Cisco ASA--a good device
June 08, 2021
Cisco ASA--a good device
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Cisco ASA
Cisco ASA is only good for routing, NAT, and VPN, but if you want deep-level security, application-level security, and content filtering then this is not good for you. Cisco ASA can provide you only basic security. I have been working on Cisco 5525 for the last two years and you can easily configure the NAT, routing, and site-to-site as well as remote VPN. Packet flow is very simple--we can easily understand and configure.
- Easy to configure site-to-site and remote VPN
- Easy to remember command line
- Easy to understand packet flow
- NAT
- Policy-based routing
- Advanced routing
- Lots of documentation and training videos available
- Bad and slow GUI
- Less security
- Fewer options for layer seven filtering
- Simple and easy to configure
- Cost-effective device
- Technical support is a big advantage
pfSense is a nice firewall but it is minimal in features. The main advantage of Cisco ASA is routing, VPN, and NAT, and pfSense is providing these features but they are only basic. Cisco ASA provides lots of options in NAT but pfSense provides basic NAT features, so according to my experience and understanding, Cisco ASA is the better solution.
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