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Cisco Secure Firewall 4225
Cisco Secure Firewall 4225
★ 3.2 Value Score

Technical Specifications

  • Firewall Throughput: 95 Gbps
  • Threat Prevention Throughput: 80 Gbps
  • IPsec VPN Throughput: 80 Gbps
  • Max Sessions: 30 Million
  • New Sessions/sec: 1.7 Million
  • Interfaces: 8 x 1/10G SFP+ fixed; 2 x Expansion Slots (up to 400G)
  • Form Factor: 1RU

Curation Review

  • ✔ Pros: Industry-leading performance with high throughput even during TLS decryption; Encrypted Visibility Engine (EVE) for threat identification without full decryption; Deep integration with Cisco Talos and the broader security ecosystem
  • ✘ Cons: Management complexity through the Firepower Management Center (FMC); High list price and complex, expensive licensing models; Software stability concerns and notably long firmware upgrade times
  • Est. Price: $200,000 - $230,000

Compare Against

Ubiquiti UniFi Dream Machine Pro Max
Ubiquiti UniFi Dream Machine Pro Max
★ 4.7 Value Score

Technical Specifications

  • Firewall Throughput: 9.5 Gbps
  • Threat Prevention Throughput: 5 Gbps
  • IPsec VPN Throughput: 3.1 Gbps
  • Max Sessions: 500,000
  • New Sessions/sec: 25,000
  • Interfaces: (1) 2.5 GbE WAN, (1) 10G SFP+ WAN, (8) 1 GbE RJ45 LAN, (1) 10G SFP+ LAN
  • Form Factor: 1U Rackmount

Curation Review

  • ✔ Pros: Industry-leading 5 Gbps IDS/IPS throughput for its price point; Dual 3.5" NVR bays with RAID support; 2.5 GbE and 10G SFP+ WAN options; Shadow Mode for high availability.
  • ✘ Cons: The 8-port integrated switch lacks PoE support; Most LAN ports are limited to 1 GbE throughput.
  • Est. Price: $599 - $649

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