We performed a comparison between Cisco Secure Network Analytics and Nmap 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."The single dashboard is a valuable feature."
"We can manage the entire system across the network and troubleshoot the pain points."
"The most valuable feature is having visibility into the data segments throughout our network."
"It's easy to set up. The deployment takes one or two days. You need to collect the data from a device and then direct it to the portal."
"The search options on Cisco Stealthwatch are the most valuable. You can get very granular with it, down to the kilobits or the seconds if you want. The product supports any time frame that you need, so that is nice."
"The most valuable feature is anomaly detection, where it finds things that are not allowed internally."
"Cisco Stealthwatch has reduced the amount of time to detect an immediate threat."
"I believe this solution has reduced our incident response time."
"Using this solution has helped us to detect and identify viruses or malicious activity in the network early on."
"The most valuable feature is integration."
"It is a very user-friendly product."
"Nmap has a powerful command line tool and a set of diagnostic features."
"From a functionality standpoint, it's robust and straightforward to comprehend."
"Nmap is mostly helpful during compliance checks. We run the scanner to see how many devices are on our network and find vulnerabilities in those that aren't compliant. We also use it monthly to scan our network and identify devices that aren't connected properly. This helps us detect any issues related to the operating systems of these devices."
"The best feature of Nmap is that it lets me see useful information about each endpoint in my entire network environment. For example, I can see every single connection of the network as well as each and every port."
"It enables us to delve deeper and identify the services and open ports on the system and visualize this information on a dashboard automatically."
"The real-time reporting feature of Nmap is particularly valuable. It generates detailed reports on the source and destination IP addresses, the protocols used, and the types of traffic."
"The scanning procedure includes UDP ports which sets it apart from competitors."
"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."
"The technical support needs improvement."
"The reporting of day-to-day metrics still has room for improvement."
"Cisco Stealthwatch can improve by having bundled packages for popular add-ons. It would be a lot easier for people implementing it, have let's say a better way to use the product."
"The initial setup was complex."
"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 ability to be natively integrated into Port Aggregator would be beneficial because it would reduce just one more component that's needed in order to have that type of view."
"Stealthwatch needs improvement when it comes to speed."
"It would be better to let people know, up front, that is doesn't give you nice, clear information, as seen in the demos, without Cisco ISE installed."
"We've run into some issues with the configuration."
"They should deliver Playtech's username and password."
"Nmap needs to improve its scanning speed."
"One of the drawbacks of the standard Nmap utility is that it does not come with a graphical user interface, unlike a number of other open-source alternatives such as Zenmap."
"There is room for improvement in the design, the GUI. It looks a bit odd. Maybe Nmap should improve it or add more widgets to make it more attractive, but the basic functionality is good and provides what we need."
"The challenge often lies in finding suitable courses and professional resources."
"Nmap major operates through the CLI; there's no GUI component, and that's where the challenge is."
"Customization is not very user-friendly in Nmap."
"The price is high and could be cheaper."
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Cisco Secure Network Analytics is ranked 25th in Network Monitoring Software with 58 reviews while Nmap is ranked 17th in Network Monitoring Software with 20 reviews. Cisco Secure Network Analytics is rated 8.2, while Nmap is rated 8.6. 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 Nmap writes " Improves network monitoring and offers insights into traffic, including VPNs". Cisco Secure Network Analytics is most compared with Darktrace, Cisco Secure Cloud Analytics, ThousandEyes, Vectra AI and Arista NDR, whereas Nmap is most compared with Azure Network Watcher, SolarWinds NPM, Domotz, SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer and Nagios Core. See our Cisco Secure Network Analytics vs. Nmap report.
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