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

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Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software

221 Reviews and Ratings

Sophos Firewall

37 Reviews and Ratings

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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 Firewall

    Score9.7 out of 10
    		N/ASophos XG Firewall provides comprehensive next-generation firewall protection powered by deep learning and Synchronized Security. Sophos Firewall supplies insights and exposes hidden user, application, and threat risks on the network, and say the product is differentiated by its ability to respond automatically to security incidents by isolating compromised systems, with Security Heartbeat™.N/A
    Pricing
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    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
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    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
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    Considered Both Products
    Cisco
    Bhupesh Pant
    IT head in Information Technology at Boxinall (Information Technology & Services, 51-200 employees)
    Chose Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software
    We were using the Sophos firewall but this firewall is very complicated and lots of bugs [are] in this firewall. Lots of [times] we faced the policy misbehave [as well as] downtime. Technical support is also not good so we purchased the Cisco ASA series and after Cisco ASA, we …
    Incentivized
    Rajesh Singh
    CEO & MD in Corporate at Gurjartech Pvt Ltd (Information Technology & Services, 1-10 employees)
    Chose Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software
    [Cisco] ASA is far better than pfSense[.] pfSense is a very complicated firewall and if you need any help documentation is not easily available. Cisco ASA configuration via CLI is [the] very best and fast for configuration[.]
    Incentivized
    Sophos
    Rahul Verma
    Network Consultant in Information Technology at Upwork (Information Technology & Services, 1-10 employees)
    Chose Sophos Firewall
    I was a big fan of Cisco ASA products, but when I saw all of the security feature differences between both firewalls, I moved to Sophos devices. Its sandbox, IPS, and many more features are really advanced. Cisco does not provide features like this.
    Incentivized
    Basant Gupta
    Executive System Admin in Information Technology at MattsenKumar LLC (Information Technology & Services, 501-1000 employees)
    Chose Sophos Firewall
    Cisco ASA is not [a] true next generation firewall if you want to protect from 7 layers and malware attacks then you need firepower services but this service is very costly. In Sophos all the advanced security features are [less] cost[ly].
    Incentivized
    Pretty Varughese
    IT Executive in Information Technology at MattsenKumar LLC (Information Technology & Services, 501-1000 employees)
    Chose Sophos Firewall
    Sophos XG Firewall provides easy integration with Active directory & LDAP Servers so that we can implement single sign on (SSO) for users. Also the content filtering & inspection feature protect us from bad actors.
    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
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    Firewall
    Comparison of Firewall features of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Sophos Firewall
    Feature
    Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software
    7.8
    49 Ratings
    Sophos Firewall
    9.6
    11 Ratings
    Identification Technologies6.532 Ratings9.611 Ratings
    Visualization Tools6.530 Ratings9.711 Ratings
    Content Inspection8.032 Ratings9.611 Ratings
    Policy-based Controls9.045 Ratings9.811 Ratings
    Active Directory and LDAP7.547 Ratings9.710 Ratings
    Firewall Management Console7.547 Ratings9.811 Ratings
    Reporting and Logging5.948 Ratings9.711 Ratings
    VPN9.048 Ratings9.811 Ratings
    High Availability9.047 Ratings9.811 Ratings
    Stateful Inspection9.046 Ratings9.711 Ratings
    Proxy Server8.031 Ratings8.08 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) SoftwareSophos Firewall
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (87 ratings)
    9.6
    (11 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.1
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Availability
    7.5
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.7
    (8 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    6.5
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)