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 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 solution reduces the amount of time it takes to detect and remediate threats."
"The solution allowed us to not only get gain insight but also start collaborating with other tools."
"The search options on Cisco Stealthwatch are the most valuable. You can get very granular with it, down to the kilobits or the seconds if you want. The product supports any time frame that you need, so that is nice."
"The most valuable features are encrypted threat analysis and the ability to run jobs on entire flows."
"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."
"Stability is the most valuable feature we have seen in this solution."
"The most valuable feature is its alerts and dashboard."
"Network performance is the main issue clients are facing. SolarWinds checks if a node is down, and we can set thresholds for performance metrics. For example, we set it up to get an alert automatically if a value is over 80 percent. It has a full dashboard that covers CP, hard disk, and node monitoring."
"I believe the ease of setup and use, including everything, from the initial installation to the discovery of devices is the most valuable."
"SolarWinds NPM has a colorful UI and many easy-to-use features. It does not need to be configured as much and is also easy to install."
"It's easy to understand, even if you are not too technical."
"It gives us a map of the network setup and one console to see the entire network."
"With just three modules, I can monitor server performance (whether it’s a VM, in the cloud, or an on-premises server."
"It combines and presents information from many different sources, giving a corporate-wide vision on a single pane of glass."
"It is scalable."
"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."
"The usability of this solution needs to be improved."
"The ability to be natively integrated into Port Aggregator would be beneficial because it would reduce just one more component that's needed in order to have that type of view."
"If there was one improvement I’d suggest it would be that it detect traffic through an intranet. The product requires that traffic flow through a managed network device. The product is designed mostly for enterprise environments and not smaller environments or businesses."
"Initially, I felt Cisco Secure Network Analytics lacked integration with Splunk."
"The initial setup is complex, as there is a lot to configure."
"I would like to see a hybrid solution that can work without being connected directly to the internet for those destinations."
"There's a lot of traffic on our network that we don't see sometimes."
"SolarWinds NPM could improve the graphics of the interface and more customized reporting."
"Having more technical and support resources available in Saudi Arabia would be helpful."
"The reporting is good, but I want it to be a little easier when creating custom reports. The reports are all on the website now, but it takes some know how to get some to display the way you would like."
"This solution would benefit from expanding on the capabilities within the API."
"The integration with video apps could be better."
"We decided that we were no longer going to trust that their products have not been capitalized."
"We'd like to see a bit more automation in the future."
"The evaluation time for the product is too short especially for large corporations."
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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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