We performed a comparison between Cisco Secure Network Analytics and Splunk User Behavior Analytics 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."
"It has been pretty stable since we deployed it, and everything seems to be working fine."
"Cisco Stealthwatch provides the solutions analytics and threat detection capabilities that I am looking for. It has also improved the network visibility of our organization."
"Most valuable features are the network maps and server and network response time."
"The artifacts available in the tool provide better information for analyzing network traffic. It enables a holistic view of network traffic and general packet analysis. It's easy to identify anomalies without the use of signatures. The way in which we implemented Stealthwatch Cloud has enabled my team to analyze traffic behind proxies."
"The most valuable feature of Cisco Secure Network Analytics is the Threat Intelligence integration."
"The solution reduces the amount of time it takes to detect and remediate threats."
"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 beginning of any security investigation starts with net flow data."
"Because of some of the visualizations that we utilize, we are able to understand strange, unusual traffic on our networks."
"This intelligent user behavior analytics package is easy to configure and use while remaining feature filled."
"The solution is definitely scalable."
"The most valuable feature is being able to take data and put it into other systems so that we could see the output, and to see where we need to apply our focus."
"The most valuable features are the indexing and powerful search features."
"It's easily scalable."
"This is a good security product."
"It's straightforward in terms of configuration and troubleshooting and log management and monitoring as well. These are the edge points in addition to it being a modular solution where you can capitalize on your current licenses with extra licensing models, which can match the customer's business requirement and it can help the customer to design or to actually plan for their own roadmap."
"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."
"The customizability of the UI should improve."
"Better integration between Cisco Secure Network Analytics and Cisco Secure Workload would be beneficial."
"One thing I would like to see improved is if it could automatically be tied through ISE, instead of you having to manually get notifications and disable it yourself."
"We had some trouble with the installation as we migrated from our previous solution."
"If they can make this product more web-based, that would be amazing."
"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 version with the Dell server had iDRAC problems. Often, it reported iDRAC failure."
"The initial setup was complex."
"I would like improved downward integration with other tools such as McAfee and other GCP solutions."
"There are occasional bugs."
"In the future I would like to see simplified statistics and analytical threats."
"It could be easier to scale the solution if you are using it on-premise, not in the cloud."
"The price of Splunk UBA is too high."
"If the price was lowered and the setup process was less complex, I would consider rating it higher."
"The solution is much more expensive than relative competitors like ArcSight or LogRhythm. It makes it hard to sell to customers sometimes."
"The ability to do more complicated data investigation would be a welcome addition for pros, though the functionality now gives most people what they need."
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Cisco Secure Network Analytics is ranked 24th in Network Monitoring Software with 57 reviews while Splunk User Behavior Analytics is ranked 2nd in User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) with 17 reviews. Cisco Secure Network Analytics is rated 8.2, while Splunk User Behavior Analytics 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 Splunk User Behavior Analytics writes "Easy to configure and easy to use solution that integrates with many applications and scripts ". Cisco Secure Network Analytics is most compared with Darktrace, Cisco Secure Cloud Analytics, ThousandEyes, Vectra AI and Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention, whereas Splunk User Behavior Analytics is most compared with Darktrace, Microsoft Defender for Identity, IBM Security QRadar, Cynet and Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management. See our Cisco Secure Network Analytics vs. Splunk User Behavior Analytics report.
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