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 solution's analytics and thrust detection capabilities are good. We're still adjusting it. It's a little hypersensitive, but it is working right now."
"There are already many functionalities, so I don't think there is anything to improve."
"This product alleviates the day-to-day headaches for us, in regards to metrics."
"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."
"Overall, the implementation is very good."
"Great network monitoring, looking at anomaly detection and evaluation."
"Cisco Stealthwatch has predefined alerts for different types of security issues that might happen in the network. Whether it's PCs or servers that are used for botnets or Bitcoin mining we receive the alerts automatically. This functionality is what we receive from the solution out of the box."
"The most valuable features of this solution are the logging, keeping threats under control, and keeping our data and environment secure."
"The product is scalable."
"The ability to quickly identify downtime is the most valuable."
"Reporting tools are a great feature along with the ability to create customized reports for you"
"It's easy to understand, even if you are not too technical."
"This has helped us to monitor the availability of our routers, switches, servers, and virtual environments."
"A product that is well-tested and trusted in demanding situations."
"Technical support has always been great. They are very responsive. We've been satisfied with their level of support."
"The most valuable features are language support and technical support."
"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."
"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."
"One thing I would like to see improved is if it could automatically be tied through ISE, instead of you having to manually get notifications and disable it yourself."
"It's a good solid solution but integration with Network Access Control products with Cisco ISE would be good."
"I would like to see a hybrid solution that can work without being connected directly to the internet for those destinations."
"One update I would like to see is an agent-based client. Currently StealthWatch is network based."
"I would like to see it better organized when I'm looking at it."
"It is time-consuming to set it up and understand how the tool works."
"We determined that Stealthwatch wouldn't provide the machine learning model that we required."
"It has covered everything, so no improvement is required at their end. The only thing is the price."
"Time: A worldwide deployment can be confusing for dispersed users with non-local times. Each node should have a local time (with summer offset if appropriate) & each user should view & report in their local time."
"Better offline license management. I’ve had to get in touch with customer support several times simply to remove an expired license from our NPM servers."
"Currently lacks integration with SMS services."
"Consolidation of platforms would provide a smoother experience."
"Application Performance Monitoring should be included in this solution."
"The solution could be more secure."
"There needs to be more integration of widgets, especially for reporting purposes."
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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 LogicMonitor. See our Cisco Secure Network Analytics vs. SolarWinds NPM report.
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