We performed a comparison between Cisco Secure Network Analytics and Nagios XI 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."
"Most of the engineers I've worked with have been really good. Very knowledgeable and easy to work with."
"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."
"The most valuable feature is its alerts and dashboard."
"Stability is the most valuable feature we have seen in this solution."
"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 this solution is data hoarding because it catches threats on a frequent basis that we had no idea of."
"I believe this solution has reduced our incident response time."
"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."
"The features I've found the most useful are the plug-ins, the fact that you can connect almost everything to it. That's very useful."
"It's great for monitoring IT services infrastructure."
"Nagios XI helped me to draw the network and check for system failures."
"The most valuable feature is its support for different types of devices, where it can use all of the equipment that you need."
"It's a monitoring agent. It's designed to do one thing. Its most valuable feature is its monitoring."
"Nagios is stable and it's easy to use the monitoring software, which is why we chose this product."
"The most valuable feature of Nagios XI is customization. We can customize based on our requirements. We can do modifications and implement a lot of scripts. Additionally, it is easy to use."
"Nagios XI is stable."
"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."
"The reporting of day-to-day metrics still has room for improvement."
"Its granularity for RBAC roles-based access control needs improvement."
"If they can make this product more web-based, that would be amazing."
"Complexity on integration is not so straightforward and you really need an expert to help build it out."
"We had some trouble with the installation as we migrated from our previous solution."
"It is time-consuming to set it up and understand how the tool works."
"The overall visibility into the actual device itself would be helpful. I don't just want support-specific data, but also to be able to see information such as CPU and other internal components or usage of the devices."
"I would like to see a hybrid solution that can work without being connected directly to the internet for those destinations."
"It can be quite difficult to know which drivers and agents to use when setting up."
"The PNP4Nagios plugin not working easily with XI is an issue for me, because some open source monitoring plugins do not work out of the box. But in the end, you learn to live with it."
"I would like a much easier GUI so that I can delete events and logs, which will free up a lot of space."
"They need more documentation for the plugins."
"The reporting structure could be more streamlined."
"The pricing has recently risen. I know they've changed what is covered under the license, however, it doesn't change the way we use it and adds nothing to our experience, and yet we now have to pay more."
"The reporting part should be made simpler. While we can obtain all the reports we need, we always have to create work-arounds to get them."
"The product could be optimized to improve the administrative user experience via the Nagios Core Configuration (NCC) GUI module."
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Cisco Secure Network Analytics is ranked 24th in Network Monitoring Software with 57 reviews while Nagios XI is ranked 8th in Network Monitoring Software with 54 reviews. Cisco Secure Network Analytics is rated 8.2, while Nagios XI 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 Nagios XI writes "Great for monitoring IT services infrastructure with nice tools and helpful notifications". Cisco Secure Network Analytics is most compared with Darktrace, Cisco Secure Cloud Analytics, ThousandEyes, Vectra AI and Arista NDR, whereas Nagios XI is most compared with Zabbix, Nagios Core, PRTG Network Monitor, Wireshark and Icinga. See our Cisco Secure Network Analytics vs. Nagios XI report.
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