Cisco ASA the best firewall for any scenario
November 26, 2021

Cisco ASA the best firewall for any scenario

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
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Overall Satisfaction with Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software

We use Cisco ASAs in our Datacentre and we deploy these firewalls for our clients, with users mainly working from home, AnyConnect VPN which works with this firewall helps a lot by facilitating a secure remote access connection back to the office. Also, users can [break out] to the internet using [a] secure [VPN] connection when accessing services like O365[.]

Pros

  • Easy deployment[.]
  • High availability by deploying a pair[.]
  • Make changes without having to reboot[.]
  • Supports firepower services for IPS and IDS[.]

Cons

  • The ASDM software is at times a nightmare to install because of different java versions[.]
  • [The firewall] could do with a power button, just to be able to do a hard reboot when needed[.]
  • It would be nice to manage the firewall via the web on port 443[.]
  • I know a customer who is still using a Pix[.]
  • The 5510 is still being used in one of our setups, and still doing its job this is a lot of Return on Investment.
  • We have managed to turn around projects quickly because most of our engineers understand this firewall very well. We deploy them in a matter of minutes[.]
I am a CCNP and will always go with Cisco because they are more affordable than Palo Altos and yet they do the same job and easy to deploy.

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?

Yes

The Cisco ASA is well suited for data centers, enterprise, and small offices. The fact that there are several models big, medium and small makes it easy to deploy certain models for small offices and bigger models for datacenters. I personally believe this firewall is great for many scenarios, l have deployed a pair to manage internet line failovers and single entry-level ones for small offices with ingle internet lines.

Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software Feature Ratings

Firewall
9.8
Identification Technologies
Not Rated
Visualization Tools
10
Content Inspection
Not Rated
Policy-based Controls
Not Rated
Active Directory and LDAP
10
Firewall Management Console
10
Reporting and Logging
9
VPN
10
High Availability
10
Stateful Inspection
Not Rated
Proxy Server
Not Rated

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