We performed a comparison between Cisco Secure Network Analytics and Fortra's Tripwire Enterprise 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."
"The most valuable feature is integration."
"The most valuable features of this solution are its reporting and mitigation capabilities."
"Able to drill down into a center's utilization, then create reports based on it."
"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."
"Stability is the most valuable feature we have seen in this solution."
"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."
"There are already many functionalities, so I don't think there is anything to improve."
"Visibility. The ability to look East and West. To see what is passing through your circuits, where it is coming from, and how big it is."
"We use Tripwire Enterprise as a tool to test the vulnerability of a network. That is the most valuable feature of the product for us."
"What's most valuable in Tripwire Enterprise is the ability to execute custom COCR rules that lets me fine-tune how I monitor Linux and Windows agents."
"The most valuable feature is the integrity."
"File monitoring is the most valuable feature of the solution."
"The most valuable feature is integrity management. I had some discussions with service providers, and they also agreed."
"Even if you change a single word in Notepad, it will let you know whether it was added, removed, or modified."
"The product supports different platforms."
"Its reporting features are great. It gives you an in-depth report. Its customization is also great, and it is working fine."
"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."
"The reporting of day-to-day metrics still has room for improvement."
"Stealthwatch needs improvement when it comes to speed."
"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."
"The initial setup was complex."
"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."
"Reliance on Java. Get away from that."
"It is time-consuming to set it up and understand how the tool works."
"The initial setup was straightforward but required a lot of data entry, to begin with building out the server types and network types."
"Cloud monitoring could be better. It would also be better if the company followed a pay-as-you-use model."
"The main way that it can be improved is through better reporting."
"The Windows online integration license needs to be improved."
"A lot of network devices need a custom integration."
"The deployment with certain systems can be difficult and it needs to be simplified."
"It needs more local support from the OEM side. It would be great if this can be improved."
"The initial setup is complex."
"An area for improvement in Tripwire Enterprise is stability, as my company had stability issues with the last few versions of the solution. Tripwire Enterprise has been a bit buggy."
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Cisco Secure Network Analytics is ranked 24th in Network Monitoring Software with 57 reviews while Fortra's Tripwire Enterprise is ranked 17th in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) with 8 reviews. Cisco Secure Network Analytics is rated 8.2, while Fortra's Tripwire Enterprise 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 Fortra's Tripwire Enterprise writes "It has excellent scalability and allows you to execute custom COCR rules, letting you fine-tune agent monitoring". Cisco Secure Network Analytics is most compared with Darktrace, Cisco Secure Cloud Analytics, ThousandEyes, Vectra AI and Arista NDR, whereas Fortra's Tripwire Enterprise is most compared with Trend Micro Deep Discovery, Darktrace, Cisco Sourcefire SNORT, Change Tracker Gen7 R2 and Trend Micro TippingPoint Threat Protection System.
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