Cisco Catalyst Center vs FastNetMon
Cisco Catalyst Center
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| Figure | Cisco Catalyst Center | FastNetMon |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | $60/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 9 |
| Spec score · DDoS Protection Software | 7.8 (#8) | 8.4 (#2) |
| Deployment | Cisco describes hardware and virtual appliance deployments, including current guides for VMware ESXi and Ubuntu KVM. | Documentation lists Docker, virtual machine and hypervisor, Google Compute Engine, ARM 64, and Ubuntu LTS installation options. |
| Founded | 1984 | 2017 |
| Headquarters | San Jose, California, United States | London, United Kingdom |
| Integrations | Cisco documents integrations with ISE, ThousandEyes, Webex, Microsoft Teams, ServiceNow, Infoblox, and BlueCat, plus generic APIs for other ITSM and IPAM systems. | Additional capabilities include AWS and Google Cloud traffic visibility, Grafana dashboards, blocklist filtering, and embeddable solutions. |
| Purpose | Cisco Catalyst Center is a centralized network controller and management dashboard for enterprise network operations. | FastNetMon analyses live network traffic to detect DDoS attacks in near real time and trigger mitigation based on operator-defined rules and workflows. |
Plans
Cisco Catalyst Center
- Cisco DNA AdvantagePriced on request
- Cisco DNA EssentialsPriced on request
FastNetMon
- FastNetMon LiveView add-on$70 a month
- 10G$115 a month
- 40G$220 a month
- 100G$350 a month
- FastNetMon LiveView add-on$720 a year
- 10G$1,380 a year
- 40G$2,640 a year
- 100G$4,200 a year
- EnterprisePriced on request
In their own words
Cisco Catalyst Center
Cisco Catalyst Center has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
FastNetMon
FastNetMon analyzes live network traffic to detect DDoS attacks in near real time and trigger mitigation according to operator-defined rules and workflows. It identifies volumetric and packet-rate attacks using configurable thresholds. Traffic telemetry can come from routers and switches through sFlow, NetFlow, IPFIX, jFlow, or mirrored traffic. Mitigation options include remote-triggered blackholing, BGP FlowSpec filtering, and diversion to external scrubbing centres. The platform supports IPv4 and IPv6, and is described as scaling to terabits of traffic and millions of flows per second on commodity hardware. Listed networking vendors include Cisco, Juniper, Nokia, Huawei, and Arista. Other capabilities include AWS and Google Cloud traffic visibility, Grafana dashboards, and blocklist filtering. Deployment options include Docker, virtual machines and hypervisors, Google Compute Engine, ARM 64, and Ubuntu LTS. The 30-day free trial includes detection, automated mitigation tools, and traffic visibility and analytics, with no credit card required. The 10G plan costs $115 a month for 10 Gbps observed traffic; monthly subscriptions also have a one-time $85 USD activation fee.