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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Cisco Firepower 4100 Series

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AThe Cisco Firepower 4100 Series’ 1-rack-unit size is presented by the vendodr as ideal at the Internet edge and in high-performance environments. They further state that it shows what’s happening on your network, detects attacks earlier so you can act faster, and reduces management complexity.N/A

    CrowdStrike Falcon

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ACrowdStrike offers the Falcon Endpoint Protection suite, an antivirus and endpoint protection system emphasizing threat detection, machine learning malware detection, and signature free updating. Additionally the available Falcon Spotlight module delivers vulnerability assessment with no performance impact, no additional agents, hardware, scheduled scans, firewall exceptions or admin credentials.

    $59.99

    per endpoint/month (minimum number of endpoints applies)

    Pricing
    Cisco Firepower 4100 SeriesCrowdStrike Falcon
    Editions & Modules
    Firepower 4100
    50,000-250,000
    per appliance
    Falcon Go (Small Business)
    $59.99
    per endpoint/month (minimum number of endpoints applies)
    Falcon Go (Small Business)
    $59.99
    Falcon Pro
    $99.99
    per endpoint/month (for 5-250 endpoints, billed annually)
    Falcon Enterprise
    $184.99
    per endpoint/month (minimum number of endpoints applies)
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Cisco Firepower 4100 SeriesCrowdStrike Falcon
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Cisco Firepower 4100 SeriesCrowdStrike Falcon
    Considered Both Products
    Cisco
    No answer on this topic
    CrowdStrike
    Chose CrowdStrike Falcon
    Better tool and it was used by our Incident response team on a real incident.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    80%
    Would buy again
    4 Answers
    98%
    Would buy again
    82 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    95%
    Delivers good value for the price
    75 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    84 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    68 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    80%
    Implementation went as expected
    4 Answers
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    75 Answers
    Features
    Cisco Firepower 4100 SeriesCrowdStrike Falcon
    Firewall
    Comparison of Firewall features of Cisco Firepower 4100 Series and CrowdStrike Falcon
    Feature
    Cisco Firepower 4100 Series
    8.2
    5 Ratings
    5% below category average
    CrowdStrike Falcon
    -
    Ratings
    Identification Technologies8.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Visualization Tools8.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content Inspection9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Policy-based Controls8.75 Ratings00 Ratings
    Active Directory and LDAP7.94 Ratings00 Ratings
    Firewall Management Console8.35 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting and Logging8.75 Ratings00 Ratings
    VPN7.15 Ratings00 Ratings
    High Availability9.35 Ratings00 Ratings
    Stateful Inspection9.35 Ratings00 Ratings
    Proxy Server6.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Endpoint Security
    Comparison of Endpoint Security features of Cisco Firepower 4100 Series and CrowdStrike Falcon
    Feature
    Cisco Firepower 4100 Series
    -
    Ratings
    CrowdStrike Falcon
    8.7
    98 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Anti-Exploit Technology00 Ratings8.989 Ratings
    Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)00 Ratings9.296 Ratings
    Centralized Management00 Ratings8.997 Ratings
    Hybrid Deployment Support00 Ratings8.24 Ratings
    Infection Remediation00 Ratings8.993 Ratings
    Vulnerability Management00 Ratings7.772 Ratings
    Malware Detection00 Ratings9.396 Ratings
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    Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
    Score9.6 out of 10
    BlackBerry Protect (CylancePROTECT)
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software
    Score9 out of 10
    ESET PROTECT
    Score8.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Cisco Firepower 4100 SeriesCrowdStrike Falcon
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.4
    (5 ratings)
    8.9
    (101 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (9 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Cisco Firepower 4100 SeriesCrowdStrike Falcon
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cisco
    When we are asked by local partners which security equipment we use we always recommend our Cisco security products. The Firepower firewall is no exception and we can easily recommend this to others who need a fast, secure, and well built system that integrates well with all your existing hardware and software.
    Incentivized
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    CrowdStrike
    Crowdstrike is a unified platform for monitoring endpoint devices, whether they're workstations, servers, cloud-native machines, or even mobile devices. It uses AI/ML to monitor anomalies and suspicious behavior, including zero-day attacks. It is suitable for large organizations but may be costlier or less appropriate for smaller organizations, those who want an on-prem EDR setup, and those who need custom scanning based on compliance requirements.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Cisco
