We performed a comparison between Cisco Secure Network Analytics and Fortinet FortiManager 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."
"There are already many functionalities, so I don't think there is anything to improve."
"The solution allowed us to not only get gain insight but also start collaborating with other tools."
"Using this solution has helped us to detect and identify viruses or malicious activity in the network early on."
"The beginning of any security investigation starts with net flow data."
"The most valuable feature is anomaly detection, where it finds things that are not allowed internally."
"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."
"Using the Cognitive Analytics feature, we have complete visibility that we didn’t have before."
"If you are using Darktrace or NAC solutions you can integrate Stealthwatch."
"It has multiple features in one box, which helps to avoid needing a lot of equipment. This is something that makes them unique."
"The main benefit of Fortinet FortiManager is the ability to control all the devices from a central location, view their statuses, and manage their configurations and updates from a single management console."
"It can scale well."
"This solution enables you to centralize the rules and the configuration of all the equipment."
"The solution is very stable."
"Fortinet has the option of synchronization in the cloud, so you can manage everything if you have a cloud account."
"The solution has the best stability for application control and inspections."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiManager are the overall management it provides and its ease of use."
"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."
"One update I would like to see is an agent-based client. Currently StealthWatch is network based."
"Some of our customers find this solution to be a little bit tough because they don't understand how to configure and use it."
"I think the interface is a little lacking. The interface seems like it just needs to be modernized. It's been the same interface now, ever since I've seen it probably four years ago."
"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."
"The customizability of the UI should improve."
"I would like to see some improvement when it comes to reporting."
"The initial setup was straightforward but required a lot of data entry, to begin with building out the server types and network types."
"Its granularity for RBAC roles-based access control needs improvement."
"FortiManager should improve the integration with third-party platforms."
"The documentation could be better."
"Issues arise when customers experience unstable electricity or poor grounding conditions."
"Performance issues should be improved. We have problems when we have more mobile connections than local devices. Most of us have two to three devices."
"For the IPSEC tunnels, Fortimanager doesn't have all of the features that are available on Fortigate."
"Their EDR products could be better. They need to dedicate more R&D to that area."
"Configuring Fortinet without internet access is challenging."
"It's a difficult process to transfer one interface from one virtual domain to another."
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Cisco Secure Network Analytics is ranked 24th in Network Monitoring Software with 57 reviews while Fortinet FortiManager is ranked 3rd in Network Management Applications with 61 reviews. Cisco Secure Network Analytics is rated 8.2, while Fortinet FortiManager 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 Fortinet FortiManager writes "Easy to set up with good integration capabilities but we've had troubles when moving devices". Cisco Secure Network Analytics is most compared with Darktrace, Cisco Secure Cloud Analytics, ThousandEyes, Vectra AI and Arista NDR, whereas Fortinet FortiManager is most compared with Fortinet FortiGate Cloud, Fortinet FortiOS, Cisco DNA Center, Zabbix and Junos Space Network Director.
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