We performed a comparison between Cisco Secure Network Analytics and Rapid7 Metasploit 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."
"Cisco Secure Network Analytics has increased the visibility of what is happening in our network, and I think that's the most important reason to use it. We can see what is really happening instead of just looking at numbers from routers or switches."
"The deployment was a breeze. It is a very innovative and robust platform that allows us to bi-directionally stitch together data elements from Netflow-enabled devices to provide a context for network utilization."
"Being able to graph and show data to management has improved our organization. We can show the data to the higher-ups. It shows them that it's picking up on these anomalies and doing its job."
"It has improved our internal knowledge of what's going on with the network, and that's helpful."
"From a security standpoint, it is just seeing pockets as well. Visibility is very key for us."
"The most valuable feature about this solution is that it gives me insight of my network."
"The solution reduces the amount of time it takes to detect and remediate threats."
"There are already many functionalities, so I don't think there is anything to improve."
"I use Rapid7 Metasploit for payload generation and Post-Exploitation."
"The Search Engineering feature is good."
"The option to generate phishing emails has proven to be very valuable in understanding the behavior of users."
"It is scalable. It's in line with our needs."
"It's not possible to do penetration testing without being very proficient in Metasploit."
"The most valuable features of the solution are the scripts, the modules, and the tools that the Rapid7 Metasploit framework has."
"All of the features are great."
"I don't have any other tools like it, and I always use it when I'm doing a pen test. Metasploit is a great solution for penetration testing,"
"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."
"We are continuing down the road of ACI and ISE with Cisco, so we would like to see the continuation of Stealthwatch integrating into ISE for exchange of information, and also, more into the ACI environment too."
"Initially, I felt Cisco Secure Network Analytics lacked integration with Splunk."
"One thing I would like to see improved is if it could automatically be tied through ISE, instead of you having to manually get notifications and disable it yourself."
"The initial setup was straightforward but required a lot of data entry, to begin with building out the server types and network types."
"I would like to see more expansion in artificial intelligence and machine learning features."
"The overall visibility into the actual device itself would be helpful. I don't just want support-specific data, but also to be able to see information such as CPU and other internal components or usage of the devices."
"If there was one improvement I’d suggest it would be that it detect traffic through an intranet. The product requires that traffic flow through a managed network device. The product is designed mostly for enterprise environments and not smaller environments or businesses."
"The solution is not user-friendly and has room for improvement."
"The initial setup was a bit "tweaky" for the open-source version."
"At the time I was using it, the graphical user interface needed some improvements."
"Metasploit cannot be installed on a machine with an antivirus."
"The open-source version has reporting limitations. You need to develop these capabilities yourself. Built-in reporting is an excellent feature for penetration testing, but it isn't a must-have. The solution could also cover more vulnerabilities. Metasploit has around 10,000 exploits in its library, but more is always better."
"I would like to see more capabilities, more functions, and more features. More types of attack vectors."
"The solution should improve the responsiveness of its live technical support."
"If your company's patch is not up to date, but you have other detection or defense solutions such as endpoint detection and response and antivirus software, the product exploit may not work effectively. This is because its exploit database update process is slow and not real-time. For zero-day vulnerabilities or new security threats, relying on Rapid7 Metasploit alone may not be effective."
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Cisco Secure Network Analytics is ranked 24th in Network Monitoring Software with 57 reviews while Rapid7 Metasploit is ranked 12th in Vulnerability Management with 18 reviews. Cisco Secure Network Analytics is rated 8.2, while Rapid7 Metasploit is rated 7.6. 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 Rapid7 Metasploit writes "Helps find vulnerabilities in a system to determine whether the system needs to be upgraded". Cisco Secure Network Analytics is most compared with Darktrace, Cisco Secure Cloud Analytics, ThousandEyes, Vectra AI and Arista NDR, whereas Rapid7 Metasploit is most compared with Tenable Nessus, Pentera, Rapid7 InsightVM, Acunetix and Nucleus.
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