Product

 Max throughput SPAN

ports

 In-line

Segments

 Sensor

 Cost

 Management

Cost

 Management Hardware Total

Cost
NFR Sentivist Smart Sensor 100C 100Mbps 3 1 $13,000 $10,000 $3,000 $26,000
Westline Athena Aegis IPS 510L 200Mbps 0 1 $31,980 n/a2 $3,000 $34,980
Cisco Systems IPS-4240 250Mbps 4 2 $11,995 n/a1 $3,000 $14,995
Cisco Systems IPS-4255 500Mbps 4 2 $24,995 n/a1 $3,000 $27,995
Juniper Networks IDP 600F 500Mbps 10 5 $48,000 n/a $3,000 $51,000
Radware DefensePro-3000 1000Mbps 11 11 $48,000 n/a $6,000 $54,000
Symantec SNS-7160 1000Mbps 8 4 $51,995 n/a n/a $51,995

Notes:
  1. Ciscoworks VMS is included at no cost to manage up to 5 sensors. To manage additional sensors, licenses are available starting at $7,995 to manage up to 20 devices, and the unrestricted price is $19,995. The optional MARS reporting/analysis system starts at $15,000 (up to $125,000)
     
  2. It is possible to manage a single Sensor using the management software included. To manage additional Sensors, licenses are available from $4900 for 5 devices, to $8600 for 20 devices 

Figure 1 - IPS cost comparison (including hardware and management console)

 

 

Product

 Max throughput Sensor

 Cost

 Management S/W + H/W Total

Cost

 Maintenance / Updates TCO

 1 Year

 TCO

3 Years
NFR Sentivist Smart Sensor 100C 100Mbps $13,000 $13,000 $26,000 $4,600pa $30,600 $39,800
Westline Athena Aegis IPS 510L 200Mbps $31,980 $3,000 $34,980 $9,489pa2 $34,9802 $53,9582
Cisco Systems IPS-4240 250Mbps $11,995 $3,000 $14,995 $2,159pa1 $17,154 $21,472
Cisco Systems IPS-4255 500Mbps $24,995 $3,000 $27,995 $4,499pa1 $32,494 $41,492
Juniper Networks IDP 600F 500Mbps $40,295 $3,000 $51,000 $7,680pa $55,680 $74,040
Radware DefensePro-3000 1000Mbps $48,000 $6,000 $54,000 $7,680pa $61,680 $77,040
Symantec SNS-7160 1000Mbps $51,995 n/a $51,995 $11,958pa2 $51,9952 $75,9112

Notes:
  1. Basic support cost is 18% of list price of Cisco-supplied hardware and software. VMS support for 0-5 sensor license is included in basic support cost - higher licensing levels incur additional cost. The optional MARS reporting/analysis system support is 20% of list price of the MARS appliance.
     
  2. First year maintenances costs are built in to purchase price. TCO includes additional costs for years 2 and 3 only. 

Figure 2 - IPS TCO comparison (including hardware, management and maintenance)

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