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Cisco CWS vs McAfee SmartFilter (Discontinued)

Cisco CWS
11 Ratings
McAfee SmartFilter (Discontinued)
1 Rating

Cisco CWS

11 Ratings
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Score 7.8 out of 100

Based on 11 reviews and ratings

McAfee SmartFilter (Discontinued)

1 Rating
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Score 8 out of 100

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Likelihood to Recommend

Cisco CWS

Remote and telework but not for onsite filtering.

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Alan Matson, CCNA:S, MCP | TrustRadius Reviewer
Alan Matson, CCNA:S, MCP
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McAfee SmartFilter (Discontinued)

SmartFilter is well suited anywhere URL filtering is needed.

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Pros

Cisco CWS

  • Flexibility
  • Scalable
  • Ease of administration

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McAfee SmartFilter (Discontinued)

  • SmartFilter has a mature URL database.
  • Management of product is easy. Rules can be applied by AD group membership.
  • Customizable block pages

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Cons

Cisco CWS

  • Intuitiveness of the UI
  • Real time reporting
  • Report detail

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Alan Matson, CCNA:S, MCP | TrustRadius Reviewer
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McAfee SmartFilter (Discontinued)

  • None come to mind.

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Alternatives Considered

Cisco CWS

CWS is on par with Forcepoint cloud web security. It offers flexibility and scalability.

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Alan Matson, CCNA:S, MCP | TrustRadius Reviewer
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McAfee SmartFilter (Discontinued)

No answers on this topic

Return on Investment

Cisco CWS

  • Increased security
  • Decrease in number of infections

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McAfee SmartFilter (Discontinued)

  • It has positively impacted our environment by reducing amount of time staff spend surfing the Internet while at work.

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Pricing Details

Cisco CWS

General

Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level set up fee?
No

McAfee SmartFilter (Discontinued)

General

Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—
Entry-level set up fee?
No

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