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Feature Set Ratings
- Forcepoint NGFW ranks higher in 1 feature set: Firewall
Firewall
7.1
Cisco Firepower 4100 Series
71%
8.1
Forcepoint NGFW
81%
Forcepoint NGFW ranks higher in 6/11 features
Forcepoint NGFW ranks higher in 6/11 features
Identification Technologies
7.1
71%
2 Ratings
5.0
50%
1 Rating
Visualization Tools
5.7
57%
2 Ratings
5.0
50%
1 Rating
Content Inspection
8.1
81%
2 Ratings
10.0
100%
1 Rating
Policy-based Controls
6.7
67%
2 Ratings
10.0
100%
1 Rating
Active Directory and LDAP
6.2
62%
2 Ratings
8.0
80%
1 Rating
Firewall Management Console
8.6
86%
2 Ratings
10.0
100%
1 Rating
Reporting and Logging
4.8
48%
2 Ratings
8.0
80%
1 Rating
VPN
8.5
85%
2 Ratings
9.0
90%
1 Rating
High Availability
9.5
95%
2 Ratings
9.0
90%
1 Rating
Stateful Inspection
7.1
71%
2 Ratings
7.0
70%
1 Rating
Proxy Server
6.2
62%
2 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Attribute Ratings
- Forcepoint NGFW is rated higher in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend
Likelihood to Recommend
8.5
Cisco Firepower 4100 Series
85%
2 Ratings
9.0
Forcepoint NGFW
90%
1 Rating
Usability
Cisco Firepower 4100 Series
N/A
0 Ratings
10.0
Forcepoint NGFW
100%
1 Rating
Support Rating
Cisco Firepower 4100 Series
N/A
0 Ratings
6.0
Forcepoint NGFW
60%
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 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 4100 Series
- Application Control.
- URL Filtering.
- Intrusion Prevention.
Security Specialist
Mesiniaga BerhadInformation Technology & Services, 1001-5000 employees
Forcepoint 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 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 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 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
—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 4100 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 4100 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 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
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 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 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