CacheGuard-OS vs Cisco Catalyst Center
CacheGuard-OS
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| Figure | CacheGuard-OS | Cisco Catalyst Center |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 2 |
| Spec score · Firewall Management Software | 8.2 (#4) | 7.8 (#7) |
| Deployment | CacheGuard-OS is available for x86 and x64 machines and supports bare-metal or virtual-machine installation, including VMware, Hyper-V and Proxmox. | Cisco describes hardware and virtual appliance deployments, including current guides for VMware ESXi and Ubuntu KVM. |
| Headquarters | Issy-les-Moulineaux, France | San Jose, California, United States |
| Purpose | CacheGuard-OS is a Linux-based operating system designed to secure and optimize network traffic by turning a machine into a network appliance. | Cisco Catalyst Center is a centralized network controller and management dashboard for enterprise network operations. |
| Support | Basic support is free; Standard and Premium require paid subscriptions, with stated maximum response delays of next business day and 10 hours respectively. | Cisco says Catalyst and Cisco DNA software subscriptions include embedded software support and downloads; opening a support case requires a Cisco Service Contract. |
Plans
Cisco Catalyst Center
- Cisco DNA AdvantagePriced on request
- Cisco DNA EssentialsPriced on request
In their own words
CacheGuard-OS
CacheGuard-OS turns an x86 or x64 machine into a Linux network appliance for securing and optimizing network traffic. Its combined functions include firewalling, IPsec VPN, web application security, content caching, antivirus inspection and traffic shaping. Install it on bare metal or as a virtual machine, including VMware, Hyper-V and Proxmox. Administrators can configure an appliance through a CLI or browser-based Web GUI; a Manager can centrally manage multiple Gateways. The firewall uses stateful packet filtering, NAT and PAT, and the maker says it blocks common attacks such as DoS, SYN flood and IP spoofing by default. URL filtering supports lists and regular expressions, with LDAP or AD/Kerberos authentication. The WAF offers generic and custom filters, IP reputation lists and antivirus scanning. WAN tools include HTTP compression and multi-WAN routing with automatic failover. The OS is free to use. Optional subscriptions cover URL blacklists and extended antivirus signatures; Standard and Premium support also require paid subscriptions.
Cisco Catalyst Center
Cisco Catalyst Center has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.