We performed a comparison between Cisco Secure Network Analytics and Symantec Web Isolation based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Zabbix, Datadog, Auvik and others in Network Monitoring Software."We can manage the entire system across the network and troubleshoot the pain points."
"Stealthwatch has greatly improved our network visibility, in terms of bandwidth, malware, and PCI violations."
"It has been pretty stable since we deployed it, and everything seems to be working fine."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is data hoarding because it catches threats on a frequent basis that we had no idea of."
"Most valuable features are the network maps and server and network response time."
"Cisco Secure Network Analytics has increased the visibility of what is happening in our network, and I think that's the most important reason to use it. We can see what is really happening instead of just looking at numbers from routers or switches."
"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."
"From a security standpoint, it is just seeing pockets as well. Visibility is very key for us."
"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 feature of Symantec Web Isolation is the user-friendliness of the solution."
"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."
"It's too complicated to install, when starting out."
"I would like to see better filters."
"I would like to see more expansion in artificial intelligence and machine learning features."
"Some of our customers find this solution to be a little bit tough because they don't understand how to configure and use it."
"The initial setup is complex, as there is a lot to configure."
"The initial setup was complex."
"Cisco Stealthwatch needs more integration with device discovery. We have to do a lot of hard work to figure out what things are. Better service integration is required."
"We haven't seen ROI."
"Symantec Web Isolation could improve by reducing licensing costs."
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Cisco Secure Network Analytics is ranked 24th in Network Monitoring Software with 57 reviews while Symantec Web Isolation is ranked 23rd in Anti-Malware Tools with 1 review. Cisco Secure Network Analytics is rated 8.2, while Symantec Web Isolation is rated 9.0. 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 Symantec Web Isolation writes "User-friendly, reliable, and good support". Cisco Secure Network Analytics is most compared with Darktrace, Cisco Secure Cloud Analytics, ThousandEyes, Vectra AI and Arista NDR, whereas Symantec Web Isolation is most compared with Menlo Security Secure Web Gateway.
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