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Attribute Ratings
- Cisco Secure IPS is rated higher in 2 areas: Likelihood to Recommend, Support Rating
Likelihood to Recommend

9.1
Cisco Secure IPS
91%
6 Ratings

7.0
Rapid7 InsightVM (Nexpose)
70%
8 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew

9.0
Cisco Secure IPS
90%
1 Rating

Rapid7 InsightVM (Nexpose)
N/A
0 Ratings
Usability

10.0
Cisco Secure IPS
100%
1 Rating

Rapid7 InsightVM (Nexpose)
N/A
0 Ratings
Support Rating

9.0
Cisco Secure IPS
90%
4 Ratings

7.2
Rapid7 InsightVM (Nexpose)
72%
4 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
Cisco Secure IPS
Cisco Secure IPS is required for every organization and it gives us all the advanced security features for more visibility and control on our incoming and outgoing network traffic. We can easy to configure and management is also very easy. You can deploy in the existing network very easily. The price is very low and performance is very high and it works very quickly on threats and takes the necessary action.
Executive System Admin
MattsenKumar LLCInformation Technology & Services, 501-1000 employees
Rapid7 InsightVM (Nexpose)
For highly detailed reports of vulnerabilities in an environment, Rapid7 InsightVM (Nexpose) is top-notch. The data is easily manipulated to get the results you are looking for. Setting up groups for active scans on a schedule has been a great help as well as the ad-hoc reports for any new vulns being reported.

Verified User
Analyst in Information Technology
Hospital & Health Care Company, 10,001+ employeesPros
Cisco Secure IPS
- The option to deploy it as a virtual machine in a UCS-E inside a Cisco Router is something to consider a lot. It simplifies a lot the deployment in places where you need to optimize resources and keep things simple. It also saves some money on unnecessary hardware.
- Having the most complete license, we can have in the same box IPS, inspection for malware and URL filtering. As Cisco uses Talos Intelligence network to mitigate and evaluate risks, having this complete set of security features turns the box into a powerful resource to protect our remote locations. Considering the hyper-connected business we have today, it's almost impossible to think that we can run a business without this kind of protection.
- The integration between Firepower NGIPS and other products, like Cisco ISE and Splunk, is also a key feature for this solution. In both cases, you can integrate the product to have the best of both. As a security appliance, it's very important for us to have all the logs centralized in Splunk and this is done simply connecting FMC (Firepower Management Console) to the Splunk collector.
IT Infrastructure Specialist
RANDON S.AAutomotive, 5001-10,000 employees
Rapid7 InsightVM (Nexpose)
- Being a vulnerability scanner tool, its purpose is to scan the systems to find the vulnerabilities. We can define the assets like IP address for the scans and it also allows to either schedule the scan at a preferred time or start the scan immediately. Upon completion of the scan, this tool can result provide the details like host type, OS information, hardware address, along with the vulnerabilities.
- Rapid7 Nexpose has a list of templates to perform the scan. Once the templates are defined then the scans are performed accordingly.
- It also contains an option to add credentials/authentication using passwords, usernames, private keys to perform the credential-based scans which I think is a great feature.

Verified User
Consultant in Information Technology
Information Technology and Services Company, 51-200 employeesCons
Cisco Secure IPS
- Wish additional modules were included such as FireAmp.
- Wish it was easier to include customized signatures if needed. Required to know how to code with Snort in order to add real customization.
Technical Security Analyst
Nine West HoldingsRetail, 1001-5000 employees
Rapid7 InsightVM (Nexpose)
- Frequent updates and console lockups.
- A lot of issues with scans running long out of nowhere, causing resource issues for the next scans.

Verified User
Analyst in Finance and Accounting
Financial Services Company, 1001-5000 employeesPricing Details
Cisco Secure IPS
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Cisco Secure IPS Editions & Modules
—
Additional Pricing Details
—Rapid7 InsightVM (Nexpose)
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
$0
Rapid7 InsightVM (Nexpose) Editions & Modules
Edition
insightIDR | $521 |
---|---|
Vulnerability Management | $221 |
Application Security | $2,0002 |
Log Management | $193 |
insignConnect | Contact sales team |
- per asset
- per app
- per GB
- none
Additional Pricing Details
—Likelihood to Renew
Cisco Secure IPS
Cisco Secure IPS 9.0
Based on 1 answer
We are in the middle of outsourcing and may not be able to keep this product.
Technical Security Analyst
Nine West HoldingsRetail, 1001-5000 employees
Rapid7 InsightVM (Nexpose)
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Usability
Cisco Secure IPS
Cisco Secure IPS 10.0
Based on 1 answer
Very easy to navigate GUI in the FMC and very effective at performing the intending duties.
Sales Engineer
Advanced Technical Solutions, LLCInformation Technology and Services, 11-50 employees
Rapid7 InsightVM (Nexpose)
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Cisco Secure IPS
Cisco Secure IPS 9.0
Based on 4 answers
We didn't have any major issues that let us need support. Only, for this reason, I think Cisco Firepower deserves the rating. Even for small issues, the partner that helped us during the project could solve it quickly. There are also tons of documents and other online resources to help maintain, administer and support the product.
IT Infrastructure Specialist
RANDON S.AAutomotive, 5001-10,000 employees
Rapid7 InsightVM (Nexpose)
Rapid7 InsightVM (Nexpose) 7.2
Based on 4 answers
I gave it a seven due to the functionality and general ease of use after the initial setup headaches, but compared to Qualys, Rapid7 Nexpose falls short on features and ease of use. Their support drags this rating down a point as well. I have gone weeks with no update on semi-critical issues and typically have to make call after call to get a semi-coherent response.

Verified User
Analyst in Finance and Accounting
Financial Services Company, 1001-5000 employeesAlternatives Considered
Cisco Secure IPS
Cisco Secure IPS is our first product. We were not using any other tools before. We are very happy with the Cisco Secure IPS features and customer support
content writer specialist
DashClicksInformation Technology & Services, 51-200 employees
Rapid7 InsightVM (Nexpose)
For reporting, dashboard, content creation etc. Tenable SecurityCenter is the clear winner with over-the-top capabilities in their application. On the agents side this one was easier to implement and way easier to manage.

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Non-Profit Organization Management Company, 501-1000 employeesReturn on Investment
Cisco Secure IPS
- Has made it much easier to determine when incidents have occurred
- Has been effective in reducing false positives and making solution management more efficient and cost effective
Sales Engineer
Advanced Technical Solutions, LLCInformation Technology and Services, 11-50 employees
Rapid7 InsightVM (Nexpose)
- After spending 2 years configuring, tuning, troubleshooting, and ultimately having nothing but regrets, we migrated away from the tool and accepted the loss.
- Support had a variety of opinions, none of them consistent. No best practices. Lots of secret tricks known by support, none documented or shared until after problems are found.
- Consulting services are available to come out and do a health check of your deployment, for a fee.

Verified User
Analyst in Information Technology
Oil & Energy Company, 1001-5000 employees