Cisco Catalyst Center vs Stormshield Management Center
Cisco Catalyst Center
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| Figure | Cisco Catalyst Center | Stormshield Management Center |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 1 |
| Spec score · Next Generation Firewall Software | 7.7 (#4) | 7.5 (#7) |
| Spec score · Firewall Management Software | 7.8 (#7) | 7.4 (#17) |
| Spec score · Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software | 7.7 (#12) | 7.5 (#19) |
| Headquarters | San Jose, California, United States | Issy-les-Moulineaux, France |
| Integrations | Cisco documents integrations with ISE, ThousandEyes, Webex, Microsoft Teams, ServiceNow, Infoblox, and BlueCat, plus generic APIs for other ITSM and IPAM systems. | SMC can connect directly to Stormshield Log Supervisor for access to events and is available on the OUTSCALE Marketplace. |
| Purpose | Cisco Catalyst Center is a centralized network controller and management dashboard for enterprise network operations. | SMC is a centralized security management solution designed for multi-site infrastructures. |
Plans
Cisco Catalyst Center
- Cisco DNA AdvantagePriced on request
- Cisco DNA EssentialsPriced on request
Stormshield Management Center
- Stormshield Management CenterPriced on request
In their own words
Cisco Catalyst Center
Cisco Catalyst Center has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Stormshield Management Center
Stormshield Management Center (SMC) centralizes security administration for multi-site networks using SNS firewalls. It exchanges configuration and supervision data with those firewalls in real time, with confidentiality and integrity protection, and provides a graphical interface for managing security and filtering policies across them. Administrators can supervise firewalls and VPN tunnels and centrally deploy SNS updates. SMC also covers SD-WAN management and monitoring, including route-based topology, filtering rules, and link-quality monitoring. It manages VPN topologies and can create Virtual Tunnel Interfaces automatically; it also supports post-quantum encryption deployment using KEM and PPK. A REST API, scheduled or deferred scripts, authentication through a local directory or external server, and automatic backup and centralization of configurations round out its management capabilities. SMC can connect to Stormshield Log Supervisor and is available on the OUTSCALE Marketplace. It is paid, with pricing available from a reseller partner, and Stormshield directs prospective users to sales for a trial version. Listed platforms are API, Linux, self-hosted, and web.