We performed a comparison between Cisco IOS Security and Darktrace based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The most valuable feature is the scalability. The nice thing with the bigger vendors is that they're very good at scale."
"In Pakistan, we only use Cisco because they have good local support infrastructure. Huawei and Fortinet don't offer direct support in Pakistan."
"The solution is easy to use."
"Previously, anyone in the organization would see any data point in the wall. They could just go and connect their machine with that data point and could access the network. But now, even if someone came and tried that, they will not be given access."
"Completely integrates branch offices with perimeter security."
"Cisco Technical Assistance Center works on a follow-the-sun concept and gives real 24x7 customer support, which is a great advantage when you have a service contract with them."
"The solution is stable."
"The capabilities for scalability with this product are huge"
"A simple, powerful AI solution that just does all the work for you when you turn it on."
"Technical support is helpful and responsive."
"The Dynamic Threat Dashboard is very nice, as it lists all of your threats and rates them, and then you can choose whether to investigate further."
"The most valuable features of Darktrace are the tracing of unusual external emails and monitoring the local network."
"Artificial intelligence and machine learning functionalities are valuable."
"The AI-based pattern is the most valuable feature."
"One thing I appreciate is Antigena Email, which is for email protection."
"The most valuable feature has been the behavioral analytics that allows us to monitor all the traffic."
"The solution’s setup process could be better."
"If they could increase the performance a little better because the device sometimes gets slow."
"There are the usual bugs that are inherent to some software upgrades. Sometimes this provides some unexpected issues, however, it happens with all brands all the time."
"Cisco very slowly introduces and implements the products, unlike other brands."
"I wish it would be more like the next generation firewall technology. There should be more selection between the application and filtering."
"Most of their features are meant for Cisco. You cannot integrate them with any other vendor."
"Cisco IOS Security's monitoring is rather rudimentary and could be improved."
"An area for improvement in Cisco IOS Security is the performance because it's not as stable sometimes. There's also some latency in the solution, which could be improved. Cisco IOS Security integrates with other solutions, but you'll encounter many errors after integration, so this is another area for improvement. I'd like to see enhanced performance and a simplified setup in the next version of Cisco IOS Security."
"The interface is too mathematical and it should be simplified."
"The cost is a bit on the higher side."
"It takes time to go through the interface and pick up things. If it were a more straightforward interface, then it would free up time."
"Although we haven't detected any network threats since implementing Darktrace, we are unsure of its efficacy. It would be beneficial if the solution could offer additional details to the user regarding any potential or prevented threats. Additionally, there could be better search tools and integration."
"It would be good if they can include some endpoint protection for remote workers. Nowadays, most people are working remotely. Therefore, they should include some type of sensors that can be installed on the endpoint in order to directly report the main usage and protect remotely. Phone protection will also be a great feature to add to Darktrace."
"There is a high ratio of false positive information."
"Darkforce could be improved in the range of the interface; how to interact with the actions it's taking or not taking."
"In an upcoming release, there could be more customizable playbooks or a library of playbooks to choose from."
Cisco IOS Security is ranked 11th in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) with 47 reviews while Darktrace is ranked 1st in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) with 65 reviews. Cisco IOS Security is rated 8.0, while Darktrace is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Cisco IOS Security writes "User-friendly and excels in documentation, making it easier to resolve issues". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Darktrace writes "Great autonomous support, offers an easy setup, and has responsive support". Cisco IOS Security is most compared with Cisco Secure Firewall, Fortinet FortiGate, Meraki MX, Fortinet FortiOS and Netgate pfSense, whereas Darktrace is most compared with CrowdStrike Falcon, Vectra AI, SentinelOne Singularity Complete, Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks and Cisco Secure Network Analytics. See our Cisco IOS Security vs. Darktrace report.
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