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."
"It's easy to set up. The deployment takes one or two days. You need to collect the data from a device and then direct it to the portal."
"The fact that it can identify down to an IP address of a system that is causing problems, or potentially causing problems, is very valuable."
"The most valuable feature is having visibility into the data segments throughout our network."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is data hoarding because it catches threats on a frequent basis that we had no idea of."
"Provides easily identifiable anomalies that you can't see with signature detections."
"Great network monitoring, looking at anomaly detection and evaluation."
"The solution reduces the amount of time it takes to detect and remediate threats."
"Able to drill down into a center's utilization, then create reports based on it."
"The most valuable feature of SolarWinds NPM is the performance monitoring to see the memory, and CPU utilization."
"Being able to easily, and quickly obtain disc space statistics from servers and determine how much was free or used on various volumes."
"The ability to quickly identify downtime is the most valuable."
"SolarWinds NPM has a colorful UI and many easy-to-use features. It does not need to be configured as much and is also easy to install."
"The ability to customize the views and dashboards is nice. SolarWinds also allows us to access the data via the API. That's probably the feature I liked the most."
"The biggest thing for me is that it provided enough information for me to monitor. It alerts and provides you with the information you need."
"It combines and presents information from many different sources, giving a corporate-wide vision on a single pane of glass."
"It is scalable."
"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."
"The configuration of the solution was quite complex."
"The initial setup is complex, as there is a lot to configure."
"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."
"One update that I would like to see is an agent-based client. Currently, Stealthwatch is network-based. A local agent could help manage endpoints."
"We need to be able to filter out internal IPs as non-threats."
"I would like to see a hybrid solution that can work without being connected directly to the internet for those destinations."
"At my company, we might not be using it enough with other applications that we have that can integrate with it."
"The GUI could use some improvement. Being able to find features more easily would be a great improvement if it was simplified."
"SolarWinds could offer more support and insights for a broader range of devices. Currently, it focuses on routers, switches, and some load balancers. However, it lacks an out-of-the-box dashboard for monitoring firewalls and some other modern network security devices. We have to customize it a lot."
"I would like to have a Syslog server module for this product. That would make the solution better."
"Application Performance Monitoring should be included in this solution."
"There needs to be more integration of widgets, especially for reporting purposes."
"The evaluation time for the product is too short especially for large corporations."
"We'd like to see a bit more automation in the future."
"The solution is not always good with new features, so it's take a long time."
"Scalability is a bit tricky because it requires more gateways in order to get the performance you may need. It also requires a lot of licensing."
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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 Entuity. See our Cisco Secure Network Analytics vs. SolarWinds NPM report.
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