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Feature Set Ratings
- Cisco Firepower 2100 Series ranks higher in 1 feature set: Firewall
Firewall
8.4
Cisco Firepower 2100 Series
84%
8.1
Forcepoint NGFW
81%
Cisco Firepower 2100 Series ranks higher in 7/11 features
Cisco Firepower 2100 Series ranks higher in 7/11 features
Identification Technologies
7.0
70%
1 Rating
5.0
50%
1 Rating
Content Inspection
9.0
90%
1 Rating
10.0
100%
1 Rating
Policy-based Controls
9.0
90%
1 Rating
10.0
100%
1 Rating
Active Directory and LDAP
6.0
60%
1 Rating
8.0
80%
1 Rating
Firewall Management Console
10.0
100%
1 Rating
10.0
100%
1 Rating
Reporting and Logging
9.0
90%
1 Rating
8.0
80%
1 Rating
VPN
10.0
100%
1 Rating
9.0
90%
1 Rating
High Availability
10.0
100%
1 Rating
9.0
90%
1 Rating
Stateful Inspection
8.0
80%
1 Rating
7.0
70%
1 Rating
Proxy Server
6.0
60%
1 Rating
N/A
0 Ratings
Visualization Tools
N/A
0 Ratings
5.0
50%
1 Rating
Attribute Ratings
- Cisco Firepower 2100 Series and Forcepoint NGFW are tied in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
Cisco Firepower 2100 Series
90%
1 Rating
9.0
Forcepoint NGFW
90%
1 Rating
Usability
Cisco Firepower 2100 Series
N/A
0 Ratings
10.0
Forcepoint NGFW
100%
1 Rating
Support Rating
Cisco Firepower 2100 Series
N/A
0 Ratings
6.0
Forcepoint NGFW
60%
2 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
Cisco 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 employeesForcepoint NGFW
If you are looking for a smaller network/security team, the ease and low complexity create an easy to manage environment. One engineer can easily manage 100 nodes/locations. If you are just starting to get security conscious and predict regular adjustments to policy, routing, and access, this is a very good system for making easy to understand and low impact changes on a regular basis without operations interruption.
Network Admin
Pacific Coast Companies Inc.Information Technology and Services, 51-200 employees
Pros
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 employeesForcepoint NGFW
- Easy to manage and make changes on - ACL's are done with ease.
- Easy USB initial configuration - The easy initial setup of a new location and firewall saves massive time. Settings are automatically pushed to new nodes upon contact with the controller.
- Low Complexity - This system does not have a lot of complexity requiring extra hours, training, or personnel to manage.
Network Admin
Pacific Coast Companies Inc.Information Technology and Services, 51-200 employees
Cons
Cisco 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 employeesForcepoint NGFW
- Poor Reporting - It exists but even when calling in to support for assistance, they have no idea how to tackle customizing reports or searching for specific data.
Network Admin
Pacific Coast Companies Inc.Information Technology and Services, 51-200 employees
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
—Forcepoint NGFW
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Forcepoint NGFW Editions & Modules
—
Additional Pricing Details
—Usability
Cisco Firepower 2100 Series
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Forcepoint NGFW
Forcepoint NGFW 10.0
Based on 1 answer
The Graphical User Interface is very easy to read, understand and work with. The usability of this product is very high.
Network Admin
Pacific Coast Companies Inc.Information Technology and Services, 51-200 employees
Support Rating
Cisco Firepower 2100 Series
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Forcepoint NGFW
Forcepoint NGFW 6.0
Based on 2 answers
Support has varied over the history of the company. Terro is a name that comes up often with the best of service from this company.
Network Admin
Pacific Coast Companies Inc.Information Technology and Services, 51-200 employees
Alternatives Considered
Cisco Firepower 2100 Series
No answers on this topic
Forcepoint NGFW
There are similar hardware and license costs between the two products. The Forcepoint NGFW product is by far easier to use and manage.
Network Admin
Pacific Coast Companies Inc.Information Technology and Services, 51-200 employees
Return on Investment
Cisco 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 employeesForcepoint NGFW
- Efficiency/Productivity increase. The company moved from Cisco firewall and routing hardware to Forcepoint NGFW. It now takes fewer people and fewer hours to manage the new product. This has allowed the company to put the man-hours to use on other projects and tasks.
- Long term viability. This has been a concern in the past when the company started as Stonegate, merged to become Stonesoft then got purchased by McAfee, then McAfee got purchased by Intel. However, with Forcepoint the product seems to have found a stable home.
- Low complexity. The Web GUI based system for management has reduced the cost of personnel and training required. There is no longer a need for the company to have higher trained and higher salary cost employees to manage the system. Mid-level admins at lower salaries are capable of managing the GUI based system with ease.
Network Admin
Pacific Coast Companies Inc.Information Technology and Services, 51-200 employees