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Cisco Secure Firewall 220
Cisco Secure Firewall 220
★ 3.4 Value Score

Technical Specifications

  • Firewall Throughput: 1.6 Gbps (Stateful)
  • Threat Prevention Throughput: 1.5 Gbps
  • IPsec VPN Throughput: 1.2 Gbps - 1.8 Gbps
  • Max Sessions: 100,000
  • New Sessions/sec: 80,000
  • Interfaces: 4 x 10/100/1000BASE-T, 1 x 1G SFP, 1 x 1G Management port
  • Form Factor: Compact Desktop (Fanless)

Curation Review

  • ✔ Pros: Fanless design for silent operation; features Encrypted Visibility Engine (EVE) for threat detection in TLS 1.3 without decryption; modern hardware with DDR5 RAM; native SD-WAN integration.
  • ✘ Cons: Low port density with only 5 data ports; no Power over Ethernet (PoE) support; throughput may be a bottleneck for multi-gigabit ISP links; significant recurring subscription costs for advanced security features.
  • Est. Price: $790 - $1,100

Compare Against

Ubiquiti UniFi Dream Machine Pro Max (UDM-Pro-Max)
Ubiquiti UniFi Dream Machine Pro Max (UDM-Pro-Max)
★ 4.6 Value Score

Technical Specifications

  • Firewall Throughput: 10 Gbps (Routing)
  • Threat Prevention Throughput: 5 Gbps (IDS/IPS)
  • IPsec VPN Throughput: 800 Mbps
  • Max Sessions: 2,000+ Concurrent Clients
  • New Sessions/sec: Not Disclosed
  • Interfaces: (1) 10G SFP+ WAN, (1) 2.5 GbE RJ45 WAN, (1) 10G SFP+ LAN, (8) 1 GbE RJ45 LAN
  • Form Factor: 1U Rackmount

Curation Review

  • ✔ Pros: High-performance 5 Gbps IDS/IPS throughput; Dual 3.5" HDD bays with RAID support for NVR; Shadow Mode for High Availability redundancy; Integrated 128 GB SSD for NVR metadata and system; 10G SFP+ and 2.5GbE WAN flexibility.
  • ✘ Cons: Integrated 8-port switch lacks PoE support; No multi-gigabit RJ45 LAN ports; Locked into the UniFi ecosystem; Potential fan noise under high thermal loads.
  • Est. Price: $599 - $649

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