We performed a comparison between Cisco Secure Network Analytics and SolarWinds NPM 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."We can manage the entire system across the network and troubleshoot the pain points."
"The most valuable feature is NetFlow. The beginning of any security investigation starts with NetFlow data."
"From a security standpoint, it is just seeing pockets as well. Visibility is very key for us."
"The beginning of any security investigation starts with net flow data."
"It provides good visibility to the customers. People are still evaluating it, but it provides visibility and helps them to take action to remediate and mitigate the issues that are highlighted on the dashboard. It has good integration with the Cisco switching platform."
"The most valuable features of this solution are the logging, keeping threats under control, and keeping our data and environment secure."
"There are already many functionalities, so I don't think there is anything to improve."
"The most valuable feature is integration."
"The most valuable features provided by this solution are visibility and information."
"The most valuable features of SolarWinds NPM are network performance monitoring and the overall benefit for servers."
"From web interfaces to custom monitors and alarms, this product has a high level of flexibility that can be molded to suit your business needs, regardless of the size of your organization."
"The product is scalable."
"What I've found most valuable about the solution is that it's scalable."
"Reporting tools are a great feature along with the ability to create customized reports for you"
"SolarWinds NPM provides an overview of network monitoring, extending its capabilities to cover other aspects, such as virtual machines and servers. The platform has features like NetPath, which is particularly beneficial for end-users, offering insights into issues like latency, packet loss, and connectivity problems with routers, switches, or servers."
"The set up was very easy. We didn't have any problems with the setup. The deployment took less than an hour."
"SolarWinds NPM is a scalable solution since it can handle a huge number of users."
"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."
"If there was one improvement I’d suggest it would be that it detect traffic through an intranet. The product requires that traffic flow through a managed network device. The product is designed mostly for enterprise environments and not smaller environments or businesses."
"One update I would like to see is an agent-based client. Currently StealthWatch is network based."
"We need to be able to filter out internal IPs as non-threats."
"The reporting of day-to-day metrics still has room for improvement."
"I would like to see a hybrid solution that can work without being connected directly to the internet for those destinations."
"The version with the Dell server had iDRAC problems. Often, it reported iDRAC failure."
"Many of these tools require extensive on-premises hardware to run."
"Its granularity for RBAC roles-based access control needs improvement."
"The integration with the APIs and the web servers deployed can definitely be improved."
"The reporting is good, but I want it to be a little easier when creating custom reports. The reports are all on the website now, but it takes some know how to get some to display the way you would like."
"I think Solar Winds NPM needs to create a profile with documentation responsibility."
"The reporting module that got integrated into the system itself, used to be a standalone solution and I preferred that."
"The evaluation time for the product is too short especially for large corporations."
"The dashboard of the solution is an area with certain shortcomings that need improvement."
"SolarWinds NPM could improve by adding the deepest inspection, performance networking, and IP address discovery."
"It would be nice to have a test to check if you can access a particular device via API without installing it and waiting for a poll cycle. You should have the capacity to initiate a test to see if it was reachable and get the results almost immediately."
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Cisco Secure Network Analytics is ranked 24th in Network Monitoring Software with 57 reviews while SolarWinds NPM is ranked 4th in Network Monitoring Software with 147 reviews. Cisco Secure Network Analytics is rated 8.2, while SolarWinds NPM is rated 8.2. 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 SolarWinds NPM writes "High-level, comprehensive, and proactive monitoring in a user-friendly interface". Cisco Secure Network Analytics is most compared with Darktrace, Cisco Secure Cloud Analytics, ThousandEyes, Vectra AI and Arista NDR, whereas SolarWinds NPM is most compared with Zabbix, PRTG Network Monitor, ManageEngine OpManager, ThousandEyes and Entuity. See our Cisco Secure Network Analytics vs. SolarWinds NPM report.
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