True next generation firewall Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services
August 31, 2021

True next generation firewall Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services

Bhupesh Pant | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services

Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services provides advanced-level security features like advanced intrusion detection and prevention systems, advanced malware protection, the sandbox for deep packet scan, etc. We were using the Cisco ASA 5525 in our organization but lots of features were missing like application-level security, URL filtering, and many more so we upgraded our firewall and purchased Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services. We are using all these advanced features to protect our organizations.
  • Clustering
  • Event logging and analysis
  • Intrusion prevention
  • Malware defense
  • Application control
  • Security analytics
  • Sandbox
  • URL filtering
  • Email security
  • Defense orchestrator
  • Very high cost for services
  • UI is very slow and not user friendly
  • Policy takes time to deploy

Do you think Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services's feature set?

Yes

Did Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services again?

Yes

  • Lots of study material available on website
  • Very supportive technical support
  • Easy to configure and deploy
  • Very high cost for services
Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services provides very advanced level features for protecting the organization from any type of cyber attack. Advanced IPS, malware protection, and sandbox scans every packet and [finds] the attack. With the help of [these] services, we can watch every user's traffic of our organization.
Cisco is always best for technical support. Lots of study material is available. Cisco community is best for searching for [an] issue.
  • Cisco ASA
We were using Cisco ASA in our organization but lots of security services were missing so we purchased the [Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services]. It provides us application layer security and deep packet scan features for protecting our organization from any type of cyber attack. Configuration and deployment are very easy and you will never face any type of downtime.
This is new and next-generation. [It] is well suited for every organization. If you are already using this firewall, then you should purchase [Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services]. It provides lots of advanced features which helps protect your organization from any type of cyber-attacks. Sandbox and advanced malware protection will deep scan every packet and block every type of malware attack.

Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services Feature Ratings

Identification Technologies
9
Visualization Tools
8
Content Inspection
9
Policy-based Controls
8
Active Directory and LDAP
7
Firewall Management Console
6
Reporting and Logging
10
VPN
10
High Availability
10