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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Cisco Routers

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ACisco routers support secure, reliable enterprise connections. These enterprise routers help users implement an intent-based, future-ready WAN that is constantly learning, adapting, and protecting. Deploy routers for the branch, cloud, co-location, or the data center with any type of connectivity, including MPLS, Internet, and 4G LTE. With over 30 years of experience and an end-to-end portfolio, Cisco routing solutions can deliver for today’s networking needs. The vendor promises to help…N/A

    pfSense

    Score9.9 out of 10
    N/ApfSense is a firewall and load management product available through the open source pfSense Community Edition, as well as a the licensed edition, pfSense Plus (formerly known as pfSense Enterprise). The solution provides combined firewall, VPN, and router functionality, and can be deployed through the cloud (AWS or Azure), or on-premises with a Netgate appliance. It as scalable capacities, with functionality for SMBs. As a firewall, pfSense offers Stateful packet inspection, concurrent…

    $179

    per appliance

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    Cisco RouterspfSense
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    SG-1100
    $179
    per appliance
    SG-2100
    $229
    per appliance
    SG-3100
    $399
    per appliance
    SG-5100
    $699
    per appliance
    XG-7100-DT
    $899
    per appliance
    XG-7100-1U
    $999
    per appliance
    XG-1537
    $1,949
    per appliance
    XG-1541
    $2,649
    per appliance
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Cisco RouterspfSense
    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 RouterspfSense
    Considered Both Products
    Cisco
    Chose Cisco Routers
    As needing a physical piece, this is the only logical step forward.
    Incentivized
    Netgate (Rubicon Communications, LLC)
    Chose pfSense
    First of all, I don't need to be a Cisco professional to manage VPN, load balance, multiple WAN/LAN, Firewall and etc. pfSense has an easy-to-use web interface and I can do everything and add packaged add-on services. Moreover, for Small & Medium Enterprise, IT budget is …
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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 RouterspfSense
    Firewall
    Comparison of Firewall features of Cisco Routers and pfSense
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    Cisco Routers
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    Ratings
    pfSense
    7.6
    11 Ratings
    Identification Technologies00 Ratings5.010 Ratings
    Visualization Tools00 Ratings7.08 Ratings
    Content Inspection00 Ratings4.011 Ratings
    Policy-based Controls00 Ratings10.011 Ratings
    Active Directory and LDAP00 Ratings7.09 Ratings
    Firewall Management Console00 Ratings9.510 Ratings
    Reporting and Logging00 Ratings8.011 Ratings
    VPN00 Ratings10.011 Ratings
    High Availability00 Ratings10.011 Ratings
    Stateful Inspection00 Ratings7.011 Ratings
    Proxy Server00 Ratings6.111 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Cisco RouterspfSense
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.4
    (28 ratings)
    9.6
    (24 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
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    -
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    10.0
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