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| Product | Corelight Investigator by Corelight View product | Cisco Secure Network Analytics by Cisco View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Looking for Network Security software? Corelight Investigator by Corelight provides entity tracking for Incident Investigation. Compare features and alternatives. | Free trial available. Cisco Secure Network Analytics by Cisco offers agentless flow ingestion. Compare features, use cases and leading Network Security alternatives. |
| Product type | Cloud-Native Network Detection and Response (NDR) | Network Detection and Response (NDR) Platform |
| Best for | Enterprise Security Operations, Banking, Tech, Healthcare, Public | Cross-industry, Financial Services, Healthcare, Higher Education, Manufacturing, Government |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | SaaSCloud | SaaSCloudOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | Cloud (SaaS); Sensor-Backed Analytics; Cloud SaaS; Sensor-backed network analytics | On-premises appliance; Virtual appliance; Cloud SaaS; Physical appliances (Flow Collector, Flow Sensor, Manager); Virtual appliances (ESXi, KVM); SaaS (Cloud Analytics) |
| Data residency | US; EU; Global | On-premises deployment keeps all data local; SaaS hosted in US/EU |
| 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 | Corelight SensorsAWSAzureGCPOn-premises Networks | Hardware UCS appliancesVMwareKVMAWSAzure Flow Logs |
| Compliance | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPRHIPAA | ISO 27001, SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI DSS, GDPR |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Corelight SensorsCrowdStrike FalconMicrosoft SentinelSplunk | Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)Cisco Secure FirewallCisco Secure WorkloadCisco XDRSplunkQRadarServiceNow |
| Industries | Enterprise Security OperationsBankingTechHealthcarePublic | Cross-industryFinancial ServicesHealthcareHigher EducationManufacturingGovernment |
| Regions | GlobalUSEU | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Corelight | Cisco |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, USA | San Jose, California, USA |
| Company size | 201-500 | 80,000+ |
| Founded | 2013 | 1984 |
Overview
What it is
Corelight Investigator
Looking for Network Security software? Corelight Investigator by Corelight provides entity tracking for Incident Investigation. Compare features and alternatives.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.Product type
Corelight Investigator
Cloud-Native Network Detection and Response (NDR)Cisco Secure Network Analytics
Network Detection and Response (NDR) PlatformBest for
Corelight Investigator
Enterprise Security Operations, Banking, Tech, Healthcare, PublicCisco Secure Network Analytics
Cross-industry, Financial Services, Healthcare, Higher Education, Manufacturing, GovernmentPricing
Pricing model
Corelight Investigator
Contact VendorCisco Secure Network Analytics
Contact VendorFree trial
Corelight Investigator
Free trial: yesCisco Secure Network Analytics
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Corelight Investigator
Cisco Secure Network Analytics
Deployment details
Corelight Investigator
Cloud (SaaS); Sensor-Backed Analytics; Cloud SaaS; Sensor-backed network analyticsCisco Secure Network Analytics
On-premises appliance; Virtual appliance; Cloud SaaS; Physical appliances (Flow Collector, Flow Sensor, Manager); Virtual appliances (ESXi, KVM); SaaS (Cloud Analytics)Data residency
Corelight Investigator
US; EU; GlobalCisco Secure Network Analytics
On-premises deployment keeps all data local; SaaS hosted in US/EUKey features
What it offers
Corelight Investigator
- Cloud-native NDR
- Zeek network telemetry
- MITRE ATT&CK threat detections
- Entity tracking
- Rapid network query pivots
- NDR
- Network Security
- Threat Detection
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
Platform & access
API access
Corelight Investigator
API access: yesCisco Secure Network Analytics
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Corelight Investigator
SSO: yesCisco Secure Network Analytics
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Corelight Investigator
RBAC: yesCisco Secure Network Analytics
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Corelight Investigator
Multi-tenant: yesCisco Secure Network Analytics
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Corelight Investigator
Mobile app: noCisco Secure Network Analytics
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Corelight Investigator
Cisco Secure Network Analytics
Compliance
Corelight Investigator
Cisco Secure Network Analytics
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Corelight Investigator
Cisco Secure Network Analytics
Industries
Corelight Investigator
Cisco Secure Network Analytics
Regions
Corelight Investigator
Cisco Secure Network Analytics
Vendor
Company
Corelight Investigator
CorelightCisco Secure Network Analytics
CiscoHeadquarters
Corelight Investigator
San Francisco, California, USACisco Secure Network Analytics
San Jose, California, USACompany size
Corelight Investigator
201-500Cisco Secure Network Analytics
80,000+Founded
Corelight Investigator
2013Cisco Secure Network Analytics
1984