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Cisco Secure Network Analytics vs Fortinet FortiSandbox comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Juniper Mist Premium Analytics
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Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
8.2
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Network Monitoring Software (58th)
Cisco Secure Network Analytics
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
59
Ranking in other categories
Network Monitoring Software (24th), Network Traffic Analysis (NTA) (3rd), Network Detection and Response (NDR) (5th), Cisco Security Portfolio (4th)
Fortinet FortiSandbox
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
5.2
Number of Reviews
37
Ranking in other categories
Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) (4th), Threat Deception Platforms (7th)
 

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Featured Reviews

ALEXANDRE VIANNA - PeerSpot reviewer
Has a single dashboard, but is expensive
We use this solution to manage our mission environment The single dashboard is a valuable feature.  The technical support needs improvement. The initial setup is straightforward. The solution is expensive. I rate the pricing an eight out of ten.  Overall, I rate the solution a seven out of…
Rainier S. - PeerSpot reviewer
You are able to drill down into a center's utilization, then create reports based on it
In the last year or two, we have been working with our Cisco NAS engineers to improve our security posturing. It is more our being proactive rather than reactive. While Stealthwatch and Lancope have this ability to look inside and give you visibility (a great feature), follow-up is the rule. We would like filters that you can put into place to tap onto certain types of behaviors, alerts out, and/or hopefully a block. This is sort of what we are looking for. I might be speaking too early, because we are not down this path yet. We know the feature set is there, we just do not know yet how to achieve it. That is proactive rather than more reactive. For Lancope Stealthwatch, we would like to see it more on the ASA Firewall platform. While this might already be available, this is more a failing of Cisco to inform us if it is there. For example: * Are we on the right or wrong version of the code? * What does the code look like? * Are we are really looking at firewalls? Or is it more about the foundation and route switches that we are seeing? It is about visibility.
Kiarash Heydari - PeerSpot reviewer
Light and powerful solution design; useful to have
My impression is that the initial setup process is quite straightforward. If you know what you're using it for, the initial setup can be quite easy and the solution is not that hard to use. When it comes to the steps taken for the implementation, you would select the OS you're using and when the files are sent to the appliance you check, and in the appliance configuration, it must be like the visual governance environment. You must set up the OS you have so that appliance can scan or analyze your file. To maintain this solution, you must always have at least one all-around person tuning this solution.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"We can manage the entire system across the network and troubleshoot the pain points."
"The single dashboard is a valuable feature."
"The solution reduces the amount of time it takes to detect and remediate threats."
"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."
"Cisco Stealthwatch has reduced the amount of time to detect an immediate threat."
"Overall, the implementation is very good."
"I believe this solution has reduced our incident response time."
"The most valuable feature is NetFlow. The beginning of any security investigation starts with NetFlow data."
"Cisco Stealthwatch provides the solutions analytics and threat detection capabilities that I am looking for. It has also improved the network visibility of our organization."
"This product alleviates the day-to-day headaches for us, in regards to metrics."
"The scanner office document as well as PDF are useful. The most valuable thing is that you can emulate different operating systems without having the danger of getting something infected. It emulates several operating systems, and as a result, you either get the file or you don't get the file."
"The most valuable feature is the protection and the way it works, the technology is what I like the most."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"The most valuable features for me when it comes to Fortinet FortiSandbox are the integrity of the Sandbox and the power of the analyzing tool of the solution."
"One of the valuable features is its ability to detect new threats."
"FortiSandbox analyzes the behavior of processes in a sandbox environment, which is useful for threat hunting. The solution has an excellent standard configuration, and you can prioritize the types of files of VMs you want to analyze. It also integrates seamlessly with other Fortinet solutions, like FortiGate, FortiMail, and FortiEMS."
"The adapter is beneficial as it allows integration with various devices, not just Fortinet."
"It is a stable solution."
 

