In response to Cisco’s announcement, which quietly delivered notice to the end-of-life of Cisco’s popular Pix appliance line, Astaro is proud to announce the “Upgrade Your Pix" trade-in program. This program offers Cisco Pix users 20% off the list price on all Astaro hardware, software, and maintenance with the return of a Cisco Pix ® firewall appliance.
Compare Cisco ASA and Pix appliance lines to the Astaro Security Gateway for your self and see why Astaro is the logical migration path!
Click here to compare the Astaro Security Gateway with the Cisco ASA 5510/20/40
| Astaro Security Gateway | Cisco ASA 5510/5520/5540 |
|---|---|
| Full SSL VPN /w Unlimited Clients included | 2 SSL VPN Licenses included for demo/evaluation. Additional purchase required. |
| Base functionality includes Firewall, Roadwarrior VPN, Site-Site VPN, Intrusion Detection & Prevention, and Basic Web & Email Filtering. | Only Firewall and VPN included in base functionality. |
| No add-in slots required to enable all UTM features on the same platform. | 1 Add-in slot for expanding functionality to include IPS, more ports, or Filtering. |
| Intrusion Prevention & Detection included standard with over 7000 patterns. | IPS only available with AIP SSM add-in card at extra charge. |
| Dual AV Engines, Anti-Spyware, Anti-Phishing, Content Filtering, and Malware blocking available with just a software license. | AV/Anti-Spyware/File Blocking only available with CSC SSM add-in card |
| 8 x 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports based on model selected. | 5 Ethernet ports in various 10/100/1000 configurations depending on model. |
| 7th Generation WebAdmin GUI uses immersive technology tools like AJAX and Javascript to produce a clean, fast, and effective management platform. | 1st Generation GUI is kludgy and dated. |
| Offers true UTM functionality by including all features on a single box. | Not possible to outfit ASA with all offerings due to expansion port limitations. |
| Web Filtering offers access to more than 39 million categorized sites and over 2.5 billion URL’s and objects. Profile creation allows selection of sites in over 50 categories. | The ASA Anti-X option includes some basic web filtering capabilities only. To get advance web filtering comparable to Astaro's you have use external subscription services from 3rd party URL partners. |
Click here to compare the Astaro Security Gateway with the Cisco Pix
| Astaro Security Gateway | Cisco Pix |
|---|---|
| Astaro WebAdmin is intuitive, so even basic users can build rules and make changes without special training. | Proprietary command line IOS interface is realistically usable by certified personnel only. |
| All configuration done with included WebAdmin GUI | Rudimentary GUI supported offered via the Cisco Device Manager only |
| Offers over 7000 IDS patterns standard, in addition to firewall, VPN, routing, NAT, and more. | Acts as a firewall/vpn/router only. IPS has a poor amount of patterns/attacks base. |
| VPN Performance from 50-600+ Mbps using AES or 3DES technology in various configurations. | Low VPN Performance, even on high-end models (under 100 Mbps) |
| ASG base model 120 offers 512MB RAM, with up to 4GB on higher models. Uses latest processors from Intel. | Low hardware specifications yield poor throughput. (32MB RAM, 16 MB flash RAM) |
| SSL VPN Support comes Standard /w Unlimited clients included free of charge. | No SSL Roadwarrior VPN support. |
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