Cisco Secure Network Analytics (Stealthwatch) vs Sophos UTM

Likelihood to Recommend

Cisco StealthWatch is well suited when you need to deal with big amounts of traffic. For example, big enterprises, data centers, [and] banks. [In] other words, it does a good job in cases when you have a lot of users with different access levels from different departments and maybe in different regions. So you need to have a clear vision of what [is] happening in your network right now.

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Oleksandr Tsapenko

Business Development Manager/Product manager

Wise IT UkraineInformation Technology & Services, 11-50 employees

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UTM works great if you want a solid, obvious firewall. There's not a lot of second-guessing as to what you are about to do with every change you make. If you incorporate their wireless access points and RED (remote ethernet device) for remote users or small offices, it's considerably much easier to set up than other comparable solutions. If you are looking to manage your firewalls via the cloud, you are out of luck.

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Paul Cheng

IT Manager

Handel ArchitectsArchitecture & Planning, 51-200 employees

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Pros

Breaks down network data into categories like Recon, exploit, etc,
Good data around usage (categorized as Data Hoarding)
Alarms broken out by TTP

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Verified User

Engineer in Information Technology

Information Technology and Services Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Firewall Protection. The protection is unmatched, setup it a little daunting, but once set up it pretty much runs itself.
Site-to-site VPN. Super easy to deploy so we are able to network all our sites together.
The DHCP server function is actually really nice, I prefer using it over the traditional way of using a DC for DHCP.

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Matthew James

Systems Administrator | POS Programming Specialist

AIKG LLCEntertainment, 501-1000 employees

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Cons

As with new technologies, learning curves are a given. On this one, there is a slight curve before you fully grasp it.
User interface can be improved to better user experience.

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Ericson Aragoza

Unified Communications Engineer

VisionsConnectedTelecommunications, 501-1000 employees

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Navigating the portal can be tricky depending on what needs to be done
It would be helpful if the SSLVPN client agent had more logging capabilities

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Michael Cattano

Sr. Systems Engineer

Amoeba NetworksInformation Technology & Services, 11-50 employees

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Usability

Cisco Secure Network Analytics (Stealthwatch) 7.3

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Strong and complete tool which gives comprehensive methods to discover cyber security incidents and prevent data leakage. In case of common use of Cisco StealthWatch and Cisco ISE, you will receive [the] ability [to] not just discover cyber security incidents but also dynamically respond to them. This makes StealthWatch one of most valuable products through[out] [the] whole Cisco Security product portfolio.

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Oleksandr Tsapenko

Business Development Manager/Product manager

Wise IT UkraineInformation Technology & Services, 11-50 employees

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Sophos UTM 10.0

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The interface is no non-sense and easy to understand. No need for any consultants to help implement this solution. The performance is consistent and solid. Paired with a good amount of firmware and definitions, it's hard to find any fault in this product. It's interoperability with other Sophos products make a compelling argument to invest in more Sophos products.

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Paul Cheng

IT Manager

Handel ArchitectsArchitecture & Planning, 51-200 employees

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Support Rating

Cisco Secure Network Analytics (Stealthwatch) 7.9

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Overall winner because it exceeds our expectations by answering all our requirements and at the same time empowers our operations thru other built-in capabilities it has. Visibility is a key to security operations and Cisco StealthWatch really gives us a magnifying glass to check all logs in the network for threat intelligence and threat hunting.

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John Patrick Duro

Security Analyst II

AsurionInsurance, 1001-5000 employees

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Sophos UTM 7.2

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The week link of Sophos UTM is the customer support. I haven't had to use it often, but when I do, the wait times can easily be an hour or two. Once I am talking to someone, the support is excellent. The support agents are knowledgeable and can quickly diagnose the issue and get you to a resolution.

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Verified User

Supervisor in Information Technology

Pharmaceuticals Company, 51-200 employees

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Alternatives Considered

NTOP is the only thing out there, in my opinion, that provides similar type of visibility. But StealthWatch is the product all vendors should strive to emulate. It is easy to install; it is easy to configure; it works as advertised (and then some). I do recommend the three-day work shop they occasionally run - or some onsite training. The product is feature rich and the training will help you get the most out of it.

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Matthew Frederickson

Instructor

Bucks County Community CollegeEducation Management, 1001-5000 employees

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I would rate Sophos second on this list right below Webroot. Webroot has an easier user interface and policy builder. However, Sophos would be on top of its UI would be improved. I would rank CrowStrike third and McAfee last. Sophos is great for complex environments that have multiple needs.

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Nate Binkley

Network System Administrator

Land of Lincoln Credit UnionFinancial Services, 51-200 employees

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Return on Investment

StealthWatch helps other departments make decisions quickly based on NetFlow data.
StealthWatch can bring a lot of reporting to the table that can be used to advance project necessities and prove data necessities to management.

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Verified User

Technician in Information Technology

Hospital & Health Care Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Sophos came in right on budget for our needs - perfect ROI
Security is like life insurance - you can always buy more, but finding that sweet spot where you are covered just right is key.

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Jon Shurtliff

IT Director

3form IncPlastics, 501-1000 employees

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Pricing Details

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

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