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Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software vs. Sophos UTM

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    Sophos UTM

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/ASophos UTM provides core firewall features, plus sandboxing and AI threat detection for advanced network security. It has customizable deployment options.N/A
    Pricing
    Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) SoftwareSophos UTM
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) SoftwareSophos UTM
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Detailst2.small - $0.123 - Total / hr m3.medium - $0.417 - Total / hr m3.large - $0.883 - Total / hr m3.xlarge - $1.366 - Total / hr m3.2xlarge- $1.982 - Total / hr c3.large - $0.555 - Total / hr c3.xlarge - $1.11 - Total / hr c3.2xlarge - $1.72 - Total / hr c3.4xlarge - $2.59 - Total / hr c3.8xlarge - $3.68 - Total / hr c4.large - $0.55 - Total / hr c4.xlarge - $1.099 - Total / hr c4.2xlarge - $1.698 - Total / hr c4.4xlarge - $2.546 - Total / hr c4.8xlarge - $3.841 - Total / hr m4.large - $0.868 - Total / hr m4.xlarge - $1.365 - Total / hr m4.2xlarge- $1.931 - Total / hr
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    Community Pulse
    Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) SoftwareSophos UTM
    Considered Both Products
    Cisco
    Chose Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software
    Configuration and management of Cisco's ASA are straightforward. We chose Cisco ASA for many reasons, as well as Cisco's threat response reports. We previously had issues with Sophos UTM due to its poor performance. We no longer have to be concerned about performance issues …
    Incentivized
    Chose Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software
    Above all, the robustness and quality of the components, the support and the rapid resolution of warranty issues. Cisco is a serious company and demonstrates this by making the processes with the client as easy as possible.
    Incentivized
    Sophos
    Chose Sophos UTM
    All firewalls take some learning to get used to the interface, but the Sophos UTM makes more sense than the Cisco ASA or the SonicWall interface. As an experienced engineer who has used dozens of different routers it was easy to figure out how to configure what I needed. Sophos …
    Incentivized
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    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) SoftwareSophos UTM
    Firewall
    Comparison of Firewall features of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Sophos UTM
    Feature
    Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software
    7.8
    49 Ratings
    Sophos UTM
    -
    Ratings
    Identification Technologies6.532 Ratings00 Ratings
    Visualization Tools6.530 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content Inspection8.032 Ratings00 Ratings
    Policy-based Controls9.045 Ratings00 Ratings
    Active Directory and LDAP7.547 Ratings00 Ratings
    Firewall Management Console7.547 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting and Logging5.948 Ratings00 Ratings
    VPN9.048 Ratings00 Ratings
    High Availability9.047 Ratings00 Ratings
    Stateful Inspection9.046 Ratings00 Ratings
    Proxy Server8.031 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) SoftwareSophos UTM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (87 ratings)
    9.0
    (11 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)
    7.9
    (3 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    6.5
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)