We performed a comparison between Cisco Secure Network Analytics and PRTG Network Monitor 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."
"I believe this solution has reduced our incident response time."
"I value the feature which enables me to detect devices talking to suspect IPs."
"Great network monitoring, looking at anomaly detection and evaluation."
"It does change the way we troubleshoot and it is relatively easy to use once you learn it. I would recommend it to someone considering it."
"Most of the engineers I've worked with have been really good. Very knowledgeable and easy to work with."
"The beginning of any security investigation starts with net flow data."
"It is a good application, providing for real-time monitoring of the organization of data. It can basically identify points of peak traffic where possible issues are being caused."
"This product alleviates the day-to-day headaches for us, in regards to metrics."
"The reporting module is easy to configure."
"The remote probe feature in PRTG Network Monitor helps you monitor remote systems or your network at a lower cost than other solutions."
"It is easy when it comes to dependencies of devices, so if your router goes down, the three or four switches behind it will automatically be paused so that you don't get multiple alerts."
"The feature I like is that it can easily do a lot of mapping."
"We like the alerting system, the SNMP monitoring and the customization of the bandwidth."
"The product is simple and easy to implement."
"PRTG has improved our visibility and response time to issues related to remote sites."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."
"It hasn't really improved our direct detection rate but it has definitely reduced our incident response time as we wouldn't have been able to detect threats or immediate risks without this solution."
"One update I would like to see is an agent-based client. Currently StealthWatch is network based."
"I think the interface is a little lacking. The interface seems like it just needs to be modernized. It's been the same interface now, ever since I've seen it probably four years ago."
"At my company, we might not be using it enough with other applications that we have that can integrate with it."
"I would like to see better filters."
"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."
"It's too complicated to install, when starting out."
"They should include Citrix VDIs in the next release."
"The thing that we do struggle with a bit is in the historic data. If I want look over 30 days, because it averages out onto one graph, you can't zoom in and drill down information."
"Technical support is an area with concerns in PRTG Network Monitor, where improvements are required."
"Maybe in the future there will be room for improvement, but currently, there is nothing pressing that I can think of"
"They should work on syncing the solution with Gmail."
"Scalability is the only major sticking point for me. There is a recommended number of sensors, which is around 10,000 and we're double that... The only option we have to scale is to buy another core, which would be a separate, stand-alone instance..."
"The product could be improved by being cross-platform friendly."
"The technical support service should be improved."
"Improvements in data storage flexibility, such as allowing customers to specify data retention periods, would enhance PRTG."
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Cisco Secure Network Analytics is ranked 24th in Network Monitoring Software with 57 reviews while PRTG Network Monitor is ranked 5th in Network Monitoring Software with 96 reviews. Cisco Secure Network Analytics is rated 8.2, while PRTG Network Monitor 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 PRTG Network Monitor writes "It's an all-in-one solution, and net flow is included in the licensing ". Cisco Secure Network Analytics is most compared with Darktrace, Cisco Secure Cloud Analytics, ThousandEyes, Vectra AI and Arista NDR, whereas PRTG Network Monitor is most compared with Zabbix, Centreon, Nagios XI, SolarWinds NPM and ManageEngine OpManager. See our Cisco Secure Network Analytics vs. PRTG Network Monitor report.
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