Independent TCO study · 14-page PDF

What does your firewall really cost over 3 years?

The Sylamtech.GROUP benchmark comparing Fortinet 601F · Palo Alto PA-1410 · Cisco Firepower 1010 against Ubiquiti Enterprise Firewall Core. All cost items included, in FCFA ex. VAT, standardised WAEMU scenario.

−4.4 M average 3-year TCO savings (FCFA ex. VAT)

38 to 63 % savings vs Fortinet, Palo Alto and Cisco

0 SKU annual licence to renew in USD/EUR

Methodology · 8 cost items Detailed table in FCFA 3 quantified CIO scenarios PCI / ISO / NIST compliance FAQ

3-year TCO comparison · WAEMU benchmark 14 pages · 35 KB · French · June 2026

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What you will read

4 chapters to challenge your firewall stack

No sales pitch. Methodology, FCFA figures, honest counter-arguments and a CIO FAQ.

CHAPTER 1

Methodology & scope

8 cost items over 3 years · 4 enterprise models · standardised WAEMU scenario (HQ + 5 sites, 500 users, 80 % HTTPS). Pricing sources and FX rates disclosed.

CHAPTER 2

Cost table & TCO chart

Fortinet 601F · Palo Alto PA-1410 · Cisco Firepower 1010 vs Ubiquiti EF Core. Line-by-line breakdown in FCFA ex. VAT and visual summary.

CHAPTER 3

Why the gap keeps widening

Vendor revenue model, FCFA/USD-EUR FX exposure, Ubiquiti's position, legitimate counter-arguments (specific workloads, Tier 1 compliance).

CHAPTER 4

CIO FAQ + shadow migration

Threat feeds, opex/capex CFO angle, PCI-DSS / ISO 27001 / NIST CSF compliance, hardware warranty, zero-downtime migration. 3 quantified scenarios.

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