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Feature Set Ratings
- F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM) ranks higher in 1 feature set: Firewall
Firewall
7.1
Cisco Firepower 4100 Series
71%

8.6
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM)
86%
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM) ranks higher in 9/11 features
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM) ranks higher in 9/11 features
Identification Technologies
7.1
71%
2 Ratings
8.0
80%
2 Ratings
Visualization Tools
5.7
57%
2 Ratings
7.0
70%
2 Ratings
Content Inspection
8.1
81%
2 Ratings
9.0
90%
2 Ratings
Policy-based Controls
6.7
67%
2 Ratings
8.0
80%
2 Ratings
Active Directory and LDAP
6.2
62%
2 Ratings
10.0
100%
1 Rating
Firewall Management Console
8.6
86%
2 Ratings
7.1
71%
2 Ratings
Reporting and Logging
4.8
48%
2 Ratings
8.0
80%
2 Ratings
VPN
8.6
86%
2 Ratings
10.0
100%
1 Rating
High Availability
9.5
95%
2 Ratings
9.0
90%
2 Ratings
Stateful Inspection
7.1
71%
2 Ratings
9.0
90%
2 Ratings
Proxy Server
6.2
62%
2 Ratings
10.0
100%
1 Rating
Attribute Ratings
- F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM) is rated higher in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend
Likelihood to Recommend
8.6
Cisco Firepower 4100 Series
86%
2 Ratings

9.0
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM)
90%
2 Ratings
Support Rating
Cisco Firepower 4100 Series
N/A
0 Ratings

9.0
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM)
90%
2 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
Cisco Firepower 4100 Series
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.

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Government Administration Company, 501-1000 employeesF5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM)
F5 BIG-IP [Advanced Firewall Manager] is a one box solution for all three of our needs, firewalls, load balancers, and WAF. This is a great tool for [the] security of the servers and services.

Verified User
Employee in Information Technology
Logistics & Supply Chain Company, 10,001+ employeesPros
Cisco Firepower 4100 Series
- Application Control.
- URL Filtering.
- Intrusion Prevention.
Security Specialist
Mesiniaga BerhadInformation Technology & Services, 1001-5000 employees
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM)
- Central management.
- Strong security.

Verified User
Manager in Information Technology
Computer Software Company, 10,001+ employeesCons
Cisco Firepower 4100 Series
- Initial install and configuration can be complex.
- May need to learn the new interface if coming from ASA.
- Buggy web interface can at time cause issues.

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Government Administration Company, 501-1000 employeesF5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM)
- The GUI icons are very small and Overall UI can use some refreshing
- The training on the tool is not easily available and mostly involves a high cost
- The support or third party implementation teams could use some improvement

Verified User
Employee in Information Technology
Logistics & Supply Chain Company, 10,001+ employeesPricing Details
Cisco Firepower 4100 Series
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
$0 per appliance
Cisco Firepower 4100 Series Editions & Modules
Edition
Firepower 4100 | 50,000-250,0001 |
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- per appliance
Additional Pricing Details
—F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM)
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM) Editions & Modules
—
Additional Pricing Details
—Support Rating
Cisco Firepower 4100 Series
No score
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F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM)
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM) 9.0
Based on 2 answers
F5 Advanced Firewall Manager has been a solid, strong solution to both keep our systems safe and being seamless for our end users. Most of the time, the end-user is not impacted and does not even know F5 Advanced Firewall Manager is running which is exactly what we are looking for.

Verified User
Manager in Information Technology
Computer Software Company, 10,001+ employeesAlternatives Considered
Cisco Firepower 4100 Series
Cisco Firepower 4100 Series deployment is straightforward and easy to implement. It is also can support high availability and able to achieve redundancy. Besides, firmware upgrade is quite simple and the process does not take much effort as the upgrade will be automatically done by itself. Cisco Firepower 4100 Series is also very cost effective compared with other similar ranges of firewalls.
Security Specialist
Mesiniaga BerhadInformation Technology & Services, 1001-5000 employees
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM)
Both F5 [BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager] and Radware require training as they are not easy to use. But Radware uses some configuration that needs deep learning and proper labs. From an admin's perspective, Configuration and management for F5 [BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager are] less. Also, the cost of implementing F5 [BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager] is lesser than that of Radware Alteon.

Verified User
Employee in Information Technology
Logistics & Supply Chain Company, 10,001+ employeesReturn on Investment
Cisco Firepower 4100 Series
- Positive impact would be our increased security network wide.
- Another positive would be the increased processing power, saving us time and [from] needing more equipment.
- A negative impact would be the increased need for having to learn a new interface.

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Government Administration Company, 501-1000 employeesF5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM)
- Easy maintenance reduces support hours.
- Consistent experience reduces user learning curve.

Verified User
Manager in Information Technology
Computer Software Company, 10,001+ employees