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Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software vs. SonicWall NSA Series

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    Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ACisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) software is the core OS for the ASA suite. It provides firewall functionality, as well as integration with context-specific Cisco security modules. It is scaled for enterprise-level traffic and connections.N/A

    SonicWall NSA Series

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AThe SonicWall NSA Series is the company's mid-range next generation firewall (NGFW).N/A
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    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) SoftwareSonicWall NSA Series
    Considered Both Products
    Cisco
    Chose Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software
    Cisco ASAs are a world apart from SonicWall's, and even more so pfSense. Sonicwall's are okay for SOHO purposes; they're not expensive, but they're not as robust either. They often choke bandwidth because of CPU limitations. pfSense is a Linux-based firewall, and it does the …
    Incentivized
    Chose Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software
    We chose Cisco ASA as a highly reliable product. It has been around for many years and I have rarely heard of any hardware issues. The 24x7 warranty and support is amazing and it surprised us positively. In case of any hardware defects, a new appliance will be shipped to us by …
    Incentivized
    SonicWall
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) SoftwareSonicWall NSA Series
    Firewall
    Comparison of Firewall features of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and SonicWall NSA Series
    Feature
    Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software
    7.8
    49 Ratings
    SonicWall NSA Series
    8.3
    5 Ratings
    Identification Technologies6.532 Ratings8.85 Ratings
    Visualization Tools6.530 Ratings9.05 Ratings
    Content Inspection8.032 Ratings5.04 Ratings
    Policy-based Controls9.045 Ratings9.95 Ratings
    Active Directory and LDAP7.547 Ratings6.94 Ratings
    Firewall Management Console7.547 Ratings9.05 Ratings
    Reporting and Logging5.948 Ratings8.95 Ratings
    VPN9.048 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    High Availability9.047 Ratings9.95 Ratings
    Stateful Inspection9.046 Ratings7.04 Ratings
    Proxy Server8.031 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) SoftwareSonicWall NSA Series
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (87 ratings)
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.1
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    7.5
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.7
    (8 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    6.5
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)