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Cisco Secure Firewall 1120
Cisco Secure Firewall 1120
★ 3.4 Value Score

Technical Specifications

  • Firewall Throughput: 2.3 Gbps (FTD, FW+AVC, 1024B; Cisco datasheet). Brochure lists 1.5 Gbps. ASA image: 4.5 Gbps (1500B UDP)
  • Threat Prevention Throughput: 2.6 Gbps (NGIPS, Cisco datasheet). Brochure lists 1.5 Gbps
  • IPsec VPN Throughput: 1.2 Gbps (1024B TCP w/ Fastpath, Cisco datasheet). Another table lists 1 Gbps (450B UDP L2L)
  • Max Sessions: 200,000 (with AVC)
  • New Sessions/sec: 15,000 (with AVC)
  • Interfaces: 8x 1GbE RJ-45 + 4x 1GbE SFP
  • Form Factor: 1U rack-mountable (desktop or rack)

Curation Review

  • ✔ Pros: Cisco Talos threat intelligence for IPS and malware defense; Runs Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) or ASA software image; Compact 1U form factor with 8x RJ-45 plus 4x SFP ports; Supports up to 150 VPN peers for site-to-site and remote-access IPsec; Managed through Firewall Management Center or on-box Device Manager
  • ✘ Cons: Throughput figures differ across Cisco and reseller sources (1.5 to 2.6 Gbps), so sizing needs verification against the current datasheet; Gigabit-only interfaces with no 10GbE option, which limits uplink headroom; Threat prevention throughput falls well below firewall throughput once IPS and malware inspection are enabled; Older Firepower 1000 generation with limited capacity for growth; Full threat features and support require separate paid licensing
  • Est. Price: $2,281 - $4,450

Compare Against

Ubiquiti UniFi Cloud Gateway Fiber
Ubiquiti UniFi Cloud Gateway Fiber
★ 5.0 Value Score

Technical Specifications

  • Firewall Throughput: Not published by Ubiquiti; 5 Gbps IDS/IPS-secured routing throughput is the only headline figure (reviewer and retailer listings)
  • Threat Prevention Throughput: 5 Gbps IDS/IPS
  • IPsec VPN Throughput: Not published
  • Max Sessions: Not published; 500+ simultaneous users and 4,000-entry MAC address table
  • New Sessions/sec: Not published
  • Interfaces: 2x 10G SFP+; 1x 10GbE RJ45 (10G/2.5G/1G); 4x 2.5GbE RJ45 (2.5G/1G/100M/10M); 2 of the 6 WAN-capable ports are default WAN (1x 10G SFP+ and 1x 10GbE RJ45), with the other ports selectable as WAN
  • Form Factor: Compact desktop; 212.8 x 127.6 x 30 mm; 675 g without SSD
  • CPU / RAM: Quad-core ARM Cortex-A73 at 2.2 GHz / 3 GB RAM
  • Storage: Optional NVMe SSD up to 2 TB (NVR storage)
  • PoE Budget: 30W total from one PoE+ port (port 4)
  • Max Power Consumption: 29.4W excluding PoE output

Curation Review

  • ✔ Pros: Lowest-cost Ubiquiti gateway with 5 Gbps IDS/IPS, rated above the UDM-SE's 3.5 Gbps at a lower launch price ($279 MSRP vs. $499); Multi-gig flexibility with 10GBASE-T, dual SFP+ and four 2.5GbE ports; Compact desktop design with optional NVMe storage for UniFi Protect/NVR use; Supports site-to-site VPN plus OpenVPN, WireGuard and L2TP server functions, with integrated PoE+ for one device; Managed through the UniFi Network controller with 500+ simultaneous user capacity
  • ✘ Cons: No official routing, IPsec or WireGuard throughput figures published by Ubiquiti; community WireGuard numbers (around 400-500 Mbps) are unverified; Only one PoE+ output port (30W total) versus eight PoE ports on the UDM-SE; Lower device and user capacity and less storage expansion than the UDM-SE; No published IPsec tunnel or concurrent session limits; Reseller prices now often run above the launch MSRP (about $320-$346 USD at US resellers)
  • Est. Price: $279 - $346

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