We performed a comparison between Cisco Secure Network Analytics and Fortinet FortiManager based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Zabbix, Datadog, Auvik and others in Network Monitoring Software."We can manage the entire system across the network and troubleshoot the pain points."
"The single dashboard is a valuable feature."
"Stability is the most valuable feature we have seen in this solution."
"It's a dependable product that is able to pinpoint where we have vulnerabilities if they occur."
"The most valuable features are encrypted threat analysis and the ability to run jobs on entire flows."
"We find that Stealthwatch can detect the unseen."
"StealthWatch lets me see the ports running in and out and the country. It has excellent reporting, telemetry, and artificial intelligence features. With the telemetry, I can set thresholds to detect sudden changes and the alarms go through the PLC parts. I can see all the ports running on that trunk."
"It has been pretty stable since we deployed it, and everything seems to be working fine."
"The solution reduces the amount of time it takes to detect and remediate threats."
"It does change the way we troubleshoot and it is relatively easy to use once you learn it. I would recommend it to someone considering it."
"This solution enables you to centralize the rules and the configuration of all the equipment."
"The best feature of Fortinet FortiManager is its ease of use. It is easy to manage the firewall from Fortinet FortiManager. Additionally, the interface is very good."
"Fortinet FortiManager allows you to manage multiple FortiGate devices from a single console, and this is a valuable product feature."
"I like the rapid deployment feature. I also like that it's easy to troubleshoot. FortiManager is amazing because we can have a centralized policy. All our devices are integrated, and we can also engage in troubleshooting. We can use it for different deployments. One fantastic feature is the ability to create a version and deploy it immediately."
"Without FortiManager, you cannot manage a complex environment across several sites with multiple firewalls."
"It is easy to deploy to licenses."
"The solution has the best stability for application control and inspections."
"It makes management very easy."
"The technical support needs improvement."
"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."
"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."
"Stealthwatch is still maturing in AI. It uses artificial intelligence for predictions, but AI still needs to mature. It is in a phase where you get 95% correct detection. As its AI engine learns more, it will become more accurate. This is applicable to all the devices that are using AI because they support both supervised and unsupervised machine learning. The accuracy in the case of supervised machine learning is dependent on the data you feed into the box. The accuracy in the case of unsupervised machine learning is dependent on the algorithm. The algorithm matures depending on retrospective learning, and this is how it is able to detect zero-day attacks."
"We had some trouble with the installation as we migrated from our previous solution."
"We've had problems with element licensing costs so scalability is a concern."
"The usability of this solution needs to be improved."
"I would like to see some improvement when it comes to reporting."
"The visualization could be improved, the GUI is not the best."
"Cisco could improve the administration for the customers."
"The price is a bit too high."
"FortiManager should improve the integration with third-party platforms."
"The areas that need improvement are implemenation and support. In terms of implementation, it mainly needs clear documentation."
"The price always has room for improvement."
"We have some visibility issues with the reporting."
"In the next release, FortiManager should include more protection features."
"Fortinet FortiManager could improve them by adding more portfolio components."
"The documentation could be better."
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Cisco Secure Network Analytics is ranked 25th in Network Monitoring Software with 58 reviews while Fortinet FortiManager is ranked 3rd in Network Management Applications with 61 reviews. Cisco Secure Network Analytics is rated 8.2, while Fortinet FortiManager is rated 8.0. 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 Fortinet FortiManager writes "Easy to set up with good integration capabilities but we've had troubles when moving devices". Cisco Secure Network Analytics is most compared with Darktrace, Cisco Secure Cloud Analytics, ThousandEyes, Vectra AI and Arista NDR, whereas Fortinet FortiManager is most compared with Fortinet FortiGate Cloud, Fortinet FortiOS, Cisco DNA Center, Zabbix and Junos Space Network Director.
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