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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%
8.0
Sophos SG Firewall Appliances
80%
Cisco Firepower 2100 Series ranks higher in 8/11 features
Cisco Firepower 2100 Series ranks higher in 8/11 features
Identification Technologies
7.0
70%
1 Rating
8.0
80%
1 Rating
Content Inspection
9.0
90%
1 Rating
9.0
90%
1 Rating
Policy-based Controls
9.0
90%
1 Rating
7.0
70%
1 Rating
Active Directory and LDAP
6.0
60%
1 Rating
8.0
80%
1 Rating
Firewall Management Console
10.0
100%
1 Rating
8.0
80%
1 Rating
Reporting and Logging
9.0
90%
1 Rating
9.0
90%
1 Rating
VPN
10.0
100%
1 Rating
6.0
60%
1 Rating
High Availability
10.0
100%
1 Rating
9.0
90%
1 Rating
Stateful Inspection
8.0
80%
1 Rating
8.0
80%
1 Rating
Proxy Server
6.0
60%
1 Rating
N/A
0 Ratings
Visualization Tools
N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
80%
1 Rating
Attribute Ratings
- Cisco Firepower 2100 Series is rated higher in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
Cisco Firepower 2100 Series
90%
1 Rating
8.0
Sophos SG Firewall Appliances
80%
1 Rating
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 employeesSophos SG Firewall Appliances
Since we have only ever used the SG firewall appliances that is really all I have ever known. So if I was approached by a colleague about network security then I would suggest the Sophos SG Firewall Appliances hands down. We have never had to look for any other type of replacement or upgrade as these are very well built, super easy to deploy and go above and beyond to keep your network secure.
Junior Systems Administrator | POS Programming Specialist
AIKG LLCEntertainment, 501-1000 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 employeesSophos SG Firewall Appliances
- Easy to use and understand.
- The ability to expand beyond it's base specs is amazing.
- The sense of protection you get from looking at the logs just makes you feel more secure.
Junior Systems Administrator | POS Programming Specialist
AIKG LLCEntertainment, 501-1000 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 employeesSophos SG Firewall Appliances
- The user interface could use a refresh. It's been a few years.
- Not having the ability to use an Open VPN configuration is a little disappointing.
- Home license is too restrictive with only 50 IPs.
Junior Systems Administrator | POS Programming Specialist
AIKG LLCEntertainment, 501-1000 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
—Sophos SG Firewall Appliances
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Sophos SG Firewall Appliances Editions & Modules
—
Additional Pricing Details
—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 employeesSophos SG Firewall Appliances
- Positive. We are able to expand our network by using the Flexi Port Modules that are available.
- Positive. We are able to boast that our network is more secure than other businesses of the same model.
- Negative. The VPN needs to be updated to use OVPN configs and then it would be perfect.
- Negative. The home license needs to have the IP restriction removed for folks who work from home and need to access on-site terminals.
Junior Systems Administrator | POS Programming Specialist
AIKG LLCEntertainment, 501-1000 employees