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| Product | Cisco Secure Network Analytics by Cisco View product | Elastic Network Security by Elastic View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Free trial available. Cisco Secure Network Analytics by Cisco offers agentless flow ingestion. Compare features, use cases and leading Network Security alternatives. | Elastic Network Security by Elastic: protocol decoding. Ideal for C2 detection. Deployment: cloud or hybrid. See how it compares with top Network Security alternatives. |
| Product type | Network Detection and Response (NDR) Platform | Network Detection & Response |
| Best for | Cross-industry, Financial Services, Healthcare, Higher Education, Manufacturing, Government | Cross-industry, SOC Operations, Telecom, Finance |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | SaaSCloudOn-Premise | SaaSCloudHybridOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | On-premises appliance; Virtual appliance; Cloud SaaS; Physical appliances (Flow Collector, Flow Sensor, Manager); Virtual appliances (ESXi, KVM); SaaS (Cloud Analytics) | Cloud; Hybrid; Elastic Cloud SaaS; On-premises network sensors |
| Data residency | On-premises deployment keeps all data local; SaaS hosted in US/EU | Global; AWS; Azure; GCP regions |
| 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 | Hardware UCS appliancesVMwareKVMAWSAzure Flow Logs | Network SensorsData CentersMulti-Cloud |
| Compliance | ISO 27001, SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI DSS, GDPR | SOC 2ISO 27001GDPRHIPAA |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)Cisco Secure FirewallCisco Secure WorkloadCisco XDRSplunkQRadarServiceNow | ZeekSuricataNetFlowPacketbeatElasticsearch |
| Industries | Cross-industryFinancial ServicesHealthcareHigher EducationManufacturingGovernment | Cross-industrySOC OperationsTelecomFinance |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Cisco | Elastic |
| Headquarters | San Jose, California, USA | Mountain View, California, USA |
| Company size | 80,000+ | 3,000+ |
| Founded | 1984 | 2012 |
Overview
What it is
Cisco Secure Network Analytics
Free trial available. Cisco Secure Network Analytics by Cisco offers agentless flow ingestion. Compare features, use cases and leading Network Security alternatives.Elastic Network Security
Elastic Network Security by Elastic: protocol decoding. Ideal for C2 detection. Deployment: cloud or hybrid. See how it compares with top Network Security alternatives.Product type
Cisco Secure Network Analytics
Network Detection and Response (NDR) PlatformElastic Network Security
Network Detection & ResponseBest for
Cisco Secure Network Analytics
Cross-industry, Financial Services, Healthcare, Higher Education, Manufacturing, GovernmentElastic Network Security
Cross-industry, SOC Operations, Telecom, FinancePricing
Pricing model
Cisco Secure Network Analytics
Contact VendorElastic Network Security
Contact VendorFree trial
Cisco Secure Network Analytics
Free trial: yesElastic Network Security
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Cisco Secure Network Analytics
Elastic Network Security
Deployment details
Cisco Secure Network Analytics
On-premises appliance; Virtual appliance; Cloud SaaS; Physical appliances (Flow Collector, Flow Sensor, Manager); Virtual appliances (ESXi, KVM); SaaS (Cloud Analytics)Elastic Network Security
Cloud; Hybrid; Elastic Cloud SaaS; On-premises network sensorsData residency
Cisco Secure Network Analytics
On-premises deployment keeps all data local; SaaS hosted in US/EUElastic Network Security
Global; AWS; Azure; GCP regionsKey features
What it offers
Cisco Secure Network Analytics
- Agentless flow ingestion (NetFlow, IPFIX)
- Behavioral anomaly detection
- Machine-learning baseline analysis
- Encrypted Traffic Analytics
- Lateral movement detection
- Data exfiltration alerts
- Automated quarantine
- Internal network threat hunting
Elastic Network Security
- Network detection & response
- Flow anomaly detection
- Protocol decoding
- Threat hunting correlation
- Network traffic analysis
- Flow anomaly hunting
- C2 detection
Platform & access
API access
Cisco Secure Network Analytics
API access: yesElastic Network Security
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Cisco Secure Network Analytics
SSO: yesElastic Network Security
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Cisco Secure Network Analytics
RBAC: yesElastic Network Security
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Cisco Secure Network Analytics
Multi-tenant: yesElastic Network Security
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Cisco Secure Network Analytics
Mobile app: noElastic Network Security
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Cisco Secure Network Analytics
Elastic Network Security
Compliance
Cisco Secure Network Analytics
Elastic Network Security
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Cisco Secure Network Analytics
Elastic Network Security
Industries
Cisco Secure Network Analytics
Elastic Network Security
Regions
Cisco Secure Network Analytics
Elastic Network Security
Vendor
Company
Cisco Secure Network Analytics
CiscoElastic Network Security
ElasticHeadquarters
Cisco Secure Network Analytics
San Jose, California, USAElastic Network Security
Mountain View, California, USACompany size
Cisco Secure Network Analytics
80,000+Elastic Network Security
3,000+Founded
Cisco Secure Network Analytics
1984Elastic Network Security
2012