{"id":2505,"date":"2022-06-10T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-10T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exa.net.uk\/?p=2505"},"modified":"2023-12-05T11:28:40","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T11:28:40","slug":"how-much-firewall-cost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edit.exa.net.uk\/knowledge-hub\/security\/how-much-firewall-cost\/","title":{"rendered":"How much does a firewall cost?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2505\" data-post-id=\"2505\" data-obj-id=\"2505\" class=\"elementor elementor-2505 dce-elementor-post-2505\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-31e5c785 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-dce-background-image-url=\"https:\/\/exa.net.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/blog-post-top.png\" data-id=\"31e5c785\" 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src=\"https:\/\/exa.net.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/education.svg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14e924a9 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"14e924a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How much does a firewall cost?<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6817802c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6817802c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76fa1354 elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-align-center elementor-widget__width-initial post-info elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"76fa1354\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-ba9c996 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__item-prefix\">Date Posted:<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>10.06.2022<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-7e61590 elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead time:\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-4f148e6 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">4 min read<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-a339c7b elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__item-prefix\">Written by:<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExa Networks\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-441fc578 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"441fc578\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2c2e078 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" 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data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;_id&quot;:&quot;5fc546a&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_tablet&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_mobile&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:50,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_type&quot;:&quot;scroll&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_direction&quot;:null,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_fx_direction&quot;:null,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_z_index&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x&quot;:50,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y&quot;:50,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_animation_prop&quot;:&quot;transform&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;]}]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-496825d\" data-id=\"496825d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c557289 custom-posts elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c557289\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Firewalls are absolutely vital for protecting you from potential threats, providing the first line of defence between the internet and your network. Due to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/guidance\/meeting-digital-and-technology-standards-in-schools-and-colleges\/broadband-internet-standards-for-schools-and-colleges\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">new government guidance<\/a>, schools need firewalls to meet the requirements. But how much does this essential security actually cost?<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this article we will look at the elements that will impact the price of a firewall and the things you need to consider in order to purchase the best solution for your network.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c9bff0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0c9bff0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Factors that affect cost:<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0488179 custom-posts elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0488179\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The vendor, model, and features of a firewall are all factors that will affect cost, here we will discuss how and why this is the case.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e1ada2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1e1ada2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Vendor or brand<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e277b7f custom-posts elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e277b7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Surprisingly the brand does play a part in determining the cost of a firewall. We naturally tend to choose brands that are synonymous with that product or service, usually resulting in paying a premium. It\u2019s a fact, reputation can affect cost, you\u2019re more likely to use a product or service that has the reputation of being the best in its space or providing superior performance.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c85f906 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c85f906\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Model<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de5bdbe custom-posts elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de5bdbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This can cover various things but for the purposes of this article we\u2019re going to look at hardware vs virtual machine (VM). When thinking about a firewall you have a choice between a hardware firewall and a VM, both have their upsides and downsides which we will outline below.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hardware firewalls provide a physical barrier between your network and the internet and therefore incoming and outgoing data must pass through it. Hardware firewalls are also designed to manage more traffic and provide faster response times. However, this comes at a cost because you need to purchase the physical hardware in order for it to be installed and deployed.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In contrast a VM firewall is software that can be immediately installed. It works in the same way as a hardware firewall &#8211; filtering incoming and outgoing traffic &#8211; but sits in the cloud. An advantage of VM firewalls is that they can be deployed across multiple sites and centrally managed. They also tend to be much cheaper than hardware firewalls because you don\u2019t require an actual piece of kit to implement it.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22e8bc6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"22e8bc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Features<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16e2efd custom-posts elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"16e2efd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What you require from your firewall can also influence the price. It\u2019s capacity, redundancy and configuration will all need to be accounted for in the cost. You may be able to just go with a standard product straight off the shelf but if you want something more bespoke it will come at a premium.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb8f91c dce_masking-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eb8f91c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"511\" src=\"https:\/\/edit.exa.net.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/bigstock-Network-Security-Web-Concept-W-408342437-768x511.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-9974\" alt=\"firewall cost protection\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edit.exa.net.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/bigstock-Network-Security-Web-Concept-W-408342437-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edit.exa.net.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/bigstock-Network-Security-Web-Concept-W-408342437-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edit.exa.net.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/bigstock-Network-Security-Web-Concept-W-408342437-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/edit.exa.net.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/bigstock-Network-Security-Web-Concept-W-408342437-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/edit.exa.net.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/bigstock-Network-Security-Web-Concept-W-408342437-2048x1363.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c75e31e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c75e31e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">One off costs<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e18c9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3e18c9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hardware<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-266e3fb custom-posts elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"266e3fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As discussed above, if a hardware firewall is the solution you require or the one you want then you will need to purchase the actual kit. Costs vary greatly depending on the specification of the hardware but you could be looking at anything between \u00a3500 to \u00a310,000.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a154ad7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a154ad7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Setup \/ Installation<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cce4369 custom-posts elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cce4369\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For both hardware and VM firewalls you can expect to pay a setup or installation fee. Again this can vary from \u00a3200 to \u00a32,000 depending on the solution you require.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36ca58b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"36ca58b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Maintenance <\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9a6448 custom-posts elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b9a6448\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As you can imagine technology is advancing rapidly, which also means cybercriminals are finding new ways to hack systems. Nothing is entirely foolproof all the time so it\u2019s important for vendors to provide upgrades and patches to keep improving their solutions and ensuring their customers are protected. This is classed as on-going maintenance and is essential for the security of your system.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Software and firmware upgrades and maintenance can cost \u00a30 right up to \u00a32000 per year, with the lower end relating to VM firewalls and the higher end for hardware.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25ad9b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"25ad9b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How much does a firewall cost?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a03f827 custom-posts elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a03f827\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Right, so we\u2019ve been through the variables and given an explanation of why they affect the price, but how much does a firewall cost?<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A firewall can cost anywhere between \u00a3250 to \u00a310,000. We know that\u2019s a huge range and you\u2019re probably thinking \u2018this isn\u2019t helpful at all\u2019, however we can be more specific if we were to look at the different models.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Hardware firewall:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a3500 to \u00a310,000<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>VM firewall:<\/b> \u00a3250 to \u00a3450 annually<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70790be elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"70790be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What should you do next?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e232286 custom-posts elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e232286\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is obviously a big disparity between the prices above and it may be tempting to just plump for the cheaper option which also has lower whole life costs, however we would strongly advise you to speak to a firewall vendor or a commercial ISP. 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