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45 Ratings
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Attribute Ratings
- Qualys Cloud Platform (formerly Qualysguard) is rated higher in 2 areas: Likelihood to Recommend, Support Rating
Likelihood to Recommend
8.8
Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)
88%
18 Ratings

9.0
Qualys Cloud Platform
90%
10 Ratings
Usability
7.3
Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)
73%
2 Ratings

Qualys Cloud Platform
N/A
0 Ratings
Support Rating
5.9
Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)
59%
8 Ratings

8.4
Qualys Cloud Platform
84%
8 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)
Overall, management is not terrible if you have a stable network that is not overly complex. If you don't, this product will take considerable time to plan for an effective solution. I will say support is not very helpful, so if you need assistance after the initial sales rep assisted setup, good luck and be prepared to spend hours on the phone.

Verified User
Analyst in Information Technology
Financial Services Company, 1001-5000 employeesQualys Cloud Platform
It is well suited for environments that are looking for a solution that is top notch for vulnerability scanning, and is the most accurate at doing so. It would also fit environments that have a lot of endpoints to scan or like to have scanning done on an automatic basis.It is less appropriate in environments that want to use a platform right away, without getting training in how to use it, or reading documentation on the product.

Verified User
Supervisor in Information Technology
Education Management Company, 1001-5000 employeesPros
Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)
- Manage high-privilege access to communications equipment. It allows to be granular in the permissions, to have it integrated with the LDAP users and, most importantly, to audit what tasks each user performed.
- Profile users and devices and assign privileges and access levels based on that combination. It greatly improves the user experience, since it does not depend on the network it is in, but on the access levels it has depending on the device. It also allows self-managed guest access with approval flow, which is essential for our business.
- It has also allowed us to automate actions based on findings from StealWatch, Umbrella, AMP, etc.
Corp IT Manager
Grupo Logístico AndreaniLogistics and Supply Chain, 5001-10,000 employees
Qualys Cloud Platform
- Cloud-based management.
- Detailed info about the findings: reason, effect, risk, mitigations, etc.
- Clear UI.
- Additional modules can be added to the same management interface.(single point of management).

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Computer Software Company, 1001-5000 employeesCons
Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)
- ISE could really make improvements on software updates and patches. The updates and patches typically take a very long time to install.
- ISE could improve some of its technical documentation on how to implement certain features that ISE can offer.

Verified User
Administrator in Information Technology
Utilities Company, 51-200 employeesQualys Cloud Platform
- Reporting service should be available in excel or csv mode
- Panel for vulnerabilities by category in dashboard
- Integrated with splunk to monitor the status of missing patch

Verified User
Consultant in Customer Service
Computer & Network Security Company, 10,001+ employeesPricing Details
Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Qualys Cloud Platform
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Usability
Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)
Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) 7.3
Based on 2 answers
For us the solution is very easily useable on its own. Perhaps that has to do because we started using ISE in the 1.2 days and have seen it grow during the years. Policy creation, etc. is all very visible and thus easy to use. Deployment of multiple nodes is also incredibly easy and flexible. You can easily add or remove nodes as you wish.

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Education Management Company, 1001-5000 employeesQualys Cloud Platform
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)
Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) 5.9
Based on 8 answers
Cisco support is second to none, both in terms of how you access support but also the knowledge of the individual support teams. If you focus on one technology and provide "manufacturer support" then you can rest assured that you are accessing Cisco's top individuals.I feel like this is a USP for Cisco support.
Senior Network Consultant
Sure / Sure InternationalTelecommunications, 201-500 employees
Qualys Cloud Platform
Qualys Cloud Platform 8.4
Based on 8 answers
We feel Qualys provides required perimeter security for our infrastructure which is hosted on multiple clouds. Together with a comprehensive scanning and continuous monitoring, Qualys is cloud agnostic which gives us flexibility to use it across multiple clouds. We also like the daily reporting and its integration with other productivity tools.

Verified User
Director in Engineering
Computer Software Company, 501-1000 employeesAlternatives Considered
Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)
Cisco ISE is very well designed and information is provided in very logical and consistent form in the WebGUI, which cannot be said about Aruba ClearPass or others. Policy design and flow are far clearer than in Aruba ClearPass, Microsoft NPS, or FreeRadius. Cisco ISE scalability is far greater than ClearPass or others. Cisco support is second to none which guarantees appropriate support in case of a failure or a bug.

Verified User
Team Lead in Information Technology
Computer Networking Company, 201-500 employeesQualys Cloud Platform
Deploying Qualys is really easy, in less than a day you can have everything ready for scanning. Also, Qualys has tons of reports and has tons of extension apps (such as the Asset Management App, which I love).

Verified User
Professional in Professional Services
Computer & Network Security Company, 11-50 employeesReturn on Investment
Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)
- ISE has allowed us to handle the sticky problem of giving IoT/gaming student devises network access. It allows hands-off management for roughly 2,000 users.
- Attempting to get posturing and profiling working consistently has been a bear. The workflow is so convoluted it took dozens of man-hours to get it working in a test environment.
- Centralized TACACS access to NADs has shaved 10-20% of our time spent configuring various boxes.

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Education Management Company, 201-500 employeesQualys Cloud Platform
- Reduction in time taken up by manual security scanning
- Reduction in out-of-policy security issues
- Increase in scanning coverage of our technology estate

Verified User
Professional in Information Technology
Information Technology & Services Company, 1001-5000 employees