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Cisco Secure Firewall 3110
Cisco Secure Firewall 3110
★ 3.3 Value Score

Technical Specifications

  • Firewall Throughput: 17 Gbps (FW + AVC, 1024B, FTD); 18 Gbps stateful inspection (ASA)
  • Threat Prevention Throughput: 17 Gbps (FW + AVC + IPS, 1024B, FTD); 17 Gbps NGIPS (1024B, FTD)
  • IPsec VPN Throughput: 8 Gbps (1024B TCP w/ FastPath, FTD); 8 Gbps (450B UDP L2L, ASA); up to 11 Gbps projected with VPN offload (FTD 7.2)
  • Max Sessions: 2,000,000 concurrent (with AVC, FTD); 2,000,000 concurrent firewall connections (ASA)
  • New Sessions/sec: 130,000 (with AVC, FTD); 300,000 (ASA)
  • Interfaces: 8 x 10M/100M/1GBASE-T RJ-45; 8 x 1/10G SFP+; 1 x 1/10G SFP management port; optional 8 x 1/10G network module (up to 24 Ethernet ports total)
  • Form Factor: 1U rack-mount (1.75 x 17 x 20 in)

Curation Review

  • ✔ Pros: 17 Gbps FW+AVC and NGIPS throughput on FTD, a large step up from the 1000 series; 2 million concurrent sessions and 130,000 new connections/sec with AVC on FTD; 8 x 1G RJ-45 plus 8 x 1/10G SFP+ ports give 10GbE uplink options; 8 Gbps IPsec VPN (up to 11 Gbps with offload) with up to 3,000 VPN peers; Runs FTD or ASA software and is managed through Firewall Management Center or Firewall Device Manager
  • ✘ Cons: High cost for the class, with new-unit listings around $17k to $22k and list prices above $65k; New connections/sec on FTD (130,000) is less than half the ASA figure (300,000); Threat prevention and support require separate paid licensing; Reseller listings mix ASA and FTD figures (some quote 45 Gbps firewall throughput) that do not match Cisco's datasheet, so the software image must be checked; Pricing varies widely and some listings are out of stock, so current availability and end-of-sale status should be verified with a Cisco partner
  • Est. Price: $16,737 - $22,347

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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