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Cisco Secure Firewall 1210
Cisco Secure Firewall 1210
★ 3.3 Value Score

Technical Specifications

  • Firewall Throughput: 6.5 Gbps
  • Threat Prevention Throughput: 6.0 Gbps (FW + AVC + IPS, 1024B packets)
  • IPsec VPN Throughput: 5.0 Gbps (1024B TCP fastpath); some sources list 5.5 Gbps (450B UDP L2L)
  • Max Sessions: 200K concurrent (with AVC)
  • New Sessions/sec: 35K (Threat Defense software); 175K (ASA software)
  • Interfaces: 8x 1000BASE-T (10/100/1000 Mbps), no SFP/SFP+ slots
  • Form Factor: Compact desktop appliance (rack or wall mount with optional kits)

Curation Review

  • ✔ Pros: Compact desktop form factor suits branch offices; 8 integrated Gigabit copper ports with no transceivers required; Up to 6.5 Gbps firewall throughput and 6.0 Gbps threat prevention throughput; Available as 1210CP with 4 PoE+ (802.3at) ports and a 120W PoE budget; Can run either ASA or Threat Defense software; Low power draw (about 32W typical)
  • ✘ Cons: No SFP/SFP+ uplink slots, so fiber connectivity is not possible; Threat Defense new connections per second (35K) is far below the ASA rating (175K); IPsec VPN throughput (about 5.0 Gbps) is modest; TLS decryption limited to 1.0 Gbps; Limited to 200 VPN peers and 5 virtual routing instances
  • Est. Price: $2,495 - $3,054

Compare Against

Ubiquiti UniFi Cloud Gateway Max (UCG-Max)
Ubiquiti UniFi Cloud Gateway Max (UCG-Max)
★ 4.9 Value Score

Technical Specifications

  • Firewall Throughput: Not published by Ubiquiti in the sources reviewed
  • Threat Prevention Throughput: 2.3 Gbps IDS/IPS per Ubiquiti spec page (older listings show 1.5 Gbps)
  • IPsec VPN Throughput: Not published by Ubiquiti; third-party reviews report about 800-1,000 Mbps for WireGuard and 300-400 Mbps for OpenVPN
  • Max Sessions: Not published in the sources reviewed
  • New Sessions/sec: Not published in the sources reviewed
  • Interfaces: 1x 2.5GbE RJ45 WAN, 4x GbE RJ45 LAN (one LAN port can be reconfigured as a second WAN for multi-WAN)
  • Form Factor: Compact desktop; UCG-Max-NS variant includes 512GB NVMe storage

Curation Review

  • ✔ Pros: Low entry price at $199 MSRP; Compact desktop form factor; Five-port layout with multi-WAN support via a reconfigurable LAN port; Runs UniFi OS with integrated IDS/IPS, site-to-site and remote VPN options (IPsec, WireGuard, OpenVPN, L2TP); Manages 30+ UniFi devices and 300+ clients per Ubiquiti listing
  • ✘ Cons: Routing and IPS throughput (2.3 Gbps) is modest for multi-gigabit WANs with inspection enabled; Published throughput figures conflict across sources (1.5 vs 2.3 Gbps IPS, varying VPN numbers); Only one 2.5GbE port, with the remaining ports at 1GbE; Vendor does not publish IPsec tunnel, session, or new-connection limits; Some resellers list prices well above MSRP (one US listing at $394.79)
  • Est. Price: $199 - $279

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