    • Packet filtering
    • Great vpn client
    • Integrates correctly with other vendors
    Incentivized
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    CrowdStrike
    • The Log analysis is very detailed and easy to use.
    • Prevent and block all type of malwares.
    • Great threat intelligence which is very up-to-date with the recent cyber attacks
    • very user friendly in access and management
    • Automated feature of detecting, taking action and closing incidents using fusion workflow.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Cons
    Cisco
    • Too much time to deploy changes
    • When there are a lot of entries in the ldap mapping the device runs slow
    • You can not make config changes via CLI, only via GUI
    Incentivized
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    CrowdStrike
    • Support - we are often tasked with running down problems rather than being directed by support.
    • The sales staff we have dealt with are not very responsive or timely.
    • I believe this is a product built for installations of 300 users or more.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    CrowdStrike
    Crowdstrike has a large suite of tools built for helping the engineers triage and respond to security event whenever identified. The ability to customize the security policies and implement more granular policies to different devices based on the functionality is unmatched. Crowdstrike provides so much of ability in a decent budget which ascertains the value for money or ROI.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Cisco
    It not easy to understand the different features it offers. Sometimes you need to spend a couple of minutes to implement a change or even open a ticket with cisco tac to figure it out. Once support is on the phone with you they know how to resolve problems. But it's not an intuitive tool
    Incentivized
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    CrowdStrike
    I think it is a complete and very trustful XDR platform, with very few False Positives. It is very well supported by highly skilled professionals on all levels: from pre-sales engineers, Customer Account Managers and support engineers.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    CrowdStrike
    Any time we need to engage the Crowdstrike Falcon Complete Team, their response is switch, thorough, and they are sure to not close out any request until the customer confirms that they have provided an acceptable resolution. If I ever need anything from the account team related to the product, I also get a response from them within minutes typically to address my question. Top notch customer service!
    Incentivized
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    In-Person Training
    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    CrowdStrike
    There is limited amount of learning that can be completed in an in-person training available. In my opinion, the self-paced learning provided by Falcon portal is more useful over in-person training. The support from Falcon is great and useful to overcome difficulties, if any.
    Incentivized
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    Online Training
    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    CrowdStrike
    The training provided by Crowdstrike Falcon is complete in terms of the depth of technical knowledge and teaches the users about going through with the platform. There are lots of jargons for different tools that Crowdstrike Falcon has and this training teaches them all which helps in managing the platform better. Plus, the regular knowledge checks are also very helpful for the end user.
    Incentivized
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    Implementation Rating
    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    CrowdStrike
    Read the documentation
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Cisco
    As I mentioned before, the Fortigates have better failover. I think the Cisco interface is easier to use that that of the FortiGate. My only criticism would be that with multiple CLIs, it can get a bit confusing when you are trying to configure something or troubleshoot from the CLI.
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    CrowdStrike
    It was just a legacy AV program onboarded during initial setup days. As the org. As it expanded, its threat landscape also grew, and we needed a next-gen solution to protect against evolving threat vectors. Falcon EDR was the one that solved all these in a single place.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Cisco
    • Very stable and does not cause major interruption.
    • Supports most of the business requirements.
    • Enhance security, risk and compliance.
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    CrowdStrike
    • CrowdStrike Falcon's proactive threat mitigation has significantly reduced the risk of successful cyber attacks, resulting in tangible savings related to potential data breaches or system compromises.
    • The cloud-native architecture and automated features have improved operational efficiency.
    • The platform's real-time visibility and threat hunting capabilities have drastically improved incident response times.
    Incentivized
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