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| Product | Cisco Secure Network Analytics by Cisco View product | PRTG Network Monitor by Paessler 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. | Get the facts on PRTG Network Monitor: packet sniffing. Built for bandwidth bottleneck detection. Compare it with other Network Security options before you decide. |
| Product type | Network Detection and Response (NDR) Platform | Comprehensive Bandwidth & Network Device Monitoring |
| Best for | Cross-industry, Financial Services, Healthcare, Higher Education, Manufacturing, Government | Enterprise IT, Telecom, Healthcare, Education, Retail, Manufacturing |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | SaaSCloudOn-Premise | SaaSCloudOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | On-premises appliance; Virtual appliance; Cloud SaaS; Physical appliances (Flow Collector, Flow Sensor, Manager); Virtual appliances (ESXi, KVM); SaaS (Cloud Analytics) | On-premises; Cloud; On-premises Server; Hosted Cloud SaaS |
| Data residency | On-premises deployment keeps all data local; SaaS hosted in US/EU | Customer Data Center / Hosted PRTG Cloud |
| 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: yes |
| Supported platforms | Hardware UCS appliancesVMwareKVMAWSAzure Flow Logs | RoutersSwitchesFirewallsNetwork appliancesVirtual hosts |
| Compliance | ISO 27001, SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI DSS, GDPR | ISO 27001 certified hostingGDPR compliant |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)Cisco Secure FirewallCisco Secure WorkloadCisco XDRSplunkQRadarServiceNow | CiscoJuniperHPE ArubaVMware vSphereMicrosoft Hyper-VPagerDuty |
| Industries | Cross-industryFinancial ServicesHealthcareHigher EducationManufacturingGovernment | Enterprise ITTelecomHealthcareEducationRetailManufacturing |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Cisco | Paessler |
| Headquarters | San Jose, California, USA | Nuremberg, Germany |
| Company size | 80,000+ | 300+ |
| Founded | 1984 | 1997 |
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.PRTG Network Monitor
Get the facts on PRTG Network Monitor: packet sniffing. Built for bandwidth bottleneck detection. Compare it with other Network Security options before you decide.Product type
Cisco Secure Network Analytics
Network Detection and Response (NDR) PlatformPRTG Network Monitor
Comprehensive Bandwidth & Network Device MonitoringBest for
Cisco Secure Network Analytics
Cross-industry, Financial Services, Healthcare, Higher Education, Manufacturing, GovernmentPRTG Network Monitor
Enterprise IT, Telecom, Healthcare, Education, Retail, ManufacturingPricing
Pricing model
Cisco Secure Network Analytics
Contact VendorPRTG Network Monitor
Contact VendorFree trial
Cisco Secure Network Analytics
Free trial: yesPRTG Network Monitor
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Cisco Secure Network Analytics
PRTG Network Monitor
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)PRTG Network Monitor
On-premises; Cloud; On-premises Server; Hosted Cloud SaaSData residency
Cisco Secure Network Analytics
On-premises deployment keeps all data local; SaaS hosted in US/EUPRTG Network Monitor
Customer Data Center / Hosted PRTG CloudKey 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
PRTG Network Monitor
- Distributed remote probes
- NetFlow and sFlow analysis
- Interface error tracking
- Packet sniffing
- Automated PDF SLA reporting
- Bandwidth bottleneck detection
- Switch port traffic auditing
- Multi-site remote probe monitoring
Platform & access
API access
Cisco Secure Network Analytics
API access: yesPRTG Network Monitor
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Cisco Secure Network Analytics
SSO: yesPRTG Network Monitor
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Cisco Secure Network Analytics
RBAC: yesPRTG Network Monitor
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Cisco Secure Network Analytics
Multi-tenant: yesPRTG Network Monitor
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Cisco Secure Network Analytics
Mobile app: noPRTG Network Monitor
Mobile app: yesSupported platforms
Cisco Secure Network Analytics
PRTG Network Monitor
Compliance
Cisco Secure Network Analytics
PRTG Network Monitor
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Cisco Secure Network Analytics
PRTG Network Monitor
Industries
Cisco Secure Network Analytics
PRTG Network Monitor
Regions
Cisco Secure Network Analytics
PRTG Network Monitor
Vendor
Company
Cisco Secure Network Analytics
CiscoPRTG Network Monitor
PaesslerHeadquarters
Cisco Secure Network Analytics
San Jose, California, USAPRTG Network Monitor
Nuremberg, GermanyCompany size
Cisco Secure Network Analytics
80,000+PRTG Network Monitor
300+Founded
Cisco Secure Network Analytics
1984PRTG Network Monitor
1997