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Feature Set Ratings
Firewall
7.1
Cisco Firepower 4100 Series
71%
Smoothwall UTM
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
Cisco Firepower 4100 Series ranks higher in 11/11 features
Cisco Firepower 4100 Series ranks higher in 11/11 features
Identification Technologies
7.1
71%
2 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Visualization Tools
5.7
57%
2 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Content Inspection
8.1
81%
2 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Policy-based Controls
6.7
67%
2 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Active Directory and LDAP
6.2
62%
2 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Firewall Management Console
8.6
86%
2 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Reporting and Logging
4.8
48%
2 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
VPN
8.6
86%
2 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
High Availability
9.5
95%
2 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Stateful Inspection
7.1
71%
2 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Proxy Server
6.2
62%
2 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Attribute Ratings
- Smoothwall UTM is rated higher in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend
Likelihood to Recommend
8.6
Cisco Firepower 4100 Series
86%
2 Ratings
10.0
Smoothwall UTM
100%
1 Rating
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 employeesSmoothwall UTM
This system is very useful for companies of few resources and for novice users with small and domestic networks. On the other hand, for a large company where you have a lot of network equipment connected, it's possible that the equipment collapses and does not work well with this service.
jefe del departamento de informatica
ministerio de educacionComputer & Network Security, 1-10 employees
Pros
Cisco Firepower 4100 Series
- Application Control.
- URL Filtering.
- Intrusion Prevention.
Security Specialist
Mesiniaga BerhadInformation Technology & Services, 1001-5000 employees
Smoothwall UTM
- easy to manage by its web platform that allows quick access to system functions
- allows the administration of the company's network by creating IP navigation permissions to prevent access to unprotected pages
- this system can be installed on computers with very few resources and even with old equipment just by adapting an additional network card. This is helpful for companies that are starting and do not have much capital to invest but need to protect their systems
jefe del departamento de informatica
ministerio de educacionComputer & Network Security, 1-10 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 employeesSmoothwall UTM
- The way to be installed is still a bit difficult and should be more graphic as you are doing all the distributions of linux to make it easier to understand new users
jefe del departamento de informatica
ministerio de educacionComputer & Network Security, 1-10 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
—Smoothwall UTM
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Smoothwall UTM Editions & Modules
—
Additional Pricing Details
—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
Smoothwall UTM
Smoothwall is a system that is cheaper than just a free license due to being a Linux distribution. Simplewall is a bit more for robust equipment or large networks.
jefe del departamento de informatica
ministerio de educacionComputer & Network Security, 1-10 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 employeesSmoothwall UTM
- this system has had a positive impact on my company, saving resources, good functioning of the system, a stable application that allows me to control what users see so that they can perform more in the work and prevent them from entering pages that are undeveloped and that will take time away from their job
jefe del departamento de informatica
ministerio de educacionComputer & Network Security, 1-10 employees