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| Product | Cisco Catalyst Center by Cisco View product | Tufin by Tufin View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Evaluating Cisco Catalyst Center? See how this Firewall Management tool handles AI Network Analytics, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare. | Tufin covers real-time firewall rule auditing and automated policy compliance checks for firewall rule auditing. Compare top Firewall Management tools. |
| Product type | Network Automation & Controller Platform | Security Policy Management & Firewall Change Governance |
| Best for | Cross-industry, Higher Education, Healthcare, Government, Enterprise Campus | Banking, Financial Services, Healthcare, Telecommunications, Energy, Government |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: no | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | CloudOn-Premise | CloudHybridOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | On-premises appliance; Cloud-managed; Physical hardware appliance; Virtual appliance (AWS / VMware ESXi) | On-premises; Cloud; Hybrid; On-premises Appliance; Virtual Machine (VMware/KVM); Cloud VM (AWS, Azure) |
| Data residency | On-premises / customer-controlled data storage | Customer On-Premises / Private Cloud Hosting Dependent |
| Key features | ||
| What it offers |
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| Platform & access | ||
| API access | API access: yes | API access: yes |
| Single sign-on (SSO) | SSO: yes | SSO: yes |
| Role-based access (RBAC) | RBAC: yes | RBAC: yes |
| Multi-tenant | Multi-tenant: yes | Multi-tenant: yes |
| Mobile app | Mobile app: no | Mobile app: no |
| Supported platforms | Cisco Catalyst 9000 switchesCisco routersCisco wireless infrastructure | Multi-Vendor FirewallsRoutersCloud Security GroupsSDN Networks |
| Compliance | SOC 2, ISO 27001, FIPS 140-2, CIS Benchmarks | PCI-DSSHIPAASOXNERC-CIPISO 27001NIST |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Cisco ISECisco Catalyst switches/routers/APsCisco ThousandEyesServiceNowREST APIs | CiscoCheck PointPalo Alto NetworksFortinetAWSAzureServiceNowJira |
| Industries | Cross-industryHigher EducationHealthcareGovernmentEnterprise Campus | BankingFinancial ServicesHealthcareTelecommunicationsEnergyGovernment |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Cisco | Tufin |
| Headquarters | San Jose, California, USA | Boston, Massachusetts, USA |
| Company size | 80,000+ | 500+ |
| Founded | 1984 | 2005 |
Overview
What it is
Cisco Catalyst Center
Evaluating Cisco Catalyst Center? See how this Firewall Management tool handles AI Network Analytics, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare.Tufin
Tufin covers real-time firewall rule auditing and automated policy compliance checks for firewall rule auditing. Compare top Firewall Management tools.Product type
Cisco Catalyst Center
Network Automation & Controller PlatformTufin
Security Policy Management & Firewall Change GovernanceBest for
Cisco Catalyst Center
Cross-industry, Higher Education, Healthcare, Government, Enterprise CampusTufin
Banking, Financial Services, Healthcare, Telecommunications, Energy, GovernmentPricing
Pricing model
Cisco Catalyst Center
Contact VendorTufin
Contact VendorFree trial
Cisco Catalyst Center
Free trial: noTufin
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Cisco Catalyst Center
CloudOn-Premise
Tufin
CloudHybridOn-Premise
Deployment details
Cisco Catalyst Center
On-premises appliance; Cloud-managed; Physical hardware appliance; Virtual appliance (AWS / VMware ESXi)Tufin
On-premises; Cloud; Hybrid; On-premises Appliance; Virtual Machine (VMware/KVM); Cloud VM (AWS, Azure)Data residency
Cisco Catalyst Center
On-premises / customer-controlled data storageTufin
Customer On-Premises / Private Cloud Hosting DependentKey features
What it offers
Cisco Catalyst Center
- Centralized network controller
- Automated Plug-and-Play zero-touch provisioning
- Software image management (SWIM)
- AI Network Analytics
- Dynamic network topology mapping
- Policy orchestration
- Automated network provisioning
- Day 0 device onboarding
Tufin
- Real-time firewall rule auditing
- Automated policy compliance checks
- Network topology modeling
- Redundant rule cleanup
- Multi-vendor support
- Firewall rule auditing
- Compliance reporting
- Network connectivity simulation
Platform & access
API access
Cisco Catalyst Center
API access: yesTufin
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Cisco Catalyst Center
SSO: yesTufin
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Cisco Catalyst Center
RBAC: yesTufin
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Cisco Catalyst Center
Multi-tenant: yesTufin
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Cisco Catalyst Center
Mobile app: noTufin
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Cisco Catalyst Center
Cisco Catalyst 9000 switchesCisco routersCisco wireless infrastructure
Tufin
Multi-Vendor FirewallsRoutersCloud Security GroupsSDN Networks
Compliance
Cisco Catalyst Center
SOC 2, ISO 27001, FIPS 140-2, CIS Benchmarks
Tufin
PCI-DSSHIPAASOXNERC-CIPISO 27001NIST
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Cisco Catalyst Center
Cisco ISECisco Catalyst switches/routers/APsCisco ThousandEyesServiceNowREST APIs
Tufin
CiscoCheck PointPalo Alto NetworksFortinetAWSAzureServiceNowJira
Industries
Cisco Catalyst Center
Cross-industryHigher EducationHealthcareGovernmentEnterprise Campus
Tufin
BankingFinancial ServicesHealthcareTelecommunicationsEnergyGovernment
Regions
Cisco Catalyst Center
Global
Tufin
Global
Vendor
Company
Cisco Catalyst Center
CiscoTufin
TufinHeadquarters
Cisco Catalyst Center
San Jose, California, USATufin
Boston, Massachusetts, USACompany size
Cisco Catalyst Center
80,000+Tufin
500+Founded
Cisco Catalyst Center
1984Tufin
2005