Interactive scorecard and NetResults: VPNs
Every network is unique. This calculator lets you change the weights given to scores from our review to see how this product might be best suited for your needs. Here's how it works: In each category, our reviewers rated these apps on a 1-10 basis. These ratings are then multiplied by the percentage weighting, and then added up to give an overall product score. Any score above 9 is considered "world class." For each category below, assign the percentage weight you think is most appropriate. The percent-o-meter box on the right will keep track of your weightings to let you know when you've reached 100%. When you fill in the last box, hit your enter key, and you'll see how the apps rate (along with our final score for comparison).
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CryptoCluster 2500 Rating: 9 Company: Nokia Cost: $19,990 ($9,995 each for two CryptoCluster 2500s) Pros: Subsecond failover; high performance; good form factor; load-balancing support. Cons: No firewall included. |
NetScreen-100
Rating: 7.5
Company: NetScreen Technologies
Cost: $19,990 ($9,995 each for two NetScreen-100s)
Pros: High performance; good form factor; good firewall included.
Cons: High-availability features very new; no failback capability; management not yet integrated into graphical user interface.
StoneBeat FullCluster 2.0
Rating: 7.4
Company: Stonesoft
Cost: $113,900 ($13,900 for StoneBeat FullCluster, $80,000 for two Sun E450s, $20,000 for two copies of Check Point HA-VPN-1)
Pros: Excellent high availability management; test subsystem very flexible; includes Check Point firewall.
Cons: Not standards-compliant; lots of components may reduce total
reliability and increase management cost; poor price/performance.
Alcatel 7137 SVG
Rating: 7.3
Company: Alcatel
Cost: $21,990 ($10,995 for each Alcatel 7137 SVG)
Pros: High-performance crypto; good form factor; excellent certification
authority compatibility.
Cons: Slow/unreliable failover at high speeds; high availability not very manageable; low performance for public-key operations.
RainWall 1.5
Rating: 7.3
Company: Rainfinity
Cost: $112,000 ($12,000 for
RainWall-E, $80,000 for two Sun E450s, $20,000 for two copies of Check
Point HA-VPN-1)
Pros: Good performance; load balancing supported; includes
Check Point firewall.
Cons: Not standards-compliant; lots of components may
reduce total reliability and increase management cost; poor
price/performance.
cIPro 5000
Rating: 7
Company: Radguard
Cost: $18,850 ($5,950 for CA; $6,450 each for two cIPro
5000s)
Pros: Moderate performance; good form factor; firewall included.
Cons: Slow failover; management needs work; high-availability status
information unavailable.
ServerIron XL
Rating: 6.4
Company: Foundry Networks
Cost: $115,990 ($7,995 each for two ServerIronXL 8-port switches, $80,000 for two Sun E450s, $20,000 for two copies of Check Point HA-VPN-1)
Pros: Good performance; load balancing supported; includes Check Point firewall.
Cons: Not standards-compliant; many components reduce total reliability and increase management cost; poor price/performance.
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