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Cisco Secure Firewall ISA3000 vs. pfSense

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Cisco Secure Firewall ISA3000
Score 0.0 out of 10
N/A
An industrial security appliance offered as a component of organizations' IoT/OT security journey. It bundles the security of Cisco Secure firewalls with the visibility and control of industrial protocols and applications from automation vendors such as Omron, Rockwell, GE, Schneider, and Siemens. The ISA3000 is a ruggedized firewall to segment industrial networks, protect OT assets from potential threats, and build compliance, as well as support industrial digitization efforts.N/A
pfSense
Score 9.9 out of 10
N/A
pfSense 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
Pricing
Cisco Secure Firewall ISA3000pfSense
Editions & Modules
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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 Secure Firewall ISA3000pfSense
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
Cisco Secure Firewall ISA3000pfSense
Features
Cisco Secure Firewall ISA3000pfSense
Firewall
Comparison of Firewall features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Secure Firewall ISA3000
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Ratings
pfSense
7.6
Ratings
13% below category average
Identification Technologies00 Ratings5.00 Ratings
Visualization Tools00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Content Inspection00 Ratings4.00 Ratings
Policy-based Controls00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Active Directory and LDAP00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Firewall Management Console00 Ratings9.50 Ratings
Reporting and Logging00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
VPN00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
High Availability00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Stateful Inspection00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Proxy Server00 Ratings6.10 Ratings
User Ratings
Cisco Secure Firewall ISA3000pfSense
Likelihood to Recommend
-
(0 ratings)
9.6
(0 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Cisco Secure Firewall ISA3000pfSense
Likelihood to Recommend
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pfSense is incredibly budget friendly and capable for organizations of all sizes. My specific scenario, working for a non-profit organization, requires budget consciences decisions without compromising security and function. pfSense has helped tremendously in accomplishing this. It specifically tackles advanced routing, static routing, remote access, intrusion prevention, in a single platform, mostly available for free.
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Pros
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  • Easy to use. Good user interface design! Easy to understand and easy to set up.
  • Lower hardware requirement. 3 years ago, we used an old PC to run it. Now, we have changed to a router device with Celeron CPU and 8GB RAM. It runs smoothly with a 1000G commercial broadband.
Allan Leung | TrustRadius Reviewer
Allan Leung
IT & T Manager
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Cons
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  • There is no API for making changes. This can be a hindrance in environments where auto-deploying something needs firewall rules or HAProxy configs updated. Since all settings are stored in an XML file and then configs are generated from that, even manually updating config files cannot be done.
  • Beware that some network cards can have issues. pfSense is based on FreeBSD, so it's best to look on their compatibility list before deploying.
Aaron Smith | TrustRadius Reviewer
Aaron Smith
Information Technology Manager
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Usability
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pfSense can be a very elementary firewall but can also be as comples as you want, according your needs. I'd always reccomend a HA solution when used in a company and, for bigger companies, commercial license is recommended. It's also very adptable to everyone's needs.
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Support Rating
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pfSense+ basic provides "As Available" email support. pfSense+ Pro offers 24 hr turn around email support. pfSense+ Enterprise offers 24/7 phone support.
Jerry Riggin | TrustRadius Reviewer
Jerry Riggin
President
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Alternatives Considered
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PFSense is not a fully featured and supported enterprise-grade solution; however, it does offer a lot of similar functionality at a fraction of the cost for more minor requirements.
Pablo Mojica | TrustRadius Reviewer
Pablo Mojica
Systems Administrator
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Return on Investment
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  • pfSense has only had positive impacts on our company. We are not a huge company so not having to buy licenses to get all these features have been excellent.
  • I was not around when our current sysadmin decided to use pfSense, but I am assuming from day one it was probably a 100% return on investment since it does everything we need it to and it was open source software.
Charles R. Coggins III | TrustRadius Reviewer
Charles R. Coggins III
Technical Support Specialist
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