Cisco Cloud Web Security vs. GoGuardian Admin

Cisco Cloud Web Security

Cisco Cloud Web Security

13 Reviews and Ratings

GoGuardian Admin

GoGuardian Admin

15 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
GoGuardian Admin	Score 8.1 out of 10	N/A	GoGuardian Admin is a web content filtering solution from education software company GoGuardian in Los Angeles, provide web filtering on-campus and off-campus filtering.	N/A

Pricing

Cisco Cloud Web Security

GoGuardian Admin

Editions & Modules

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Offerings

Pricing Offerings
Cisco CWS	GoGuardian Admin
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	GoGuardian Admin
Top Pros	Pro Application security Pro Web application Pro Network security	Pro Dashboard page Pro Use reporting Pro Need to maintain
Top Cons	Minus Bit complex Minus Real time Minus Time reporting	Minus Better notification Minus Notification emails Minus Not always clear

Best Alternatives
	Cisco Cloud Web Security	GoGuardian Admin
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Enterprises	Kaspersky Endpoint Security Score 8.9 out of 10	Check Point Quantum Security Gateway Score 9.2 out of 10
All Alternatives	View all alternatives	View all alternatives

User Ratings
	Cisco Cloud Web Security	GoGuardian Admin
Likelihood to Recommend	7.0 (1 ratings)	9.8 (7 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	- (0 ratings)	10.0 (1 ratings)
Support Rating	- (0 ratings)	9.7 (2 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Cisco Cloud Web Security	GoGuardian Admin
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	GoGuardian GoGuardian is excellent for any district with a 1:1 Chromebook program. Our program would not be nearly as successful without it. GoGuardian does work with other devices (Windows, iPads) but I believe some features do not work as well in those setups. We haven't tried using it for anything other than Chromebooks and I am not aware of anyone using it for iPad/Windows or Macs. 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	GoGuardian The reporting Dashboard page gives you a great picture of what your users are doing on the internet. The Theft recovery piece works very well and helps recover devices that are missing in action. Incentivized BB Brandon Burch Coordinator of Network and Technical Services 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	GoGuardian The system cannot inform our team about cyber bullying or harassment. Students can still play some games if those games are loaded to a Google Site. There are times when a Chromebook that hasn't been restarted in a while will not show up online. This is problematic as students do not restart as much as they should. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Likelihood to Renew	Cisco No answers on this topic	GoGuardian Does what we need it to do and more in a very cost-effective manner. Relatively easy to use and great customer support. They are quick and clear and will walk you through things in real time. Incentivized Laurance J. Specht Manager of Personalized Learning and Dean of Instruction Read full review
Support Rating	Cisco No answers on this topic	GoGuardian GoGuardian support is the best in the business. Within seconds of the business day I can chat with a human being about any issue. 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	GoGuardian GoGuardian Admin has been leading the way in content filtering for both on and off site with an easy-to-use interface. At the time, it was one of the first to offer cloud-based off-site filtering for Chromebooks. They continue to grow and provide new features every year with great tutorials and updates. 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	GoGuardian It has allowed us to deploy thousands of devices for home and on-premises use successfully. Without this cloud filtering, we would be stuck. The theft recovery piece has allowed us to get our assets back from students that have left the district or that have misused them. Incentivized BB Brandon Burch Coordinator of Network and Technical Services Read full review
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