Firepower 2100 | 3,000-20,0001 |
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- per appliance
Additional Pricing Details
—Alternatives Considered
Check Point 4000 Appliances
We were using the Cisco ASA 5525 but this firewall was not fully secure. Lots of advanced features were missing so we installed the Check Point 4000 Appliances and we are really happy with the features, advanced IPS and web filtering help us to protect our organization and also more control our user traffic.
Network Administrator
InfosysInformation Technology & Services, 10,001+ employees
Cisco Firepower 2100 Series
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
Check Point 4000 Appliances
- We have not seen a zero-day exploit since implementing the anti-spyware, anti-malware, and URL filtering functionality
- We have not seen a successful intrusion into our systems since the implementation of our checkpoint 4000
- We have had this firewall for 5+ years, and it still has much life left in it.

Verified User
Professional in Information Technology
Logistics and Supply Chain Company, 1001-5000 employeesCisco Firepower 2100 Series
- Simplifying our lives by reducing our time spent in a console
- Being comfortable knowing the full might of Cisco is safeguarding your network
- A good excuse to bump up the IT budget in the next fiscal year!

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Government Administration Company, 501-1000 employees