Cisco Firepower 2100 Series
23 Ratings
WatchGuard Network Security
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Cisco Firepower 2100 Series

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Score 8.5 out of 100

Based on 23 reviews and ratings

WatchGuard Network Security

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Score 9.3 out of 100

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Feature Set Ratings

  • WatchGuard Network Security ranks higher in 1 feature set: Firewall

Firewall

8.4

Cisco Firepower 2100 Series

84%
8.8

WatchGuard Network Security

88%
WatchGuard Network Security ranks higher in 6/11 features
WatchGuard Network Security ranks higher in 6/11 features

Identification Technologies

7.0
70%
1 Rating
9.0
90%
177 Ratings

Content Inspection

9.0
90%
1 Rating
8.9
89%
193 Ratings

Policy-based Controls

9.0
90%
1 Rating
9.3
93%
199 Ratings

Active Directory and LDAP

6.0
60%
1 Rating
8.9
89%
173 Ratings

Firewall Management Console

10.0
100%
1 Rating
8.9
89%
197 Ratings

Reporting and Logging

9.0
90%
1 Rating
8.1
81%
193 Ratings

VPN

10.0
100%
1 Rating
9.1
91%
192 Ratings

High Availability

10.0
100%
1 Rating
9.1
91%
175 Ratings

Stateful Inspection

8.0
80%
1 Rating
9.0
90%
180 Ratings

Proxy Server

6.0
60%
1 Rating
9.0
90%
133 Ratings

Visualization Tools

N/A
0 Ratings
7.9
79%
184 Ratings

Attribute Ratings

  • WatchGuard Network Security is rated higher in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend

Likelihood to Recommend

9.0

Cisco Firepower 2100 Series

90%
1 Rating
9.3

WatchGuard Network Security

93%
213 Ratings

Likelihood to Renew

Cisco Firepower 2100 Series

N/A
0 Ratings
9.6

WatchGuard Network Security

96%
15 Ratings

Usability

Cisco Firepower 2100 Series

N/A
0 Ratings
9.2

WatchGuard Network Security

92%
105 Ratings

Availability

Cisco Firepower 2100 Series

N/A
0 Ratings
8.2

WatchGuard Network Security

82%
1 Rating

Performance

Cisco Firepower 2100 Series

N/A
0 Ratings
8.2

WatchGuard Network Security

82%
1 Rating

Support Rating

Cisco Firepower 2100 Series

N/A
0 Ratings
9.3

WatchGuard Network Security

93%
19 Ratings

In-Person Training

Cisco Firepower 2100 Series

N/A
0 Ratings
9.6

WatchGuard Network Security

96%
3 Ratings

Online Training

Cisco Firepower 2100 Series

N/A
0 Ratings
9.1

WatchGuard Network Security

91%
2 Ratings

Implementation Rating

Cisco Firepower 2100 Series

N/A
0 Ratings
9.3

WatchGuard Network Security

93%
278 Ratings

Product Scalability

Cisco Firepower 2100 Series

N/A
0 Ratings
9.1

WatchGuard Network Security

91%
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.

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WatchGuard Network Security

WatchGuard has excellent features for enterprise network security, but some are only available in higher-cost versions that deliver high security, such as IPS, BOTNET, APT Blocker, SpamBlocker, etc. However, due to its rather high cost, it ends up being more interesting for medium-large companies, and lower-cost solutions for small companies do not have all these security functions, so in many cases, it ends up not being interesting for small companies.

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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

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WatchGuard Network Security

  • Great combination of easy to configure but still maintaining a lot of in-depth features and control available if desired
  • WatchGuard Cloud [is ]included on basic and total security packages to provide [a] valuable look into [an] activity that passes through the firewall. (A lot of other platforms such as Meraki you need to simply use Syslog and third-party tools to get insights and look for issues that need remediation)
  • Cohesive integration with other products such as AuthPoint for MFA adds value you can't get from traditional RADIUS only integrations of other platforms.

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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

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WatchGuard Network Security

  • It would be nice to have a fully functional web interface [for the] server manager. The server manager is often very slow over remote connections.
  • Better support for OpenVPN server, or at least an easier way of creating tunnels using OpenVPN.
  • user VPN user management is a little confusing until you understand that all users need to be created under SSL users, regardless of VPN type.
  • Would be nice to have traffic statistics on traffic management objects.

