We performed a comparison between Cisco Secure Network Analytics and ThousandEyes 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."
"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."
"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 most valuable features of this solution are its reporting and mitigation capabilities."
"There are already many functionalities, so I don't think there is anything to improve."
"Overall, the implementation is very good."
"Using the Cognitive Analytics feature, we have complete visibility that we didn’t have before."
"The most valuable feature is NetFlow. The beginning of any security investigation starts with NetFlow data."
"The most valuable feature is its alerts and dashboard."
"The most valuable feature of ThousandEyes is user-friendliness. It has been essential for us to have a solution that is easy to use."
"The authentication overall - including to the VPN and LAN - is excellent."
"The installation process is not hard at all."
"The company provides excellent service."
"The solution is very easy to use."
"It's fairly easy to set up."
"The solution's initial setup process was straightforward...In terms of ROI, the solution is worth the money."
"The most valuable features are integration and ease of use."
"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."
"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."
"I would like to see better filters."
"It's too complicated to install, when starting out."
"We've had problems with element licensing costs so scalability is a concern."
"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."
"Better integration between Cisco Secure Network Analytics and Cisco Secure Workload would be beneficial."
"The initial setup was complex."
"I would like to see some improvement when it comes to reporting."
"I would like the product to offer more agility."
"There is room for improvement in terms of customization and user-friendliness."
"ThousandEyes could improve the dashboards by adding more features."
"It's an expensive solution."
"It might be practical to extend monitoring capabilities to include network devices"
"Once I fully use the tool 100%, I'm sure I would have something to critique, however, for now, I'm happy with it."
"It would be nice if the solution covered other areas like server monitoring."
"The tool does not provide features for application-level monitoring."
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Cisco Secure Network Analytics is ranked 25th in Network Monitoring Software with 57 reviews while ThousandEyes is ranked 13th in Network Monitoring Software with 11 reviews. Cisco Secure Network Analytics is rated 8.2, while ThousandEyes is rated 8.4. 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 ThousandEyes writes "Reliable. simple to set up, and offers fast monitoring capabilities". Cisco Secure Network Analytics is most compared with Darktrace, Cisco Secure Cloud Analytics, Vectra AI, Arista NDR and Cisco Cognitive Threat Analytics, whereas ThousandEyes is most compared with Dynatrace, Accedian Skylight, SolarWinds NPM, AppDynamics and Fortinet FortiSIEM. See our Cisco Secure Network Analytics vs. ThousandEyes report.
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