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Cisco Secure Firewall 3130
Cisco Secure Firewall 3130
★ 3.2 Value Score

Technical Specifications

  • Firewall Throughput: 38 Gbps (Firewall + AVC, 1024-byte packets)
  • Threat Prevention Throughput: 38 Gbps (Firewall + AVC + IPS, 1024-byte packets); threat/malware-enabled figure not published
  • IPsec VPN Throughput: 17.8 Gbps (FTD, 1024-byte TCP, fastpath); 33 Gbps projected with VPN offload on FTD 7.2
  • Max Sessions: 6,000,000 concurrent sessions (FTD with AVC)
  • New Sessions/sec: 240,000 new connections per second (FTD with AVC)
  • Interfaces: 8 x 10M/100M/1GBASE-T (RJ-45); 8 x 1/10/25G SFP; optional network module with 4 x 40G or 8 x 1/10/25G; up to 24 Ethernet ports total; 1 x 1/10G SFP management; 1 x RJ-45 console
  • Form Factor: 1RU rack-mount; dual 400W AC PSUs (1+1), optional DC

Curation Review

  • ✔ Pros: Up to 38 Gbps firewall and AVC/IPS throughput (1024-byte packets); 6 million concurrent sessions and 240,000 new connections per second; 15,000 max VPN peers with 33 Gbps projected VPN throughput under offload on FTD 7.2; Up to 24 Ethernet ports with optional 40G network module for flexible uplink and segment design; Redundant 1+1 AC power supplies in a 1RU chassis, with an optional DC power variant
  • ✘ Cons: High acquisition cost compared with mid-range firewalls, and reseller prices vary widely; Threat prevention throughput is not separately published, since the AVC+IPS figure matches the firewall figure and no malware-enabled number is listed; Headline VPN offload figure requires FTD 7.2 or later and is a projection; Published throughput uses 1024-byte lab traffic, so real-world mixed-traffic performance will likely be lower; Network module bay adds cost and configuration complexity for the 40G option
  • Est. Price: $59,480 - $138,825

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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