What users are saying about
Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services
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63 Ratings
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Based on 63 reviews and ratings
28 Ratings
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Based on 28 reviews and ratings
Feature Set Ratings
- Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services ranks higher in 1 feature set: Firewall
Firewall
8.5
Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services
85%

7.8
Juniper SRX
78%
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
8.5
85%
24 Ratings

7.2
72%
2 Ratings
Visualization Tools
7.8
78%
21 Ratings

5.1
51%
2 Ratings
Content Inspection
8.0
80%
25 Ratings

8.3
83%
3 Ratings
Policy-based Controls
8.8
88%
25 Ratings

8.3
83%
3 Ratings
Active Directory and LDAP
9.0
90%
24 Ratings

7.1
71%
2 Ratings
Firewall Management Console
8.7
87%
25 Ratings

6.4
64%
4 Ratings
Reporting and Logging
8.7
87%
25 Ratings

7.9
79%
4 Ratings
VPN
9.5
95%
25 Ratings

9.4
94%
3 Ratings
High Availability
9.7
97%
25 Ratings

9.4
94%
4 Ratings
Stateful Inspection
8.0
80%
4 Ratings

9.0
90%
3 Ratings
Proxy Server
7.1
71%
3 Ratings

7.1
71%
2 Ratings
Attribute Ratings
- Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services is rated higher in 1 area: Support Rating
- Juniper SRX is rated higher in 2 areas: Likelihood to Recommend, Likelihood to Renew
Likelihood to Recommend
8.7
Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services
87%
25 Ratings

9.4
Juniper SRX
94%
7 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew
7.1
Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services
71%
2 Ratings

9.1
Juniper SRX
91%
1 Rating
Usability
7.1
Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services
71%
2 Ratings

Juniper SRX
N/A
0 Ratings
Performance
8.5
Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services
85%
21 Ratings

Juniper SRX
N/A
0 Ratings
Support Rating
9.1
Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services
91%
25 Ratings

6.4
Juniper SRX
64%
6 Ratings
Implementation Rating
8.2
Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services
82%
2 Ratings

Juniper SRX
N/A
0 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services
This device fits very well in medium to large enterprise networks, the ability for active/passive failover makes it extremely reliable should you choose to purchase two units. For smaller networks, the 5500 series may be overkill with a multitude of less expensive options available. Having everything in one box and management utilizing the Cisco ASDM console is very nice.

Verified User
Professional in Information Technology
Civil Engineering Company, 51-200 employeesJuniper SRX
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.

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Financial Services Company, 201-500 employeesPros
Cisco 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+ employeesJuniper SRX
- 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
Cloud Migration Architect
IBMComputer & Network Security, 10,001+ employees
Cons
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 employeesJuniper SRX
- 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.
IT Operations Manager / IT Service Manager
Nashville WrapsWholesale, 51-200 employees
Pricing Details
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
—Juniper SRX
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Likelihood to Renew
Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services
Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services 7.1
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
Juniper SRX
Juniper SRX 9.1
Based on 1 answer
No answer on this topic is available.
Usability
Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services
Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services 7.1
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
Juniper SRX
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Performance
Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services
Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services 8.5
Based on 21 answers
The solution is great, it has incredible features, but when activating all Firepower services on the appliance, the ASA suffers from a performance degradation and is slower to process the information and access the management settings. That is why it is important to correctly size the equipment to avoid this type of problem.
Analista de sistemas
NestléFood & Beverages, 10,001+ employees
Juniper SRX
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services
Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services 9.1
Based on 25 answers
I gave this rating because Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services offers the best technical and software solutions and it has the best customer care service. They solve issues within 24 hours and they provide so much consistent support and relevant solutions to products at hand and it is too cheap compared to all other software we have ever used as an organization.
Network Engineer
JohannesburgInformation Technology & Services, 5001-10,000 employees
Juniper SRX
Juniper SRX 6.4
Based on 6 answers
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
Engineer in Information Technology
Financial Services Company, 201-500 employeesImplementation Rating
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 employeesJuniper SRX
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Cisco 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
Juniper SRX
The comparison between the different firewalls is really down to preference and price at this point. The SRX is a solid device, and we have not seen a hardware failure to date. The Juniper support I have had is stellar and has helped me out with larger more complex scenario development.
Staff System Engineer
CommScopeTelecommunications, 10,001+ employees
Return on Investment
Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services
- As an integrated appliance, we saved costs on getting other security technologies.
- It provided secure access to our remote users, saving costs and time as our users could get access to the network anywhere and anytime.
- Since we have other Cisco devices, integration was seamless.
- Integration with Active Directory meant we did not need to create addition user accounts.
Solutions Architect
Baraka Technology GroupInformation Technology and Services, 51-200 employees
Juniper SRX
- Although I'm not a part of the budgeting process, I do know that by using Juniper SRXs, we were able to get the products we needed with much less issues and justifications as other product we've purchased in the past.
Network Engineer
FireEye, IncComputer & Network Security, 1001-5000 employees