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    Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ACisco 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

    Datto WIFI

    Score10 out of 10
    N/ADatto Networking’s cloud-managed Access Points support secure wireless networks for always connected WiFi. Datto's Access Points have WiFi-6 technology to support High Efficiency (HE) performance, are ready for advanced wireless security and analysis capabilities. As always, Datto WiFi-6 Access Points are purpose-built for MSPs with a lifetime warranty, cloud-deployment and management, and direct-to-tech support.N/A
    Pricing
    Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) SoftwareDatto WIFI
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) SoftwareDatto WIFI
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) SoftwareDatto WIFI
    Considered Both Products
    Cisco
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    Kaseya
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    87%
    Would buy again
    40 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    95%
    Delivers good value for the price
    42 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    91%
    Happy with the feature set
    42 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    36 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    98%
    Implementation went as expected
    41 Answers
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    Features
    Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) SoftwareDatto WIFI
    Firewall
    Comparison of Firewall features of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Datto WIFI
    Feature
    Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software
    8.9
    50 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Datto WIFI
    -
    Ratings
    Identification Technologies7.932 Ratings00 Ratings
    Visualization Tools8.031 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content Inspection8.433 Ratings00 Ratings
    Policy-based Controls8.446 Ratings00 Ratings
    Active Directory and LDAP8.448 Ratings00 Ratings
    Firewall Management Console9.049 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting and Logging8.949 Ratings00 Ratings
    VPN10.049 Ratings00 Ratings
    High Availability9.649 Ratings00 Ratings
    Stateful Inspection10.046 Ratings00 Ratings
    Proxy Server9.032 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) SoftwareDatto WIFI
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (88 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.1
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    7.5
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.7
    (8 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    6.5
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) SoftwareDatto WIFI
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    Kaseya
    We can download it in a portable version, as well as install it on our system. We have small graphs with summary information, it will show us how much we have consumed in a specific period of time that we choose, we will have information related to the applications that have access to the Internet.
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    Pros
    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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    Kaseya
    • WiFi-6 technology
    • Wireless Security
    • Cloud Deplyment and Mgmt
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    Cons
    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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    Kaseya
    • On some occasion it may happen that it does not work correctly.
    • It does not have a memory cache interface.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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
    Incentivized
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    Kaseya
    No answers on this topic
    Reliability and Availability
    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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    Kaseya
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    Support Rating
    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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    Kaseya
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    Implementation Rating
    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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    Kaseya
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    Kaseya
    We have helped to control the download speed of your users. We can record and track all URL pages visited, it also allows us to send files from computer to phone and back as well. Security is a priority, with the security encryption of all password traffic, we will be able to navigate at a higher speed.
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    Return on Investment
    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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    Kaseya
    • Automatic Feature Upgrade help us to concentrate our forces in another tasks so our time is not cosume to find new features!
    • We dont need a Engineer to configure because it is simple config PnP
    • The model Warranty Lifetime give us the opportunity to save money!
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