Cisco Multicloud Defense vs. CrowdStrike Falcon

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Cisco Multicloud Defense
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
A solution to simplify security and gain multidirectional protection across any public or private cloud to block inbound attacks, lateral movement, and data exfiltration using a single solution. Cisco Multicloud Defense protects all cloud environments using a single software-as-a-service (SaaS) control plane, eliminating inefficient, complex, and costly point solutions.N/A
CrowdStrike Falcon
Score 9.1 out of 10
N/A
CrowdStrike offers the Falcon Endpoint Protection suite, an antivirus and endpoint protection system emphasizing threat detection, machine learning malware detection, and signature free updating. Additionally the available Falcon Spotlight module delivers vulnerability assessment with no performance impact, no additional agents, hardware, scheduled scans, firewall exceptions or admin credentials.
$59.99
per endpoint/month (minimum number of endpoints applies)
Pricing
Cisco Multicloud DefenseCrowdStrike Falcon
Editions & Modules
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Falcon Go (Small Business)
$59.99
per endpoint/month (minimum number of endpoints applies)
Falcon Go (Small Business)
$59.99
Falcon Pro
$99.99
per endpoint/month (for 5-250 endpoints, billed annually)
Falcon Enterprise
$184.99
per endpoint/month (minimum number of endpoints applies)
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Cisco Multicloud DefenseCrowdStrike Falcon
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Cisco Multicloud DefenseCrowdStrike Falcon
Considered Both Products
Cisco Multicloud Defense
Chose Cisco Multicloud Defense
Cisco Multicloud Defense, Crowd Strike Falcon, and Arctic Wolf Cloud Posture Security Management System as a service SAAS platforms are very comparable platforms. Unfortunately for Croud Strike, they had a mishap recently that caused major downtime for many companies worldwide. …
CrowdStrike Falcon

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Features
Cisco Multicloud DefenseCrowdStrike Falcon
Cloud Computing Security Features
Comparison of Cloud Computing Security Features features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Multicloud Defense
8.2
4 Ratings
2% above category average
CrowdStrike Falcon
-
Ratings
Automated Data Backup and Recovery8.22 Ratings00 Ratings
Intrusion Detection and Prevention:7.84 Ratings00 Ratings
Regular Vulnerability Management8.22 Ratings00 Ratings
Identity and Access Management7.82 Ratings00 Ratings
Secure Data Transfer8.34 Ratings00 Ratings
Security Incident Response8.43 Ratings00 Ratings
Compliance and Auditing8.74 Ratings00 Ratings
Endpoint Security
Comparison of Endpoint Security features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Multicloud Defense
-
Ratings
CrowdStrike Falcon
8.8
98 Ratings
4% above category average
Anti-Exploit Technology00 Ratings9.089 Ratings
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)00 Ratings9.396 Ratings
Centralized Management00 Ratings9.097 Ratings
Hybrid Deployment Support00 Ratings8.24 Ratings
Infection Remediation00 Ratings9.093 Ratings
Vulnerability Management00 Ratings7.772 Ratings
Malware Detection00 Ratings9.396 Ratings
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User Ratings
Cisco Multicloud DefenseCrowdStrike Falcon
Likelihood to Recommend
8.2
(6 ratings)
9.0
(98 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(3 ratings)
Usability
9.1
(2 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(9 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Cisco Multicloud DefenseCrowdStrike Falcon
Likelihood to Recommend
Cisco
For WAF functionality and delivery of websites, It's very well suited for traditional firewalling, if you're doing that already, it can be quite difficult to rearchitect everything around this product. So an example of that would be if, like us, you came from a datacenter style architecture within your cloud environment and you are trying to move to a more cloud-fronted architecture. Probably the best way to put it is that can be quite difficult, but once you've deployed, it gets easier operationally. So to kind of reverse engineer everything and then do everything again can be quite tedious in some ways. But that will be specific to people depending on where they're coming from with it.
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CrowdStrike
Crowdstrike is a unified platform for monitoring endpoint devices, whether they're workstations, servers, cloud-native machines, or even mobile devices. It uses AI/ML to monitor anomalies and suspicious behavior, including zero-day attacks. It is suitable for large organizations but may be costlier or less appropriate for smaller organizations, those who want an on-prem EDR setup, and those who need custom scanning based on compliance requirements.
