ASA is a good product, migrating to Firepower
December 02, 2021

ASA is a good product, migrating to Firepower

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software

We have been using Cisco ASA as a part of our company for many years. It is used for routing, [dating], site-to-site VPN, remote access to our internal network for our employees when they are not in the office.
  • Allows the users to connect to our office network from outside the office.
  • Straightforward interface for configuration of firewall rules.
  • Support is a little expensive
  • The GUI could use an update
  • NextGen features
  • The ASA has provided 100% uptime
  • The failover mechanism is fast
We will be moving to firepower in the next update

Do you think Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software's feature set?

Yes

Did Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software again?

No

If your organization is a small business and you don't require advanced-level security then you can go with the Cisco ASA firewall. However, when you want to use a full L7 with NG capabilities, you should go with firepower.

Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software Feature Ratings

Identification Technologies
7
Visualization Tools
7
Content Inspection
7
Policy-based Controls
8
Active Directory and LDAP
8
Firewall Management Console
8
Reporting and Logging
8
VPN
9
High Availability
9
Stateful Inspection
9
Proxy Server
8