We performed a comparison between Cisco Secure Network Analytics and Pulseway 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."
"Cisco Stealthwatch provides the solutions analytics and threat detection capabilities that I am looking for. It has also improved the network visibility of our organization."
"We find that Stealthwatch can detect the unseen."
"The beginning of any security investigation starts with net flow data."
"Most valuable features are the network maps and server and network response time."
"It's a dependable product that is able to pinpoint where we have vulnerabilities if they occur."
"Great network monitoring, looking at anomaly detection and evaluation."
"Visibility. The ability to look East and West. To see what is passing through your circuits, where it is coming from, and how big it is."
"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."
"It gives you remote control and has a mobile app."
"We like the patching of the window updates in the client's systems. You can automatically do updates with a single click."
"The setup is simple."
"The solution has great workflow and server modules."
"It has been very helpful to get notifications about various issues with my servers and network to help me take action to resolve problems before they become major issues."
"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."
"Cisco Stealthwatch can improve by having bundled packages for popular add-ons. It would be a lot easier for people implementing it, have let's say a better way to use the product."
"It's a good solid solution but integration with Network Access Control products with Cisco ISE would be good."
"There's a lot of traffic on our network that we don't see sometimes."
"Many of these tools require extensive on-premises hardware to run."
"It's too complicated to install, when starting out."
"The configuration of the solution was quite complex."
"It's not great as a standalone solution."
"I would like to see a hybrid solution that can work without being connected directly to the internet for those destinations."
"The solution does not allow you to make a script for just one customer."
"There are some bugs or glitches."
"It would be nice if it also had a desktop application, similar to the phone app, which would allow me to monitor and control computers from my desktop."
"They have good technical support but it's not excellent."
"GUI needs to be improved and the solution lacks a process for monitoring VOIP calls."
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Cisco Secure Network Analytics is ranked 24th in Network Monitoring Software with 57 reviews while Pulseway is ranked 49th in Network Monitoring Software with 6 reviews. Cisco Secure Network Analytics is rated 8.2, while Pulseway is rated 8.6. 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 Pulseway writes "A solution with a great monitoring system and ability to control access remotely". Cisco Secure Network Analytics is most compared with Darktrace, Cisco Secure Cloud Analytics, ThousandEyes, Vectra AI and Arista NDR, whereas Pulseway is most compared with Zabbix, Kaseya VSA, Microsoft Configuration Manager, PRTG Network Monitor and Spiceworks. See our Cisco Secure Network Analytics vs. Pulseway report.
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