We compared Cisco Secure Network Analytics and ExtraHop Reveal(x) across 5 parameters based on our user reviews. After reading the collected data, you can find our conclusion below:
Cisco Secure Network Analytics users highly value its advanced threat detection capabilities, extensive visibility and control over network traffic, and proactive alerting system. They appreciate the commendable customer service and support provided by Cisco Secure Network Analytics. ExtraHop Reveal(x) also offers robust network visibility and real-time threat detection.
Initial Setup and Support: Cisco Secure Network Analytics has a relatively quick and simple setup process that typically takes one to two weeks for deployment. ExtraHop Reveal(x) setup can be more complex and time-consuming, often taking about a week to complete due to the involvement of network taps and packet brokers. Cisco Secure Network Analytics provides a range of management options and support services, including workshops for a better understanding of solutions. They also experience stability issues in new versions. ExtraHop Reveal(x) excels in efficiency and troubleshooting capabilities of their support team, although there are occasional sporadic support feedback.
Valuable Features: Cisco Secure Network Analytics is praised for its advanced threat detection capabilities, proactive alerting system, and effective security incident response. ExtraHop Reveal(x) stands out for its robust network visibility, comprehensive analytics capabilities, and data-driven decision-making features.
Room For Improvement: Cisco Secure Network Analytics could benefit from improvements in data processing speed, better visualization features, and advanced threat detection capabilities. ExtraHop Reveal(x) needs enhancements in user interface, accuracy, responsiveness, documentation, and customer support.
Setup Cost: Cisco Secure Network Analytics has been considered reasonable and competitive, yet with a potentially higher initial setup cost. ExtraHop Reveal(x) is praised for its relatively low setup cost, making implementation easy and cost-effective.
ROI: The ROI from Cisco Secure Network Analytics has been significant, providing improved network security, reduced risks, advanced analytics capabilities, and reliable support. ExtraHop Reveal(x) excels in network visibility, anomaly detection, and user-friendly interface.
The summary above is based on interviews we conducted recently with Cisco Secure Network Analytics and ExtraHop Reveal(x) users. To access the review's full transcripts, download our report.
Cisco Secure Network Analytics is a highly effective network traffic analysis (NTA) solution that enables users to find threats in their network traffic even if those threats are encrypted. It turns an organization’s network telemetry into a tool that creates a complete field of vision for the organization’s administrators. Users can find threats that may have infiltrated their systems and stop them before they can do irreparable harm.
Cisco Secure Network Analytics Benefits
A few ways that organizations can benefit by choosing to deploy Cisco Secure Network Analytics include:
Cisco Secure Network Analytics Features
Some of the many features that Cisco Secure Network Analytics offers include:
Reviews from Real Users
Cisco Secure Network Analytics is a solution that stands out even when compared to many other comparable products. Two major advantages that it offers are the way that it enables users to define the threshold at which the solution will issue a warning to administrators and the predefined alerts that it offers straight out of the box.
Gerald J., the information technology operations supervisor at Aboitiz Equity Ventures, Inc., writes, “StealthWatch lets me see the ports running in and out and the country. It has excellent reporting, telemetry, and artificial intelligence features. With the telemetry, I can set thresholds to detect sudden changes and the alarms go through the PLC parts. I can see all the ports running on that trunk.”
A senior security engineer at a tech services company, says, “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.”
ExtraHop Reveal(x) is a highly effective network traffic analysis (NTA) solution that leverages a cloud-native architecture to empower organizations to overcome a world filled with increasingly sophisticated threats. It identifies 25% more threats than its competitors. Additionally, organizations that employ Reveal(x) say they resolve issues 77% percent faster than they would if they were using other similar solutions.
ExtraHop Reveal(x) Benefits
Some of the ways that organizations can benefit by choosing to deploy ExtraHop Reveal(x) include:
ExtraHop Reveal(x) Features
Reviews from Real Users
ExtraHop Reveal(x) is a solution that stands out when compared to many other similar solutions. Two major advantages that it offers are its versatility and its ability to quickly identify the root cause of an application’s issues.
John B., the senior monitoring engineer at a financial services firm, says, “It's useful for different teams in our organization. The cybersecurity team uses it because it has got great analytics for anomaly detection, malware detection, and ransomware. It's used by the networking people because it's great to be able to get the three-way handshake between systems to see how your network is doing. The microservices for DNS use it because they like to be able to see how their DNS services are operating and how many DNS requests are being rejected, denied, or dropped. Application people love it because it fully decrypts their traffic.
Henry S., a systems engineer at LifePoint Health, writes, "When there are performance issues with an HTTP app, ExtraHop enables us to identify the causes within a few minutes. We can see what transactions are being impacted by something that may be happening within the server environment."
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