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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AThe Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) offers a network-based approach for adaptable, trusted access everywhere, based on context. It gives the user intelligent, integrated protection through intent-based policy and compliance solutions.N/A

    Tufin Orchestration Suite

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/AIsraeli company Tufin offers a firewall security management offering via the Tufin Orchestration Suite, including SecureApp for managing network connectivity, SecureChange network change automation, and SecureTrack multi-vendor and next-generation firewall management.N/A
    Pricing
    Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)Tufin Orchestration Suite
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)Tufin Orchestration Suite
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)Tufin Orchestration Suite
    Considered Both Products
    Cisco
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    Tufin
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    96%
    Would buy again
    109 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    98 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    108 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    74 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    85%
    Implementation went as expected
    92 Answers
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    Features
    Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)Tufin Orchestration Suite
    Firewall Security Management
    Comparison of Firewall Security Management features of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) and Tufin Orchestration Suite
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    Ratings
    Tufin Orchestration Suite
    8.2
    2 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Policy planning and rule management00 Ratings9.32 Ratings
    Automated Policy Orchestration00 Ratings7.92 Ratings
    Device Discovery00 Ratings6.92 Ratings
    Policy Compliance Auditing00 Ratings8.62 Ratings
    Attack Path Simulation Testing00 Ratings5.62 Ratings
    Anomalous Event or Behavior Deviation00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Vulnerability Scans00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Firewall Rule Cleanup00 Ratings9.32 Ratings
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    Medium-sized Companies
    FireMon
    Score7.9 out of 10
    Palo Alto Panorama
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    FireMon
    Score7.9 out of 10
    Palo Alto Panorama
    Score8.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)Tufin Orchestration Suite
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.6
    (89 ratings)
    7.3
    (4 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    8.9
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Support Rating
    7.0
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.9
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
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    Vendor pre-sale
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)Tufin Orchestration Suite
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cisco
    Cisco ISE integrates will with a Cisco solution such as firewalls, network switches and routers. It does an incredible job of granting access based on the role that an individual or groups have, and the ability to remove access to that individual or group is also east. In our environment ISE is used to authenticate external users that have access by vpn, and also to manage access to the large network infrastructure
    Incentivized
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    Tufin
    Well suited scenarios - 1) Firewall Policy / Ruleset management 2) Where all the products are from Tufin like TOS ST, SC, SecureApp etc 3) Where customer focuses on ruleset compliance - USP violations, and other features Less suited - 1) Agnostic/distributed environment - Tough with integrate with 3rd party like CyberArk 2) FW recertification processes / exception process when complex process is included
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    Pros
    Cisco
    • The most beneficial thing that I love about it, there are tons of things that I love about ISE and that it does well, but the most fascinating that I feel about is its integration with DNA center or Catalyst Center using PX Grid as the protocol wherein ISE acts as a policy server for the entire campus hand in hand with Catalyst Center to make sure that the policy policy follows the user and also in the background hand in hand with DNA Center or Catalyst Center makes sure microsegmentation is implemented so that east west traffic is blocked and takes care of the campus.
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    Tufin
    • Firewall management
    • Compliance reports
    • Unused rules and optimization
    • Policy Automation
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    Cons
    Cisco
    • Trustsec needs more documentation and configuration best practice examples
    • The licensing model can be difficult to explain and understand for customers
    • Difficult to get an accurate benchmark to know exactly how many Cisco Identity Services Engine nodes and the size of the deployment should be
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    Tufin
    • Palo Alto Networks Integration
    • Better/more user friendly api for integration with ticketing systems
    • Web UI structure is not user-friendly
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Cisco
    We are so very reliant on Cisco Identity Services Engine at this point that finding another solution would be a big hassle for us.
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    Tufin
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    Usability
    Cisco
    For us the solution is very easily useable on its own. Perhaps that has to do because we started using ISE in the 1.2 days and have seen it grow during the years. Policy creation, etc. is all very visible and thus easy to use. Deployment of multiple nodes is also incredibly easy and flexible. You can easily add or remove nodes as you wish.
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    Tufin
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    Reliability and Availability
    Cisco
    We do have to occasionally reboot the servers when they get low on memory, but we're also a few versions behind. Availability has generally been pretty good though with no major outages in the time that we've had it implemented.
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    Tufin
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    Performance
    Cisco
    yes it does. depending on where you coming from. Logs are pretty busy same as report. it also depending on devices count and design.
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    Tufin
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    Support Rating
    Cisco
    Cisco support is second to none, both in terms of how you access support but also the knowledge of the individual support teams. If you focus on one technology and provide "manufacturer support" then you can rest assured that you are accessing Cisco's top individuals. I feel like this is a USP for Cisco support.
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    Tufin
    No answers on this topic
    Online Training
    Cisco
    Training can only cover certain areas, there are a lot of areas training just can't cover. You have to learn by doing it.
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    Tufin
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    Implementation Rating
    Cisco
    I did participate in the implementation of Cisco ISE and while there were times when it was confusing and we had a lot of trial and error, overall the experience was fine.
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    Tufin
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    Alternatives Considered
    Cisco
    I think all give some visibility of device monitoring and management, but Cisco Identity Services Engine gives a good way to manage more details about the device in a centralized way that gives a wider range of monitoring and control than the other softwares individually. I don't think Cisco Identity Services Engine eliminates the need for these other software as of now, but there is potential for Cisco Identity Services Engine to be able to take over more of these roles.
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    Tufin
    1) Fairly okay overall but definitely needs improvement overall Vs the other products available in the market like Palo Alto XSOAR 2) Cost wise okay at the beginning but when client demands add-ons/ more features/customization tailored to their needs, Tufin Orchestration Suite recommends RFE / custom costs/development costs 3) USP feature is cool to use overall Vs FireMon 4) Tufin ProServ needs to buckle-up/Support compared to other competitors in the market
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Cisco
    Cisco ISE was competitively priced and Cisco was able to leverage some of our existing contracts to help ease the purchase.
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    Tufin
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    Scalability
    Cisco
    It's fully customised and comprehensive. only thing is you need to know what you want. Proper research and planning would save lots of time and effort .
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    Tufin
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    Return on Investment
    Cisco
    • I don't know about negatives because we haven't seen it right now, but positive impact is one is the roadmap we have. And now since we are going ahead with doing the deployment of Cisco ISE, we see that we are getting closure to, so at the end of the day, we have to make sure that operationally we stay excellent. So that's where operational excellence comes in. Cisco ISE is basically addressing that for us. Right now we are in a situation if there is a WIFI issue or if there is an authentication issue, it gets really difficult to isolate the problem. But with Cisco ISE , this functionality is going to come in. So we believe that it would be a good ROI.
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    Tufin
    • I think if you correctly configure your SIEM, you don't need Tufin. You can correlate a lot of things for firewalls.
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