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Feature Set Ratings
Firewall
Cisco Routers
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
9.5
Untangle NG Firewall
95%
Untangle NG Firewall ranks higher in 11/11 features
Untangle NG Firewall ranks higher in 11/11 features
Identification Technologies
N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
80%
5 Ratings
Visualization Tools
N/A
0 Ratings
9.4
94%
5 Ratings
Content Inspection
N/A
0 Ratings
9.8
98%
5 Ratings
Policy-based Controls
N/A
0 Ratings
9.4
94%
5 Ratings
Active Directory and LDAP
N/A
0 Ratings
8.9
89%
5 Ratings
Firewall Management Console
N/A
0 Ratings
9.9
99%
5 Ratings
Reporting and Logging
N/A
0 Ratings
9.8
98%
5 Ratings
VPN
N/A
0 Ratings
10.0
100%
5 Ratings
High Availability
N/A
0 Ratings
10.0
100%
4 Ratings
Stateful Inspection
N/A
0 Ratings
9.6
96%
5 Ratings
Proxy Server
N/A
0 Ratings
10.0
100%
2 Ratings
Attribute Ratings
- Untangle NG Firewall is rated higher in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend
Likelihood to Recommend
9.3
Cisco Routers
93%
19 Ratings
9.5
Untangle NG Firewall
95%
8 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew
Cisco Routers
N/A
0 Ratings
10.0
Untangle NG Firewall
100%
1 Rating
Support Rating
Cisco Routers
N/A
0 Ratings
8.2
Untangle NG Firewall
82%
3 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
Cisco Routers
Cisco has a very easy CLI and most importantly it is known to most network engineers. There is a huge possibility that Cisco solutions are available over the Internet for a particular problem or a use case. Cisco has been improving ever since, however, Cisco can improve in areas such as rollback or error checking mechanism during the configuration, Juniper Networks Routers has done a great job in this area. Cisco is well suited for enterprise environments, however, for Service Provider Networks there are many options available.

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Computer Networking Company, 10,001+ employeesUntangle NG Firewall
Untangle is very strong in the "traditional" sense of security. That means an edge appliance that either works with an existing router or is the router itself (recommended). This approach has also been adapted well to cloud environments in order to protect virtual servers and VDI workstations.As mentioned earlier, many schools are using cloud-based filtering for their 1:1 solutions for their students. This is an area where Untangle is unable to serve. Some have used an instance of Untangle in the cloud with VPN to serve their remote needs, but it is not the same as solutions that are designed for cloud-based filtering of devices without VPN.
IT Director
Legacy Christian AcademyPrimary/Secondary Education, 51-200 employees
Pros
Cisco Routers
- Cisco routers offer networks for the WAN, the LAN and the cloud include advanced analytics, optimization security incorporated with them you can have a comprehensive and proven solution.
- They are well designed to support coherent optics to drive the convergence of optical layers, as well as systems that offer lower power consumption
- They are very reliable for networks that are constantly growing traffic with fixed or modular systems that allow handling large traffic flows
- They are quite friendly and easy-to-use computers on their different platforms, whether ios, ios xe, XR
Post Sales and Network Engineer / Southern Cone
LogicalisTelecommunications, 201-500 employees
Untangle NG Firewall
- Web Filtering is strong, and can also do application fingerprinting to allow Facebook, but not Facebook games. Secondly, a separate partition called a "rack" can be set up to give one subnet or group of users different web filtering policies than another. For example, teachers would get more freedom to browse the web than students at a school.
- Built-in SD-WAN connectivity as part of your license. IPSEC tunnel creation is also amazingly easy.
- Will install on any x86 hardware created in the last 5-10 years. Ram and processor requirements per user are very low.
- Reporting is phenomenal, however you can get death by details very easily.

Verified User
Professional in Information Technology
Logistics and Supply Chain Company, 1001-5000 employeesCons
Cisco Routers
- Software-defined radios could be used so that both the radios could be converted into 5 GHz model to provide enhanced connectivity in network congestion scenarios.
- Support for low power IoT devices.
- Should provide more details about devices connected to the access points such as the risk score of the devices.
- Enhanced encryption algorithms and quick firmware upgrades.
Sr. Consultant
UnitedLexLegal Services, 1001-5000 employees
Untangle NG Firewall
- The full suite can be expensive for business but will be powerful enough.
- The full suite for home or small office isn't that bad of a price but may be out of reach for most home users but remember the basics are FREE so anyone can get started with it.
- I would like to see it promoted for mid to large businesses as I think it can handle it.

Verified User
Administrator in Information Technology
Hospital & Health Care Company, 11-50 employeesPricing Details
Cisco Routers
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Cisco Routers Editions & Modules
—
Additional Pricing Details
—Untangle NG Firewall
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
$25 per month
Untangle NG Firewall Editions & Modules
On-premise Edition
z4 appliance | $2991 |
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z4w appliance | $3291 |
z4 Plus appliance | $399.001 |
z6 appliance | $1199.001 |
z12 appliance | $1999.001 |
z20 appliance | $3499.001 |
- one-time purchase
SaaS Edition
Open Source Firewall | $0.001 |
---|---|
NG Firewall Complete | $25.002 |
- free under the GNU General Public License (GPL)
- per month
Additional Pricing Details
—Likelihood to Renew
Cisco Routers
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Untangle NG Firewall
Untangle NG Firewall 10.0
Based on 1 answer
Service renewal is in Feb 2021. We will be renewing!

Verified User
Professional in Information Technology
Information Technology & Services Company, 51-200 employeesSupport Rating
Cisco Routers
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Untangle NG Firewall
Untangle NG Firewall 8.2
Based on 3 answers
I haven't used them much, but they did answer my question quickly.
Owner
Ingram Computer ServicesInformation Technology and Services, 1-10 employees
Alternatives Considered
Cisco Routers
Cisco routers are great and are the industry standard. They have proven their ability to last and [continually] provide support for their devices. You can go into a lot of IT closets and see old Cisco switches and routers. Why? because they are workhorses and they last. Their compatibility [with] other systems and hardware makes them hard to beat.
Security Systems Analyst
Council Bluffs Community School DistrictEducation Management, 501-1000 employees
Untangle NG Firewall
NG Firewall was much more friendly in terms of layout and ease of use, the apps section is familiar to anyone and the config while in a sort of odd order is very clearly laid out. I also appreciate Untangle's endless educational videos and the support can't be beat. Overall it was more of a complete package

Verified User
Administrator in Information Technology
Retail Company, 51-200 employeesReturn on Investment
Cisco Routers
- Network management has become easy and fast with cloud based portal.
- Network policies could be rolled out quickly across the devices.
- Improvement in Network security.
- Stable internet connection has lead to less downtime and more productivity.
- Stable internet connection in each location within the organization.
Sr. Consultant
UnitedLexLegal Services, 1001-5000 employees
Untangle NG Firewall
- The positive is the savings in time the IT department has recouped by not having to continuously clean and maintain end point computers. Not to mention helping end user use their time more wisely by not wasting time on non-work related web activities.
- The only negative is complaints from end users about the restrictions.
Systems Technician
Preston Memorial HospitalHospital & Health Care, 201-500 employees