Security Solution Architect at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
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Top 10
Jan 9, 2025
Comparing with other products, Cisco has more functionality, but pricing is a challenge. Cisco is not a product for small companies due to its pricing. Cisco has been in business for a long time, requiring a significant investment.
Credit Management Me Specialist at Westcon-Comstor
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Top 10
Oct 18, 2024
Pricing is competitive and varies across sectors. Public sector clients receive good pricing, whereas enterprise or commercial clients might not find the pricing as favorable.
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The licensing options begin with 100 users and this is a high threshold for smaller networks that might only have 25-75 users. It would be a benefit to offer one-year licenses in addition to the already available multi-year packages. The premium or bundle licenses require additional support from third-party vendors to ensure there are no disruptions in service for customers.
Security Solution Architect at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
Real User
Top 10
May 19, 2022
It's a bit on the expensive side, I must say, however, when you look at the trends of the market, if you look where other services are going, the pricing is very close. While the first assumption from clients is "Oh, Cisco devices are expensive," when you compare it with other devices, it's almost a tie. In general, the pricing of Cisco devices is not that bad.
Solution Architect- Network Infrastructure at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Real User
Jun 14, 2020
Regarding Cisco price-wise, it is always a bit on the higher side. Apart from a few products, if you look at the majority of Cisco products, they are a bit on the higher side as far as the market is concerned. Obviously it would be good if Cisco could cut down on their prices, but they would have to do a lot of negotiation or compromise in terms of their product quality and support quality and a lot of customers may not like that. Price is something very dynamic. In India, actually, we don't find that much of a challenge with prices in enterprises and in government.
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Comparing with other products, Cisco has more functionality, but pricing is a challenge. Cisco is not a product for small companies due to its pricing. Cisco has been in business for a long time, requiring a significant investment.
Pricing is competitive and varies across sectors. Public sector clients receive good pricing, whereas enterprise or commercial clients might not find the pricing as favorable.
I rate the product price a ten on a scale of one to ten, where one is low price and ten is high price.
The tool's licensing is yearly.
I rate Cisco WSA a seven out of ten since it is costly. The price might be a problem for smaller businesses. There are no additional costs.
The solution has a standard license.
There is a subscription-based license needed to use this solution.
The licensing options begin with 100 users and this is a high threshold for smaller networks that might only have 25-75 users. It would be a benefit to offer one-year licenses in addition to the already available multi-year packages. The premium or bundle licenses require additional support from third-party vendors to ensure there are no disruptions in service for customers.
Licensing is calculated by the number of users and paid on an annual basis. The license includes technical support. The solution is not expensive.
At the time, licensing fees were paid on an annual basis. I don't recall the cost; it was included in our ELA.
You do need to pay for a license. It's not cheap or expensive. It's mid-level in terms of price.
It's a bit on the expensive side, I must say, however, when you look at the trends of the market, if you look where other services are going, the pricing is very close. While the first assumption from clients is "Oh, Cisco devices are expensive," when you compare it with other devices, it's almost a tie. In general, the pricing of Cisco devices is not that bad.
This is an expensive solution.
There is a one-time licensing fee that needs to be paid.
We typically purchase either a one-year, three-year, or five-year license.
Cisco Web Security Appliance is not the cheapest solution on the market, but it's well worth it.
Regarding Cisco price-wise, it is always a bit on the higher side. Apart from a few products, if you look at the majority of Cisco products, they are a bit on the higher side as far as the market is concerned. Obviously it would be good if Cisco could cut down on their prices, but they would have to do a lot of negotiation or compromise in terms of their product quality and support quality and a lot of customers may not like that. Price is something very dynamic. In India, actually, we don't find that much of a challenge with prices in enterprises and in government.
Licensing fees are based on the number of users.
I know from the manager that the price is too high and that other solutions offer the same features for less.
When you compare the price of this solution to the price of FortiGate, it's high.
It is a very expensive program and therefore many people choose other, cheaper programs.
It's so expensive. It's $10,000 per year.