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APF Software Firewall vs. Cisco Firepower 2100 Series

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APF Software Firewall

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    APF Software Firewall

    		N/AN/AAdvanced Policy Firewall (APF) is a free and open-source iptables(netfilter) based firewall system designed around the Internet 's deployed servers and the unique needs of custom deployed Linux installations. The configuration of APF is designed to be informative and present the user with an easy to follow process, from top to bottom of the configuration file.

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    Cisco Firepower 2100 Series

    Score9 out of 10
    		N/ACisco offers the Firepower 2100 Series NGFW, designed to allow businesses to gain resiliency through superior security with sustained performance. The Firepower 2100 Series has a dual multicore CPU architecture that optimizes firewall, cryptographic, and threat inspection functions simultaneously, to achieve security doesn’t come at the expense of network performance.N/A
    Pricing
    APF Software FirewallCisco Firepower 2100 Series
    Editions & Modules
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    Firepower 2100
    3,000-20,000
    per appliance
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    APF Software FirewallCisco Firepower 2100 Series
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    APF Software FirewallCisco Firepower 2100 Series
    Firewall
    Comparison of Firewall features of APF Software Firewall and Cisco Firepower 2100 Series
    Feature
    APF Software Firewall
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    Ratings
    Cisco Firepower 2100 Series
    8.4
    1 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Identification Technologies00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Content Inspection00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Policy-based Controls00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Active Directory and LDAP00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Firewall Management Console00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Reporting and Logging00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    VPN00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    High Availability00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Stateful Inspection00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Proxy Server00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    APF Software FirewallCisco Firepower 2100 Series
    Likelihood to Recommend
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.5
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    APF Software FirewallCisco Firepower 2100 Series
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Open Source
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    Cisco
    The Cisco [Firepower] 2100 [Series] is an easy sell for anyone looking. You already know Cisco excels in the security department, but now that firepower lives right on the box and inline with the rest of the firewall data flow you can save yourself a lot of time and headaches. Unless you cant quite afford Cisco's 2100 line, there's not much reason to go with the competition.
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    Pros
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    Cisco
    • For us, to power the whole system does scaling quite a bit. So we can definitely have a lot of room to grow if needed. The device can support a lot of way more than we need right now, but in the future, if we need more it seems to be a big pro of that. Also the support of Cisco, knowing that it's backed by Cisco definitely is good. You guys are the largest players in the market
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    Cons
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    Cisco
    • Cisco patches bugs quickly but patches are slow to install and reboot
    • Smart licensing is getting better but still can be troublesome
    • Some weird visual interface glitches that require clicking the same options a few extra times
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    Return on Investment
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    Cisco
    • It's keeping threats out like a firewall should. Definitely cost wise it is at a higher cost center than other alternatives. Especially when it comes to licensing. Cisco is generally the higher, for perhaps, definitely for good reason, right? I mean, definitely positive impact as far as working as it should that's at cost.
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