Cisco Sourcefire SNORT vs Claroty Platform comparison

Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS)

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Categories and Ranking

Cisco Sourcefire SNORT

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) (12th)

Claroty Platform

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Remote Access (15th), Vulnerability Management (24th), Operational Technology (OT) Security (2nd), Cyber-Physical Systems Protection (2nd), Secure Remote Access (1st)

Mindshare comparison

While both are Network Security Systems solutions, they serve different purposes. Cisco Sourcefire SNORT is designed for Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) and holds a mindshare of 2.9%, up 2.7% compared to last year.
Claroty Platform, on the other hand, focuses on Cyber-Physical Systems Protection, holds 37.0% mindshare, down 43.0% since last year.

Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Cisco Sourcefire SNORT	2.9%
Darktrace	9.8%
Fortinet FortiGate	7.9%
Other	79.4%

Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS)

Cyber-Physical Systems Protection Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Claroty Platform	37.0%
Armis	36.1%
Phosphorus Cybersecurity	12.1%
Other	14.800000000000011%

Cyber-Physical Systems Protection

Featured Reviews

reviewer2772102

Cloud Architect at a consultancy with 1-10 employees

Logging and customizable rules have helped improve threat monitoring and detection

The logging is mainly what I consider one of the best features with Cisco Sourcefire SNORT. Being able to log and store it in a file allows you to push it to a centralized repository. The logging and reporting help improve incident response. You should always be logging threats, any sort of misconfiguration, and anything that could be an issue. It's important to at least log and monitor it. The basic rules provide a good baseline in assessing Cisco Sourcefire SNORT's ability in providing real-time analytics for threat detection, but as a professional, you should look to constantly modify that baseline. They provide extensive customizability so you can define your own rules. The customizability allows it to be adaptable in protecting against diverse network threats to the constant change.

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TarunKumar11

Global Leadership Council at a tech company with 10,001+ employees

Improved industrial asset visibility has transformed risk management and compliance monitoring

I think there are some areas of weaknesses in Claroty Platform. The pricing could improve, as some of the features require licensing tiers and therefore the pricing could be higher. Claroty Platform could benefit from simpler licensing and pricing structures. The executive dashboard can improve as well, and they can expand their third-party integration. Additionally, their predictive AI-driven recommendations can be improved. I think it does provide for very good behavior analysis through AI capabilities and risk prioritization, which is generally quite trustworthy. As the capability of AI enhances, I think it can provide for better risk recommendations. Claroty Platform can have a better and simpler licensing arrangement. Their third-party integrations can expand. They can have better executive dashboards and more AI-driven predictive risk recommendations. I would rate them an eight for these reasons. Dashboards, licensing, integrations, and AI-driven recommendations are areas for improvement. Probably one more to add is that they can have better and more enhanced automated remediation workflows.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Cisco technical support is unbeatable. It offers a premium service every time."

"Solid intrusion detection and prevention that scales easily in very large environments."

"With Cisco Sourcefire SNORT, we've been able to prevent and detect intrusion in our network and actually decrease our SLA (Service Level Agreement)."

"The whole solution is very good, and stable."

"The logging is mainly what I consider one of the best features with Cisco Sourcefire SNORT; being able to log and store it in a file allows you to push it to a centralized repository."

"The tool's most valuable feature is threat detection, which is important because we have multiple layers not only in Cisco."

"It simplifies the configuration process by offering pre-defined base configurations, including security and connectivity settings."

"The solution can be integrated with some network electors like Cisco Stealthwatch, Cisco ISE, and Active Directory to provide the client with authentication certificates."

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"The platform ensures security without imposing significant delays."

"I believe the two main aspects where Claroty stands out are their ability to provide a complete platform and their OT-specific focus."

"The solution's asset management is really great compared to Dragos or Nozomi."

"Claroty provides continuous threat protection and identifies pre-empty stuff and false positives."

"I appreciate the active coding, deep inspection of packages, and data retrieval. The tool covers information about assets and attack vectors, which I find superior to other tools. Based on alerts, I create reports detailing how an attacker can penetrate the plant, both externally and internally."

"I like how the tool does passive and active discovery and threat detection and shows risks, recommendations, and vulnerabilities. It gives risk scores and gathers everything in one place - IP, device name, etc. We can integrate it with other tools for overall network mapping. It's useful for audits, compliance, and monitoring of all devices in the industry. It provides both monitoring and control. We also have SRA for incident response, which lets us search all alerts if we deploy the Claroty Platform."

"The tool's best feature was the UI and the simplicity it offers."

"The solution offers comprehensive tools that greatly enhance your IT operations if implemented correctly."

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Cons

"This is a good solution, but some others may have some advantages."

"I would like to have analytics included in the suite."

"To be frank, the product is not really stable, although they're working on that. Whenever I go to the technical community with an issue, they will usually say that it is not there yet, but the technical team are working on it. The issues are not insolvable. I think they should just keep working on the product to make sure that the product can become very stable. The technical support is great. I appreciate that. We have a lot of communities supporting Firepower now, so you can find help for whatever issue you have."

"There are problems setting up VPNs for some regions."

"Integration with other components — even Cisco's own products — can be enhanced to improve administrative experience."

"I want to see a better dashboard for the product. The dashboard can be a bit modified or enhanced."

