Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services vs. Comodo Firewall

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services
Score 7.4 out of 10
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Cisco offers a threat-focused next-generation firewall (NGFW), the ASA 5500-X Series. The ASA 5500 Series platforms can run either the Cisco ASA Firewall or Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD). The series features appliances in a variety of form factors, including standalone options for small and midsize businesses, ruggedized appliances for extreme environments, midsize appliances for security at the Internet edge, and high-performance appliances for enterprise data centers.N/A
Comodo Firewall
Score 7.3 out of 10
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Comodo Cybersecurity headquartered in New Jersey offers the Comodo Firewall to deliver security controls to moderate size businesses.N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER ServicesComodo Firewall
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsCisco ASA 5500-X pricing starts at ~$400 and scales up to $20,000 for higher capacity appliances.
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Features
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Firewall
Comparison of Firewall features of Product A and Product B
Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services
9.0
Ratings
4% above category average
Comodo Firewall
7.0
Ratings
21% below category average
Identification Technologies8.40 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Visualization Tools9.30 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Content Inspection8.40 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Policy-based Controls10.00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Active Directory and LDAP10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Firewall Management Console9.80 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Reporting and Logging7.60 Ratings5.00 Ratings
VPN10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
High Availability10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Stateful Inspection8.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Proxy Server7.20 Ratings8.00 Ratings
User Ratings
Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER ServicesComodo Firewall
Likelihood to Recommend
9.2
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7.0
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Likelihood to Renew
9.7
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Usability
7.2
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Availability
10.0
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Performance
9.2
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Support Rating
9.9
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Implementation Rating
10.0
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Ease of integration
9.0
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User Testimonials
Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER ServicesComodo Firewall
Likelihood to Recommend
The scenario implemented by our teams was for edge protection. We also created a DMZ network for access to some servers and services. Our firewall has a remote SSL VPN license that allows remote access for several employees working from home or traveling on business. We created web access networks with content filtering, specific application protection with AVC, IPS, and protection against malware and external intruders. Cisco ASA with FirePOWER Services is one of the best solutions in the market that we researched for a long time to protect our data and access from intruders.
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In an enterprise, where there is a threshold of many new users with whom there is a need to share the internet, Comodo Firewall can really ease the burden. Security of network and infrastructure increases with less cost compared to other alternatives. Allows advanced users to create advanced scenarios and deal with them.
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Pros
  • Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services are very well suited for most environments.
  • Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services have a variety of networking features including NextGen, web content filtering, data analysis, high availability failover, packet inspection, context-based ACL, and other features to protect your networks.
  • It's easy to deploy and manage.
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  • Beginner friendly UI
  • Extensibility for pro users
  • Very low on system resources
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Cons
  • URL Filtering feature could be easier to utilize for beginners
  • I'd like to see a visual of VPN networks setup and show the functioning or malfunctioning status to assist in making troubleshooting easier
  • Recommendations on ACLs for beginners based on their account creation date
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  • Provide package for Linux systems as well.
  • Pricing is still not friendly for casual users.
  • Allow API integration with web application.
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Likelihood to Renew
Ever since we installed Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services we have never had to deal with an attack. We can see in the logs almost every day hackers attempting to break into our networks and failing. We also have the ability to blacklist every IP address that attempts to break into our firewalls
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Usability
Cisco firepower provides automatation for an organisations security operations to detect and stop the most advanced threats fast. It also assists in preventing attacks in using intelligence and innovative solutions.
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Reliability and Availability
We have never had an outage caused by firewall failure. We have had a few outages caused by the internet failing or cloud applications going offline but never a firewall breaking down. When making changes we have a very strong change control, major software updates are always carried out out of working hours. At places where we have two firewalls in HA, we are able to do upgrades in working ours and the users will never know that an upgrade is taking place, that how great these firewalls are
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Performance
The Cisco ASA 5500X with Firepower performance needs consideration before deploying. Although the solution is Pay as you grow, adding additional features to the system has a negative impact on overall throughput. I would more like now only to deploy the Cisco FPR units as they have better performance and will last the test of time.
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Support Rating
I would recommend the purchase of the Smartnet 24x7 service in the case of a unit and the Smartnet 8x5NBD in the case of only one appliance installed on site. This service is important to always have the latest firmware updates, corrective updates and especially the hardware warranty and maintenance service in case of problems. The service is done by phone or on the official Cisco website and I can say that it is very good and efficient.
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Implementation Rating
We implemented a centralized management of all our Cisco ASA 5500-x with FirePOWER Services so that we can have a holistic view of all our sites in London and other European countries. This also helps when making changes, instead of login on to each firewall we can use Firepower Management Center (FMC) to central deploy changes across all devices
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Alternatives Considered
The network is homogenous to Cisco and the integration with Cisco products is very easy (e.g. Identity Services Engine). As I am a certified engineer in Cisco Security, it feels very easy to handle Cisco products especially as more and more support docs are available across the internet and Cisco portal. The support from Cisco is also on the very next level. Even the community support for issues on the Cisco community is better than the support provided by the different vendor firewalls.
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Although AWS WAF is really nice and convenient, it only runs on a web application level, no doubt it has no match in that particular segment, and it is prone to vendor locking. Comodo on the other hand provides better service on the system and network level. if you have to choose a better UI, Comodo is the best solution
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Return on Investment
  • As an integrated appliance, we saved costs on getting other security technologies.
  • It provided secure access to our remote users, saving costs and time as our users could get access to the network anywhere and anytime.
  • Since we have other Cisco devices, integration was seamless.
  • Integration with Active Directory meant we did not need to create addition user accounts.
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  • For enterprise level company, it has really great ROI.
  • Not perfect fit for individual use or for small company.
  • We streamlined the process of managing network security.
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