Cisco Secure Workload vs Nutanix Flow Network Security comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Cisco Secure Workload
Ranking in Microsegmentation Software
5th
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
13
Ranking in other categories
Cloud and Data Center Security (9th), Cloud Workload Protection Platforms (CWPP) (19th), Cisco Security Portfolio (11th)
Nutanix Flow Network Security
Ranking in Microsegmentation Software
4th
Average Rating
9.2
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Market share comparison

As of June 2024, in the Microsegmentation Software category, the market share of Cisco Secure Workload is 10.9% and it decreased by 35.2% compared to the previous year. The market share of Nutanix Flow Network Security is 8.5% and it increased by 20.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Microsegmentation Software
Unique Categories:
Cloud and Data Center Security
13.1%
Cloud Workload Protection Platforms (CWPP)
3.3%
No other categories found
 

Featured Reviews

JM
Apr 24, 2023
A solution that provides good technical support but its high cost makes it challenging for users to adopt it
On the client side, Cisco Secure Workload orchestrates host firewalls for micro-segmentation, which is crucial for zero trust security for whitelisting in networking. Before speaking of areas for improvement, I would like to say that I have always been fond of Cisco Tetration Platform and Cisco Secure Workload. There was a controversy when Cisco reduced the amount of data they kept, and the solution became quite cost-intensive, which made its adoption challenging. Although they have modified it now, I preferred the previous version, and I wish all the functionality were back under the same product. Currently, it is integrated into Cisco SD-Access, but not all customers want access to this product.
JT
May 8, 2023
Cost-Effective, good visibility, easy to deploy and professional, well-managed technical support
Aside from Prism, I have experience with various Nutanix products such as Files, Nutanixflow (a micro-segmentation product), and their database product called NDB. While I have examined these products, my expertise lies mainly in Prism and other hypervisor-related products. I have examined CloudManager and some related products, but I haven't delved much into unified storage, aside from some limited exposure to Nutanix files. Thus, my knowledge of unified storage is limited. If I were to prioritize my familiarity with Nutanix products, I would say that CloudManager is the one I am most well-versed in. This is a recent development that involves the collaboration of multiple Nutanix products. We currently use Prism Central as the centralized management component of the Nutanix products we use. For individual cluster management, we rely on Prism Element. At present, we are not using any of the other cloud or database services offered by Nutanix.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Scalability is its most valuable feature."
"Instead of proving that all the access control lists are in place and all the EPGs are correct, we can just point the auditor to a dashboard and point out that there aren't any escaped conversations. It saves an enormous, enormous amount of time."
"A complete and powerful micro-segmentation solution."
"By using Tetration insight, we are able to get the latency on our level accounts and we can determine whatever the issue is with the application latency itself."
"The solution offers 100% telemetry coverage. The telemetry you collect is not sampled, it's not intermittent. It's complete. You see everything in it, including full visibility of all activities on your endpoints and in your network."
"The product offers great visibility into the network so we can enforce security measures."
"Generally speaking, Cisco support is considered one of the best in the networking products and stack."
"It's stable."
"Nutanix Flow has a lot of data protection features. It's also valuable for operations and management. It's a big solution that works well with different solutions and is suitable for most business cases."
"We appreciate the fact that this solution allows us to segregate two virtual machines that are in the same cluster."
"Nutanix Flow is straightforward to install. You only need to select a checkmark that you want to enable Nutanix Flow."
"Nutanix Flow Network Security is a simple solution that is usable, easy to understand, and easy to deploy."
"It is a very stable solution. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"The network view was excellent as it allowed us to expand the server view and visualize all connections it made within the environment. This was particularly useful in identifying the path of our data and not just its location within the data center."
"It allows for policies that enable complete visibility and traffic control."
"Flow Network Security's most valuable features are user-friendliness, the console, and policy creation."
 

Cons

"I'd like to see better documentation for advanced features. The documentation is fairly basic. I would also like to see better integration with other applications."
"There is some overlap between Cisco Tetration and AppDynamics and I need to have a single pane of glass, rather than have to jump between different tools."
"They should scale down the hardware a bit. The initial hardware investment is two million dollars so it's a price point problem. The issue with the price comes from the fact that you have to have it with enormous storage and enormous computes."
"The product must be integrated with the cloud."
"It has an uninviting interface."
"The emailed notifications are either hard to find or they are not available. Search capabilities can be improved."
"It is highly scalable, but there is a limitation that it is only available on Cisco devices."
"It is not so easy to use and configure. It needs a bunch of further resources to work, which is mainly the biggest downside of it. The deployment is huge."
"The solution’s pricing could be improved."
"Nutanix Flow's networking features could use some improvement. Also, I don't know if it's currently supporting load balancing or not."
"The most difficult part is the configuration of the initial blueprints."
"We would like the reporting functionality of this solution to be improved."
"For customers who are running Nutanix Flow and AHV, the largest area for improvement is in the disaster recovery environments. To automate the populate of rules from one side to the other side in case of disaster you report everything on the disaster recovery site, and you have all the rules automatically applied. This was something that was being built when I left Nutanix. It might already be available. Additionally, the usability of the rules editor could improve."
"While the graphical interface of Nutanix Flow Network Security could have been improved, and some of the reporting features needed extra work, the product's features were similar to VMware's NSX. The difference lay more in the presentation and user interface."
"I would rate Flow Network Security's stability seven out of ten - it could be improved."
"The documentation offered by the product is an area with certain shortcomings where improvements are required."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Pricing depends on the scope of the application and the features. Larger installations save more."
"It is not cheap and pricing may limit scalability."
"The price is outrageous. If you have money to throw at the product, then do it."
"The cost for the hardware is around 300k."
"The pricing is a bit higher than we anticipated."
"The price is based on how many computers you're going to install it on."
"There is an annual subscription to use this solution. There is a 60-day trial to use the solution, it gives you time to decide if you want to continue using the solution."
"This model is very accessible to implement."
"In comparison to other options available in the market, I would rate their pricing as very competitive, probably a two or three out of ten for cost."
"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing a seven out of ten."
"The product is available for free use."
"Flow Network Security is available on a three-year license, with annual renewals of the maintenance fee."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
29%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Government
6%
Insurance Company
5%
Computer Software Company
23%
Government
10%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Manufacturing Company
6%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Nutanix Flow?
Nutanix Flow Network Security is a simple solution that is usable, easy to understand, and easy to deploy.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Nutanix Flow?
We pay a yearly licensing fee for Nutanix Flow Network Security. On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing a seven out of ten.
What needs improvement with Nutanix Flow?
The solution’s pricing could be improved.
 

Also Known As

Cisco Tetration
Nutanix Flow Microsegmentation
 

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Sample Customers

ADP, University of North Carolina Charlotte (UNCC)
JetBlue, International Speedway Corporation, Volkswagen SAIC, Brighton and Hove City Council, Foresters Financial, Janus International Group, Cloud Comrade, Serco
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