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 we got out of Stealthwatch is to be able to, while troubleshooting, go deep into one of our interfaces and verify what the bandwidth is and if there's any activity there that's causing problems."
"The most valuable feature is NetFlow. The beginning of any security investigation starts with NetFlow data."
"It has definitely helped us improve our mean time to resolution on network issues."
"The most valuable features are encrypted threat analysis and the ability to run jobs on entire flows."
"The deployment was a breeze. It is a very innovative and robust platform that allows us to bi-directionally stitch together data elements from Netflow-enabled devices to provide a context for network utilization."
"The most valuable features provided by this solution are visibility and information."
"Using the Cognitive Analytics feature, we have complete visibility that we didn’t have before."
"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."
"SolarWinds dashboard is very fast. Also, their interface is very good, it looks very user-friendly. The product allows me to see a summary of the network being monitored at a glance."
"The most valuable feature is the graphical user interface."
"The most valuable features of the solution are its graphical interface and reports."
"The most valuable features in SolarWinds NPM are the network search and diagnostic tools."
"I believe the ease of setup and use, including everything, from the initial installation to the discovery of devices is the most valuable."
"SolarWinds is reasonably priced."
"The benefit of this solution is the reporting. We're able to report on and see our network in a graphical form. We are able to detect when a device is added to a network."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the alerts."
"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."
"I would like Cisco to make it easier for the administrators to use it."
"The initial setup was straightforward but required a lot of data entry, to begin with building out the server types and network types."
"Stealthwatch needs improvement when it comes to speed."
"There's a lot of traffic on our network that we don't see sometimes."
"The initial setup is complex, as there is a lot to configure."
"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."
"Complexity on integration is not so straightforward and you really need an expert to help build it out."
"I would like to see some improvement when it comes to reporting."
"The integration needs to be improved."
"GUI needs improvement with a more graphical dashboard."
"The SolarWinds notification and alerting configuration could be simplified as it would be easier to find if it was within the NPM web application instead of in a separate client application."
"I would like to see integration with antivirus or other security endpoint solutions."
"My team has had a lot of issues with support."
"Technical support and releases are not particularly reliable."
"The dashboard of the solution is an area with certain shortcomings that need improvement."
"SolarWinds NPM can be very slow at times. The database optimization can be done to improve the product performance."
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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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