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Cisco Sourcefire 3D [EOL] vs Darktrace comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 21, 2025

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Categories and Ranking

Cisco Sourcefire 3D [EOL]
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Darktrace
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
85
Ranking in other categories
Email Security (11th), Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) (2nd), Network Traffic Analysis (NTA) (1st), Network Detection and Response (NDR) (1st), Extended Detection and Response (XDR) (6th), Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) (10th), Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP) (10th), Attack Surface Management (ASM) (4th), AI-Powered Cybersecurity Platforms (4th), AI Observability (7th)
 

Featured Reviews

it_user262977 - PeerSpot reviewer
I.T. Manager at a legal firm with 51-200 employees
The dashboard offers stats and alerts. Updates frequently fail and need to be installed manually using CLI.
The dashboard offers quick stats and alerts This product offers an easy way to manage Cisco firewall's advanced features such as IDS and Rules. The portal takes very little time for IT pros to become familiar with it. It is a breeze to manage the firewalls. There is no support yet for…
Pasan Jayarathna - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Security Engineer at Cyberwell Solution
Monitoring has improved data loss detection and now spots abnormal internal file transfers quickly
In my understanding, the best feature Darktrace offers is the identification of copying files, which acts as a DLP, and it is a main concern for companies because users sometimes copy data outside without knowing, especially those without a technical background. When I mention the DLP-like feature and file copying detection, the alerts have been very timely, as we get an alert within a couple of minutes, which is excellent. Even if some developers are working after hours and copying files, our SOC team detects this, and most of the time they call us so we can identify the users. The alerts are quite accurate and proactive.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"This product offers an easy way to manage Cisco firewall's advanced features such as IDS and Rules, and it is a breeze to manage the firewalls."
"The accuracy of the signatures and the data gathered within the events, along with the Firesight and vulnerability data, greatly reduce the amount of time it takes to isolate a problem and contain it."
"It is autonomous. So, it learns. It uses algorithms and AI to learn the common behavioral patterns on the network, and it is able to identify threats based on abnormal patterns."
"The solution is powerful and very useful, it has the ability to avert many attacks."
"We're very pleased with Darktrace so it is a bit difficult to pinpoint areas for improvement."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is that it does not require human intervention to eliminate a threat; it blocks everything automatically."
"The most valuable feature is that it works autonomously."
"What I like about Darktrace, is that you can quickly identify threats."
"It is a very simple product to use."
"This solution is both scalable and stable."
 

Cons

"Updates frequently fail and need to be installed manually using CLI."
"One area for improvement is the alerting system, which generates too many alerts and becomes labor-intensive for organizations not equipped with enough personnel in their SOC."
"The module can improve so that every time it's more intelligent."
"The pricing is expensive. It costs over $100,000 a year."
"Darktrace needs significant improvement in its notification capabilities."
"It can have more integration with orchestration or event management solutions."
"Darktrace could improve by being more user-friendly."
"It would be helpful if they could recognize incidents and simplify the customer's challenge to identify what is happening."
"Its documentation is not up to the mark. At times, I have a lot of trouble finding a solution."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"It is pretty expensive, but it is worth it. Its licensing is yearly."
"The pricing is reasonable."
"The price of the solution is not cheap. It is not a one-time purchase, there is a subscription that needs to be paid every one to five years depending on your choice. It is expensive but you can reduce the price by only using the services that you want."
"Darktrace is quite an expensive solution."
"We've budgeted about 50,000 Kuwaiti dinars for the solution. That is a yearly operating cost."
"It is expensive."
"The tool's pricing is costly."
"It is inexpensive considering what it can do and the competition."
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Manufacturing Company
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Financial Services Firm
9%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Government
7%
 

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Small Business44
Midsize Enterprise21
Large Enterprise29
 

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Sample Customers

New South Wales Rural Fire Service
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