We performed a comparison between Cisco Secure Network Analytics and ManageEngine OpManager 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."
"From a security standpoint, it is just seeing pockets as well. Visibility is very key for us."
"The feature most valuable for us is to gain visibility of what is actually floating through, so we can stop it based on whether it's good or bad traffic."
"Using this solution has helped us to detect and identify viruses or malicious activity in the network early on."
"The artifacts available in the tool provide better information for analyzing network traffic. It enables a holistic view of network traffic and general packet analysis. It's easy to identify anomalies without the use of signatures. The way in which we implemented Stealthwatch Cloud has enabled my team to analyze traffic behind proxies."
"The ability to send data flow from other places and have them all in one place is very valuable for us."
"Ease of deployment, once you get your ducks in a row."
"The beginning of any security investigation starts with net flow data."
"We find that Stealthwatch can detect the unseen."
"The dashboard, versatility and larger horizon are valuable."
"The traffic monitoring and the traffic analysis are great."
"Device backups are smooth and managed centrally, with a nice dashboard, so you can quickly see the status."
"We don't have to keep an eye on it; it has a good automation option, which keeps us informed. It gives very less false positives. Overall, a really great product."
"Some of the useful features are NetFlow and analytics."
"The integration with the firewall monitoring, the security monitoring, is great."
"The solution offers very good integration capabilities."
"Defining thresholds and other alerting criteria is fairly simple and would not require a lot of training. This is very useful if you are managing a large environment."
"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."
"I would like to see more expansion in artificial intelligence and machine learning features."
"The reporting of day-to-day metrics still has room for improvement."
"I would like to see better filters."
"They should include Citrix VDIs in the next release."
"If they can make this product more web-based, that would be amazing."
"The GUI could use some improvement. Being able to find features more easily would be a great improvement if it was simplified."
"It would be better to let people know, up front, that is doesn't give you nice, clear information, as seen in the demos, without Cisco ISE installed."
"It's not great as a standalone solution."
"We would like link monitoring included. At times we need to monitor those specific links closely."
"What I'd like ManageEngine OpManager to improve on is artificial intelligence. In particular, the machine learning feature should be integrated with the sensor flow. Doing this will give leverage, especially when you look at other products such as the Cisco DNA Center. When a switch goes down, I should be able to build on the correlation of other physical devices it's connected to so that I can integrate that with my CA CMDB. The ManageEngine OpManager team needs to draw a long-term roadmap where that feature becomes an integral part of the solution because right now, machine learning in ManageEngine OpManager is a long process. The solution doesn't have MLS search and I want to see ML being developed and applied for CA CMDB to greatly reduce the burden of tying everything. For example, if I have a data center switch that goes down now, I should know what server it's connected to, and when that switch goes down at twenty-four ports, I would get twenty-four alerts for different devices plugged in. I should be able to make a correlation that the major problem lies in the switch and not with the twenty-four elements connected to that switch. That is where machine learning should come into play and the ManageEngine OpManager AI should indicate "This is where the root of your problem is." It could be difficult, but this is a feature that should be improved or added to the solution."
"We get a lot of false alerts."
"It would be great if there were some sort of artificial intelligence feature which would help us make improvements in the network once we find an issue, and do it automatically."
"The storage level monitoring needs improvement. It needs storage level monitoring on the server itself. That feature is lacking right now."
"The main area for improvement for ManageEngine OpManager is its performance."
"The initial setup is a bit complicated. It needs a technician who is very aware of the flow and how to officially set up the flow chart, etc."
"ManageEngine OpManager could improve the default dashboards that are available. We are not able to customize them easily and they do not give us the information we need unless we customize them. You need to have the technical knowledge to be able to do it, the customization should be easier."
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Cisco Secure Network Analytics is ranked 24th in Network Monitoring Software with 57 reviews while ManageEngine OpManager is ranked 15th in Network Monitoring Software with 44 reviews. Cisco Secure Network Analytics is rated 8.2, while ManageEngine OpManager is rated 8.0. 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 ManageEngine OpManager writes "Helps us monitor all the infrastructure in our company but UI monitoring is not practical". Cisco Secure Network Analytics is most compared with Darktrace, Cisco Secure Cloud Analytics, ThousandEyes, Vectra AI and Arista NDR, whereas ManageEngine OpManager is most compared with SolarWinds NPM, Zabbix, PRTG Network Monitor, SCOM and Nagios XI. See our Cisco Secure Network Analytics vs. ManageEngine OpManager report.
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