Cisco Cloud Web Security vs. Symantec Encrypted Traffic Management

Cisco Cloud Web Security

Cisco Cloud Web Security

13 Reviews and Ratings

Symantec Encrypted Traffic Management

Symantec Encrypted Traffic Management

5 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Cisco CWS	Score 9.3 out of 10	N/A	Cisco offers Cloud Web Security (a, internet security platform / web security gateway), based on technology acquired from ScanSafe.	N/A
Symantec Encrypted Traffic Management	Score 9.5 out of 10	N/A	The Symantec Encrypted Traffic Management solution (formerly from Blue Coat Security) delivers encrypted traffic management solutions providing comprehensive, policy-based visibility and control over encrypted traffic, maximizing its benefits and minimizing its risks. According to the vendor, Blue Coat, can establish a holistic encrypted traffic management strategy that meets various business needs and addresses security, corporate and compliance mandates. Visibility and Control…	N/A

Pricing

Cisco Cloud Web Security

Symantec Encrypted Traffic Management

Editions & Modules

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Offerings

Pricing Offerings
Cisco CWS	Symantec Encrypted Traffic Management
Free Trial
No	No
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

No setup fee

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Community Pulse
	Cisco Cloud Web Security	Symantec Encrypted Traffic Management
Top Pros	Pro Application security Pro Web application Pro Network security	Pro User groups
Top Cons	Minus Bit complex Minus Real time Minus Time reporting	No answers on this topic

Best Alternatives
	Cisco Cloud Web Security	Symantec Encrypted Traffic Management
Small Businesses	1Password Score 9.1 out of 10	No answers on this topic
Medium-sized Companies	1Password Score 9.1 out of 10	Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access Score 8.7 out of 10
Enterprises	Kaspersky Endpoint Security Score 8.9 out of 10	Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access Score 8.7 out of 10
All Alternatives	View all alternatives	View all alternatives

User Ratings
	Cisco Cloud Web Security	Symantec Encrypted Traffic Management
Likelihood to Recommend	7.0 (1 ratings)	8.0 (1 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Cisco Cloud Web Security	Symantec Encrypted Traffic Management
Likelihood to Recommend	Cisco Remote and telework but not for onsite filtering. Incentivized Alan Matson, CCNA:S, MCP Senior Network Security Engineer Read full review	Broadcom The Blue Coat encrypted traffic management system is still one of better tools to control, monitor, and secure internet use by employees on a company's network. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Pros	Cisco Flexibility Scalable Ease of administration Incentivized Alan Matson, CCNA:S, MCP Senior Network Security Engineer Read full review	Broadcom It can control, monitor and secure internet use by employees It can be used to provide user groups accessing necessary web resources. Identify the possible violations or troubleshooting Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Cons	Cisco Intuitiveness of the UI Real time reporting Report detail Incentivized Alan Matson, CCNA:S, MCP Senior Network Security Engineer Read full review	Broadcom Categories changes more specified or detailing Some categories are confused to cause access denies Some functionalities can be simplified Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Alternatives Considered	Cisco CWS is on par with Forcepoint cloud web security. It offers flexibility and scalability. Incentivized Alan Matson, CCNA:S, MCP Senior Network Security Engineer Read full review	Broadcom Blue Coat Encrypted Traffic Management gives you a means to layered control internet accesses to differentiate teams or groups accordingly. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Return on Investment	Cisco Increased security Decrease in number of infections Incentivized Alan Matson, CCNA:S, MCP Senior Network Security Engineer Read full review	Broadcom Definitely the tools give us a better means to manage internet usage. With other network tools/appliances, it protects company's assets. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
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