Cons

"The technical support needs improvement."
"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."
"Its granularity for RBAC roles-based access control needs improvement."
"One update I would like to see is an agent-based client. Currently StealthWatch is network based."
"The version with the Dell server had iDRAC problems. Often, it reported iDRAC failure."
"I would like to see more expansion in artificial intelligence and machine learning features."
"I would like to see better filters."
"We are continuing down the road of ACI and ISE with Cisco, so we would like to see the continuation of Stealthwatch integrating into ISE for exchange of information, and also, more into the ACI environment too."
"The visualization could be improved, the GUI is not the best."
"We haven't seen ROI."
"The initial setup of Fortinet FortiSandbox is complex. You cannot only deploy Fortinet FortiSandbox without deploying the stack of Fortinet solutions. The implementation and integration are challenging tasks with the device and placement in the network. We needed to do POC and offloading testing."
"The response time from technical support should be improved."
"If we can have more dashboards, it would be good."
"It would be better if we could integrate FortiSandbox with endpoint security solutions."
"The use cases in Fortinet FortiSandbox are not good. It is difficult to upload a custom VM for Fortinet FortiSandbox. The integration of Fortinet FortiSandbox with other Fortinet or FortiGate firewalls is not good. VMs are already installed in the hardware and are working fine, but we tried to approve the custom VM many times but did not succeed."
"The area I would like this solution to be improved in is the integrations for Sandbox with AI and big data ML mechanisms. I think this would be a practical improvement."
"I don't know if it is viable to do an improvement like this. When there are passwords in the password-protected files, it can't scan them or do things like this. I don't know if an algorithm or something else could make it better. Nowadays, many legitimate office documents have passwords."
"Sometimes, there are issues upgrading the version of the firewall or the SD-LAN box. After we upgrade to the latest version of the software, we still have the same box. I think it's the same for every vendor."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is expensive."
"Licensing is done by flows per second, not including outside>in traffic."
"The tool is not cheaply priced."
"Our fees are approximately $3,000 USD."
"Pricing is much higher compared to other solutions."
"On a yearly basis, licensing is somewhere around $30,000."
"​Licensing is done by flows per second, not including outside (in traffic)."
"Licensing is on a yearly basis."
"The yearly licensing cost is about $50,000."
"The price of Fortinet FortiSandbox is expensive."
"It is an expensive solution."
"We are on an annual license to use the solution. We have an additional feature that is integrated with S5, which is working well."
"There are no costs in addition to the standard licensing fees."
"There are additional costs, which isn't included in the licensing fee."
"Altogether, it is about €10,000 for the Sandbox and Email Gateway."
"Fortinet FortiSandbox is a nominally priced product, so I would not say that it is a very cheap tool."
"The solution is affordable."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
8%
Computer Software Company
31%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Government
8%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Computer Software Company
15%
Government
12%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
6%
 

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Juniper Mist Premium Analytics?
We can manage the entire system across the network and troubleshoot the pain points.
What do you like most about Cisco Stealthwatch?
The most valuable feature of Cisco Secure Network Analytics is the Threat Intelligence integration.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cisco Stealthwatch?
The tool is not cheaply priced. In cybersecurity, you want an extra layer of security in your organization. Some sect...
What needs improvement with Cisco Stealthwatch?
The expensive nature of the tool is an area of concern where improvements are required.
What do you like most about Fortinet FortiSandbox?
The real-time analysis capability of FortiSandbox is beneficial for email analysis.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Fortinet FortiSandbox?
I am not familiar with the pricing because my role is strictly technical.
What needs improvement with Fortinet FortiSandbox?
It would be better if we could integrate FortiSandbox with endpoint security solutions. This would allow us to scan f...
 

Also Known As

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Cisco Stealthwatch, Cisco Stealthwatch Enterprise, Lancope StealthWatch
FortiSandbox
 

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Edge Web Hosting, Telenor Norway, Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana, Webster Financial Corporation, Westinghouse Electric, VMware, TIAA-CREF
Lush, Barnabas Health, Options, Riverside Healthcare, Hillsbourough County Schools, Columbia Public Schools, Schiller AG
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