We performed a comparison between Cisco Secure Network Analytics and Meraki Dashboard 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 fact that it can identify down to an IP address of a system that is causing problems, or potentially causing problems, is very valuable."
"If you are using Darktrace or NAC solutions you can integrate Stealthwatch."
"It works efficiently for encrypted traffic analysis."
"Visibility. The ability to look East and West. To see what is passing through your circuits, where it is coming from, and how big it is."
"Overall, the implementation is very good."
"Ease of deployment, once you get your ducks in a row."
"Cisco Secure Network Analytics has increased the visibility of what is happening in our network, and I think that's the most important reason to use it. We can see what is really happening instead of just looking at numbers from routers or switches."
"The most valuable feature of Cisco Secure Network Analytics is the Threat Intelligence integration."
"I would say the ease of use is the most valuable feature. It's very easy to set up and get up and running."
"It can analyze the traffic that it is picking up from what may be a rogue access point, and it is able to identify those and send relevant notifications."
"The solution scales well."
"The initial setup was easy."
"The ability to view the entire project stack, including the camera, features, and routers, which I believe are the most important or relevant components."
"It is very easy to manage. It has good security, and it is working well with our firewall."
"There are some whitelist blacklist capabilities in the MX dashboard, which is very helpful."
"You don't have to be a network engineer to use it."
"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."
"I would like to see a hybrid solution that can work without being connected directly to the internet for those destinations."
"We would like the solution to make more advances in the way that Extreme Networks has been doing."
"I would like Cisco to make it easier for the administrators to use it."
"At my company, we might not be using it enough with other applications that we have that can integrate with it."
"If they can make this product more web-based, that would be amazing."
"I would like the search page available with Cisco Stealthwatch to be more intuitive. The previous release was better than the current one for the UI."
"I would like to see more expansion in artificial intelligence and machine learning features."
"It's a good solid solution but integration with Network Access Control products with Cisco ISE would be good."
"It would be helpful to have the ability to create a floor plan based on an existing PDF or JPEG, which is automatically converted into a usable network map."
"The cost of the solution is high and can be improved."
"The MDM, however, is bad. We're using another MDM now because Meraki was so bad."
"There needs to be more improvement on the device-connected interface."
"The tool is useful for managing devices and monitoring their current state, but it falls short in troubleshooting network issues, particularly with access points. It does not provide a complete understanding of the root causes of the issues. As a result, network engineers have had to use additional tools to complement it and conduct assessments. The only way to improve the tool would be to enhance its capability to identify and resolve network issues effectively."
"One area that could use improvement in the Meraki Dashboard is user-friendliness when navigating to port configurations."
"I would like to see an alert event feature to monitor what users are downloading and how to block some applications."
"It would be nicer if the dashboard was lighter."
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Cisco Secure Network Analytics is ranked 24th in Network Monitoring Software with 57 reviews while Meraki Dashboard is ranked 9th in Network Monitoring Software with 51 reviews. Cisco Secure Network Analytics is rated 8.2, while Meraki Dashboard 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 Meraki Dashboard writes "Incredibly easy to use, great troubleshooting and prevention of malicious events". Cisco Secure Network Analytics is most compared with Darktrace, Cisco Secure Cloud Analytics, ThousandEyes, Vectra AI and Arista NDR, whereas Meraki Dashboard is most compared with Cisco DNA Center, SolarWinds NPM, ThousandEyes, Mist AI and Cloud and Auvik Network Management (ANM). See our Cisco Secure Network Analytics vs. Meraki Dashboard report.
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