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Pros
Cisco
  • DLP monitoring - key item for us which helps to view if anything which should leave our environment our or even between each part of network between/inside specific clouds
  • Segmentation of subnet, basic but helpful to isolate each host into their own part of single subnet and connect them, including all visibility features which are offered by Cisco defense systems
  • Allow/deny rules helps us to block, monitor and logs traffic passing in each direction of our environment
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CrowdStrike
  • The Log analysis is very detailed and easy to use.
  • Prevent and block all type of malwares.
  • Great threat intelligence which is very up-to-date with the recent cyber attacks
  • very user friendly in access and management
  • Automated feature of detecting, taking action and closing incidents using fusion workflow.
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Cons
Cisco
  • The ability to see traffic flowing and identify malicious traffic is amazing.
  • The ease of setting up the connections of the cloud platforms is perfect.
  • Dynamic based security policies allow for better protection.
  • I don't have any detailed examples of improvement so instead I highlighted a couple of aspects that make the solution amazing.
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CrowdStrike
  • Support - we are often tasked with running down problems rather than being directed by support.
  • The sales staff we have dealt with are not very responsive or timely.
  • I believe this is a product built for installations of 300 users or more.
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Likelihood to Renew
Cisco
If it maintains its current direction it will be very disruptive in the cloud security space
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CrowdStrike
Crowdstrike has a large suite of tools built for helping the engineers triage and respond to security event whenever identified. The ability to customize the security policies and implement more granular policies to different devices based on the functionality is unmatched. Crowdstrike provides so much of ability in a decent budget which ascertains the value for money or ROI.
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Usability
Cisco
Ease of Use
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CrowdStrike
I think it is a complete and very trustful XDR platform, with very few False Positives. It is very well supported by highly skilled professionals on all levels: from pre-sales engineers, Customer Account Managers and support engineers.
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Support Rating
Cisco
As of yet I havent logged a TAC case - It will be interesting to see how it is supported as a new product in the medium term
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CrowdStrike
Any time we need to engage the Crowdstrike Falcon Complete Team, their response is switch, thorough, and they are sure to not close out any request until the customer confirms that they have provided an acceptable resolution. If I ever need anything from the account team related to the product, I also get a response from them within minutes typically to address my question. Top notch customer service!
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In-Person Training
Cisco
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CrowdStrike
There is limited amount of learning that can be completed in an in-person training available. In my opinion, the self-paced learning provided by Falcon portal is more useful over in-person training. The support from Falcon is great and useful to overcome difficulties, if any.
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Online Training
Cisco
No answers on this topic
CrowdStrike
The training provided by Crowdstrike Falcon is complete in terms of the depth of technical knowledge and teaches the users about going through with the platform. There are lots of jargons for different tools that Crowdstrike Falcon has and this training teaches them all which helps in managing the platform better. Plus, the regular knowledge checks are also very helpful for the end user.
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Implementation Rating
Cisco
No answers on this topic
CrowdStrike
Read the documentation
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Alternatives Considered
Cisco
Cisco Multicloud Defense, Crowd Strike Falcon, and Arctic Wolf Cloud Posture Security Management System as a service SAAS platforms are very comparable platforms. Unfortunately for Croud Strike, they had a mishap recently that caused major downtime for many companies worldwide. I do not think that you would have to worry about this happening with Cisco Multicloud Defense.
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CrowdStrike
It was just a legacy AV program onboarded during initial setup days. As the org. As it expanded, its threat landscape also grew, and we needed a next-gen solution to protect against evolving threat vectors. Falcon EDR was the one that solved all these in a single place.
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Return on Investment
Cisco
  • The insight that it provides allows us to move away from other tools and just utilize the Cisco Multicloud Defense.
  • Insights into data usage provides tangible analytics.
  • Ease of management and use allows for less in-depth and specialized training.
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CrowdStrike
  • CrowdStrike Falcon's proactive threat mitigation has significantly reduced the risk of successful cyber attacks, resulting in tangible savings related to potential data breaches or system compromises.
  • The cloud-native architecture and automated features have improved operational efficiency.
  • The platform's real-time visibility and threat hunting capabilities have drastically improved incident response times.
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