Adaptive Security Appliance Review - why 4.2 stars?

Shlomi Lavi / updated: May 26, 2022

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What is Adaptive Security Appliance?

Adaptive Security Appliance is a network management and security platform for the protection of corporate networks. It aims at providing secure access to network resources and information. The software is a product of Cisco Systems, Inc., headquartered in California, United States.

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Who is it best for?

Customers of the software belong to all business sizes and come from all major industries. A company running network of data and information and in need of reliable security can benefit from Adaptive Security Appliance. Some major customers of the software include such names as Procter & Gamble, China Unicom, and Purdue University etc.

Main features and functionalities

The secure communication capabilities of the software incorporate IPS, VAN and other networks. It assists in increasing the system capacity and improving performance through such means as multi-core clustering.

Adaptive Security Appliance provides reliable and secure collaboration between physical and virtual resources. It also ensures stable communication between network and data center. Other important features include fault detection and handling, auto discovery, availability monitoring, and conditional alerts.

What is the actual cost?

The cost of license starts at $595 per license. ITQlick pricing score is 3.6 out of 10 (10 is most expensive). Access ITQlick pricing guide for Adaptive Security Appliance. You can also find here pricing information from Adaptive Security Appliance's website.

Pros

• Adaptive Security Appliance provides collaboration between physical and virtual resources.
• Other than simple routing, Adaptive Security Appliance also offers dynamic routing.
• Capacity of the networks is improved with multi-note clustering capability of the software.

Cons

• Performance management features of Adaptive Security Appliance do not include hardware monitoring and capacity monitoring.
• The software lacks the features of error classification and role management.

How it stacks up?

Access a head to head analysis of Adaptive Security Appliance vs alternative software solutions.

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