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Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services
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17 Ratings
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Feature Set Ratings
- Untangle NG Firewall ranks higher in 1 feature set: Firewall
Firewall
8.5
Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services
85%
9.5
Untangle NG Firewall
95%
Untangle NG Firewall ranks higher in 9/11 features
Untangle NG Firewall ranks higher in 9/11 features
Identification Technologies
8.5
85%
24 Ratings
8.0
80%
5 Ratings
Visualization Tools
7.8
78%
21 Ratings
9.4
94%
5 Ratings
Content Inspection
8.0
80%
25 Ratings
9.8
98%
5 Ratings
Policy-based Controls
8.8
88%
25 Ratings
9.4
94%
5 Ratings
Active Directory and LDAP
9.0
90%
24 Ratings
8.9
89%
5 Ratings
Firewall Management Console
8.7
87%
25 Ratings
9.9
99%
5 Ratings
Reporting and Logging
8.7
87%
25 Ratings
9.8
98%
5 Ratings
VPN
9.5
95%
25 Ratings
10.0
100%
5 Ratings
High Availability
9.7
97%
25 Ratings
10.0
100%
4 Ratings
Stateful Inspection
8.0
80%
4 Ratings
9.6
96%
5 Ratings
Proxy Server
7.1
71%
3 Ratings
10.0
100%
2 Ratings
Attribute Ratings
- Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services is rated higher in 1 area: Support Rating
- Untangle NG Firewall 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
9.5
Untangle NG Firewall
95%
8 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew
7.1
Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services
71%
2 Ratings
10.0
Untangle NG Firewall
100%
1 Rating
Usability
7.2
Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services
72%
2 Ratings
Untangle NG Firewall
N/A
0 Ratings
Performance
8.5
Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services
85%
21 Ratings
Untangle NG Firewall
N/A
0 Ratings
Support Rating
9.1
Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services
91%
25 Ratings
8.2
Untangle NG Firewall
82%
3 Ratings
Implementation Rating
8.2
Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services
82%
2 Ratings
Untangle NG Firewall
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 employeesUntangle NG Firewall
Untangle is very strong in the "traditional" sense of security. That means an edge appliance that either works with an existing router or is the router itself (recommended). This approach has also been adapted well to cloud environments in order to protect virtual servers and VDI workstations.As mentioned earlier, many schools are using cloud-based filtering for their 1:1 solutions for their students. This is an area where Untangle is unable to serve. Some have used an instance of Untangle in the cloud with VPN to serve their remote needs, but it is not the same as solutions that are designed for cloud-based filtering of devices without VPN.
IT Director
Legacy Christian AcademyPrimary/Secondary Education, 51-200 employees
Pros
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+ employeesUntangle NG Firewall
- Web Filtering is strong, and can also do application fingerprinting to allow Facebook, but not Facebook games. Secondly, a separate partition called a "rack" can be set up to give one subnet or group of users different web filtering policies than another. For example, teachers would get more freedom to browse the web than students at a school.
- Built-in SD-WAN connectivity as part of your license. IPSEC tunnel creation is also amazingly easy.
- Will install on any x86 hardware created in the last 5-10 years. Ram and processor requirements per user are very low.
- Reporting is phenomenal, however you can get death by details very easily.

Verified User
Professional in Information Technology
Logistics and Supply Chain Company, 1001-5000 employeesCons
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 employeesUntangle NG Firewall
- The full suite can be expensive for business but will be powerful enough.
- The full suite for home or small office isn't that bad of a price but may be out of reach for most home users but remember the basics are FREE so anyone can get started with it.
- I would like to see it promoted for mid to large businesses as I think it can handle it.

Verified User
Administrator in Information Technology
Hospital & Health Care Company, 11-50 employeesPricing 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
—Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services Editions & Modules
—
Additional Pricing Details
Cisco ASA 5500-X pricing starts at ~$400 and scales up to $20,000 for higher capacity appliances.Untangle NG Firewall
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
$25 per month
Untangle NG Firewall Editions & Modules
On-premise Edition
z4 appliance | $2991 |
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z4w appliance | $3291 |
z4 Plus appliance | $399.001 |
z6 appliance | $1199.001 |
z12 appliance | $1999.001 |
z20 appliance | $3499.001 |
- one-time purchase
SaaS Edition
Open Source Firewall | $0.001 |
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NG Firewall Complete | $25.002 |
- free under the GNU General Public License (GPL)
- per month
Additional Pricing Details
—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
Untangle NG Firewall
Untangle NG Firewall 10.0
Based on 1 answer
Service renewal is in Feb 2021. We will be renewing!

Verified User
Professional in Information Technology
Information Technology & Services Company, 51-200 employeesUsability
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
Untangle NG Firewall
No score
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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
Untangle NG Firewall
No score
No answers yet
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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
Untangle NG Firewall
Untangle NG Firewall 8.2
Based on 3 answers
I haven't used them much, but they did answer my question quickly.
Owner
Ingram Computer ServicesInformation Technology and Services, 1-10 employees
Implementation 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 employeesUntangle NG Firewall
No score
No answers yet
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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
Untangle NG Firewall
NG Firewall was much more friendly in terms of layout and ease of use, the apps section is familiar to anyone and the config while in a sort of odd order is very clearly laid out. I also appreciate Untangle's endless educational videos and the support can't be beat. Overall it was more of a complete package

Verified User
Administrator in Information Technology
Retail Company, 51-200 employeesReturn 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
Untangle NG Firewall
- The positive is the savings in time the IT department has recouped by not having to continuously clean and maintain end point computers. Not to mention helping end user use their time more wisely by not wasting time on non-work related web activities.
- The only negative is complaints from end users about the restrictions.
Systems Technician
Preston Memorial HospitalHospital & Health Care, 201-500 employees