We performed a comparison between Cisco Secure Network Analytics and Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Network Monitoring Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."We can manage the entire system across the network and troubleshoot the pain points."
"The single dashboard is a valuable feature."
"The solution's analytics and thrust detection capabilities are good. We're still adjusting it. It's a little hypersensitive, but it is working right now."
"Using the Cognitive Analytics feature, we have complete visibility that we didn’t have before."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is data hoarding because it catches threats on a frequent basis that we had no idea of."
"Stealthwatch has greatly improved our network visibility, in terms of bandwidth, malware, and PCI violations."
"The deployment was a breeze. It is a very innovative and robust platform that allows us to bi-directionally stitch together data elements from Netflow-enabled devices to provide a context for network utilization."
"Being able to identify specific date closed across the network is invaluable."
"The most valuable feature of Cisco Secure Network Analytics is the Threat Intelligence integration."
"Cisco Stealthwatch has reduced the amount of time to detect an immediate threat."
"Everything has been okay with the solution. We are using all of the features."
"The user interface is a bit more professional than some free products."
"With the IP address flag, I was able to see that I was being hacked. The moment there was an interaction between somebody on my network and that IP, the solution was able to flag it, and we were able to protect ourselves."
"The most valuable features are the simplicity, transparency, and overall ease of management."
"I like the solution's interface."
"It is a stable product."
"I find the malware protection very handy."
"Palo Alto Networks Threat Prevention is the market leader as far as security gateways and endpoint protection. Additionally, the threat database that is used is one of the best."
"The technical support needs improvement."
"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."
"The initial setup was straightforward but required a lot of data entry, to begin with building out the server types and network types."
"I would like to see some improvement when it comes to reporting."
"It's a good solid solution but integration with Network Access Control products with Cisco ISE would be good."
"The customizability of the UI should improve."
"Reliance on Java. Get away from that."
"I would like to see it better organized when I'm looking at it."
"The usability of this solution needs to be improved."
"I would like to see interoperability with other Cisco products because we have ThousandEyes, Cisco Prime, and others. The interaction among these is important to us."
"The price of licenses should be lowered to make it less costly to scale our solution."
"The organization mail security solutions could be improved. There is no mail security solution available."
"I think they can use some improvement on FID."
"The solution needs to improve its local technical support services. There is no premium support offered in our market."
"Palo Alto's maintenance needs to be improved."
"We are attempting to improve the use of URL filtering beyond threat protection."
"The initial setup is complex."
"The pricing has improved with the newer generation of their Firewalls, but the price could always be lower. In comparison with other solutions, I believe they're quite competitive."
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Cisco Secure Network Analytics is ranked 24th in Network Monitoring Software with 58 reviews while Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention is ranked 7th in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) with 24 reviews. Cisco Secure Network Analytics is rated 8.2, while Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of Cisco Secure Network Analytics writes "Increased the visibility of what is happening in our network". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention writes "A good amount of granularity and advanced URL filtering capabilities". Cisco Secure Network Analytics is most compared with Darktrace, Cisco Secure Cloud Analytics, ThousandEyes, Vectra AI and Cisco SecureX, whereas Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention is most compared with Check Point IPS, Fortinet FortiGate IPS, Arista NDR, Trend Micro TippingPoint Threat Protection System and Trellix Intrusion Prevention System. See our Cisco Secure Network Analytics vs. Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention report.
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