Cisco Cloud Web Security vs. Palo Alto Networks Advanced URL Filtering

Cisco Cloud Web Security

Cisco Cloud Web Security

13 Reviews and Ratings

Palo Alto Networks Advanced URL Filtering

Palo Alto Networks Advanced URL Filtering

30 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
Palo Alto Networks Advanced URL Filtering	Score 9.0 out of 10	N/A	The majority of attacks and exposure to malicious content occurs during the normal course of web browsing activities, which requires the ability to allow safe, secure web access for all users. URL Filtering with PAN-DB automatically prevents attacks that leverage the web as an attack vector, including phishing links in emails, phishing sites, HTTP-based command and control, malicious sites and pages that carry exploit kits.	N/A

Pricing

Cisco Cloud Web Security

Palo Alto Networks Advanced URL Filtering

Editions & Modules

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Offerings

Pricing Offerings
Cisco CWS	Palo Alto Networks Advanced URL Filtering
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	Palo Alto Networks Advanced URL Filtering
Top Pros	Pro Application security Pro Web application Pro Network security	Pro Granular control Pro Specific application Pro Specific categories
Top Cons	Minus Bit complex Minus Real time Minus Time reporting	Minus Url filtering Minus Top down Minus Reporting feature

Best Alternatives
	Cisco Cloud Web Security	Palo Alto Networks Advanced URL Filtering
Small Businesses	1Password Score 9.1 out of 10	No answers on this topic
Medium-sized Companies	1Password Score 9.1 out of 10	Check Point Quantum Security Gateway Score 9.2 out of 10
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	Palo Alto Networks Advanced URL Filtering
Likelihood to Recommend	7.0 (1 ratings)	9.6 (7 ratings)
Support Rating	- (0 ratings)	10.0 (2 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Cisco Cloud Web Security	Palo Alto Networks Advanced URL Filtering
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	Palo Alto Networks Because of it's complexity, Palo may not be well suited for a small organization that may not have dedicated networking staff. But for a mid to large-sized enterprise, Palo shines. Incentivized Jerry Robinson Director of IS Read full review
Pros	Cisco Flexibility Scalable Ease of administration Incentivized Alan Matson, CCNA:S, MCP Senior Network Security Engineer Read full review	Palo Alto Networks Threat Detection and Prevention (Malwares, Un-Authorized Access) Out of the box patterns for threat detection Built in and Updated identification patterns Unified Dashboard/Alerting on anomaly Incentivized Rekha Yadav Development Team Lead 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	Palo Alto Networks Steep learning curve The top-down URL filtering match can sometimes be tricky and requires some expertise in setting up the desired policy Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Support Rating	Cisco No answers on this topic	Palo Alto Networks Palo support is excellent, and I have never had to wait when contacting them for support. One of the best support teams in the business, in my opinion. 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	Palo Alto Networks Palo Alto is a much much better product. detailed options and controls, more visibility, and usability. Better performance and durability. 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	Palo Alto Networks We stopped to looking for external content filtering after acquiring PA URL Filtering The dynamic updates help us to mitigate security issues caused by BAD URLs Palo Alto Networks Advanced URL Filtering is helping us to achieve the high reliability of the Network Incentivized FS Fabio Silva Senior Network Engineer Read full review
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