Item: Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software
Rating: 10
Author: Himani Deol

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance is an effective product for routing, Nat, and VPN services. We have implemented [it] in our organization and we have configured IPSec site-to-site VPN with all our clients and also configured [Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance] AnyConnect remote VPN for our work from users. There are lots of options in Nat so you can easily modify the nat as per requirement.

Pros and Cons

Failover Feature
IPsec VPN
Cisco AnyConnect VPN
NAT
Quality of service
Policy based routing
Support all routing protocols
Both IPV4 & IPv6 support
Load balancing
Very easy CLI commands
ACL

GUI is not user friendly

Return on Investment

Helpful technical support
Low cost
Easy to configure and manage
Documentation available to help

Alternatives Considered

We have a startup and this is our first organization. We researched lots of firewalls but the price was very high so we decided to purchase the Cisco ASA. It provides us [a lot] of features at a low cost. Cisco ASA provides us router functionality [as well] so it is easy for us to deploy and configure.

Key Insights

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

Other Software Used

Cisco 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers (ASR 1000)

Likelihood to Recommend

[Cisco ASA] is the best firewall for small and middle-sized organizations. We have a startup and have a very limited budget for network security so we decided to purchase [the] Cisco ASA firewall. [Cisco ASA] is very easy to configure and manage. Technical support is really good. If you have Cisco ASA then you don't have to purchase the router for your organization. It has all the router functionality.

My review for Cisco ASA, the best Cisco product.

Overall Satisfaction with Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software