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Pricing Details

Cisco Firepower 2100 Series

General

Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level set up fee?
No

Starting Price

$0 per appliance

Cisco Firepower 2100 Series Editions & Modules

Edition
Firepower 21003,000-20,0001
  1. per appliance
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WatchGuard Network Security

General

Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—
Entry-level set up fee?
No

Starting Price

$0 Contact sales team

WatchGuard Network Security Editions & Modules

Edition
SupportContact sales team1
Basic SecurityContact sales team1
Total SecurityContact sales team1
  1. Contact sales team
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Likelihood to Renew

Cisco Firepower 2100 Series

No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic

WatchGuard Network Security

WatchGuard Network Security 9.6
Based on 15 answers
Ever since 2007, WatchGuard Fireboxes and WatchGuard network layer security solutions have been the most security effective with the lowest TCO of any solution on the market when properly implemented and properly maintained. As with any network layer security solution, the underlying network must first be architected correctly in order to facilitate network layer security, but then an extremely highly skilled network security architect must device, implement, and maintain a network layer security solution in order to achieve efficacy. This is true of any network layer security solution. Few people worldwide have that skill. However, WatchGuard technologies when implemented and supported by a qualified partner are able to deliver that solution very cost-effectively to the SMB space. No other solution can achieve that.

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Usability

Cisco Firepower 2100 Series

No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic

WatchGuard Network Security

WatchGuard Network Security 9.2
Based on 105 answers
The WatchGuard Network Security provide a web interface or a client interface, no matter what you approach is but you have two full powerful instrument to manage the firewall with easy interface (web) or with strong security (client). We prefer the usage with client but in fast change can be done in the web interface in a zip

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Reliability and Availability

Cisco Firepower 2100 Series

No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic

WatchGuard Network Security

WatchGuard Network Security 8.2
Based on 1 answer
Applications errors should always be expected in any kind of technology. What matters most is the way you find to resolve it.

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Performance

Cisco Firepower 2100 Series

No score
No answers yet
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WatchGuard Network Security

WatchGuard Network Security 8.2
Based on 1 answer
Compared to another platform (not NGFW native), WatchGuard's performance runs fine and do not slow down user browsing experience

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Support Rating

Cisco Firepower 2100 Series

No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic

WatchGuard Network Security

WatchGuard Network Security 9.3
Based on 19 answers
I give this rating as a result of almost 20 years of interfacing with WatchGuard technical support. Of all my vendors that I have to deal with WatchGuard is one of the best I have ever dealt with bar none. I have seldom finished a call to them without a solution. If they by chance don't have the solution, they will figure it out and get back to you ASAP as well as update the casefile online. Technical support is available via phone and web portal. It takes a few minutes to create a case online, assign a priority and submit. They get back to you depending on the critical nature of the issue, but you can expect urgent attention for critical and catastrophic issues.

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In-Person Training

Cisco Firepower 2100 Series

No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic

WatchGuard Network Security

WatchGuard Network Security 9.6
Based on 3 answers
We participate to a in person training and the three days of learning was really useful and complete to gain skill to solve the major part of the problem we encounter during our life. And more the in person training give us the opportunity to create a network with other WatchGuard partner.

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Online Training

Cisco Firepower 2100 Series

No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic

WatchGuard Network Security

WatchGuard Network Security 9.1
Based on 2 answers
Online training is good for learning how to use the product. It does not teach security strategy because that is not its intent.

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Implementation Rating

Cisco Firepower 2100 Series

No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic

WatchGuard Network Security

WatchGuard Network Security 9.3
Based on 278 answers
We are very satisfied with the implementation. The deployment tools are easy to use and managing is a breeze. Training onsite IT contacts is easy to keep total investment of time low. We are happy with the management tool suite and find it easier to use especially policy center. It allows to see all rules and details from a single pane rather than fumbling through different configs

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Alternatives Considered

Cisco Firepower 2100 Series

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WatchGuard Network Security

WatchGuard Network Security has the same features as some of the above, yet they will cost you far less than some of the mentioned firewalls. The deployment process is very easy compared to the above. I mentored and trained a few engineers, and in no time, they were able to scope, deploy and support WatchGuard Network Security without asking for help.

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Scalability

Cisco Firepower 2100 Series

No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic

WatchGuard Network Security

WatchGuard Network Security 9.1
Based on 1 answer
The entire organization didn't face any trouble to integrate the technology into our workforce.

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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!

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WatchGuard Network Security

  • VPN has meant my users are secure even when they are not in the office, this has reduced risk when they are using public networks and home networks that IT cannot regulate.
  • The increased security provided by the firewalls has enabled us to positively answer questions on customers' RFI assessments to their potential customers.
  • Central Management in Dimension saves our engineers time by not having to jump onto every firewall one by one.

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