Compare Cisco ScanSafe Web Security SaaS vs. Symantec Virtual Secure Web Gateway
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"There is a one-time cost of approximately $800 USD per user, and then a yearly support fee of about $50 per user."
"Our costs were negotiated, and they are okay."
"Our licensing fees are on a yearly basis."
"Licensing fees are paid on a yearly basis."
"Cisco has a model called ELA. With ELA, if you buy the solution you will have the complete security portfolio and you can pay it yearly or after three years, it depends on the contract."
"I am not sure, I don't have the numbers in front of me, but I think it's $1.00 or so per device/month."
"Cisco uses subscription models for the pricing and there are three subscription plans."
"The licensing part for Umbrella is really flexible."
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OpenDNS
ScanSafe Web Security SaaS
OpenDNS provides easy-to-implement Internet navigation and Web security solutions for families, schools, governmental organizations and businesses of all sizes. The services provided by OpenDNS increase the speed of navigating websites and prevent unintended access to phishing and malware sites as well as to any Web content that you configure to be restricted.
Cisco ScanSafe is a cloud hosted web filtering service which enables you to create, enforce and monitor Web usage policies. Layering real time rule-based filters with up-to-date and accurate categorization database, Web Filtering enforces your organization's acceptable usage policy, protecting you from the legal liabilities of inappropriate content, reducing bandwidth congestion and improving employee productivity.
The 2nd Generation of our Secure Web Gateway Virtual Appliance, Symantec SG VA (SWG Edition) combines the market-leading security capabilities of the Symantec ProxySG with the flexibility of virtualization to provide a highly scalable virtual Secure Web Gateway appliance for the data center. An integral part of the Symantec’s Integrated Cyber Defense, the SG VA allows businesses to support web security and enable corporate and regulatory compliance; using virtual infrastructure on a common platform, reducing costs and IT resource requirements.
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Financial Services Firm17%
Consumer Goods Company10%
Comms Service Provider10%
Educational Organization7%
Comms Service Provider30%
Computer Software Company25%
Financial Services Firm5%
Government5%
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Small Business32%
Midsize Enterprise30%
Large Enterprise38%
Small Business11%
Midsize Enterprise25%
Large Enterprise63%
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Cisco ScanSafe Web Security SaaS is ranked 15th in Web Security Gateways with 1 review while Symantec Virtual Secure Web Gateway is ranked 25th in Web Security Gateways. Cisco ScanSafe Web Security SaaS is rated 7.0, while Symantec Virtual Secure Web Gateway is rated 0.0. The top reviewer of Cisco ScanSafe Web Security SaaS writes "Good cyber security features; could simplify for users". On the other hand, Cisco ScanSafe Web Security SaaS is most compared with Zscaler Internet Access, whereas Symantec Virtual Secure Web Gateway is most compared with Fortinet FortiProxy.
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