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

Technical Specifications

  • Firewall Throughput: 17 Gbps (FW+AVC, 1024B packets; some listings cite 18 Gbps)
  • Threat Prevention Throughput: 17 Gbps (FW+AVC+IPS, 1024B packets)
  • IPsec VPN Throughput: 8 Gbps (1024B TCP, fastpath); ~11 Gbps projected with VPN offload on FTD 7.2
  • Max Sessions: 2,000,000 concurrent
  • New Sessions/sec: 130,000 (FTD with AVC); a separate ASA-style table lists 300,000, unverified
  • Interfaces: 8 x 1G RJ45, 8 x 1/10G SFP+
  • Form Factor: 1RU appliance

Curation Review

  • ✔ Pros: Compact 1RU form factor for internet edge and private cloud perimeters; 17 Gbps threat prevention throughput (FW+AVC+IPS) at 1024B; 2M concurrent sessions and 3,000 maximum VPN peers; Supports both ASA and Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) software images; 8 x 10G SFP+ ports for high-speed uplinks
  • ✘ Cons: Threat prevention throughput of 17 Gbps is modest for large enterprise or data center deployments; 8 Gbps base IPsec VPN throughput; Subscription licenses for threat defense, URL filtering and malware protection are sold separately and add significant ongoing cost; Cisco's official list price was not found, and retailer prices vary widely by SKU, refurbished status and software image; Some spec figures conflict across reseller pages and should be checked against Cisco's official datasheet
  • Est. Price: $18,807 - $48,469

Compare Against

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

Technical Specifications

  • Firewall Throughput: Not published by Ubiquiti. Third-party tests: about 3.8-4.7 Gbps internet (WAN) throughput; about 3.0 Gbps inter-VLAN routing
  • Threat Prevention Throughput: 5 Gbps IDS/IPS (Ubiquiti spec)
  • IPsec VPN Throughput: Not published by Ubiquiti. Unverified third-party estimate of about 1.8-2.2 Gbps
  • Max Sessions: Not published
  • New Sessions/sec: Not published
  • Interfaces: 2x 10G SFP+ ports; 8x 1GbE RJ45 LAN ports; 1x 2.5GbE RJ45 WAN port (sources conflict on WAN; one lists a 25GbE WAN port)
  • Form Factor: 1U rackmount

Curation Review

  • ✔ Pros: 5 Gbps IDS/IPS rating from Ubiquiti; 10G SFP+ ports for fast uplinks or LAN; Multi-WAN support with 2.5GbE WAN; Integrated UniFi Network controller and UniFi OS for centralized management; Built-in NVR bay for UniFi Protect cameras; Rackmount 1U form factor suited to server racks
  • ✘ Cons: Ubiquiti does not publish firewall, VPN, or session-rate figures; Real-world WAN throughput in independent tests is about 3-4.7 Gbps, below the 5 Gbps IDS/IPS rating; Port layout and WAN specs differ between sources; Costs about 2x the UDM Pro (about $220 more) for a modest throughput gain; Limited 1GbE LAN port count compared with dedicated switches; Requires UniFi ecosystem for full feature set
  • Est. Price: $599 - $660

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