Cisco Cloud Web Security vs. McAfee SmartFilter (Discontinued)

Cisco Cloud Web Security

Cisco Cloud Web Security

13 Reviews and Ratings

McAfee SmartFilter (Discontinued)

McAfee SmartFilter (Discontinued)

1 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
McAfee SmartFilter (Discontinued)	Score 8.0 out of 10	N/A	SmartFilter (formerly of Secure Computing Corporation, now from McAfee) is an Internet security platform that reached end of life (EOL) in 2014.	N/A

Pricing

Cisco Cloud Web Security

McAfee SmartFilter (Discontinued)

Editions & Modules

No answers on this topic

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Offerings

Pricing Offerings
Cisco CWS	McAfee SmartFilter (Discontinued)
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

Additional Details

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Community Pulse
	Cisco Cloud Web Security	McAfee SmartFilter (Discontinued)
Top Pros	Pro Application security Pro Web application Pro Network security	Pro Product is easy Pro Ad group
Top Cons	Minus Bit complex Minus Real time Minus Time reporting	No answers on this topic

Best Alternatives
	Cisco Cloud Web Security	McAfee SmartFilter (Discontinued)
Small Businesses	1Password Score 9.1 out of 10	1Password Score 9.1 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies	1Password Score 9.1 out of 10	1Password Score 9.1 out of 10
Enterprises	Kaspersky Endpoint Security Score 8.9 out of 10	Kaspersky Endpoint Security Score 8.9 out of 10
All Alternatives	View all alternatives	View all alternatives

User Ratings
	Cisco Cloud Web Security	McAfee SmartFilter (Discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend	7.0 (1 ratings)	8.0 (1 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Cisco Cloud Web Security	McAfee SmartFilter (Discontinued)
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	Discontinued Products SmartFilter is well suited anywhere URL filtering is needed. 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	Discontinued Products SmartFilter has a mature URL database. Management of product is easy. Rules can be applied by AD group membership. Customizable block pages 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	Discontinued Products None come to mind. 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	Discontinued Products No answers on this topic
Return on Investment	Cisco Increased security Decrease in number of infections Incentivized Alan Matson, CCNA:S, MCP Senior Network Security Engineer Read full review	Discontinued Products It has positively impacted our environment by reducing amount of time staff spend surfing the Internet while at work. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
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