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Cisco Firepower 9300 Series vs. Smoothwall UTM

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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Cisco Firepower 9300 Series

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AThe Cisco Firepower 9300 series is presented by the vendor as a carrier-grade next-generation firewall (NGFW) ideal for data centers and high-performance settings that require low latency and high throughput. With it, the vendor providdes, users can deliver scalable, consistent security to workloads and data flows across physical, virtual, and cloud environments.N/A

    Smoothwall UTM

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ASmoothwall UTM is a firewall security suite for educational environments. It includes the standard firewall services, as well as load balancing, and has hardware and software deployment options.N/A
    Pricing
    Cisco Firepower 9300 SeriesSmoothwall UTM
    Editions & Modules
    Firepower 93000
    17,000-30,000
    per appliance
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Cisco Firepower 9300 SeriesSmoothwall UTM
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    Cisco Firepower 9300 SeriesSmoothwall UTM
    Firewall
    Comparison of Firewall features of Cisco Firepower 9300 Series and Smoothwall UTM
    Feature
    Cisco Firepower 9300 Series
    9.4
    1 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Smoothwall UTM
    9.3
    1 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Identification Technologies9.01 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Visualization Tools9.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Content Inspection9.01 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Policy-based Controls10.01 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Active Directory and LDAP9.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Firewall Management Console10.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Reporting and Logging10.01 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    VPN9.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    High Availability9.01 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Stateful Inspection10.01 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Proxy Server9.01 Ratings9.01 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Cisco Firepower 9300 SeriesSmoothwall UTM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Cisco Firepower 9300 SeriesSmoothwall UTM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cisco
    While Cisco Firepower 9300 Series is an enterprise-grade Firewall solution, it might be less suited for businesses with restricted IT budgets. Still, Cisco Firepower 9300 Series meet all cybersecurity and compliance requirements and is the best option available at this moment in my opinion.
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    Smoothwall
    After a year of using the Smoothwall UTM Firewall solution, we can say that it is a secure solution, it offers a graphical interface for configuration and access with easy understanding and usability, the security features and blocking of url and applications work very well and also protects against malware and ransomware. For small and even intermediate scenarios I recommend it, but not for very large scenarios. Licenses can be renewed and are priced very well compared to competitors.
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    Pros
    Cisco
    • Tracking and containing of malwares and potential threats
    • Monitoring over network, users, and appliances
    • All-in-one centralized security dashboard
    • Threat control
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    Smoothwall
    • 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
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    Cons
    Cisco
    • Frequent video tutorials about Firepower 9300 Series
    • Flexible subscription licenses
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    Smoothwall
    • Rare problems have been noticed when there are many connections at the same time.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Cisco
    N/A
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    Smoothwall
    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.
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    Return on Investment
    Cisco
    • Met yearly compliance requirements
    • Boosted trust in investors
    • Secured IT environment
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    Smoothwall
    • Internal network security and intruder protection for a cost-effective solution.
    • The solution contributed and greatly reduced malware attacks and ddos ​​attacks.
    • Reports allowed more accurate analysis.
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