"While the alerts they offer are good, it could improve it in the sense that they should be more detailed to make the alerts more useful to us in general. Sometimes the solution will offer up false positives. Due to the fact that the alerts aren't detailed, we have to go dig around to see why is it being blocked. The solution would be infinitely better if there was just a bit more detail in the alert information and logging we receive."

"This solution needs to be more customizable."

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"Occasionally, I face a login problem despite entering the correct password."

"I think the only issue is that the hardware Claroty uses is expensive."

"There is room for improvement in the user interface to make it more vibrant and interactive, similar to IT tools. Improvements could also be made in the Secure Remote Access (SRA) user interaction and graphical representations of recordings."

"Introducing an AI chatbot to assist you when you have doubts could be beneficial."

"The product could be improved in terms of user interface design."

"The pricing could improve, as some of the features require licensing tiers and therefore the pricing could be higher."

"The Claroty Platform becomes too noisy when it gives numerous CVEs related to vendor match. Sometimes, these CVEs are not actually related to the device in the firmware at the site."

"There should be AI security solutions implemented."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The cost is per port and can be expensive but it does include training and support for three years."

"Licensing for this solution is paid on a yearly basis."

"If one is an extremely expensive product, and ten is cheap, I rate the tool's price as a five."

"I don't know the exact amount, but most of the time when I go to a company with a proposition, they will say, "This thing that you are selling is good, but it's expensive. Why don't you propose something like FortiGate, Check Point, or Palo Alto?" Cisco device are expensive compared to other devices."

"We have a three-year license for this solution."

"It's a bit expensive compared to other solutions."

"The tool is quite expensive."

"The licensing for physical devices is cheap, but the software version is expensive. The software version costs around 26-28 dollars. I was surprised and even double-checked. It was shocking."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Construction Company

14%

Financial Services Firm

Outsourcing Company

Manufacturing Company

14%

Energy/Utilities Company

Comms Service Provider

Computer Software Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	5
Midsize Enterprise	9
Large Enterprise	7

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	4
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	13

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cisco Sourcefire SNORT?

If one is an extremely expensive product, and ten is cheap, I rate the tool's price as a five. There are some other tools in the market that are more expensive than Cisco. There are no additional c...

What needs improvement with Cisco Sourcefire SNORT?

I have not had much experience with the community-driven rule set while utilizing Cisco Sourcefire SNORT. I don't have experience with recognizing zero-day vulnerabilities, but based on my knowledg...

What is your primary use case for Cisco Sourcefire SNORT?

Endpoint protection is the main use case. The main aspect involves specifying different rules, and when network traffic hits these rules, it will try to block the traffic or at least log the traffi...

What needs improvement with Claroty Platform?

What is your primary use case for Claroty Platform?

I think a lack of visibility into industrial assets is the main use case for Claroty Platform. Claroty Platform is a cyber-physical system security platform. Lack of visibility into industrial asse...

What advice do you have for others considering Claroty Platform?

Claroty Platform has impacted my organization positively by reducing cyber risk, by making the incident detection faster, by improving compliance readiness, reducing operational downtime, and overa...

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Overview

Cisco Sourcefire SNORT is a versatile cybersecurity tool offering threat detection, scalability, and integration with Cisco tools. It is recognized for ease of configuration and comprehensive protection, making it suitable for intrusion prevention and firewall applications.

Cisco Sourcefire SNORT provides advanced malware protection and integrates seamlessly with Cisco products. It enables automatic IPS tuning, real-time visibility, and intelligent security automation, which together enhance network security. Users benefit from its URL filtering, email spam elimination, and it delivers low false positives. Though highly effective, feedback highlights a desire for improvements in stability, dashboard effectiveness, traffic blocking customizations, and integration with Cisco DNA Center. Cost concerns and calls for cloud-based deployments also emerge in user feedback. Technical support and performance are also discussed, with VPN configuration posing challenges.

What are the key features of Cisco Sourcefire SNORT?

Threat Detection: Identifies and mitigates network threats efficiently.
Scalability: Easily adapts to growing network demands.
Cisco Integration: Works smoothly with existing Cisco infrastructure.
Advanced Malware Protection: Provides comprehensive security against sophisticated threats.
Real-Time Visibility: Offers live insights into network activity.
Automatic IPS Tuning: Adjusts security policies dynamically.

What benefits can be found in user reviews?

Ease of Configuration: Streamlined setup process.
Comprehensive Protection: Low false positive rates ensuring broader security.
Robust Support: Access to extensive Cisco support network.

Organizations primarily deploy Cisco Sourcefire SNORT for network security in sectors like finance and healthcare. Used extensively in data centers with Cisco Firepower, it provides intrusion prevention, URL filtering, and VPN security. Pre-configured settings make it practical for on-premises deployment, ensuring secure user-to-server and server-to-server interactions.

Cisco

The Claroty Platform is tailored for monitoring and securing industrial control systems. It offers deep visibility into OT networks, enabling effective anomaly detection and vulnerability assessments. Its user-friendly interface and robust reporting tools facilitate easy management and compliance, enhancing organizational efficiency and cybersecurity posture in industrial environments.

Claroty

Sample Customers

CareCore, City of Biel, Dimension Data, LightEdge, Lone Star College System, National Rugby League, Port Aventura, Smart City Networks, Telecom Italia, The Department of Education in Western Australia

Rockwell Automation

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